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BET’s new docuseries is shining a national spotlight on the Twin Cities. The network's Finding Justice series is set to...

'I got what I needed,' said Natalie Pollard after attending Sister Spokesman’s 'New Beginnings: Life After Incarceration' discussion. She had...

Founding PRIDE members, circa 1969 // Courtesy of Hamline As the first student of color organization in the state’s oldest...

Blackface is part of American culture’s DNA. But America has forgotten that. Although use of Blackface is now politically and...

Black legislators have already hit the ground running, partnering on new bills and reintroducing some from the previous legislative session.

'There isn’t ‘Black’ money — it’s green and that’s what everybody is in this for.'

The nine-day group excursion pays homage to the 400th anniversary of when enslaved Africans first arrived in the U.S.

The National NAACP is working with both chapters to create an Economic Inclusion Plan addressing equity gaps, including criminal and...

The CNN anchor took a victory lap for Black achievement at the 29th annual event.

This is not how American democracy is supposed to work.

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.

Having already established the Taylor Hayden Memorial Foundation to End Gun Violence in her honor, Hayden was present Dec. 22...

Black communities across the country watched in disbelief as a Black New Jersey high school wrestler was forced to either...

2018 proved to be the year of history-makers for African Americans across the country, and Minnesota, in particular.

Minnesota's outgoing chief inclusion officer James C. Burroughs will be ringing in the New Year at Children's Minnesota.

While Black women overall are twice as likely to be imprisoned as their white counterparts, Black women ages 18 to...

DuJuan Williams can finally say he is a Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) graduate.

When it comes to the history of White people and America, we should all be doing some heavy lifting