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This weekend: Swimming, skating, strutting and laughing

Jasmine McBride

Apr 26

This weekend: Swimming, skating, strutting and laughing

Don't know what to do this weekend? We have ideas for you!

Jasmine McBride

Apr 25

Frogtown Farm fights for its future

Saint Paul’s Frogtown Farm is seeking solutions to solve a financial crisis which could result in the organization losing its home.

Trans Visibility Day gets early celebration at State Capitol

Jasmine McBride

Mar 28

Trans Visibility Day gets early celebration at State Capitol

About 100 people gathered at the Capitol in Saint Paul on Wednesday in support of trans rights. Community members shared their stories of...

Parents testify in support of child welfare bill

Jasmine McBride

Mar 20

Parents testify in support of child welfare bill

Black families are fighting to keep their children from being unnecessarily placed in Child Protection Services. According to the...

Route 1 is growing opportunities for BIPOC farmers

Jasmine McBride

Mar 11

Route 1 is growing opportunities for BIPOC farmers

A new social enterprise aims to diversify Minnesota farming. Founder and President Marcus Carpenter says Route 1 helps BIPOC farmers...

Minnesota nursing home workers conduct historic strike

Jasmine McBride

Mar 6

Minnesota nursing home workers conduct historic strike

More than 1,000 Minnesota nursing home workers from 12 nursing homes conducted a one-day Unfair Labor Practice strike on Tuesday, the...

Peace in Practice brings health and wellness to North Minneapolis

Jasmine McBride

Jan 30

Peace in Practice brings health and wellness to North Minneapolis

Peace in Practice is fostering a collective of Black and brown yoga practitioners and programs in the Twin Cities, starting in North...

Tackling the mental health challenges faced by Black communities

Jasmine McBride

Jan 18

Tackling the mental health challenges faced by Black communities

Just one in three Black adults gets the mental health care they need. That’s according to a 2019 national study. In part it’s because...

What to do if you’re worried about lead poisoning

CBJ Staff

Dec 8, 2023

What to do if you’re worried about lead poisoning

Friday morning, a small group of people crowded the entrance to Care 4 All on Payne Avenue in East Saint Paul, filling out forms so that...

Southside health center receives $2.6M from MacKenzie Scott

CBJ Staff

Dec 5, 2023

Southside health center receives $2.6M from MacKenzie Scott

Some of the best gifts are ones you don’t even have to ask for. Ann Cazaban, Executive Director of Southside Community Health Services,...

Historic Rondo church to plant “mini-forest” in St. Paul

Jasmine McBride

Dec 5, 2023

Historic Rondo church to plant “mini-forest” in St. Paul

Pilgrim Baptist Church is partnering with two nonprofits – the Urban Farm and Gardening Alliance and Renewing the Countryside – to fight...

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...

East Side residents exposed to toxins in air and water

CBJ Staff

Nov 24, 2023

East Side residents exposed to toxins in air and water

Residents of St. Paul’s East Side have recently had to contend with contaminated soil, air and water. The East Side is one of the most...

Reproductive justice meets Minneapolis night scene

Jasmine McBride

Oct 20, 2023

Reproductive justice meets Minneapolis night scene

This evening the reproductive freedom organization Our Justice, in collaboration with Body Prayers, an afro-centered body reclamation...

Prominent physician's org pulls approval of paper on “excited delirium" used in Chauvin defense

Elijah Todd-Walden

Oct 13, 2023

Prominent physician's org pulls approval of paper on “excited delirium" used in Chauvin defense

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) withdrew its approval of a paper on “excited delirium,” stating the term is outdated...

The Minneapolis Central Craft Club holds donation drive for unhoused people

Elijah Todd-Walden

Oct 12, 2023

The Minneapolis Central Craft Club holds donation drive for unhoused people

As the summer months wind to end, Minnesotans are being reminded of the blistering cold to come. In an effort to reduce the brunt of the...

Minneapolis receives million dollar grant to reduce food insecurity and chronic illnesses

Elijah Todd-Walden

Oct 5, 2023

Minneapolis receives million dollar grant to reduce food insecurity and chronic illnesses

The Minneapolis City Council accepted a $1.02 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control Thursday morning. The grant will go...

Minnesota hospitals now providing culturally-appropriate hair and skin products

Elijah Todd-Walden

Sep 29, 2023

Minnesota hospitals now providing culturally-appropriate hair and skin products

Across Minnesota, hospitals are extending their line of care products to be more inclusive. Historically, hospitals have only carried...

St. Paul restricts smoking tobacco, marijuana and hemp on public property

Elijah Todd-Walden

Sep 28, 2023

St. Paul restricts smoking tobacco, marijuana and hemp on public property

St. Paul is now restricting smoking on public property in an effort to curb the use of tobacco, marijuana and hemp on St. Paul streets. A...

Rep. Omar to bring Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women to national stage

Elijah Todd-Walden

Sep 26, 2023

Rep. Omar to bring Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women to national stage

When Minnesota unveiled the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women earlier this year, it sought to understand the...

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