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Last week, photos of two St. Paul police officers in a hijab costume emerged and left many in the community concerned about the culture of racism that allows officers of the law to appear on social media in such racist cultural costumes. One of the officers appeared in blackface makeup -- a practice that has racist historical roots in the entertainment industry in the 1900s and has been an expression of racism since its advent.

Wynfred Russell is the executive director of ACER (African Career, Education and Resource, Inc.). In this interview, he talks about the intricacies of "Temporary Protected Status" and the political implications for the Liberian community in Minnesota and across the U.S. [Audio below]

Elections are days away; and a lot is at stake. The two constitutional amendments on the ballot this November are clear in their intent to disenfranchise and discriminate against segments of our population. Shades of Yellow (SOY) is a St. Paul-based GLBTQ advocacy organization that has been campaigning for the past year to defeat the marriage amendment. In this show, Bruce Thao and Nhia Vang talk about SOY's decision to take on marriage equality as a platform to advocate for other issues like poverty and family acceptance, affecting the Hmong and Southeast Asian GLBTQ community. [Audio below]

Julia discusses the media reactions regarding the killing of the US Ambassador in Libya. She is joined in-studio by Ahmed Tharwat and Ramla Bile. [Audio below]