Sabrina Jones had a problem with eczema and dry, over-sensitive skin. She created her solution and a thriving business: Body Love Products.
Stephenetta (isis) Harmon
Stephenetta Harmon is a Black beauty editor, curator, and digital media and communications expert who builds platforms to celebrate the power, impact, and business of Black beauty. She is the former EIC for Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (2018-19) and current host of MSR Forefront, a digital roundtable series. She is the founder of Sadiaa Black Beauty Guide, the premier directory dedicated to Black-owned hair and beauty businesses. Find her at stephenetta.com.
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NAACP: Keep speaking out against police misconduct
The NAACP Minneapolis has called for an apology and additional action from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office after the arrest of two Black women last month.
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Entrepreneurs learn to court the cash and clout
The two-day summit aims to connect underestimated entrepreneurs with potential investors.
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Marsha Ambrosius’ Black hair magic
We caught up with Marsha Ambrosius for a quick chat about her journey and love for hair.
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Hair braiding bill represents ‘new narrative’ at legislature
Leaders like Rep. Rena Moran have hit the ground running with legislation that addresses the needs of people of color.
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Black Business Spotlight: Therapy of Champions
Branden Johnson has been on a healing mission since his former days in the NBA Development League. He was first introduced to cryotherapy, a form of medical therapy, after NBA greats Jason Kidd and Jason Terry suggested he try it out.
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Black-owned businesses get a boost at Chameleon Shoppes
Shoppers can still take delight in the more than 20 small Black-owned businesses at Gaviidae Common in downtown Minneapolis.
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Black Business Spotlight: Bladed By Hair Love
According to Taquisha Jallah, owner of Bladed by Hair Love, a set of well-groomed eyebrows can also give you a confidence boost.
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Local therapist launches free video course to address racialized trauma
Renown therapist Resmaa Menakem has just launched a free online series empowering individuals and communities to address and heal from race-based trauma.
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Minnesota’s racial disparities require more than rhetoric and outrage
Communities must ‘demand transformational change.’
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Black Business Spotlight: K’s Revolutionary Catering
Northsiders Mariam Omari and Kotiareenia Taylor (known as Chef K) have turned catering into a movement.
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Black Business Spotlight:Wilson’s Image Barbers & Stylists
For the past decade or so, Teto Wilson’s barbershop has served as a Northside staple for not just a good haircut, but also as a place for gathering, good times, and even accessing community resources.
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Black leaders prominent among 2019 Bush Fellows
Provided by the Bush Foundation, Fellows receive upwards of $100,000 over a one- to two-year period to further develop their leadership skills.
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Black Business Spotlight: Lee & Louise Confections
The MSR chatted it up with Allen at a local pop-up to find out more about the inspiration behind her business.
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Hamline’s Black Student Collective 50 years strong
As the first student of color organization in the state’s oldest college, Hamline’s Black Student Collective (BSC) has served to empower some of the state’s most prolific Black leaders and activists — including Juanita C. Freeman, Washington County’s first Black judge, and Anika Bowie, vice president of NAACP Minneapolis and current candidate for St. Paul […]
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Power in unity: State’s Black lawmakers join forces
Black legislators have already hit the ground running, partnering on new bills and reintroducing some from the previous legislative session.
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Beyond boundaries: PaviElle French heals with soulful symphony
PaviElle French is set to debut “A Requiem for Zula” — a seven-movement homage to her late mother — this weekend at the Ordway Theatre as part of SPCO’s Tapestry19 Festival.
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The color of money: Meda challenge awards $1.475M to minority entrepreneurs
‘There isn’t ‘Black’ money — it’s green and that’s what everybody is in this for.’
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How to avoid (and recover from) identity theft
There’s nothing worse than being taken advantage of — whether it’s a vandalized car, home robbery or credit card fraud. It’s hard to deal with being violated while trying to figure out what was taken and how to recover or replace it. While most of us have measures in place, including alarms and insurance, to […]
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Kevin Powell claims ‘ruthless harassment’ from White Minnesota after defamation lawsuit
The activist-author shares his side of the story in this exclusive interview.