For the next two weeks, digital billboards around the Twin Cities metro area will regularly flash the pictures and names of five local businesses owned by Black women.
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America’s demographic shifts and the racial generation gap—a spark for political tensions
Generation Z will be the last generation of Americans with a White majority, according to census data.
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Chief O’Hara announces new leadership appointments as part of MPD restructuring
Chief Brian O’Hara announced on Tuesday new leadership appointments tasked with the goals of improving public safety and building community-police relations.
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Last former MPD officer sentenced for George Floyd’s murder
The last of the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd has been sentenced four years and nine months.
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Protesters call for firing of officers involved in Ricky Cobb’s shooting
‘It’s hard to know when you can train away the racism that played a role in their decision.’
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State Patrol releases identities of those involved in Cobb’s death Â
On Thursday, the Department of Public Safety released the identities of those involved in the killing of Ricky Cobb II
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Black Business Spotlight: Mocha Momma’s Coffee
Sometimes you can impact a person’s life in five minutes by honoring them.
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Metro Transit increasing service in August
‘One of the things that we’re noticing with travel is that we don’t have as much of a strong peak transit period anymore. Transit travel is a lot more consistent throughout the day.’
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Little Africa Festival and Black Business Week highlight progress and economic resources
The ninth annual Little Africa Festival takes place on Aug. 6 in Hamline Park in St. Paul.
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Leading the charge for missing and murdered Black womenÂ
Black women make up 40 percent of domestic violence victims despite being 7 percent of the state population.
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State patrol releases footage showing moments before Cobb’s death
The Minnesota State Patrol released footage of the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II.
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Book bans are here—we must be ready to fight them
We must be confident, forceful and unyielding in our defense of books and libraries, as the enemies of progress will be just as relentless.
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Ellison and Martinez debate ahead of fall electionÂ
Residents of North Minneapolis’s Ward 5 gathered for a public safety town hall and debate between City Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison and challenger Victor Martinez.
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Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with biotech company, paving the way for more claims
The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks’ cells.
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Breaking down marijuana legalization in MN
‘I don’t expect that we’ll see an enormous change in the culture around smoking and open-air use.’
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10 ways to rebuild: The choice about what to do with I-94 depends on where you liveÂ
‘While we all have the same climate change, economic development. and housing aspirations, it’s important that we look at things in the context of communities along the corridor.’
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MPS data breach exposed student and staff personal informationÂ
MPS says it has implemented ‘additional security measures,’ but declined to elaborate on those measures due to the risk of that information ‘falling into the wrong hands.’
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Largest Black fraternity moves 2025 conference from Florida in response to state’s ‘racist’ curriculum
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the nation’s largest and oldest Black fraternity, announced on Wednesday that it was relocating its 2025 conference from Orlando, Florida.
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Can guaranteed income help sustain families struggling with poverty?
‘I had read about this thing that he was doing around guaranteed income and it was just amazing,’
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Minneapolis decides on Third Precinct location, for now
The Minneapolis City Council voted to co-locate the 3rd Precinct headquarters with the 1st Precinct in downtown Minneapolis.