South Minneapolis’ Corcoran Neighborhood Organization Executive Director Alicia D. Smith is the moderator, public relations contact, and logistics liaison for a community forum on Black unity called On The Ground Strategy.
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Churches strengthen community through Stairstep
The Stairstep Foundation advances Black interests through community-building events and business initiatives that bring jobs and investment dollars.
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North Mpls history told by residents who lived it
The “Northside Oral History Project” exhibit is a series of interviews with Blacks who lived on the North Side of Minneapolis over the past 50 years, telling their stories of how the community has changed throughout the years.
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Project advances power of everyday people against environmental racism
The Public Policy Project bills itself as an independent provider of public policy consulting, leadership training, civic engagement, lobbying, strategic planning, and advocacy services.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, celebrities, politicians motivate attendees at APRI’s conference
The A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), one of the nation’s largest organizations of African American labor union leaders and activists, held its 50th Annual National Education Conference in Bloomington last week.
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Festival for Fathers and Families brings community together [photos]
Defying the cloudy skies and spurts of rain, Northside residents gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate the presence of fathers in the community.
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NEON a magnet for Black entrepreneurs
NEON, located off West Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis, provides resources for Northside businesses and entrepreneurs through an ambitious program of services, education and counsel.
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38th Street violence rattles community
Community members gathered with Chief Arradondo, Mayor Frey and Mpls City Council VP Andrea Jenkins to press for answers for the uptick in violence on the 38th Street Corridor.
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National Night Out fosters community engagement and safety
National Night Out (NNO), celebrated the first Tuesday in August, is upon us once again.
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State seeks input from hardest hit by pollution
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, in 2016, set up an Environmental Justice Advisory Group so that communities of color can have a say in how to spend state money set aside for the environment.
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Cultivating opportunity in the East African community
A Cedar-Riverside establishment builds bridges between the underserved neighborhood and employment resources. The Cedar-Riverside Opportunity Center (CROC) aims to create employment and educational opportunities for the residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. The area is predominantly African American, with a substantial number of foreign-born residents, according to Minnesota Compass. Ward 6 Councilmember Abdi Warsame, who represents the […]
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Mpls looks to buoy Black business
Black Business Week was a new initiative from the City of Minneapolis to bolster and celebrate Black-owned businesses.
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Black union conference draws Black stars to Bloomington
With the theme ‘What’s Going on?’, APRI will hold its 50th annual National Education Conference at in Bloomington Aug. 7-11.
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Can MN lead the nation in disparities reduction?
Kevin Lindsey, the Minnesota Humanities Center’s newly hired CEO, says Minnesota lead the nation in reducing disparities.
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Buoyed by district support, Omar takes on broken health care
Congressman Ilhan Omar enjoyed a warm welcome home to discuss health care at a town hall at Sabathani Community in South Minneapolis.
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Mystery deepens over Eagan police shooting
Questions remain in the July 2 shooting death of Isak Abdirahman Aden, 23, of Columbia Heights.
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Homeless conundrum greets new Transit chief
New chief of Metro Transit Police Eddie Frizell heads a growing police force.
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Meet the new director of the African American Leadership Forum
Lacora Bradford Kesti will head the African American Leadership Forum, the organization announced.
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Northside landlords exploit poor Black tenants, study shows
Researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a study to figure out why Minneapolis residents experience higher than average eviction filings.
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MN Black lawmakers face uphill battle
Even with the uptick in diversity, the legislative session was still a struggle for Black lawmakers pushing Black issues.