Black community domestic violence awareness took center stage at Sister Spokesman’s February event focused on healthy relationships and healing.
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Twin Cities Recovery Project bridges the opioid care divide
When Latricia Tate talks about addiction, she doesn’t speak from statistics. She speaks from experience. Her parents were victims of the 1980s crack epidemic on Chicago’s South Side, a trauma that shaped her life and, ultimately, her calling. “Nobody talked about what was wrong with my parents,” Tate recalled. “It was like a secret.” Today, […]
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Ujamaa Place helps Black men achieve holistic wellnessÂ
Ujamaa Place guides young African American men through a culturally grounded Theory of Transformation. Participants receive individualized coaching, mental health support, fitness and nutrition, and access to 37+ services that lead to housing, education, work, strong family ties, and no justice-system involvement. A digital music program with Walker West Music deepens healing and connection.
Posted inOpinion
Job Corps’ suspension is a devastating betrayal
The sudden closure of all 121 Job Corps centers in May 2025 displaced more than 25,000 youth, many of whom had already survived foster care, homelessness, or unstable homes. This piece explores how the shutdown sent a devastating message — that even systems designed to help can disappear without warning.
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Hennepin Healthcare’s East Lake Clinic expands trauma-informed careÂ
Over the last two and a half years, Hennepin Healthcare’s East Lake Clinic has worked to create a roadmap for trauma-informed care.