Social Justice Issues 6/13

Community church opens low cost immigrant support

Jul 28, 2023

Community church opens low cost immigrant support

The Immigrant Connection Mosaic is a new immigration legal services provider based in St. Paul’s East Side. Immigrant Connection Mosaic...

Brooklyn Center moves forward with memorial for Daunte Wright

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jul 25, 2023

Brooklyn Center moves forward with memorial for Daunte Wright

The Brooklyn Center City Council was presented with the plans for the memorial site to Daunte Wright Monday evening. The memorial was...

MIA exhibit honors life and legacy of artist Jim Denomie

Jasmine McBride

Jul 24, 2023

MIA exhibit honors life and legacy of artist Jim Denomie

Jim Denomie was an influential visual artist who used painting to share his perspective as an Ojibwe man in America. Denomie died in...

Farm share creates food equity at no cost

Jasmine McBride

Jul 21, 2023

Farm share creates food equity at no cost

Food for the People is a nonprofit that distributes free farm shares to BIPOC residents in the Twin Cities. Co-founder and Program...

City Council approves new site for Ward 3 Police Precinct in downtown Mpls

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jul 19, 2023

City Council approves new site for Ward 3 Police Precinct in downtown Mpls

The Minneapolis City Council’s Budget Committee has approved a new location for the Ward 3 police precinct. The new site is located...

New album Phantom Cries speaks to motherhood

Jasmine McBride

Jul 18, 2023

New album Phantom Cries speaks to motherhood

Kashimana Ahua is releasing her album, “Phantom Cries,” at the Cedar Cultural Center, July 28. Ahua says the album reflects her...

Survey says plurality want Ward 3 Precinct at same site

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jul 17, 2023

Survey says plurality want Ward 3 Precinct at same site

After years of controversy, the City of Minneapolis released a long-awaited report that finds a plurality of those surveyed want the...

Minnesotans encouraged to limit time outside due to poor air quality

Elijah Todd-Walden

Jul 14, 2023

Minnesotans encouraged to limit time outside due to poor air quality

Raging firestorms in Canada means another weekend of poor air quality for Minnesotans. The historic fires to the north are causing smoke...

Minneapolis shop centers plus-size urban wear

Jasmine McBride

Jul 14, 2023

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...

Rondo Block Party Celebrates Restoration

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...

Minneapolis adopts human rights settlement

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...

North Minneapolis Dance Crew Announced National Champs

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...

Harvard researchers present public safety recommendations for Minneapolis

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...

Food assistance programs struggle amid rising costs

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...

Saint Paul teacher brings Black history to life

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...

Minneapolis police cut ties with controversial hire

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...

Critics say Mpls Community Safety Commissioner not worth his salary

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...

New bike club merges sneakers, fashion, and community engagement

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...

Minneapolis City Council kills rent control ballot measure with key members absent

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,...

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