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TU Dance’s CULTIVATE program nurtures dancers’ dreams

Feb 29

TU Dance’s CULTIVATE program nurtures dancers’ dreams

TU Dance in St. Paul is building on its mission to diversify the landscape of the Minnesota dance scene with its new CULTIVATE program....

Black History Month inspires togetherness

Jasmine McBride

Feb 19

Black History Month inspires togetherness

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the accomplishments of Black Americans. The annual observance has taken place since 1976,...

Black History Month events to check out this week

Jasmine McBride

Feb 16

Black History Month events to check out this week

Black History Month is a time set aside to acknowledge the significant influence of Black people on US history and culture. And there are...

Darrius Strong brings his imagination – and movement – to CTC’s Alice in Wonderland

Jasmine McBride

Feb 13

Darrius Strong brings his imagination – and movement – to CTC’s Alice in Wonderland

Movement artist Darrius Strong’s life is proof that what you dream can become real. Strong says working with his imagination has opened...

Celebrating Black History as U.S. History

Jasmine McBride

Feb 12

Celebrating Black History as U.S. History

Black History Month is an annual celebration to – as President Gerald Ford decreed – “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often...

CBJ Staff

Feb 9

Black History Month events to check out this week

Black History Month is a time set aside to acknowledge the significant influence of Black people on US history and culture. And there are...

In a world full of labels, artist Jai Stephenson says “I just am”

Jasmine McBride

Feb 7

In a world full of labels, artist Jai Stephenson says “I just am”

Through film, local visual artist Jai Stephenson is empowering the Black and Queer community to think outside external labels as an act...

Michele Norris expands the conversation on race

Jasmine McBride

Feb 3

Michele Norris expands the conversation on race

This past Thursday journalist Michele Norris discussed her recently released book “Our Hidden Conversations; What Americans Really Think...

Twin Cities arts organizations celebrate Black History Month

CBJ Staff

Feb 1

Twin Cities arts organizations celebrate Black History Month

Black History Month is a time set aside to acknowledge the significant influence of Black people on US history and culture. And there are...

Ricardo Levins Morales: Making art for activists

Jasmine McBride

Jan 29

Ricardo Levins Morales: Making art for activists

Ricardo Levins Morales is a visual artist from Puerto Rico working at the intersection of healing and social justice. For decades he has...

“Handprints” captures family legacy of strong father

Jasmine McBride

Jan 26

“Handprints” captures family legacy of strong father

“Handprints,” written by Greta Oglesby, opens this weekend at the History Theater in Saint Paul and runs through February 18. The...

"Juanell’s Chair" offers hope in the struggle for racial justice

Jasmine McBride

Jan 15

"Juanell’s Chair" offers hope in the struggle for racial justice

This Martin Luther King Day, Walker West Music Academy in Saint Paul presented a reading of “Juanell’s Chair,” an original African...

Walker West, Ujamaa Place create digital music program for young men

Jasmine McBride

Jan 11

Walker West, Ujamaa Place create digital music program for young men

Walker West Academy and Ujamaa Place are now offering a Digital Music Production program to Black men between the ages of 18 to 30. The...

Ceramic exhibition honors women in Africa, Asia and the Americas

Jasmine McBride

Dec 28, 2023

Ceramic exhibition honors women in Africa, Asia and the Americas

The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery is presenting a solo exhibition by longtime ceramic artist Donna Ray. Ray is...

“US” merges Victorian fashion with Afrofuturism

Jasmine McBride

Dec 12, 2023

“US” merges Victorian fashion with Afrofuturism

Now on view in downtown Minneapolis, “US” is a new photography exhibition that merges the 1800s Victorian fashion with Afrofuturism.

Puerto Rican drumming is transforming lives in St. Paul

Jasmine McBride

Nov 30, 2023

Puerto Rican drumming is transforming lives in St. Paul

A centuries-old musical tradition from Puerto Rico is finding a new home in St. Paul. On Wednesday nights students gather at the Black...

ConFluence makes space for BIPOC nerds to create, play

Jasmine McBride

Nov 20, 2023

ConFluence makes space for BIPOC nerds to create, play

This weekend, Public Functionary in Minneapolis hosted a two-day celebration of sci-fi and fantasy, centering content by and for Black...

“American Precariat” empowers the incarcerated

Jasmine McBride

Nov 16, 2023

“American Precariat” empowers the incarcerated

More than a hundred people crowded into the Hook and Ladder in Minneapolis Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of “American...

Photography exhibition celebrates Native culture, resilience

Jasmine McBride

Nov 15, 2023

Photography exhibition celebrates Native culture, resilience

A new exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) depicts Native cultures as seen through their own photographers’ eyes. “In Our...

New children’s book celebrates the comforting power of sweet potato pie

Jasmine McBride

Nov 1, 2023

New children’s book celebrates the comforting power of sweet potato pie

Rose McGee was a writer long before she began spreading the comfort of pie. Now her two loves have merged in her debut children’s book.

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