From jazz to food trucks, here are a few free or low-cost community events around town.
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Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
New Lynx shooter grateful for green light
Lexie Brown recently became the 13th player in Minnesota Lynx history to make five three-pointers in a game and the third WNBA player to do so.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies, Television
Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ blasts Netflix viewership records 
‘When They See Us’ has been the most-watched series on Netflix, since its debut.
Posted inSports
Black golfers scarce at Hazeltine, plentiful at Emerald Greens
The Twin Cities this weekend will see golfers all over, but will any Blacks be among them?
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight, News
Black Business Spotlight: Body Love
Sabrina Jones had a problem with eczema and dry, over-sensitive skin. She created her solution and a thriving business: Body Love Products.
Posted inArts + Culture, Television
The Hot List: A summer TV snapshot
Summer TV viewing is in full swing with many returning favorites, as well as fresh offerings.
Posted inLocal & State, News
NAACP: Keep speaking out against police misconduct
The NAACP Minneapolis has called for an apology and additional action from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office after the arrest of two Black women last month.
Posted inObituaries
Yusef Shareef
Yusuf Shareef (Joseph Raymond Lewis, Sr) passed away peacefully in Detroit Michigan, on May 24, 2019 at the age of 82. Yusuf was preceded in death by mother and father Leo Lewis, Sr., and Irene Baker, daughter Brenda Harris and Granddaughter Alisa Lewis. He is survived by his children: Joseph Raymond Jr., (Vera) Lewis, Michael […]
Posted inObituaries
LaVerne Coffee
LaVerne Coffee, 89 passed away peacefully on June 20, 2019, following a brief illness.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Black Family Day targets racial disparities
The Black Civic Network (BCN) recently hosted Black Family Day to raise awareness of disparities between Black families and their White counterparts.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
More than music: St. Paul recording arts school makes high marks
High School for Recording Arts (HSRA) continues to prove itself to be a spawning ground for talent of remarkable consequence.
Posted inArts + Culture
WEEKEND TOP 5 | June 14-16
Here are the editors’ picks of free or low-cost community events around town this weekend.
Posted inArts + Culture
WEEKEND TOP 5 | June 14-16
Here are the editors’ picks of free or low-cost community events around town this weekend.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
We’re in a golden age of Black horror films
Black actors have always had a role in horror films. But something different is taking place today: the re-emergence of true Black horror films.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
Black Business Spotlight: Humanize My Hoodie
What started as a hashtag in 2016, has grown into a full-fledged fashion campaign with hoodies serving as a learning tool and conversation starter.
Posted inOpinion
Trump’s attempt to erase Harriet Tubman
The attempted erasure of Tubman represents yet another move in the Trump playbook to disconnect racial reality from White fantasy.
Posted inHealth + Wellness, Local & State, News
Blood pressure screening event to honor fathers, John Singleton
High blood pressure or hypertension, is known as the silent killer and is prevalent among men.
Posted inSports
Hats off to this year’s Arline V. Winfield Award recipient!
Florene Pattain, mother of seven and longtime St. Paul resident, was the recipient of Arline V. Winfield Special Mother Award.
Posted inSports
Baseball still as White as ever
Baseball’s Whiteness, especially at the pro and college levels, is both obvious and concerning.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The birth of Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition
For years, Glendale Townhomes have served as point of contention for residents who feared gentrification, privatization and the subsequent destruction of Minneapolis’ public housing.