The MSR Digital Edition 6 -Volume 93 for August 3 – September 9, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 6, Volume 93.
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MSR Digital Edition 5 – Volume 93 – August 27 – September 2, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 4 -Volume 93 for August 27 – September 2, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 4, Volume 93.
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Now Hiring: Digital Publisher | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is hiring a Digital Publisher to oversee day-to-day digital output, manage the editorial calendar and help shape community-driven journalism at a 92-year-old Black media institution. Full-time and part-time options available.
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WIN: Tickets to See CeCe Winans at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand
MSR is giving away five prize packs of tickets to see gospel legend CeCe Winans’s More Than This World Tour at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Sept. 7. Entry is free, just sign up.
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Win Tickets to the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Homecoming Concert at the State Fair
Test your Minneapolis Sound knowledge for a chance to win one of three prize packs to see Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis perform at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on Aug. 29.
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WIN: A 4-Pack of Minnesota State Fair Gate Admission Tickets
Test your MSR history knowledge for a chance to win one of 20 four-packs of Minnesota State Fair gate admission tickets, in celebration of the paper’s 92-year legacy.
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After surviving cancer twice, Reona Berry helps Black women navigate breast cancer
Two-time breast cancer survivor Reona Berry has spent 36 years fighting disparities in Black women’s breast cancer outcomes, from co-founding the African American Breast Cancer Alliance in 1990 to the organization’s first Colors of Cancer Health & Wellness Expo in July.
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High School for Recording Arts
High School for Recording Arts, Minnesota’s only media arts-themed public charter high school, is enrolling now, offering both a fully online, self-paced program and a five-day-a-week on-campus experience built on hands-on learning.
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MSR Digital Edition 3 – Volume 93 – August 20 – August 26, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 3 -Volume 93 for August 20 – August 26, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 3, Volume 93.
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What’s Hot: Twin Cities Weekend Events, August 21 to 23
From premium spirits to old school R&B to a celebration of Black authors, here’s what’s happening across the Twin Cities August 21-23.
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Central Honors Philando Returns Aug. 23 to Celebrate a Life and Continue a Legacy
Ten years after Philando Castile’s death, the Central Honors Philando community gathering returns Aug. 23 in St. Paul, marking a decade of scholarship fundraising, healing and remembrance built by his high school classmates.
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MSR marks 92 years of telling our own story
As MSR marks 92 years, longtime contributors Jerry Freeman and Charles Hallman reflect on decades in the Black Press and the truths only it can tell. Editor Jasmine McBride has their story.
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MSR Digital Edition 52 for July 30 – August 5, 2026
The MSR Digital Edition 52 for July 30 – August 5,, 2026 is now live. Explore community news, sports, arts, and events. Edition 52, Volume 92.
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Black Business Week 2026: A Full Week of Events Celebrating, Supporting, and Growing Black Business in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Black Business Week 2026 runs July 23 through Aug. 2 with a packed lineup of conferences, certification workshops, street markets and festivals celebrating and investing in the city’s Black business community.
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Rondo Days celebrates food, family and legacy in St. Paul
St. Paul’s Martin Luther King Community Center came alive as neighbors, families, and elders gathered for Rondo Days, a warm Saturday filled with local food trucks, youth obstacle courses, and classic hip-hop legacy.
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S.4390 is a direct attack on women-owned businesses, Black women will pay the highest price
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A bill in Congress would eliminate the Women-Owned Small Business federal contracting program, a move MaKee Company CEO R. Lynn Pingol warns could strip $540 billion in revenue nationally and $2.2 billion from the Twin Cities alone.
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Best of Black Business 2026: Meet the 50 Finalists
Voting is open for the Second Annual Best of Black Business Awards. Meet the 50 finalists across five categories, from soul food kitchens to design studios, representing the best in Black-owned business across Minnesota.
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Ramsey County sues federal government over stonewalled Thao investigation
Ramsey County officials sued the Department of Homeland Security July 15, accusing the agency of withholding evidence needed to investigate the detention of a St. Paul man during Operation Metro Surge. Editor Jasmine McBride breaks down the case.
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What’s Hot: Twin Cities Weekend Events, July 17-19
From a BIPOC treats walk to Rondo Days, here’s what’s happening across the Twin Cities July 17-19.
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JOB ALERT: Minnesota State Fair looking to hire about 3,000 employees this year
The Minnesota State Fair is hiring about 3,000 employees for the 2026 fair and hosting a job fair July 22 for on-the-spot interviews. No resume needed.