Greater Eastside St. Paul. African American and Spanish music blasts, the smell of weed fills the hot summer air, trash covers the streets, and you… Read More
College Essay: Thanks, Neighbor
College Essay: Team Building in Robotics
Here I am, standing in a large arena, Xbox controller in my hands, 4-foot robot across from me. All the pressure is on me. My… Read More
College Essay: Overcoming Injury
It’s my freshman year at one of my soccer games, the crowd roaring loudly. Sweat is rolling down my face while my eyes stay on… Read More
Opening Doors to Truth, Justice, Healing
NABS, Department of Interior publish the truth about federal Indian boarding schools. For decades, federal Indian boarding schools ripped Native American children from their families,… Read More
Bites of Life
“C’mon, Ty, you got to try this!!” I was on my knees for my friend Tyler to try some boba, a Taiwanese tea with little… Read More
Somalis Deserve Collective Healing
It’s time we talk about mental health in the Somali community. The walls of my room suddenly began closing in on me. Nausea hit my… Read More
Diversifying Your Bookshelf
How readers can change publishing Harry Potter? White. Percy Jackson? White. Katniss Everdeen? Also white. I could go on. Seriously, it doesn’t stop there. Most… Read More
Winter Workshop Spotlights Local Journalists
Reporters at ThreeSixty’s 2023 Winter Workshop put a spotlight on local journalists and the emerging Twin Cities print and online newsroom scene. With the pandemic… Read More
As Journalism Changes, Melo Adapts
A city reporter who has experienced the highs and lows of the hidden life of a journalist. It’s a world full of criticism, change, but… Read More
Diversifying Twin Cities Newsrooms
After George Floyd’s killing, newsrooms work to better reflect their communities. Four journalists of color create newsrooms to look more like their Twin Cities neighborhoods…. Read More
Ugly Truth Stains Beautiful Game
Severe work conditions for vulnerable migrants left thousands dead. In 2010, FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar, a country smaller than Connecticut that had… Read More
Prioritize Students’ Mental Health
At the end of my eighth-grade year, my grades were in the dumps, and so was my mental health. As and Bs in my classes… Read More
Uplifting Diverse Unheard Voices
Hmong American journalist Chao Xiong is the managing editor of a newsroom staff that writes stories about people of color and immigrant communities. Chao Xiong… Read More
Scenes of a Visual Journalist
Mark Vancleave works to get the best photos and video possible to tell the stories people should see, even at the risk of his own… Read More
Zoe Jackson Digs into Race
A young, Black reporter takes on an untraditional beat at the Star Tribune. After two years on the job, she dropped her goals as a… Read More
Tech Bridges Journalists, Communities
A challenging road ahead: Twin Cities reporters see technology tools as key to reaching marginalized voices. Georgia Fort has seen the pain of Black and… Read More
