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University of Minnesota grad student Taher Herzallah speaks at a rally demanding accountability from university leadership to work towards divestment after an agreement was reached with UMN Divest on May 2. Herzallah’s family is from Gaza, and he said he has lost nine family members due to the violence since October 2023. Tom Baker | MPR News

A Minneapolis Federation of Teachers subgroup, “Educators for Palestine,” is set to host a 3-hour event on Friday with anti-Zionist speaker Taher Herzallah.

Protesters with the University of Minnesota's Students for a Democratic Society gather inside the Public Services Building on Tuesday in Minneapolis. The group held signs demanding solidarity with student protesters and calling for the withdrawal of recent suspensions. Sophia Marschall | MPR News

Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution last week seeking to protect the 11 people arrested at a divestment occupation on Oct. 21. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed it “without hesitation.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blocked a City Council resolution supporting students at the University of Minnesota who are facing academic suspension and fines for occupying a campus building in October to call for divestment from Israel.

Elizer Darris said voting in the Electoral College on Tuesday was “the culmination of a multi-decade fight” to make sure the voices of formerly incarcerated people like him are heard.

Professional wrestler Devon Monroe enters the ring at Uptown VFW on Oct. 5 in Minneapolis. Kerem Yücel | MPR News

Since 2018, Devon Monroe has dazzled wrestling rings in the Twin Cities with bold outfits and a signature move exclusively using his “booty.”

For the University of Minnesota Dance Team, the days leading up to nationals feel like the calm before the storm.

Cannabis flowers reach upward toward an array of grow lights in Mahnomen, Minn., on July 11, 2024. Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News