Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks was recently honored with a statue in Montgomery, Alabama.
Read moreTwo trailblazing cheerleaders were recognized at St. Peter’s Church in Minneapolis: (l-r) Harriet Bowman Solomon, Gwendolyn Morrow Fraction; Rev. Carla...
Read moreOne hundred years after the birth of Minnesota’s first Black person, Marvel Jackson Cooke made her own history as the...
Read moreConsider the following collection a historical taste of Black history in the Twin Cities!
Read moreIn honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota. This...
Read moreIn honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota.
Read moreEach week this month, MSR editors share their top picks for events celebrating Black History Month.
Read moreIn honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota. This...
Read moreEach week this month, MSR editors share their top picks for events celebrating Black History Month.
Read moreIn honor of Black History Month, we salute the oft-invisible Black baseball players who found their place in history despite...
Read moreOn Broadway (1959), in movie houses (1961), and afterward on television, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun increasingly held Black...
Read moreFifty years ago, a tragic accident ended the groundbreaking career of Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., a Chicago native and...
Read moreArie Gibson As Black America recounts how far it’s come, there is pride in culture and in accomplishments. One can...
Read moreGeorge Poage George Poage can claim a piece of Black history for himself, though, at the time of his success,...
Read moreListed below are Black History Month events in the Twin Cities and beyond. If you know of an event that...
Read moreMinnesota’s Black Community Project (MBCP) is a nonprofit organization launched in 2016 that serves to applaud and highlight the contributions...
Read moreThe Sabathanites kept kids off the streets in a turbulent era The remaining active, original Sabathanites The Twin Cities boasts...
Read moreConclusion of a four-part series In this final installment of our series about African Americans who fought for dignity and...
Read moreFirst of a three-part story Related story: Women helped build porters’ Brotherhood This is the first installment of a story about...
Read moreGayle Anderson In the accompanying photo, Dave Winfield, the Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer who was born and raised in St....
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