The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery is hosting a celebration of diversity and inclusion with Timi Bliss, author and illustrator of “The Magic in Me!”, a personalized book that encourages children to embrace their unique qualities.
Black History Month
“Early in life, I somehow got the feeling that I could succeed even if I were a member of a minority group… I knew that I would have to work hard and never give up. I would have to take many affronts, but if I kept my personal integrity, nothing could defeat me.” — Cecil E. Newman
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in an effort to recognize African Americans in a history often void of their accomplishments. Surprisingly, this lack of recognition of African Americans and their contributions to society exists even now, almost a century after Woodson’s establishment of Negro History Week, now Black History Month.
Woodson recognized that if Blacks are unaware of their victories, they are more susceptible to give in to defeat under the weight of oppression. Our stories of triumph serve as a roadmap to future successes.
We hope you enjoy the stories of triumph offered in our Black History Month special section and in each and every week of the MSR.
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Timeless photo evokes Black solidarity: Somali women protest for Angela Davis’ release
A decades-old photo of Somali women protesting for the release of Angela Davis in the U.S. has long served as a symbol of solidarity for a generation of young Somalis.
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Black History Month events in the Twin Cities: Feb. 23-29
Black History Month offers a variety of free and low-cost events in the Twin Cities and beyond to celebrate the contributions of Black people throughout history.
Posted inMovies
Celebrate Black History Month with these 25 essential movies
A list of must-see movies for Black History Month and how to view them.
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Black History Month events in the Twin Cities: Feb. 17-22
Celebrate Black history with these free or low-cost events in the community.
Posted inBlack History Month
Blackness Our Perspective: the biracial side of Blackness
As our Black History Month discussion progresses, we shift the dialogue to biracial identities.
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‘Round Up’ this February at Seward Co-op to support a legacy neighborhood of Black culture and history
Seward Co-op is partnering with the Cultural Wellness Center for its SEED program.
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Blackness: Our Perspective
This week, we delve into the theme of Black self-perception, featuring reflections from diverse communities.
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Film and TV viewing to celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month offers a wealth of films and series that explore the economic impact of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the contributions of Black women in hip hop, Little Richard, and the Color Purple.
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Black History Month events in the Twin Cities: Feb. 10-17
Black History Month offers a variety of events to explore and celebrate Black history in the Twin Cities, including Maker Markets, STEM Saturdays, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Makers Markets, the Sound of Gospel and more.
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Black Press has been crucial in debunking ‘Lost Cause’ myth in Confederate statues
Black newspapers since the late 19th century have documented how Confederate monuments were originally built to enshrine the myth of the ‘Lost Cause.’
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Skin color and the one-drop philosophy
The one-drop rule: a legacy of slavery that still affects us today.
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Blackness: Our Perspective
Blackness: Our Perspective invites individuals from around the globe to share their perspectives on what Blackness means to them in a 200-or-less-word submission.
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Black History Month events in the Twin Cities: Feb. 1-8
Each week the MSR will highlight free or low-cost Black History Month events in the community.
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How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America
The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie and a documentary, helps illustrate how cartography—the practice of making and using maps—can illuminate injustice.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
Reparations? Not until hostilities cease
We’ve gone from disbelief and surrender to fervent belief and critical mass activism to secure reparations.
Posted inBlack History Month, Special Editions, Sports
The truth about traveling football trophies
These traveling trophies—the Little Brown Jug and the Floyd of Rosedale Pig—have a deep history of incidents of racism and pride from former and present student athletes of African American descent.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
Early reparation ideas for freed slaves
The idea for land redistribution for former slaves had been tossed about by abolitionists long before it was implemented with the agreement worked out in Savannah between the U.S. government and 20 Black preachers (see last week’s story “The origin of a revolutionary idea: 40 acres and a mule”). There were several proposals brought forward, […]
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
The limiting framework of reparations
Reparations become a limiting framework in which justice is conceived of as coming almost exclusively from existing legal and power structures.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured
The origin of a revolutionary idea: 40 acres and a mule
The original idea for redistributing 40 acres of formerly Confederate land to newly freed African slaves was the brainchild of a group of 20 Black preachers