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Minnesota House passes Equal Rights Act resolution
(Via the National Archives Foundation) The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a resolution to affirm the state’s commitment to the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 12, 20232 min read
Women advised to begin screening for breast cancer at age 40
The U.S. Preventive Task Force is now recommending women begin mammogram screening at the age of 40 to reduce the risk of dying from...
Jasmine McBride
May 11, 20232 min read
Ex-MPD officer pleads guilty to excessive use of force
Stallings poses for a mugshot with a fractured eye sockets and multiple cuts and bruises after an MPD officer assaulted him during an...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 10, 20232 min read
Minnesota legislature passes guaranteed paid leave
The Minnesota legislature passed a bill guaranteeing workers in the state paid sick and family leave time. Lawmakers say the measure...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 10, 20232 min read
Community members celebrate Northside pride
(Courtesy of Northside Vibe) The Northside Vibe is a five day cultural event curated by local artist and North Minneapolis resident Joe...
Jasmine McBride
May 8, 20232 min read
Minnesota nurses, legislators respond to Mayo Clinic’s threat to pull funding
Minnesota State Senator Erin Murphy (DFL) speaks at a press conference with the Minnesota Nurses Association over Mayo Clinic's threats...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 8, 20232 min read
Candy store mentors Black girls in business
Aretta-Rie Johnson helps out a young girls at her business, Fairy Tooth Candy Store, in St. Paul. Aretta-Rie Johnson opened The Tooth...
Jasmine McBride
May 8, 20231 min read
Mitchell Hamline conference focuses on well-being, secondary trauma for lawyers
Mitchell Hamline law school is hosting a conference called “Wellbeing In Law: Great in Theory, Better in Practice” to mark the 50th...
Jasmine McBride
May 5, 20232 min read
St. Paul police seek authorization to use drones
(Courtesy of City of St. Paul) The St. Paul City Council is considering an ordinance that would allow the St. Paul Police Department to...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 4, 20232 min read
International human rights experts solicit local testimony on police brutality, racism
Representatives of the United Nations Human Rights Council met with Black community members in North Minneapolis Tuesday to gather...
Jasmine McBride
May 3, 20232 min read
Reviving Roots offers holistic care in South Mpls
Marlee James, founder of Reviving Roots Therapy and Wellness, poses for a photo (Courtesy of Reviving Roots Therapy and Wellness)...
Jasmine McBride
May 2, 20232 min read
Final officer involved in George Floyd’s death convicted
The mugshot of Tou Thao, the final officer to be convicted in the death of George Floyd (Via city of Minneapolis) Tou Thao, the last of...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 2, 20231 min read
Man accused of setting fire to mosques arrested in Mankato
Jackie Rahm Little's musghot after his court appearance Monday morning. A man accused of setting a fire in two Minneapolis Mosques and...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 1, 20232 min read
Author honors elders with “Grandma’s House Party”
(Courtesy of Junauda Petrus, @junauda on Instagram) As part of the launch of Junauda Petrus’ newly released children's book “Can We...
Jasmine McBride
May 1, 20232 min read
Minnesota poised to legalize marijuana
In a tense vote Friday afternoon, the senate passed the omnibus cannabis bill, which puts Minnesota on track to be the 23rd state in the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 28, 20231 min read
Minnesota becomes trans refuge
Minnesota has officially become a “Trans refuge” after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed three bills Thursday that would protect...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 28, 20232 min read
North Minneapolis man shot and killed by FBI after standoff
A man was shot and killed by FBI agents Thursday afternoon in North Minneapolis after an hours-long standoff. Authorities say the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Jazz album “We Sick” wrestles with racism, COVID
Davu Seru, Nathan Hanson and deVon Russell Gray present their new album “We Sick” on April 28 at The Cedar. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of...
Jasmine McBride
Apr 27, 20232 min read
DFL-led Minnesota legislature rallies behind gun control measures
A supporter of gun control measures holds a sign saying "not one more." (Elijah Todd-Walden BLCK Press) The Minnesota House is...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Minnesota House OKs marijuana legalization, Senate to vote on Friday
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed marijuana legislation Tuesday that would allow recreational use of the drug for adults aged...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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