Community
Policing & Profiling: Building a Culture of Trust
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Minnesota’s Black Community Project is hosting a community panel discussion on police and racial profiling. […read more]
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Business
Black Business Spotlight: Nokomis Dental Center
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — After working at a dental practice for nine months, Dr. Grace Warren of Nokomis Dental Center not only knew she wanted to own her dentistry business but also own the building that housed it. […read more]
Art
More young people reading, buying poetry
FLORIDA COURIER — People are clicking on poetry on Twitter. […read more]
Community
Mpls & St. Paul NAACP chapters unite to target state’s racial wealth gap
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — A new plan is being formed to help address the racial wealth gap in Minnesota […read more]
Government
Promote Diversity and Inclusion at Fed Reserve
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Senator Kamala D. Harris re-introduced the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act […read more]
Black History
PRESS ROOM: Minnesota Historical Society unveils new Prince artifacts
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Prince fans can catch a glimpse inside the Purple One’s pre-stardom promotional materials, as the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) recently announced the acquisition of new items. […read more]
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Community
Be Better Foundation honors victims of gun violence
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Business
PRESS ROOM: Step Up Youth Program is Accepting Applications for Summer Internships
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Eligible Minneapolis youth ages 14-21 who are interested in participating in the 2019 class have until Feb. 10, 2019, to apply […read more]
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Community
Year of the History-Makers
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — 2018 proved to be the year of history-makers for African Americans across the country, and Minnesota, in particular. […read more]
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Business
Small Business Spotlight: Lutunji’s Palate
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Lutunji Abram, M.A. has always had a sweet tooth but never thought baking would become her business. […read more]
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Art
PRESS ROOM: Washburn Student Celebrates 10 Years of Classical ‘Nutcracker’ Ballet Performances
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — This year, Olivia Simmons Bergin, a freshman at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, is marking her 10th year of performing in the Minnesota Academy of Russian Ballet’s traditional Nutcracker Suite ballet […read more]
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Community
PRESS ROOM: National NAACP Will Help Twin Cities Create Economic Inclusion Plan
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER —The National NAACP has announced plans to create an Economic Inclusion Plan (EIP) for the Twin Cities. […read more]
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Business
Business Spotlight: Autumn’s Vintage Boutique
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Autumn’s Vintage Boutique carries everything from clothing and shoes to fur coats, hats and accessories for women of all sizes […read more]
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Commentary
COMMENTARY: When Will the Black Community Practice Unity?
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — African Americans, on many important levels, seem to be falling behind other groups […read more]
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Community
OP-ED: Stop using our name to push your platform
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — We will not accept your attempts to co-opt our work while you ignore thousands of low-income people of color, including Glendale Townhomes […read more]
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First-ever BITCON Conference Bridges Black Talent and Technology
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN RECORDER — The Twin Cities is now home to an inaugural conference dedicated to “stomping the divide” and increasing the number of Black women and men in technology. […read more]
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Four-year Veteran Finds Gratification as Role Model
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — As a four-year veteran, Buford hopes to do what previous four-year players did for her – be an encouraging source for her teammates. […read more]
Commentary
COMMENTARY: Mpls. Mayor and City Council Can Stop MPHA’s Plan to Privatize Elliot Twins
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN – RECORDER — The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) is currently attempting to privatize the Elliot Twins, two mid-rise public housing buildings in Elliot Park, using a HUD program called RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration). These buildings are located in South Minneapolis’ Ward 6 where Abdi Warsame serves as a city council member. […read more]
Community
Stay Ahead Of The Recycling Curve
— Recycling has been in the news a lot lately with shifts in markets and policy changes in China. This has left many Minnesotans wondering what is happening to the recycling placed in their bins, and what they can do now to support recycling. […read more]
Politics
Black Lives Matter Advocated Elected to Lead Minneapolis NAACP
Paul Walsh, THE STAR TRIBUNE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (The StarTribune) — Nekima Levy-Pounds, a college law professor who has been the voice and the face of the fledgling Black Lives Matter movement in the Twin Cities, is the newly elected president of the NAACP’s Minneapolis chapter. Levy-Pounds, Read More
Politics
6 Cities Chosen for Project on Curbing Racial Bias
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six cities will participate in a federal pilot program aimed at reducing racial bias and improving ties between law enforcement and communities, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. The cities are Fort Worth, Texas; Gary, Indiana; Stockton, California; Read More
Business
Rents Rise in US Overall But Dip in Chicago and Minneapolis
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home rental prices rose at a steady rate in January, but prices barely budged or even dipped in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that prices increased a seasonally Read More
Religion
Church Lawyer Details Cover-Up Claims on Sex Abuse
RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer A canon lawyer alleging a widespread cover-up of clergy sex misconduct in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has made her most detailed claims yet, accusing archbishops and their top staff of lying to the public and of ignoring Read More
