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Minneapolis to allow Muslim call to prayer broadcast five times a day
Muslim elders pose for a photo after Minneapolis City Council approves a motion to allow the call to prayer to be broadcast five times a...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Minnesota DFL seeks to re-examine how to report bias crimes
The Minnesota House of Representatives is moving forward on a bill that makes the reporting of hate crimes easier. The bill, HF 181,...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Parents demand action at Eden Prairie High School
Players on the Eden Prarie basketball team listen as the district's school board hears the concerns that caused some of them to quit....
Jasmine McBride
Mar 28, 20233 min read
New bills seek to address the housing crisis through education
The two bills, currently under review in the Minnesota House, would provide students with construction and other trade skills while...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Families rally at capitol for those lost to police violence
Bayle Gelle, the father of Dolal Idd, marches out of the Minnesota State Capitol to demand justice for those killed by police. (Elijah...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 25, 20232 min read
No-Knock warrant ban gets second committee hearing
Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, and Minnesota Rep. Brion Curran (DFL) testify in favor of a bill banning no-knock warrants (Elijah...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 24, 20231 min read
St. Paul opens applications for Rondo Inheritance Fund
(Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press) St. Paul has opened applications for the Rondo Inheritance Fund, a fund dedicated to reimbursing...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 23, 20231 min read
My Brothers Heal Centers Yoga and Black Men
(Via My Brothers Heal) Minneapolis yoga teacher Chance York is holding monthly sessions for Black men to practice yoga in a safe,...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Minnesota House considers law to ban no-knock warrants
Andre Locke, the father of Amir Locke, testified in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Safety Finance and Policy Committee...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Minnesota House Passes Reproductive Freedom Defense Act
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the Reproductive Freedom defense act Monday evening, with the DFL making good on its...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Melvin Carter Jr.’s ‘Diesel Heart’
Melvin Carter, Jr. with his children. (Courtesy of History Theatre) The new play “Diesel Heart” follows Melvin Carter Jr., a native of...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Cordale Q Handy Remembrance Foundation holds ‘angel-versary’ for Cordale Handy and Brittany Glover
Kim Handy-Jones, the mother of Cordale Handy, embraces one of the many people who came to remember her son. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 18, 20232 min read
Minnesota House passes $50 million in homelessness aid
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill granting $50 million in aid to people experiencing homelessness as well as...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Minnesota Senate passes School Lunches for All Bill
The Minnesota State Senate passed the School Lunches for All bill Tuesday, marking a landmark change in how children receive food in...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 15, 20231 min read
Community pays tribute to beloved North Minneapolis elder
Teacher, artist and beloved mentor Beverly Cottman passed away unexpectedly over the weekend while on vacation in Egypt. (Photo courtesy...
BLCK Press Staff
Mar 14, 20232 min read
Minnesota Legislature to pass bill enshrining tribal sovereignty over adoption policies
The Minnesota legislature is on track to pass a bill to modify the Minnesotan Indian Family Preservation Act. The bill removes...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 13, 20231 min read
Minneapolis settles with family of slain Chaisher Vue
The Minneapolis City Council passed a motion Thursday morning to settle with the family of Chiasher Vue, 52, who was shot and killed by...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Trans Minnesotans and allies rally to defend trans lives
Attendees of a rally in Minneapolis to defend trans lives listen to one of the organizers speak. (Elijah Todd-Walden/ BLCK Press)...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Eden Prairie parents protest return of basketball coach after use of racial slur
Photo courtesy of Janell Lofton-Minta Families of students at Eden Prairie High School came together for a second protest during the high...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 9, 20232 min read
MN House considers millions for housing grants
The Minnesota House of Representatives is considering a bill that would dedicate millions to tackling the affordable housing crisis. HF...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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