Community Profiles

February 2019 will mark Lisa Fredell’s 28th year as a shoe shiner in downtown Minneapolis. In 2001, after working at...

KMOJ’s eight annual Soul Bowl is set to honor Walter “Q-Bear” Banks, Jr. as more than a popular radio personality,...

Self-care in communities of color has often been seen as selfish. This is especially true for Black women who are...

Judge Juanita Freeman is breaking barriers while bringing a different lens to justice.

Run by Raeisha Williams, the tea house first opened its doors in December 2017, although it’s been a dream of...

Like many entrepreneurs, De’Vonna Pittman is a Jill of many trades. Her endeavors include launching the organic hair and skin...

The Nutcracker performance takes place at the Eden Prairie High School Performing Arts Center December 14-16.

Her offerings, including a much-in-demand peach cobbler dubbed 'Harriet’s Escape,' along with a 'Dr. T. Adams Philosophy' pecan cobbler....

Houston White, owner of HWMR barbershop and lifestyle brand Black Excellence, created the scholarship to honor her legacy.

A lot of African Americans don't really know too much about men's personal care products. In the industry, it's very...

Smith, recently named to Forbes’ 2019 30 Under 30 in media list, noted it is often heralded as “raw” and...

Autumn Frazier is the proprietor of Autumn’s Vintage Boutique, LLC in Minneapolis. The 59-year-old mother of three owns the resale...

The NFL Hall-of-Famer was among six honorees awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump at a White...

Aniki is just 11 years old, and he owns his own company called Ice Cream Bow Ties.

Since 2016, the two nonprofits have run Produce Share Program, a partnership to grow fresh produce for SCHS patients as...

Licensed cosmetologist Karen Coffey opened Bella Beauty and Hair in January 2017 to provide women and men in the Twin...

At the age of 94, it is safe to say that no other pastor in the Twin Cities has been...

'We do air duct cleaning, which is our primary business. We started out doing apartment buildings and houses. As time...

This Black man’s Republicanism came to him as he watched football great and civil rights activist Jim Brown come on...

It's a very humbling thing when you get outside of the U.S. to see that there are many people that...