News: a space for original local news stories, with emphasis on stories pertaining to African Americans.
Harteauâs absence attributed to âpublic safetyâ threats  By Khymyle Mims Contributing Writer This past Thursday night, citizens from across the city gathered at the Sabathani Community Center in South …
MPD chief a no-show at community forum on police violence Read MoreNational conversation highlights Black victimizers, yet overlooks victims  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Domestic violence or child abuse isnât just being done by Black NFL players â itâs a …
Peterson case puts domestic violence in media spotlight Read MoreLocal artist creates platform for educating on healthy eating By Raymond Jackson Contributing Writer On Sunday, September 14, well-known Twin Cities artist Seitu Jones hosted CREATE: The Community …
St. Paul street art project shares food with community Read MoreOutreach department works to reconcile cultural differences  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer First of a two-part story Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges since her election nearly a year ago has …
Mpls park board, along with City, addresses inequities Read MoreFor many Mike Brownâs death represents the value of young Black men in the U.S. Â News Analysis By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer The MSR sent writer Mel Reeves to …
What happened in Ferguson, MO is a bigger issue than race Read MoreBlack Men Healing Conference focuses on sexual exploitation  By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer There are a great many programs and projects to aid Black women and improve life for …
Treating Black men means healing Black women Read MoreImmigrant uses family recipe to create Sadiaâs Gourmet Sauce By Khymyle Mims Contributing Writer Have you ever met someone, and before they even introduced themselves you knew there was something special …
Entrepreneurâs story of refugee hardship results in success Read MoreCommunity members want more than talk â theyâre ready for action  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer All DFL candidates should ârepresentâ Black issues, says a member of the …
BLACK CAUCUS DISCUSSES STRATEGIES FOR DFL ACCOUNTABILITY Read MoreProgram directorâs personal experiences inform her work with youth By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Minerva Muñozâs main mission is to help as many prospective first-generation college students as possible …
TRIO teaches high school students the culture of college Read MoreSkyLearn promises âsignificant improvementsâ Â By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Minnesotaâs educational disparity isnât just a gap, itâs a chasm. Unless youâre stupid enough to believe all those children …
Tired of long-term plans to close the achievement gap? Read MoreHennepinâs board lacks the diversity of those it represents  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Three of the seven Hennepin County Commissioner seats are up for election this November. …
A âhidden level of governmentâ few understand: county boards Read MoreNews Analysis By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer The MSR sent writer Mel Reeves to Ferguson, Missouri to personally observe and report on the aftermath of unrest there following an …
On the ground in Ferguson, MO Read MoreApproximately 600 people gather at at Phelps Park in Minneapolis on August 30 for the Back in the Day Southside Annual Picnic. …
Back In The Day 2014 Read MoreDuring the summer of 2008, art would imitate life in New York as Michael Bloomberg implemented a more meticulous and sophisticated method to measure poverty throughout the cityâs five boroughs. As such, the poverty rate in New York swelled to 23 percent overnight, and 400,000 New Yorkers joined the ranks of the poor.
The federal poverty line grossly underestimates actual U.S. poverty Read MoreLatavia Osgood contributes remarkably strong qualifications to St. Paul’s venerated anti-poverty program Community Action Partnership (CAP), starting with, as you’d expect, the credentials.
âYounger generationâ provides valuable feedback to governing boards Read MoreYou donât meet LeAndra Estis so much as experience her. The svelte, diminutive dynamo, an enthused conversationalist, arrests your attention, bringing intelligence and passion to bear on whatever subject happens to be at hand.
This board member breaks the mold Read More
This participant found the event life-changing Dear freedom riders, civil right activists, Soweto, South Africa, Mandela, Malcom X, Dr. King, armed forces, nameless, today I say thank you. Today I …
An eye-witness account of Black Lives Matterâs MOA protest Read More
Uncle says âcrazed individualâ profiled in media is not his nephew Something happened May 10 after he allegedly was earlier involved in a theft. Exactly what happened in the basement of …
Family suspects police cover-up in Terrance Franklin shooting Read MoreOn Saturday, January 19, Wayman AME Church in North Minneapolis played host to a glorious event that celebrated the 105th birthday of Reverend Noah Spencer Smith. The church was filled with many people of all ages who Smith has touched over the years.
Minister celebrates his 105th birthday â Reverend Smith describes himself as a âlate bloomerâ Read More