‘The City has never really responded, never been interested in the community’s vision.’
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Policing has been recognized by multiple medical organizations as a public health threat.
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Communities of color hardest hit by opioid epidemic
On February 24, the Minnesota Department of Human Services announced it is awarding $5.7 million in grants to 12 organizations to help fight the opioid crisis.
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New funding targets opioid prevention, treatment in communities of color
On February 24, the Minnesota Department of Human Services announced it is awarding $5.7 million in grants to 12 organizations to help fight the opioid crisis.
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St. Paul joins a national movement to explore reparations for America’s original sin
Last month, the Saint Paul City Council launched the application process for the Recovery Act Community Reparations Commission.
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Sweeping away the homeless problem  Â
‘People are losing their shelter, their clothing, their heat. This is how they live, how they survive.’
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New state senator champions women’s rights
‘We passed the PRO Act because we know that Minnesota has the ability to make laws protecting Minnesota’s right to reproductive freedom.’
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight, Business
Black Business Spotlight: Soul Grain
‘Even people who are not granola fans like what we are doing.’
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies, Television
Exposing Minnesota-style bigotry inspires movement for change
The efforts of four resistance movements have been captured in a series of documentary shorts titled ‘Jim Crow of the North Stories.’
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Panel explores Minnesota’s glaring racial inequities
‘This disinvestment in Black communities is not just historic, it’s current. It’s still happening.’
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Roof Depot demolition controversy heats up
The City of Minneapolis is close to demolishing an abandoned warehouse in the East Phillips neighborhood against the wishes of environmental justice advocates.
Posted inArts + Culture, Books
Activist’s first book inspires young minds to continue march for justiceÂ
Like Joy, the character in the book, young Black and Brown kids can see themselves, their family, and their community on each beautifully illustrated page.
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MPS delays search for new superintendent
‘If we give another year to the current [interim] superintendent, we’re probably missing a lot of great leaders. I want to see change now.’
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Black Business Spotlight: Render Free
A new communal wellness space opens for Black and Brown women in Northeast Mpls.
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Remembering the Montford Point Marines
In the summer of 1942, the first Black Marines arrived at Montford Point Camp, a 1,600-acre wooded swamp near Jacksonville, North Carolina
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Metro Transit continues hiring despite driver assault concerns
The agency continues to struggle with difficult working conditions that have attracted federal scrutiny and threaten to drive away their drivers new and old.
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Store closings in North Mpls a hardship for many
February will see the closing of two stores in North Minneapolis.
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Mississippi lawmakers seek return to Jim Crow with separate White system of justice
Mississippi’s Black community is outraged that state lawmakers are moving closer to establishing a separate justice system in Jackson for whites and African Americans.
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Devoted transportation advocate inspires Bicycle Safety Act
Toward the end of last year the Twin Cities lost a tireless and graceful advocate for all things transportation—Bill Dooley.
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Snow shoveling can be hazardous to your heart
People who are relatively healthy should note that pushing the snow with a shovel is better physically than lifting and throwing it.