Amara Anieke is a Nigerian-born Minneapolis entrepreneur building simultaneously across prestige television, documentary film, water infrastructure technology, conflict intelligence and brand strategy at 27 years old.
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Posted inAnother View
What would Jackie see?
Jackie Robinson Day 2026 raises the question of what Robinson would see in MLB today, as Black players hover around 7 percent of rosters and the Minnesota Twins lead with five Black players on their team.
Posted inOn the Radar
From Coon Rapids to the Twin Cities’ Biggest Walls: Antione Jenkins Is Letting the World Be His Canvas
Antione Jenkins On the Radar covers the Coon Rapids muralist and artist’s journey from custom sneakers to Target Field and his vision for showcasing Black excellence on walls across the Twin Cities.
Posted inWhat's Hot
MSR What’s Hot This Weekend | April 17–19
Twin Cities weekend events April 17 to 19 include the Schmidt Spring Art Crawl, Melanated Meetup, Soul Session 16 and the East Side Resistance Art and Craft Market.
Posted inJobs & Notices
Staff Attorney – Central Minnesota Legal Services – St. Cloud Office
Full-Time Staff Attorney, primarily practicing family law, includes other poverty law issues. Demonstrated commitment to marginalized communities experiencing poverty preferred.
Posted inSports
Where have all the Black voices in sports radio gone?
Black voices in sports radio are disappearing from national airwaves as veteran broadcasters Mark Gray and Kevin Stanfield reflect on decades of exclusion and the platforms keeping Black sports talk alive today.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
One founder’s journey from the mountains of Jamaica to a Minnesota healing space
Amuure Holistic Healing founder Kenisha Ama’anii brings nearly two decades of wellness experience and a trauma-centered approach to massage therapy in the Twin Cities.
Posted inOpinion
The racial divide isn’t as wide as you think
New research from Brookings and the National Collaborative for Health Equity shows Americans are rejecting racial bias and building meaningful cross-racial relationships at historic rates.
Posted inEvents
Dine Out to End HIV on April 30 with the 32nd Annual Dining Out For Life
Dining Out For Life 2026 returns on April 30 as the Aliveness Project hosts its 32nd annual Twin Cities restaurant fundraiser benefiting HIV/AIDS health and wellness programs.
Posted inEvents
Usher and Chris Brown Are Coming to Minneapolis This Summer for a Co-Headlining Stadium Tour
Usher and Chris Brown R&B Tour comes to Minneapolis on June 30 at U.S. Bank Stadium as part of a 33-date co-headlining stadium run across North America.
Posted inThe Prep Scene
Fab Five Moments
Fab Five Moments covers Ashley Ellis-Milan’s resignation at East Ridge, Hopkins finishing runner-up at state, the Hallman father-son connection, St. Paul Central’s 50th anniversary and Omar McMillan’s John R. Wooden Award.
Posted inBusiness
Why people are opting out of hustle culture, choosing lifestyle over work
Hustle culture and Black burnout explored by two therapists who say opting out is not failure but a necessary corrective to a system built on extraction and overwork.
Posted inEvents
West Broadway Business & Area Coalition Celebrates Record Milestones at 2026 Gala
West Broadway Coalition North Minneapolis gala marks record milestones and announces a youth jobs program and redevelopment of a 14-year vacant building on the corridor.
Posted inEducation
Macalester professor traces Jesse Jackson’s civil rights legacy at Hamline Symposium
Hamline University Social Justice Symposium opens with civil rights scholar Walter Greason connecting Jesse Jackson’s legacy of universal human dignity to today’s movements for justice.
Posted inMusic
New Edition Wins Fan Vote but Falls Short of 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
New Edition Rock Hall omission despite leading the fan vote with over one million votes sparks frustration as the 2026 induction class is announced without the Boston R&B legends.
Posted inOpinion
Black women are losing ground. Now inclusion is on trial.
EEOC DEI rollback and federal policy shifts are already costing Black women jobs as AFRO News CEO Frances Toni Draper exposes the dismantling of equity and access infrastructure.
Posted inLocal & State
Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Office steps into the light
Missing Murdered Black Women Girls Minnesota Day on the Hill 2026 brings impacted families to the State Capitol as Amarie Alowonle’s mother speaks out for justice.
Posted inOdds and Ends
First-year coaches Terry, Smith named ACE’s Best in Black College Basketball
ACE Black basketball coaching honor roll 2026 recognizes Tierra Terry and Nolan Smith as Heads of the Class alongside Howard and Prairie View A&M head coaches.
Posted inCommunity Voices
Fear, and the mental health impact of the anti-immigration climate on children
Immigrant children mental health crisis in the Twin Cities is described by a Somali therapist who calls for culturally responsive services and community investment as the only genuine response.
Posted inOpinion
Black folks and foreign policy
June Jordan Black foreign policy essay from Essence 1983 republished from Black Agenda Report challenges Black Americans to examine silence and complicity in American imperialism.