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The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 to include electronic cigarettes in its clean indoor air policy and prohibit...
Read moreBlack lawyers nationwide are concerned about “prosecutor’s discretion” whether or not to file charges on police officers who shoot Blacks....
Read moreYou commit a crime, do your time and, appropriately rehabilitated, having learned your lesson, you pick yourself up and move...
Read moreThe University of Liberia Alumni Chorus (ULAC) was formed in 2009 by a group of Liberians who had decided to...
Read moreDr. Chaunda L. Scott, a native of South Minneapolis, has received a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Award with Cape Peninsula University...
Read moreStephanie Dilworth of St. Paul, Minnesota was installed as the 22nd National President of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. at...
Read moreThe term “Black-on-Black crime” is oft-referenced in reporting on violence in this country, often using the annual FBI crime reports....
Read moreAbout 100 community members gathered in Fridley on Saturday, September 19 to search for a Mounds View man who disappeared...
Read moreBeing prepared for emergencies is something most of us think about but do not execute in advance of the actual...
Read moreSince February 2015, Rosa Bogar, a local educator, has used the phrase “Black Lives Matter” for a campaign that focuses...
Read moreFree your mind, it’s said, and the rest of you will follow. Accordingly, Face2Face works toward enlightening and inspiring individuals...
Read moreAs part of our celebration over the next several months of 80 years of continuous publication, the MSR will be...
Read moreSome 100,000 people from around the Midwest attended this year’s annual Wisconsin Sweet Corn Festival held August 20-23. The number...
Read moreOn Saturday, September 12, Sister Spokesman gathered community members and experts in holistic medicine to discuss holistic healthcare at Summit...
Read moreThis week Minneapolis will be the launching site for a series of conferences for Blacks seeking corporate leadership positions.
Read more(Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Urban League On Saturday, August 29, hundreds of community members gathered for the Urban League’s...
Read moreNashville, Tenn — Prominent in the annual Fisk University Institute on Race Relations held here July 2 to 14 were...
Read moreAt the 6th annual "Southside Back in the Day" Community Celebration, held September 5 at Phelps Park in Minneapolis, Evette...
Read moreThe Racial Equity Action Plan (REAP) has been in planning mode for over a year now. As a follow-up to...
Read moreAccording to the Pew Research Center, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. reached a high of 12.2 million...
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