‘People feel that they have little control of what is happening in their homes and in their communities.’
COVID-19
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured
Governor Walz extends peacetime emergency
Following the advice of public health experts, senior advocates, labor, doctors, hospitals, and long-term care providers, Governor Walz extends COVID-19 peacetime emergency.
Posted inBulletin, COVID-19
Free COVID-19 testing for protesters, community members at Sabathani and other sites
The State of Minnesota is offering COVID-19 testing to people living in the communities impacted by recent large gatherings in the Twin Cities. area.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health + Wellness
Coronavirus: How to be as safe as possible in your house of worship
To keep congregations safe, religious services must take a different approach.
Posted inOpinion
Coronavirus crisis is frightening for White folk, scarier still for Blacks
If there was any time for Black health professionals to step in and lend a hand, that time is now.
Posted inSports
Return of youth sports welcomed and feared
Black parents fear their children will get sick if they return to sports more than do White and Latino parents, says a new Aspen Institute Power Play youth sports study.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pilgrim’s Pride jeopardized workers’ safety
The plant stayed open and continued to operate despite complaints in March that workers at the plant had tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inCOVID-19, Education, Featured
Virtual Town Hall explores what education might look like post-COVID
Distance learning has revealed that a digital divide exists nationally and locally. The issue was front and center at a recent virtual town hall.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured
Free COVID-19 testing Memorial Day Weekend: a personal account
Today is the last day for free COVID-19 testing offered by the state.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured
Gov. Walz partners with faith leaders to reopen places of worship according to CDC guidelines
Starting May 27, places of worship may open at 25 percent occupancy if they adhere to social distancing and other public health guidelines to keep congregants safe.
Posted inBulletin, COVID-19
Mpls fire stations accepting mask donations for #MaskUpMPLS campaign
This weekend, the social media campaign #MaskUpMPLS will begin promoting a mask-drive.
Posted inSports
Fear has helped keep games away
Sport’s is a multi-billion dollar industry, and sports with no fans in attendance? It’s never happened before
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Another potential dark side of COVID-19 affecting children
We then discovered that COVID-19 also affects younger patients, without comorbidities, between the ages of 20-40, but in a different way.
Posted inLocal & State, News
2020 MN State Fair is canceled due to coronavirus concerns
The Minnesota State Fair is canceled this year due to coronavirus health risks.
Posted inSports
Stadium safety presents big challenges
Some health experts warn that without strict social distancing guidelines, it might not be until 2021 before sports events are again held with spectators.
Posted inNews
Long-term effects of pandemic look dire, experts warn
Health and economic experts shared their opinion about the possible effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economy of the U.S. at a recent webinar.
Posted inArts + Culture, Featured, Music
Teens rap on COVID-19
The African American Community Response Team, in partnership with the Summit Academy OIC Best Buy Teen Tech Center, launched a COVID-19 Rap Challenge for teens ages 13-18.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Safety issues pit nurses against United Hospital
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused much consternation among nursing and health professionals who have expressed safety concerns.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured
Minneapolis park playgrounds, courts and fields to reopen in two weeks
As part of ‘Stay Safe MN,’ the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is beginning to slowly re-open courts, play areas, skateparks and sport fields over the next two weeks.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, Health + Wellness
Here’s how to stay safe while buying groceries amid the coronavirus pandemic
It’s important to continue to use the best practices in stores to stop the spread of COVID-19 virus.