STAY INFORMED!
Pay Attention! invites you to stay informed about current events unfolding around us. This page features selected news coverage and commentary relevant to racial justice matters. Also see our Suggested Readings and Community Events pages. For faith-based news pertaining to racial justice, see the IAM-MN site.
“WE ARE A DEMOCRACY, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO GET A DEMOCRACY ON ITS FEET …AND THAT IS BY KEEPING THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.”
~ Joseph Pulitzer
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‘A Warning Shot’: DOJ Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center Sparks Outcry Across Civil and Women’s Rights Movement
Ms. Magazine
April 24, 2026 -
Florida Deals Another Blow to Sociology
Inside Higher Ed
March 30, 2026 -
Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race
NBC News
March 21, 2026 -
Twin Cities residents to receive Profile in Courage Award
MPR News
March 19, 2026 -
Leaving the Umbrella in a Rainstorm: The Supreme Court’s Failure to Protect Voting Rights
American Bar Association
March 4, 2026 -
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her cancer cells to advance medicine
PBS News
March 2, 2026 -
WATCH: Whistleblower and former ICE attorney calls agent training 'deficient, defective and broke'
PBS NewsHour
February 24, 2026 -
Citing Orwell's '1984,' judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia
PBS News
February 17, 2026 -
Videos, photos: See what's happening in Minneapolis during the massive U.S. immigration operation
Minnesota Public Radio, NPR, and The Associated Press
January 16, 2026 -
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future
The Guardian
October 22, 2025 -
Racial bias in Minnesota juries at issue in new Supreme Court ruling
MPR News
October 16, 2025 -
Covert Racism in AI: How Language Models Are Reinforcing Outdated Stereotypes
Stanford University
September 3, 2024 -
70% of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division lawyers are leaving because of Trump's reshaping
NPR
May 19, 2025