Now well into its third week, the trial of former police officer Mohamed Noor has put the Minneapolis Police Department’s “blue wall of silence” in the forefront, along with issues of transparency and inconsistencies amongst its officers.
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Cancer death gap narrows between Blacks and Whites
New research shows that the disparity gap between African Americans and Whites is starting to narrow.
Educator’s personal journey powers children’s storytelling
Local author Donna Gingery has published her first children’s book ‘Red’s Adventures: The Egg Pie’ to help youth find their superpower.
Black Business Spotlight
Black Business Spotlight: Therapy of Champions
Boosting self-healing through cryotherapy Branden Johnson has been on a healing mission since … [Read More...]
Black-owned businesses get a boost at Chameleon Shoppes
Crystal Lemar The NCAA frenzy may have left town, but shoppers can still take delight in the more … [Read More...]
Arts & Culture
Educator’s personal journey powers children’s storytelling
Donna Gingery Local author Donna Gingery has published her first children’s book Red’s Adventures: The Egg Pie to help youth find their superpower. … [Read More...]
Dance on: How Prince’s legacy of giving continues to thrive
“We're at a place now in this country where we're going to have to work together and stop looking at each other's affiliations and start taking care … [Read More...]
FYI
Get on-board Minnesota Valley Transit Authority’s Commuter Challenge
Substandard bike lanes, like this one in Seattle, expose cyclists to unsafe passing by motorists and … [Read More...]
Pioneering professor, activist John Wright retires
Prof. John S. Wright The Departments of African American & African Studies and English at the … [Read More...]
Robert Cray, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, Tower of Power to headline Music in the Zoo series
Keb' Mo (left) and Tower of Power are among the top draws at this year's Music in the Zoo Get … [Read More...]
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Sports
Fight fans ‘robbed’
The year’s second 10-bout fight card at the Armory last Saturday once again ended in controversy. Headlined by Osseo’s Caleb Truax fighting New … [Read More...]
‘Meat-on-your-bones soul food’ joins Twins stadium vendors
Gerard and Brittney Klass Chef Gerard Klass and his wife Brittney are the first Black husband-wife duo with a concessions stand at the Minnesota … [Read More...]
Opinion
Are Black Americans close to receiving reparations?
Understanding the importance of H.R. 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans Act The call for reparations … [Read More...]
We need to honor the ‘Nipseys’ in our own communities
The late Nipsey Hussle Bothered by the overwhelmingly negative images of African Americans in the news, movies, and books, poet Langston Hughes … [Read More...]
We need safe spaces of worship
The high holy holidays of Passover and Easter are fast approaching and Ramadan is in May. Attacks, however, on places of worship are becoming too … [Read More...]