Chris Juhn is a contributing photographer at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
Over 200 people gathered at Hamline Park in St. Paul August 10 to protest the use of lethal force by police officers. The protest came a day after the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, whose fatal shooting by police​ led to days of rioting in Ferguson, MO and sparked the national Black Lives Matter movement.
A call to emergency action for the event was sent out via a Facebook event page and a group text message by Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and the Black Liberation Proje
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) celebrated 80 years of service to the community with the Legacy Boat Cruise, Saturday, August 1, 2015.
Around 20,000 people gathered together for Rock the Garden, an annual music festival by The Current radio station held between the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis.
Ludacris. J. Cole. Big Sean. Ice Cube. Brother Ali. Half-naked women. Marijuana infused air. Mosh pits. Freestyle raps and dances. Tricked out rides. Graffiti. Skateboarders. St. Paul Slim. Turntables. Soundset 2015 was in full effect and there was nothing that the rain could do it about it.
Thousands of hip hop enthusiasts gathered at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN, May 24 to partake in Soundset, Minnesota’s premier hip hop festival.
Headlined by J. Cole, the festival featured 30 acts in total, spread across three stage areas. While the main stage hosted the big name artists such as Ludacris, Yelawolf, Dilated People, and Atmosphere, it wasn’t the hottest stage in the festival.
On May 1, hundreds participated in a series of Black Lives Matter rallies in support of the 36 protesters who were arrested at the Mall of America demonstration last December. The protests coincided with International Workers’ Day and in solidarity of workers’ rights.
Over 2,000 people turned out for the “Rise Up and Shut it Down with Baltimore” rally Wednesday, April 29, organized by Black Lives Matter Minneapolis.
Demonstrators marched in Minneapolis April 15th, in hopes of increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
A three-alarm fire broke out in the 900 block of West Broadway in North Minneapolis, April 15, consuming a number of businesses. The fire blazed for hours as firefighters worked hard to put out the fire
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