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Clouds linger across Minnesota today with highs in the 60s. Get the latest on Updraft. 
At a Minn. evangelical school, Black students sought racial reckoning, then felt pushback
Some students of color at the University of Northwestern say there's a pattern of casual racism on campus , rooted in its history. The current president says the suburban Twin Cities school is working on change but concedes not everyone agrees change is needed, and “we’re never going to reach utopia.”
The East African twist on an American staple
Omar said she stumbled on her signature dish creation by accident one day as she made lunch for herself. Short on time, she wrapped her steak mixture in a chapati warm off the grill.  
 
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Biden signs policing order on anniversary of Floyd's death. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve accountability in policing —a meaningful but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death that reflected the challenges in addressing racism, excessive use of force and public safety when Congress is deadlocked on stronger measures. 

Coping with prolonged grief over George Floyd, mass shootings and the pandemic.
MPR News host Angela Davis talked with two therapists on Wednesday about the waves of loss many people experienced over the past two years and how people can cope with prolonged grief and trauma.

Checking in with activists from greater Minnesota.  MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in yesterday with Buddy King, a nonprofit leader and youth pastor based in St. Cloud, and Wess Philome, an organizer based in Fargo, North Dakota.
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