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Vangie Castro
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
Moving Lives: Vangie Castro
Minnesota Stories of Origin & Immigration Rochester resident Vangie Castro talks about the path she took from the Philippines to the United States. Moving Lives Minnesota: Stories of Origin & Immigration (MLMN) explores the histories of the many communities who have moved through and to Minnesota. MLMN brings Minnesotans together to recognize and honor our similar and different backgrounds and experiences. We hope through this statewide initiative by the PBS stations of Min
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Vangie Castro
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In Action
Removing Barriers, and Creating Economic Opportunities We are experiencing two pandemics COVID-19 and racism. I've always seen racism as a plague on this nation without any real sustainable way of treating the symptoms or vaccinating citizens from hate and prejudice. I know there is an end to the novel corona virus. There doesn't seem to be an end to racism. I know that if we as a nation do not band together to dismantle our toxic environment of white supremacy, we cannot eve
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Vangie Castro
- Jun 10, 2020
- 2 min
Public Safety
What does it mean to defund the Police Department Defunding the police has been a battle cry for the protests after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a former MPD officer, that was recorded and streamed for billions of people in the United States and the world to witness in horror. It brought back into the light police brutality and the lack of police accountability when it comes to the disproportionate deaths of unarmed Black people. The Black Lives Matter Movemen
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