A Minneapolis street has been renamed Lena Smith Boulevard to honor Minnesota’s first Black female attorney and correct the legacy of segregation tied to its former namesake. Community members led the five-year effort to reclaim the space and uplift a civil rights icon.
Black History Minnesota
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Ceremony honors legacy of Harry and Clementine Robinson
“They were there at a time when protests were underway to push Black residents out of South Minneapolis.”
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Back in the Day award honors Al Brown as ‘Guardian of the Story’
Al Brown was awarded the 2025 Guardian of the Story Award at Southside Back In The Day for his decades of work in the Black Press and community storytelling, presented by MSR publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard.