HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of Minneapolis educators are marching on Lyndale Avenue North to demand smaller class sizes, better mental health support, and higher wages.
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- For the first time in the history of Minnesota, the adhan was broadcast over an outdoor speaker placed over the rooftop of Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The adhan will be played five times a day throughout the month of #Ramadan, which begins tonight.
00:00 - An Amazon worker at a Maple Grove warehouse accidentally discovered that a touchscreen on a coffee vending machine had taken photos of the breakroom. An Amazon spokesperson said a malfunction caused the camera to take photos.
- Valerie Castile has been advocating for free school meals for six years, in honor of her son Philando. On Friday, she watched as Governor Tim Walz signed a law to provide free breakfast and lunch to every Minnesota schoolchild.
- BREAKING: Jason Chavez, a Democratic Socialist and the son of immigrants from Mexico, wins an open seat for City Council in the ward where George Floyd was murdered last year.
- University of Minnesota reaches ‘initial agreement’ with pro-Palestine student protesters By: @AnsariHibah sahanjournal.com/policing-justi…
- BREAKING: For the first time in recorded history, the entire @SahanJournal editorial staff met in-person for their weekly meeting.
- This is the scene at George Floyd Square, where hundreds have now gathered to cheer and celebrate the guilty verdict. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
- BREAKING: Nadia Mohamed makes history by winning a seat on St. Louis Park City Council, becoming the first Muslim and Somali person elected to the city’s council.
- The Minneapolis City Council says MnDOT plans to reconstruct I-94 between the Twin Cities’ downtowns can’t include expanding the interstate, and should consider removing it. sahanjournal.com/news/minneapol…
- Zaynab Mohamed makes history as youngest woman elected to Minnesota Senate. sahanjournal.com/democracy-poli… by @AnsariHibah with @Report4America.
- BREAKING: For the first time in history, a majority of Minneapolis city council members will be people of color. Elliott Payne, Robin Wonsley Worlobah, LaTrisha Vetaw, Jeremiah Ellison, Jamal Osman, Andrea Jenkins, Jason Chavez, and Aisha Chughtai all won election.
- For anyone who's wondering how you can help people in Brooklyn Center right now, in the aftermath of Daunte Wright’s killing, @bzosiad put together a list for you. Read here: sahanjournal.com/helping-out/ho… We've also listed everything you need to know in the thread below👇🏾
- BREAKING: St. Paul voters approve a rent control measure that will cap yearly increases on all residential rental properties at 3 percent, among other restrictions.
