Rebound Inc. is working to help Black youth in the Twin Cities move beyond systems involvement through prevention programs, transitional housing, group homes and youth advocacy, serving young people at every stage of their journey toward stability and independence.
Lizzy Nyoike
Lizzy Nyoike is a Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication student with interest in community stories, investigative and multimedia journalism.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | June 19–21
MSR’s What’s Hot roundup for June 19-21 features Juneteenth Freedom in Motion, Soul of the Southside on East Lake Street, a free multimedia exhibition and the Twin Cities Jazz Festival all weekend at Mears Park.
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How one St. Paul makeup artist built her business from the ground up after high school
Black Business Spotlight: Makeup artist Kelexis McKinley built Slayage By Keke over 11 years from experimenting in the mirror after high school into a storefront beauty studio on University Avenue in St. Paul.SUBTITLE
Black Business Spotlight: Makeup artist Kelexis McKinley spent 11 years building Slayage By Keke from a home glam room to a storefront
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Unique Fashion and Accessories brings affordable style and resilience to Crystal
Black Business Spotlight: Unique Fashion and Accessories owner Betty Sanders built a decade-long boutique business rooted in survivorship, affordable style and community empowerment after two battles with breast cancer changed the direction of her life.
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Black-led Arise Community Credit Union works to expand financial access for all
Black Business Spotlight: Arise Community Credit Union, founded through the Association for Black Economic Power in response to George Floyd’s murder, is building a community-rooted financial institution designed to serve residents historically excluded from traditional banking.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | May 15–17
MSR’s What’s Hot roundup for May 15-17 includes the Mainstreet Day Arts and Craft Fair in Hopkins, a 90s junk journal workshop, a llama trek with wine and morning yoga at Saint Croix Vineyards.
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Urban Lights Music continues legacy as one of the Twin Cities’ last Black-owned record stores
Urban Lights Music, one of the last Black-owned record stores in the Twin Cities, has survived 32 years on University Avenue in St. Paul through industry shifts, the pandemic, civil unrest and construction by staying rooted in community and culture.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | May 8-10
Mother’s Day weekend is here and the Twin Cities has a full lineup of ways to celebrate, from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Art Fair to a Mother’s Day brunch and more.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | May 1–3
Twin Cities weekend events May 1 to 3 include the Textile Garage Sale, a Kentucky Derby party at Graze Food Hall, the Sociable Summer Market and the Nicollet Island Spring Market.
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Big L’s Soul Food & Steakhouse brings flavor to George Floyd Square
Big L’s Soul Food Minneapolis opens in George Floyd Square as Larry Robinson grows a four-year food truck into a full-service community restaurant on 38th Street.
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Finding clarity in chaos: Lokho Kotile’s ‘Lost in Abstraction’ centers emotional healing
Lokho Kotile Lost in Abstraction exhibition at Minneapolis invites viewers into an intimate exploration of emotion, identity and healing through watercolors and digital illustration rooted in Oromo diaspora experience.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | April 24–26
Twin Cities weekend events April 24 to 26 include Black Violin, Frequency Fridays Ladies Night, the BFWMN Chic in Bloom fashion show and Art in Bloom at MIA.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | April 17–19
Twin Cities weekend events April 17 to 19 include the Schmidt Spring Art Crawl, Melanated Meetup, Soul Session 16 and the East Side Resistance Art and Craft Market.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | April 10–12
Twin Cities weekend events April 10 to 12 include Afrobeats at the Cabooze, the Black Market Mpls pop-up, AFROMATIC at the Cedar and the WARM Gallery 50th anniversary exhibition.
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How Design by Melo is reshaping community spaces in the Twin Cities
Design by Melo founder Damaris Hollingsworth built a Twin Cities architecture and urban design firm rooted in affordable housing and community centered design after creating the opportunity she could not find.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | April 3–5
Twin Cities things to do April 2026 this weekend include Frequency Fridays, a free food truck festival in White Bear Lake and a paint and sip at Sociable Cider Werks.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | March 27–29
Looking for Twin Cities things to do this weekend? Catch Savion Glover, a Prince tribute, a vintage market and a sound bath event March 27 to 29.
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Strive Publishing & Bookstore centers Black voices
In the heart of downtown Minneapolis, inside the Medical Arts Building, a unique literacy space is quietly transforming how stories are told, and who gets to tell them. At Strive Publishing & Bookstore, founder and CEO Mary Taris has created more than a bookstore, building a cultural hub rooted in representation, community, and the power […]
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Thrifting for tuition, student turns vintage finds into college savings
A high school student is turning thrifted clothing into a resale business to help save for college tuition.
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MSR What’s Hot This Weekend: March 20–22
Find things to do Twin Cities weekend with a mix of nightlife, brunch and wellness events across the metro.