Local & State

Project DIVA’s 9th Annual Style Show, “She’s Worthy of It All,” may sound like some sort of cute-fest, but it is nothing that shallow.

On Friday, March 25, an intimate crowd gathered to have lunch with Dr. Josie Johnson and Lena K. Gardner.

Last week, leaders of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar responded to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s March 30 announcement that he would not prosecute two police officers for the killing of Jamar Clark.

As Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman reiterates that there was not enough evidence to charge two Minneapolis police officers for shooting Jamar Clark last November, activist leaders have made clear their strong dissent from that decision.

“I am not into waste. 1 don’t like seeing people waste time, food, and the biggest pet peeve of all, waste their talents and opportunities,” said Kevin Warren, chief operating officer of the Minnesota Vikings. These words have been Warren’s motto since the age of 12.

Residents of Glendale Townhomes told Minneapolis city council members last week in no uncertain terms that they do not intend to become the next victims of gentrification. “We are not moving out. Repair our homes,” read numerous signs.

Historic Fort Snelling needs a makeover, and the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is seeking community input in its multi-year improvement project.

The Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar held a rally at the Hennepin County Government Center on Saturday, March 26 to demand that Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman charge police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze for the murder of Jamar Clark.

With many civil rights battles under his belt and greater diversity in higher education to his credit, Dr. Whitney Harris’ long journey from the segregated schools of Louisiana to Minneapolis Community College is about to take another turn as he retires from the school this year.

On January 13 this year, Jovon Perry took on a new job that she says fulfills her ambition to bring about changes helping those most in need. The needs are great, but she appears to be undaunted by the immense scope of her new responsibilities.

Thor leads by example, as evidenced by Norman’s selection as one of four Minnesotans named to receive the 2016 Progress Minnesota Individual Award.

Voices for Racial Justice (VRJ) held a rally to share its 2016 Racial Equity Agenda on March 10, 2016 at Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill.

Residents of Glendale and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) have been feuding since May 2015 over the future of the Twin Cities’ oldest public housing. Glendale, located between Prospect Park and the University of Minnesota campus, has 184 townhome units. Most of its 600 residents are African Americans or East African and Hmong immigrants.

Last year the MPHA took a proposal for a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) redevelopment project for Glendale to the Minneapolis City Council.

Dr. Shakeer Abdullah, since coming to the University of Minnesota over two years ago, fully recognizes the importance of connecting with the off-campus Black community.

Penumbra Theater has long been a home for promoting and showcasing plays from the Black Arts Movement Era in the Twin Cities. But what makes this month at the Penumbra so unusual is their roster.

From the first time he entered a church, KG Wilson knew he wanted to be a pastor. “I knew that was my calling, even as a child.” Little did he know his ministry would not be in a church building but instead on the streets.

The Metro Transit Police Department is Minnesota’s fourth largest jurisdiction — eight counties and 85 cities. But under Chief John Harrington, who was hired to lead it in 2012, its officers and staff are becoming more representative of the population it serves.

On a typical school day, students file to and fro past her corner office at Si Melby Hall. Jennifer Jacobs maintains a busy day as well.

Volunteers with APIs4BlackLives-MN, a coalition of Minnesota Asian and Pacific Islander (API) individuals and organizations that work for social justice in solidarity with Black Lives Matter-Minneapolis and St. Paul…