More from the HomepageNew position reflects a push to fight inequity in the newsroom, coverage. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:At a time when newsrooms and other businesses are responding to a national reckoning on issues such as racism and equity, the Star Tribune on Tuesday named its first assistant managing editor for diversity and community.Kyndell Harkness, a photo editor and 20-year veteran at the newspaper, is expected to move into the leadership role in the next few weeks. Her appointment comes on the heels of an internal discussion about racism, diversity and inequity in...…More from the HomepageNew position reflects a push to fight inequity in the newsroom, coverage. By Star TribunemoreCopy shortlink:At a time when newsrooms and other businesses are responding to a national reckoning on issues such as racism and equity, the Star Tribune on Tuesday named its first assistant managing editor for diversity and community.Kyndell Harkness, a photo editor and 20-year veteran at the newspaper, is expected to move into the leadership role in the next few weeks. Her appointment comes on the heels of an internal discussion about racism, diversity and inequity in...WW…

More from the HomepageByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:For two days, state and local officials blamed "outside agitators" for the spasm of violence and property damage that erupted when a black man, George Floyd, died after being restrained by a white Minneapolis police officer.But organizers of Sunday's march on Interstate 35W say the focus on property damage and the alleged involvement of extremist groups is misplaced and is only shifting attention from the tragedy that has inspired thousands to gather peacefully every day for the past week."The problem is not some broken...…More from the HomepageByandStar Tribune staff writersmoreCopy shortlink:For two days, state and local officials blamed "outside agitators" for the spasm of violence and property damage that erupted when a black man, George Floyd, died after being restrained by a white Minneapolis police officer.But organizers of Sunday's march on Interstate 35W say the focus on property damage and the alleged involvement of extremist groups is misplaced and is only shifting attention from the tragedy that has inspired thousands to gather peacefully every day for the past week."The problem is not some broken...WW…