‘They don’t care enough about our community to be honest about it, and they know that nobody’s going to call them out on it.’
MSR
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MSR to kick off sixth season of ‘Small Business Revolution’
The sixth season of the Deluxe Company’s Emmy-nominated television series “Small Business Revolution” will launch on November 9 featuring the MSR.
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Tune In:’MSR Forefront COVID-19 Check-In’
Stay informed about the current developments in the fight against the pandemic at MSR Forefront’s ‘COVID-19 Check-In.’
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MSR’s ‘Forefront’ celebrates Black Music Month
Throughout the month of June, ‘Forefront’ will celebrate Black Music Month with roundtable discussions that highlight the reach, richness and power of Black music.
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Early issues of Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder now available online via the Minnesota Historical Society
The digitized Minneapolis Spokesman, St. Paul Recorder, and Twin City Herald newspapers will also be made available in Chronicling America, the Library of Congress’s online newspaper website.
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Deluxe supports small Black-owned businesses through Hulu TV series
The businesses selected for this season are all Black-owned and based in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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MSR Forefront hosts pop-up conversation with Metro Transit’s Nasser Mussa
Host Stephenetta Harmon will speak to Nasser Mussa about the importance of African American participation in a new survey.
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COVID strikes close to home
Last year we lost a lot of good people. Robert Lee Dillard was one of them.
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In loving memory of Robert Lee Dillard
Robert Lee Dillard of Burnsville, MN, a devoted Jehovah’s Witness and devoted husband of MSR Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at the age of 67.
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MSR partners with MPR to delve into racial equity in the Twin Cities
On Thursday, December 10 at 6 pm CT, the MSR will live stream a special edition of MSR Forefront showcasing Black business portal and local businesses with the MN Black Chamber of Commerce.
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The Year in Review
The year 2019 in the Twin Towns of Minneapolis and St. Paul turned out like many other previous years: It was the best of times for some and the worst of times for others.
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Year of the History-Makers
2018 proved to be the year of history-makers for African Americans across the country, and Minnesota, in particular.