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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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