Shelley Day is May 3
A Shelley Day celebration is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at Sanborn Park, Robbinsdale.
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Does your home have a segregation stipulation?
The statewide Just Deeds program is looking to document racial covenants that were used to keep nonwhite people from buying homes.
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Twin Cities homeowners want to remove racial covenants, but cities are struggling to keep up
City attorneys are recruiting help from law students and the private sector to meet demand.
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St. Paul offers free removal of racist language in property deeds
St. Paul is the 21st Minnesota city to join the Just Deeds Coalition.
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St. Olaf student charged after investigators find cache of firearms equipment, suspicious items
Plus: Stillwater could see serious flooding by Monday; Minnesota woman to go on 50 dates in 50 states; some I-394 ramps closed until late June; search for missing Winona woman paused; and more.
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St. Paul joins effort to clear racial real estate covenants
The University of Minnesota’s Mapping Prejudice project has identified nearly 33,000 properties that have race-based restrictions written into their very legal basis in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.
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St. Paul makes it easier for homeowners to remove racial covenants from property deeds
Residents will be able to get help from the city attorney to remove discriminatory language on property deeds that once banned African Americans and other people of color from owning property in certain neighborhoods.
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St. Paul joins coalition to remove racial covenants from property deeds
"Racial covenants are a dark chapter in our city's history. Words matter, and we're committed to ensuring everyone in our community feels like they belong," St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said.
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St. Paul announces program for residents to discharge racial convenants
The city now has a website where residents can go to learn whether their home has a racial covenant.
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College students uncover history of racist housing deeds in Stearns County
The students from the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University found dozens of discriminatory covenants in St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Cold Spring and Sauk Centre — proving that attempts to prevent people of color from owning property extended well beyond the Twin Cities.
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