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Through powerful storytelling and community-driven journalism, BLCK Press reports on issues that matter most to Black communities—including justice, culture, policy, and resilience.
St. Paul City Council plans to establish commission for reparations
Trahern Crews addresses the St. Paul city council (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK press) The St. Paul City Council held a public hearing on...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 22, 20222 min read
Creating space for grieving and healing through art
Performer Pedra Pepa in she who lives on the road to war. (Valerie Oliveiro/Rosy Simas Dance) Rosy Simas Danse is hosting an immersive...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Como Park Senior High School locked down after false reports of an active shooter
Como Park Senior High School was locked down Thursday afternoon after someone called the St. Paul Police Department and claimed that...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Como Park High School Students walkout over alleged discrimination from faculty
Students at Como Park Senior High School walked out of classes Wednesday morning after students reported racist and antagonistic behavior...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Dec 8, 20221 min read
CAIR-MN threatened with firebomb attack
CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein (center) at a recent press conference. CAIR-MN reports it has received a firebomb threat....
Marianne Combs
Nov 3, 20221 min read
Minnesota nurses begin three day strike
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) began a three-day strike today. The walkout affects sixteen hospitals statewide;...
BLCK Press Staff
Sep 12, 20221 min read
CAIR-MN responds to attack on Minneapolis Mosque
This past Sunday, security cameras captured a white male breaking and entering the Tawfiq Islamic Center mosque in the Cedar-Riverside...
BLCK Press Staff
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Trial of a former Minneapolis police office POSTPONED
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with criminal vehicular homicide and second-degree murder has been postponed....
Chioma Uwagwu
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Minimum wages will increase 2.5% in 2023
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has announced that minimum wages will increase by 2.5% in 2023 in order to keep up with...
BLCK Press Staff
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Former Mpls police officers reject plea deal, appeal federal convictions
In less than a week, former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng both announced they would appeal their federal...
BLCK Press Staff
Aug 21, 20222 min read
UPDATE: Family says Police denied their requests to intervene in stand-off
Tekle was fatally shot on his mother’s birthday by Minneapolis Police officers following a 6-hour stand off at his apartment where his...
Georgia Fort
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Mayor Frey to meet with East Phillips Residents
After 5 years Mayor Frey agrees to meet with East Phillips Neighbors and advocates calling for an indoor urban farm. Yesterday, the...
Nadia Shaarawi
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Seeds Worth Sowing
Learn about Zedé Harut and her work in creating a mutual aid-centered organization, Seeds Worth Sowing, spurred from her lived experience...
Nadia Shaarawi
May 31, 20221 min read
Memorialize the Movement hosts the 2nd annual Justice for George Exhibit
This weekend “Memorialize the Movement” brings the community together to heal, reflect, and learn from the display of more than 200...
Jasmine McBride
May 17, 20222 min read
BLCK Press expanding footprint, launches newsroom to address lack of diversity in reporting ranks
(May 11, 2022 – St. Paul, MN) — BLCK Press, an independent news organization headed by Georgia Fort, announced today that it is...
Georgia Fort
May 10, 20223 min read
First Black Bank in Minnesota Aims to Eliminate Racial Wealth Gap
The first Black-owned bank in Minnesota opened its doors this morning. First Independence Bank, a Detroit based company, has been around...
Georgia Fort
May 8, 20221 min read
Ellison’s Keynote Disrupted by Line 3 Protestors
Dozens of water protectors with the movement to stop Line 3 interrupted the installation of Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s new dean...
Nadia Shaarawi
May 7, 20222 min read
SPPD apologizes for abandoning endangered family
EXCLUSIVE: An African American mother was left to fend for herself after calling the Saint Paul Police to help bring her four children to...
Georgia Fort
May 7, 20222 min read
Criminal defense attorney convicted by jury for theft-by-swindle
On Oct. 25, criminal defense attorney, Kristi McNeilly, was convicted of theft-by-swindle for taking $15,000 from one of her clients in...
Georgia Fort
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Attempted Arson at Muslim Cemetery, CAIR-MN Offers Reward for Information
Imagine a town that does not want to accept nor serve you because of who you are. A town that allows messages like, “leave, you are...
Jasmine McBride
Oct 26, 20212 min read
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