Joe Rainey: Native Astronaut Musician
Powwow music is a key staple in Indigenous culture. With new technology, musician Joe Rainey is transforming traditional music into...
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Chioma Uwagwu
Jan 23, 2023
Task force takes results of research into missing and murdered Black women to the Capitol
The Minnesota state legislature established the Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force (MMAAW) to examine and report on...
Jasmine McBride
Jan 20, 2023
Twin Cities’ nonprofit “Love First” supports the whole Black child
Love First is dedicated to supporting young people. Satara Strong-Allen says Love First was founded by her wife, Chauntyll Allen, after...
Ava Grace
Jan 20, 2023
The Drought of Black Veterinarians in America
Dr. Abigail Maynard, one of the only Black veterinarians in Minnesota, works at Highland St. Paul Pet Clinic. Originally from Barbados,...
Chioma Uwagwu
Jan 19, 2023
Minnesota nurses develop a disposable hijab for Muslim health care workers
The founders of Mawadda, respiratory therapists Yasmin Samatar and Firaoli Adam, are first-generation Black Muslim women with years of...
Jasmine McBride
Jan 15, 2023
“Until We Are All Free” gives the formerly incarcerated a seat at the table
The non-profit Until We Are All Free creates space for the incarcerated to find community, opportunities, and their voice. Founder Kevin...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 12, 2023
Minneapolis’s new Community Commission on Police Oversight prompts questions, criticism
Minneapolis’s new Community Commission on Police Oversight will appoint civilians to review investigations of alleged police misconduct...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 23, 2022
Changing the narrative, one video at a time
Youth Lens 360 creates opportunities for young creatives interested in video production and empowers them to dismantle mainstream media...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 22, 2022
Twin Cities writing group holds space for Black women's words, lives
Fifteen years ago writer Carolyn Holbrook started “Twin Cities Black Women Writing” to create a space specifically for Black women...
Aaliyah Demry
Dec 16, 2022
Women of color are making valuable connections… over brunch
Brown Skin Brunchin’, which hosts networking events for women of color, is coming to Minneapolis on January 15. Founded in 2018, Brown...
Faaya Adem
Dec 15, 2022
SAPHS supports Somali students pursuing careers in health care
The Somali Association for Pre-Health Students (SAPHS) is back on the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities campus. SAPHS works to connect...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 15, 2022
Pillsbury House Theatre’s new season focuses on healing
Located just three blocks from where George Floyd was murdered, Pillsbury House Theatre has a long history of making space for difficult...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 7, 2022
Flava Cafe gives young women of color a space to ‘espresso’ themselves
Coffee is a daily ritual for many, but at Flava Cafe in St. Paul it’s also a key to change for young women of color. Flava Cafe equips...
Jasmine McBride
Dec 7, 2022
Providing Healthy Food to build Social Justice
A St. Paul food shelf is working to create a new model of mutual aid. Eureka Compass Vegan Food is a community-funded food shelf...
Chioma Uwagwu
Dec 6, 2022
Communities of color more likely to die from COVID, despite vaccinations
New research published by the University of Minnesota finds that, statewide, white people are getting vaccinated for COVID19 at a lower rate
Jasmine McBride
Nov 25, 2022
MN Freedom Fund Works to End Pretrial Cash Bail
The pretrial detention system in Minnesota disproportionately impacts communities of color.
Faaya Adem
Nov 25, 2022
Mapping Prejudice works to end racial covenants
Mapping Prejudice is working to put an end to racial covenants on Twin Cities properties, and educate homeowners in the process.
Chioma Uwagwu
Nov 25, 2022
Creating space for Black youth to heal
The new Black Youth Healing Arts Center opened earlier this fall.The center provides cultural, ancestral, and innovative practices for youth
Jasmine McBride
Nov 16, 2022
Entrepreneur Raises Funds for Building Catered to BIPOC businesses
North Mpls DEI consultant and activist Jesse Ross is working to redistribute wealth in his neighborhood by creating a space for BIPOC entrep
Jasmine McBride
Nov 16, 2022
Kwanzaa Comes to the Cedar Cultural Center through the Oral History of West Africa
Founder of Voice of Culture, Kenna-Camara Cottman, kicks off the Cedar’s Griot Series, which is dedicated to West African storytelling.
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