Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are participating in a statewide general strike to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Black-owned and Black-led businesses, including Griot Arts and Rise & Remember, are closing their doors to demonstrate economic resistance, solidarity, and collective power.
Rochester
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Racist attack on child in Rochester ‘not an isolated incident’
A white woman’s racist verbal assault on a 5-year-old Black child at a public park in Rochester, Minnesota has sparked national outrage, leading to a GoFundMe campaign raising over $341,000 to support the victim and his family, and a flood of donations aimed at helping the young victim heal.
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Black Business Spotlight: Jersey Jo’s
‘You have to have a vision, and you have to stick by your goals.’