The current 35W Downtown-to-Crosstown freeway reconstruction project of the Minnesota Department of Transportation is raising the bar for workforce participation by people of color.
South Minneapolis
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Black Business Spotlight: Just Turkey
The barbecue turkey is delicious, flavorful and brings forth something new in the neighborhood, fulfilling a market niche.
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George Floyd street name draws praise and prejudice
The Minneapolis City
Council last week approved a proposal to add a commemorative street name in Floyd’s honor.
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Exposing I-35W’s destructive impact on South Mpls
‘We want people in positions of power to hear and see these stories, and to be held accountable for past and ongoing injustices.’
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CUP Foods: Good neighbor or bad?
‘Chicago Unbeatable Prices,’ known as CUP Foods, reopened Monday, August 3 despite dozens of protesters at the site claiming the move was disrespectful to George Floyd’s memory.
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PHOTOS | Man who ‘had to do something’ completes 1,000-mile mission
Powered by righteous indignation and a trusty walking stick, Terry Willis embarked June 2 on a 1,000-mile walk from Alabama to Minnesota.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Community members share thoughts on Cup Foods
The MSR took to the street recently to ask community members what they think about Cup Foods in light of the George Floyd tragedy.
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Cub Foods opens ‘community markets’ to fill Mpls. food desert after riots
Cub Foods opened the Community Store, a 13,000 square ft shop full of fresh fruit, dairy, meat, and other essential items, on Wednesday, July 8.
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Calls for justice for George Floyd attracts diverse crowd
Diverse crowds continue to congregate on the corner of 38th & Chicago where George Floyd was killed at the hands of the people.
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Lake Street, Minnehaha post offices relocate, Mpls loop station opens
USPS has resumed full delivery to customers impacted by the recent events. But due to fire damage, some Minneapolis locations have relocated while others have opened.
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PHOTOS: Family, leaders, and celebrities remember George Floyd
The June 4 service was at once a rallying cry for justice, as well as an opportunity for healing and personal reflections about the man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has rocked the nation.
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Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
For those who choose to sit in judgement, this sign carried during a protest seeks to confront it: ‘Merchandise can be replaced. Black lives cannot.’
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Charges against former officer Chauvin upgraded to 2nd-degree murder; remaining officers charged in fatal arrest of George Floyd
Charges against former police officer Derek Chauvin has been changed from third-degree murder to second-degree murder and charges have been filed against the remaining officers in the death of George Floyd.
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The political and structural context of the police murder of George Floyd
George Floyd’s death represents the everyday inhuman racist treatment of people of color in the United States. This case is socially and politically explosive.
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New street name honors former MSR publisher
The City of Minneapolis has recognized the historical legacy of Launa Q. Newman, former publisher of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, by naming a stretch of city street ‘Launa Q. Newman Way.’
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Circle of Discipline leader honored for Lifetime Achievement
The concept of Circle of Discipline came to Sankara Frazier in a dream that he turned into a reality.
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A musical appeal for housing justice
Initiated in 2010, this year’s Powderhorn Porchfest was held Sept. 21 in South Minneapolis down 17th Ave. starting at 32nd Street near Powderhorn Park.
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Southsiders unite for 10th Annual Back in the Day celebration [photos]
This past Saturday marked the 10th Annual South Side Back in the Day celebration, a time for Southside Minneapolis neighbors to catch up and/or get to know one another.
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Black Business Spotlight: Fresh Cuts Barbershop
Cameron Cook’s popular Fresh Cuts Barbershop has become a fixture in South Minneapolis’ 38th Street Corridor since opening six years ago.
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38th Street violence rattles community
Community members gathered with Chief Arradondo, Mayor Frey and Mpls City Council VP Andrea Jenkins to press for answers for the uptick in violence on the 38th Street Corridor.