Dr. Artika R. Tyner, founder of Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore in St. Paul, has been named a 2026 Zoom Solopreneur 50 honoree, selected from nearly 2,800 applicants across 48 states.
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The reader who became a revolutionary: Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah legacy explored in a profile of the Gold Coast-born leader who became Ghana’s first president and a towering figure in Pan-Africanism and African independence.
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The education of a community: Carl Walker’s lasting impact
Carl Walker Walker West Music Academy legacy spans more than five decades of music education, spiritual leadership and grassroots community care in the Twin Cities.
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US-Ghana project strengthens grassroots leadership
Through a Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange, Felix Larbi Appiah and Dr. Artika Tyner led a five-day leadership series in Greater Accra, training 111 participants in values-driven, justice-centered local governance and community engagement.
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Children’s bookstore inspires early love for books
Planting People Growing Justice, a Black woman-owned children’s bookstore and publisher inside Gideon Barbershop, is growing literacy and youth leadership in South Minneapolis. Founded by Dr. Artika Tyner, PPGJ centers books that reflect the African Diaspora and offers storytimes, workshops, and author visits to help kids “read to lead.”