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Jared Goyette
Reporter, writer. editor and digital producer
Ukraine
Kyiv—Berlin based freelance writer, reporter, producer and storyteller. English language copy editor for The Ukrainians Media.
Ukraine
Kyiv—Berlin based freelance writer, reporter, producer and storyteller. English language copy editor for The Ukrainians Media.
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Even leftists who disagree with some of Zelensky's policies are glad he didn't back down to Trump.
Past work
MINNEAPOLIS - It's approaching 2 a.m., and City Council member Jeremiah Ellison is patrolling his neighborhood in a black sedan when the smell of smoke wafts through the open driver's side window. Several black-owned businesses had been destroyed in this area - considered the heart of the city's black community - in recent fires that investigators have deemed "suspicious."
MINNEAPOLIS - A coalition of progressive groups hopes to gather enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot asking voters to replace the Minneapolis police department with a new Department of Public Safety. The ballot measure would amend the city charter.
When Minneapolis police officers Matthew Harrity and Mohamed Noor arrived at the alleyway behind the home of Justine Damond on the night of 15 July, they radioed in a "code four", which means "no assistance needed" or "situation is under control". The time was 11.39pm.
After a night of protests following the acquittal of officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of Philando Castile on Friday, black activists in the Twin Cities are struggling to balance despair at the outcome with the hope that it could turn into a catalyst as they seek a broader movement for police reform.
Could Australia's Black Lives Matter movement bring about real world change? Jared Goyette, Bridget Brennan and Allan Clarke trace how the brutal death of George Floyd has resonated with so many, from the scorched streets of Minneapolis to downtown Melbourne.
Like many people with roots in the rural parts of Montana, Drew Taylor didn't like the idea of Muslim Syrian refugees settling in Missoula. And so, when a pro-refugee group held a demonstration downtown, Taylor joined the counter-demonstration and held up a sign that said "Americans first."
The Ukrainian soldiers who come to Minnesota to be fitted with prosthetic limbs have been face a long road to recovery. In that journey, they have an unlikely source of inspiration: a blind woman from Eden Prairie who knows a thing or two about adjusting to sudden setbacks.
A new, free photo exhibit at the Mill City Museum in Minneapolis captures a more personal side to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that is not always seen by U.S. audiences.
