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Wednesday March 16, 2022

VIDEO: A look at efforts targeting LGBTQ youth around the country

Because attacks against transgender kids are increasing across the country, Minneasotans hold a rally at the capitol to support trans kids. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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Efforts to restrict rights for LGBTQ youth

VIDEO: A look at efforts targeting LGBTQ youth around the country

March 16, 2022 • Many of these laws will be challenged, but it's not just about the threat of legal action. Studies have shown that LGBTQ youth already face higher health and suicide risks.

Saturday December 25, 2021

He fought for self-determination in a time of assimilation. He left these objects.

Sheridan MacKnight holds a photograph of her grandfather John B. McGillis. In the photograph, McGillis wears a hand-made beaded buckskin suit and a U.S. army cap from his service in WWI. Nīa MacKnight hide caption

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He fought for self-determination in a time of assimilation. He left these objects.

December 25, 2021 • A documentary photographer reflects on Indigenous identity using the items her great grandfather collected throughout his storied life.

Tuesday March 16, 2021

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Louder Than A Riot

The Racist Roots Of Rap On Trial

March 16, 2021 • Since the 1990s, police and prosecutors have used lyrics to build criminal cases against rap artists. It's a practice that blurs the distinction between entertainment and criminal confession.