MSR’s formal retraction of “Former Minneapolis Public Schools employees allege cycle of race-based retaliation.”
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Posted inBlack History Month
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.
Posted inFeatured, MLK Legacy Section, Special Editions
2020 MLK Community Calendar
Find events in the Twin Cities and beyond to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s enduring legacy as a champion of social and racial justice, equity and equality.
Posted inDigital Editions
MSR Digital Edition 45 for June 11 – June 17, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 45 for June 11 – June 17, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 45, Volume 92.
Posted inPolitics
The Convention Hall and the Kitchen Table
Hamline University political science professor David Schultz builds a median voter index scoring 12 contested issues to show that Minnesota’s center-left voter sits at 60, while the DFL scores 80 and the Minnesota GOP scores 23, explaining why Republicans have not won a statewide race in two decades.
Posted inMusic
Minneapolis Showed Up for Prince at the Celebration 2026 Block Party and Sing Along
Emmanuel Duncan recaps the Prince Celebration 2026 Block Party and Sing Along, which brought fans, neighbors and music lovers together in downtown Minneapolis for a free celebration of one of the most iconic artists the world has ever known.
Posted inWNBA
WNBA’s push for cleaner play brings more fouls, longer games
Nearly a month into the WNBA season, the league’s new officiating points of emphasis have produced mixed results, with foul counts up significantly and games stretching longer, while the new CBA’s developmental player spots are opening doors for younger players across the league.
Posted inProfiles In Power
Nico Woods is building Black political infrastructure from the ground up
At 36, South Minneapolis native Nico Woods is building a sustainable political infrastructure for Black communities through Victory of the People, connecting more than 200 young people to political opportunities and developing a pipeline of future leaders.
Posted inEvents
The Black Parachute Is Giving Away Free Journals for Black Men Across the Twin Cities
The Black Parachute founder Josh Cobb is bringing free guided journals and mental wellness resources directly to Black men across the Twin Cities through a series of pop-up events this summer, with stops at Juneteenth celebrations and community events through August.
Posted inEvents
ART BQ Returns June 16 at MLK Recreation Center in St. Paul
825 Arts is hosting a free ART BQ pop-up on June 16 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in St. Paul, featuring a community forum on neighborhood tax dollars, food from Gravy Babies, Plant Bingo and 3-on-3 basketball.
Posted inLocal & State
Fitz was my best friend in Minnesota
Contributing writer Ray Richardson shares a deeply personal tribute to Larry Fitzgerald Sr., his best friend in Minnesota for more than 30 years, tracing their connection from a Williams Arena media room in 1990 to Super Bowl press boxes and a lifetime of shared memories.
Posted inEducation
Black Student Loan Default Rate Five Times Higher Than White Borrowers
A coalition of civil rights and consumer advocates is urging the federal Education Department to halt plans to garnish wages of nearly 9 million student loan borrowers in default, warning the policy will disproportionately harm Black and older borrowers.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
How one St. Paul makeup artist built her business from the ground up after high school
Black Business Spotlight: Makeup artist Kelexis McKinley built Slayage By Keke over 11 years from experimenting in the mirror after high school into a storefront beauty studio on University Avenue in St. Paul.SUBTITLE
Black Business Spotlight: Makeup artist Kelexis McKinley spent 11 years building Slayage By Keke from a home glam room to a storefront
Posted inThe Prep Scene
Fitzgerald got his flowers
MSR sports columnist Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald reflects on accepting a Southside Hall of Fame award on behalf of Charles Hallman and witnessing Larry Fitzgerald Sr. receive his flowers in person, just weeks before Fitzgerald’s passing at age 71.
Posted inEvents
Minneapolis Celebrates 612 Day on Friday, June 12
612 Day returns on Friday, June 12, with two ways to celebrate Minneapolis culture and community, including a festival at the Cabooze and a free family event at George Floyd Square.
Posted inLocal & State
Bush Foundation Announces 30 Bold Leaders as 2026 Bush Fellows
The Bush Foundation has named its 2026 Bush Fellows, celebrating 30 leaders across the region who are ready to take their leadership to the next level with up to $150,000 each to support a self-designed plan of up to two years.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Advocates Question Safety of HERC Incinerator Amid PFAS Concerns and EPA Lawsuit
Environmental advocates are renewing debate over Hennepin County’s waste incinerator, raising concerns about PFAS emissions, federal rollbacks of pollution standards and unequal health risks for communities near the facility in North Minneapolis.
Posted inLocal & State
Trump DOJ tried to surveil Minnesota journalists. A judge said no.
The Trump Justice Department twice tried and failed to obtain search warrants for the YouTube accounts of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, with a federal judge rejecting all five applications and ordering them unsealed after finding the government failed to disclose a key press freedom law.
Posted inLocal & State
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., a trusted voice in Twin Cities sports, dies at 71
Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the beloved Minnesota sports journalist and MSR columnist who spent nearly five decades as a trusted voice for Black athletes and coaches, has died at age 71. Tributes from across the sports world honored a pioneer, trailblazer and door opener.
Posted inFashion
A Pop of Pink Model Kimerlie Geraci Opens Up About Faith, Healing, and Rising Through Breast Cancer
Fashion model and breast cancer survivor Kimerlie Geraci joins Tetas Podcast host Vanessa Berrueta for an honest and deeply personal conversation about diagnosis, surgery, faith and healing ahead of the A Pop of Pink fashion show on June 19 in Minneapolis.
Posted inLocal & State
Families outraged after GOP delegates honor Chauvin at State Convention
Families of Black men killed by police are outraged after Minnesota Republican delegates held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at the state GOP convention in Duluth, with Courteney Ross, Valerie Castile and Toshira Garroway all speaking out.
Posted inBlacklight On Sports
Lucas Patterson Has Sent 35-Plus Kids to Division One. Minnesota Still Doesn’t Know His Name.
On Blacklight on Sports, hosts Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald and Charles Hallman sit down with Lucas Patterson, founder of Future Academic Ballers and Minnesota Prep, whose program has sent more than 35 players to Division I programs over nine years.
Posted inFinance
Predatory Lending Is on the Rise, and Small Businesses Are Paying the Price
MEDA Vice President Adrian Ruddock warns that predatory lenders are targeting small businesses struggling in the wake of Operation Metro Surge and urges BIPOC entrepreneurs to seek trusted alternatives before signing anything.