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    November 7, 2017
    Makehba Nelson, a senior at East Ridge High School, emceed the school's African American Culture Night. She said efforts like the event, which was well-attended by students and staff, help make students of diverse backgrounds feel welcome within the district. Maureen McMullen / RiverTown Multimedia
    As the student body becomes more diverse, challenges remain for Twins Cities-area schools
    WOODBURY, Minn.—Students at Stillwater Area High School greeted Ruth Cherinet with stares when she walked into a classroom for the first...
    newsNovember 7, 2017 - 4:32pm
    October 10, 2017
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    A surprising number of men think women are 'well represented' when just 1 in 10 executives is female
    Corporate executives like to say gender diversity is one of their top priorities. They mount publicity campaigns, tout their equal pay measures,...
    newsOctober 10, 2017 - 2:33pm
    September 24, 2017
    David Lamas, corporate recruiter for Duininck Incorporated, said the company has found success by recruiting workers from racial and ethnic minorities in the region. Tom Cherveny / Tribune
    Region's need for diversity in workforce growing
    newsSeptember 24, 2017 - 7:57pm
    February 17, 2017
    Letter: A celebration of community
    You truly missed out on two great community events in Willmar if you weren't in attendance at the Willmar Community Center last Sunday. Violinist/musician...
    opinion/lettersFebruary 17, 2017 - 10:39pm
    January 31, 2017
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Annie Schaefbauer holds a sign that reads "Coexist" as she participates in the march Tuesday along First Street South in Willmar to show support for minority communities and protest an executive order temporarily restricting immigration from seven countries. play button
    Diversity is focus of Willmar march
    WILLMAR — Willmar's diversity was reflected in the small crowd of people who turned out for a walk to support minority communities. More...
    newsJanuary 31, 2017 - 11:11pm
    Letter: Join us in peaceful protest
    Enough is enough. As a community, now is the time to come together and decide how we will stand up to discriminatory policies against Muslims...
    opinion/lettersJanuary 31, 2017 - 10:17pm
    November 2, 2016
    Columbia Heights Police Officer Mohammed Farah, left, talks Wednesday about the actions people in the community can take in order to better understand someone from a different country. Briana Sanchez / Tribune
    Bridging the divide to enhance public safety
    WILLMAR — As a police officer, Mohammed Farah is used to bridging the gap between the public and law enforcement. But as an East African...
    newsNovember 2, 2016 - 9:53pm
    October 31, 2016
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    Seminar planned Wednesday in Willmar on policing in diverse communities
    WILLMAR — Police in Willmar will host Somali-American police officers from Columbia Heights and St. Paul for a short public seminar Wednesday...
    newsOctober 31, 2016 - 9:43am
    October 6, 2016
    Hannah Kobienia, from left, and Esther Grussing congratulate Anisa Abdulahi on Sept. 29 after she is announced homecoming queen at Willmar Senior High School. Briana Sanchez / West Central Tribune
    Editorial: Senior High School students show just how Willmar works
    The majority of Willmar students get the fact that Willmar is and likely always has been a city of immigrants. The students recognize each other,...
    opinion/editorialsOctober 6, 2016 - 10:05am
    September 19, 2016
    Health equity project seeks candidates for community panel
    WILLMAR—Participants are being sought for a community group tasked with bringing new voices and ideas to help provide everyone in Willmar with opportunities to be healthy. The Community Table is part of Moving Health Forward, a long-term local project with Blue Cross and Blue...
    newsSeptember 19, 2016 - 9:26am
    August 26, 2016
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Samora Tataciy celebrates as the Milan Community Band performs on Thursday evening during the ceremony to dedicate a new Liberty Bell in Milan. The original bell, dedicated 40 years ago for the community's bicentennial, was crumbling and the community raised funds to replace it. play button
    Milan dedicates new Liberty Bell
    MILAN—For reasons only the late Vern Kleven knows, 40 years ago he decided that Milan needed its own version of the Liberty Bell to celebrate...
    newsAugust 26, 2016 - 9:26pm
    July 27, 2016
    U.S. Sen Al Franken, left, attends the graduation of Muna Abdulahi on June 5 in Willmar. Franken described his attendance as "one of the greatest experiences of my life" when he spoke Monday on MSNBC’s “Road Warriors." (Tribune file photo)
    On national stage, Franken highlights diversity in Willmar
    WILLMAR -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, while speaking Monday with a group of reporters from MSNBC after the first day of the Democratic National Convention...
    newsJuly 27, 2016 - 11:50pm
    July 4, 2016
    An estimated 270 people showed up Saturday afternoon at Bethel Lutheran Church in downtown Willmar to begin a walk to show support for Willmar’s Muslim community as it grieves the drowning deaths of two young boys. Participants walked past the mosque on the north side of town and ended at Foot Lake near the fairgrounds, where the two boys drowned last week. (Linda Vanderwerf/Tribune)
    Walk draws 270 to show support for Willmar's grieving Muslim community
    WILLMAR—When Jared Wosmek posted on Facebook last week that he wanted to hold a walk Saturday to show support for Willmar's Muslim community...
    newsJuly 4, 2016 - 9:54pm
    July 1, 2016
    Walk Saturday to show support for Willmar's Muslim community
    WILLMAR -- In a show of support for Willmar’s Muslim community, volunteers have organized a walk Saturday out to the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds and Foot Lake, where two young boys accidentally drowned this week. The walk starts at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Church downtown...
    newsJuly 1, 2016 - 5:16pm
    December 30, 2015
    Republicans come up short in search for diverse voters in 2016 election
    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Ten months before the United States elects a new president, the Republican Party has yet to resolve a problem that its leaders said contributed to Mitt Romney's 2012 loss to Barack Obama: a lack of support among Hispanic and younger voters.
    news/nationDecember 30, 2015 - 7:55am
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