One hundred years after the birth of Minnesota’s first Black person, Marvel Jackson Cooke made her own history as the...
Read moreThe Black-owned restaurant boasts a menu like none other in the area, with soul food recipes based off of cheesy...
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 moreIn 2019, the two Americas King wrote about still remain. A nation once lauded for its enviable and expanding middle...
Read moreIf he were alive, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be wholly disgusted with the American experiment.
Read moreWhile the Twin Cities may be chock full of events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the partial...
Read moreDr. Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform...
Read moreAs we celebrate and reflect on King’s ongoing legacy, the MSR took to the streets to find out how various...
Read moreHere's how to watch a live broadcast of the sold-out affair.
Read moreA large deterrent to continued progress is propaganda painting King as a sweet guy with a catchy speech device (dreams...
Read moreFind events in the Twin Cities and beyond to celebrate Dr. King’s enduring legacy as a champion of social and...
Read more(CLICK THE IMAGE TO OPEN THE YEARBOOK) For 23 years, the Spokesman-Recorder nonprofit and its supporters have sponsored the Graduation Celebration,...
Read moreMore than 200 community members, graduating students and their parents attended the free scholarship dinner and ceremony awards. Ten students...
Read moreOn Broadway (1959), in movie houses (1961), and afterward on television, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun increasingly held Black...
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