When I spoke to residents, most of them renters, most have an issue with our safety, with health and mental health in Ward 1.
Abdi Mohamed
Abdi Mohamed is a contributing writer at the MN Spokesman-Recorder. He can be reached at amohamed@spokesman-recorder.com.
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Twin Cities Film Festival roundup
The Twin Cities Film Festival is in its 14th year, showcasing films from Hollywood to local creators.
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Local protesters call for ceasefire as situation in Gaza worsens
Protests continue to take place across the Twin Cities calling for a ceasefire and aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Rep. Omar proposes federal bill to protect Black women and girls
Rep. Ilhan Omar proposed the bill during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in late September, where she believed it would gain support from her colleagues.
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Local nonprofit provides a lifeline to East Africa
‘The level of food insecurity today on the map in the majority of the area is between crisis and emergency because of the drought that has been going on since 2020.’
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Black Renaissance art
The “Renaissance Fire” exhibit was organized as a celebration of lighting the torch to systematic oppression.
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St. Paul City Council votes to put childcare funding on next year’s ballot
St. Paul residents will be able to approve tax increases to fund childcare services at the ballot box in 2024, as the city council voted on Aug. 16 to override the mayor’s veto.
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Minneapolis police chief under fire
‘You can have a million discussions with the community and still fail to address basic policy issues.’
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Northside event helps bridge healthcare gap
The second annual “Live Your Healthy Lyfe” event took place last weekend putting the topic of health and wellness on center stage.
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Celebration of Minnesota’s African immigrant communities
‘When people fit into the fabric of society, they succeed in education. They succeed in work. They succeed in business.’
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Little Africa Festival and Black Business Week highlight progress and economic resources
The ninth annual Little Africa Festival takes place on Aug. 6 in Hamline Park in St. Paul.
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Leading the charge for missing and murdered Black women
Black women make up 40 percent of domestic violence victims despite being 7 percent of the state population.
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Ellison and Martinez debate ahead of fall election
Residents of North Minneapolis’s Ward 5 gathered for a public safety town hall and debate between City Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison and challenger Victor Martinez.
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Can guaranteed income help sustain families struggling with poverty?
‘I had read about this thing that he was doing around guaranteed income and it was just amazing,’
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Somali community celebrates culture and history
‘We see other Somalians taking risks—it’s like, if that brother or that sister could do it, so can I.’
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Community presses for answers after tragic loss of five young lives
‘It is our collective responsibility to honor their memories by advocating for justice for them, and to ensure that their legacy is always remembered.’
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Protests erupt over U of M budget cuts to staff and ethnic studies
A student-led group, along with other unions tied to the university, are demanding ethnic and gender studies programs be funded.
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The case for juvenile justice reform
Moriarty stands by her decision to offer the plea deal and the decision to offer two years in juvenile detention followed by an extended juvenile justice sentence.
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Crime and punishment: the Zaria McKeever case
In an MSR exclusive, Tiffynnie Epps shares her family’s journey in seeking justice for the murder of her sister Zaria McKeever.
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Will Mayor Carter’s ambitious plan for St. Paul succeed?
‘We take a lot of pride in reshaping what municipal government looks like.’