The CNN anchor took a victory lap for Black achievement at the 29th annual event.
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Trump administration wants to tighten SNAP requirements, bypassing Congress
This is not how American democracy is supposed to work.
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Celebrating KMOJ’s 40 years of ‘Q-Bear’
KMOJ’s eight annual Soul Bowl is set to honor Walter “Q-Bear” Banks, Jr. as more than a popular radio personality, but also paying homage to the community-minded media veteran as a veritable institution.
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Dr. Joi Lewis explores the radical power of self-care
Self-care in communities of color has often been seen as selfish. This is especially true for Black women who are expected to be superheroes that push past, instead of addressing, trauma.
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Washington County’s first Black judge hopes to instill trust in justice
Judge Juanita Freeman is breaking barriers while bringing a different lens to justice.
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Be Better Foundation honors victims of gun violence
Having already established the Taylor Hayden Memorial Foundation to End Gun Violence in her honor, Hayden was present Dec. 22 at the launch of the Tarvanisha B. Boyd “Be Better” Foundation at Sabathani Community Center
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Wrestler’s shorn locs expose more than outdated rules
Black communities across the country watched in disbelief as a Black New Jersey high school wrestler was forced to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a regional match.
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Year of the History-Makers
2018 proved to be the year of history-makers for African Americans across the country, and Minnesota, in particular.
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James Burroughs named Children’s Minnesota’s first-ever chief inclusion officer
Minnesota’s outgoing chief inclusion officer James C. Burroughs will be ringing in the New Year at Children’s Minnesota.
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Black woman incarceration rising at an alarming, disparate rate
While Black women overall are twice as likely to be imprisoned as their white counterparts, Black women ages 18 to 19 are three times more likely to be imprisoned than their white counterparts, the CAP report noted.
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Mpls fire dept continues diversity efforts
DuJuan Williams can finally say he is a Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) graduate.
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Let’s talk Whiteness: ‘Minnesota Nice’ and prejudice explored at race forum
When it comes to the history of White people and America, we should all be doing some heavy lifting
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Amidst glowing remarks, MPD Chief Arradondo gets full term
Arradondo has served as interim chief since July 2017 after the former police chief, Janeé Harteau, resigned following the police shooting of an unarmed woman.
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Michelle Obama extends ‘Becoming’ book tour, visits Xcel in March
Published just a month ago, the memoir Becoming has been flying off the shelves, with over 3 million hard copies sold to date…
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Black AIDS disparities on the rise
HIV/AIDS is no exception, with African Americans accounting for nearly half (47 percent) of all new infections in 2016.
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Change in leadership follows Fourth Precinct Christmas tree uproar
On Friday, two officers from the North Minneapolis station, in a predominately African American neighborhood, were put on leave after adorning the Christmas tree with cans of malt liquor, Newport cigarettes, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen paraphernalia, along with other racist items.
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‘Minnesota Nice’ reveals lingering White supremacy
The Twin Cities is ranked as the fourth worst state for Blacks in the country.
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See the big picture before jumping into business
Black business ownership, along with its benefits — financial freedom, legacy, self-empowerment — is not a new conversation. How people are approaching it is.
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Mining the resources to heal Black trauma
Dressed in a casual blue and off-white plaid shirt, the sure-footed trauma specialist and author weaved around the room at the event hosted by the newly formed grassroots organization created to build bridges across racial, social and economic lines to address racial justice issues.
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Alan Page awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (video)
Page became the first Black Minnesota Supreme Court justice in 1993 and served for 22 years.