Minneapolis shop centers plus-size urban wear
Earlier this year Nadine Walker opened Nadine’s Plus Size Boutique in Brooklyn Park to expand urban true-to-fit clothing options for plus...
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Jasmine McBride
Jul 14, 2023
Rondo Block Party Celebrates Restoration
Rondo Community Land Trust is the first commercial land trust in Minnesota. It was created in 1993 to restore home ownership and economic...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 14, 2023
Minneapolis adopts human rights settlement
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ settlement agreement with the City of Minneapolis is now in effect. The agreement is aimed at...
Jasmine McBride
Jul 12, 2023
North Minneapolis Dance Crew Announced National Champs
Dance City is a competitive youth dance crew of North Minneapolis. The traveling team took a group of 25 girls to Las Vegas this past...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 12, 2023
Harvard researchers present public safety recommendations for Minneapolis
This week, researchers at Harvard University released a plan for how the City of Minneapolis should approach public safety. The report...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 11, 2023
Food assistance programs struggle amid rising costs
Everyone has felt the pinch of increased grocery bills over the past couple of years. But for food assistance programs who make thousands...
Jasmine McBride
Jul 10, 2023
Saint Paul teacher brings Black history to life
Mississippi Delta Blues Camp is an annual youth-centered learning excursion designed to take Black youth to the Northwestern area of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 7, 2023
Minneapolis police cut ties with controversial hire
The Minneapolis Police Department cut ties with Officer Tyler Timberlake Wednesday, just seven months after hiring him. Timberlake was...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 5, 2023
Critics say Mpls Community Safety Commissioner not worth his salary
Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander says he doesn’t have the public support he needs to do his job. In an...
Jasmine McBride
Jul 4, 2023
“From Ally to Accomplice” calls antiracists to action
Seena Hodges is CEO and Founder of The Woke Coach, a racial equity consulting business. Hodges says to be “woke” means having the ability...
Jasmine McBride
Jul 3, 2023
New bike club merges sneakers, fashion, and community engagement
The EZ Bike Club started with a group of friends within the local sneaker community. EZ stands for El Zapatero, which is Spanish for “the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 30, 2023
The end of affirmative action
After three decades of affirmative action policies, the Supreme Court has ended the use of race-conscious admissions in U.S. schools. The...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 29, 2023
Minneapolis City Council kills rent control ballot measure with key members absent
The Minneapolis city council shut down a ballot measure that would allow a vote on rent control measures in the city. The vote, 6-4,...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 28, 2023
Lunds & Byerly’s workers reach tentative deal to avoid strike
UFCW 663 and workers from Lunds & Byerly’s reached a tentative deal Monday night to avoid a strike during the July 4 weekend. Earlier...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 27, 2023
Minneapolis settles police brutality lawsuit for $275k
The Minneapolis city council’s committee on policy and government voted unanimously to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a Minneapolis...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 27, 2023
Families of 5 girls killed in fatal crash speak out
For the first time since their loved ones were taken from them, the families of five girls killed in a tragic car accident spoke at a...
Jasmine McBride
Jun 26, 2023
Anti-racist, gender-inclusive doula training expands the dreams of all birthing bodies
The Birth Revolution is a Black, Trans, and Queer led organization that offers doula training and consulting to equip birth workers with...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 26, 2023
Grocery workers announce strike after failing to find deal
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 announced Monday morning that grocery workers plan to strike. The announcement comes...
Jasmine McBride
Jun 24, 2023
Art event explores the queerness of nature
The Minnesota Environmental Justice Table is presenting “Unleashing Our Nature,” a collaging workshop hosted by Nell Pierce. The event...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jun 22, 2023
Public Art St. Paul hosts first ever “Wakpa Art Festival”
The new Wakpa Art Festival is billed as a triennial - meaning it will return every three years. Similar art festivals, such as the...
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