Safiya Mohamed contributed to this story. Kelly Ordonez Saybe didn’t get into her first college choice, the University of St. Thomas. Saybe, 18, had other… Read More
Minnesota’s governor talks about his high school life, his political career and the state’s diversity and inclusion efforts. In June 1968, then-college student Mark Dayton… Read More
Breathing rapidly, tears streamed down my face. “I can’t do this anymore,” I say to myself. Standing up, I walk to a random person sitting… Read More
As a young Somali girl, the fictional worlds of “Junie B. Jones” and “Clarice Bean” were my escape. Although we were the same age, I… Read More
It was a humid summer day of my fourth year in America when I decided to apply for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) to help… Read More
The people on the plane reminded me of the soccer players and cartoon characters I saw on television. It was like another world. Not many… Read More
The scorching heat and blazing sun signified the first day of summer break in 2015. I had just completed my seventh-grade year and my report… Read More
I felt like I was in a whole new world. This was the first time I was attending a Pride event. I stopped by a… Read More
On a humid day in June, I landed in Boston, feeling tense. I was away from home, away from my family. I was scared. I… Read More
When I tell people I live in north Minneapolis, their eyes often get wide. I get it. Drive-by shootings, poverty and drugs surround my block,… Read More
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