Each week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...
Read moreThis story looks back at a time when racism was even more flagrant, leading to the death of an Iowa...
Read moreEach week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...
Read moreReligion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and...
Read moreOur community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.
Read moreNiceness can be a form of manipulation, creating a racial dynamic where people of color are required to maintain White...
Read moreIt's been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the...
Read moreFind the editors' picks of this week's Black History Month events.
Read moreHow much has really improved for Black people in the U.S. since 1968? On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther...
Read moreRead Stevie Wonder’s speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. January 15, 1981, at the rally calling for an...
Read moreHonoring Dr. King’s legacy in the 21st Century means rigorously interrogating the U.S. criminal justice system and refusing to accept...
Read moreThe U.S. is a very different place than it was in 1968. Or is it?
Read moreIt has been 40 years since Stevie Wonder penned the up-tempo riff of the 'Happy Birthday' song that created a...
Read more' We suffer from a kind of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and...
Read moreGil Scott-Heron relates his experience with Stevie Wonder on his 1981 'Hotter Than July' tour in which Wonder advocated and...
Read moreFind events in the Twin Cities and beyond to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s enduring legacy as a champion of...
Read moreCivil 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 moreAngie's Hats speak to the rich traditions of Black women and their coveted church hats as well as women all...
Read moreOne hundred years after the birth of Minnesota’s first Black person, Marvel Jackson Cooke made her own history as the...
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