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Protests for Yia Xiong march into St. Paul City Hall
Protestors demanding police be held accountable for the fatal shooting of Yia Xiong march down the steps at St. Paul city hall after...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Family accuses Robbinsdale Police of killing their son, covering it up
Via Trahern Crews on YouTube The family of 24 year old Khalil Ahmad Azad is holding a vigil tonight at the site where his body was found...

Jasmine McBride
Mar 2, 20231 min read


MN POST Board bans extremist views in new guidelines
POST Board chair Kelly McCarthy explains new officer guidelines at the initial draft vote on Dec. 9, 2022 (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press)...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Feb 9, 20231 min read


“This is the pain of a mother.” One year since Amir Locke’s death
Amir Locke's Uncle Andrew Tyler speaks at the Minnesota Capitol a year after his nephew's death. (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press) A year...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Feb 2, 20231 min read


Marcus Golden's family hosts community celebration in wake of $1.3 million settlement with St. Paul
Marcus Golden's aunt, Monique Cullars-Doty, and his mother, Ericka Cullars-Golden, speak at a "celebration of truth" for Marcus (Elijah...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Minneapolis Activists call for reform with release of Tyre Nichols footage
Americans are reacting to the release of graphic body cam footage showing the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police in Memphis. State...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 28, 20231 min read


“Boys in Blue” stirs up emotions in North Mpls
The Showtime Sports documentary “Boys in Blue” follows the Minneapolis North Polars Football team in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by...

Aaliyah Demry
Jan 25, 20232 min read


Black Minnesotans use MLK day to raise support for reparations
Rep. John Thompson speaks at a reparations lunch at the Indigenous Cultural Center on MLK, Jr. Day (Elijah Todd-Walden/BLCK Press)...

Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Minneapolis’s new Community Commission on Police Oversight prompts questions, criticism
Minneapolis’s new Community Commission on Police Oversight will appoint civilians to review investigations of alleged police misconduct...

Jasmine McBride
Jan 12, 20232 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


Minneapolis Police Celebrates Shooting Unarmed Protestors With Less Lethals
When did it become a crime to stand for what you believe in? To be fortunate enough to feel empathy, and be driven by the desire to...

Georgia Fort
Oct 18, 20212 min read


Developing: Federal Indictment of Four Officers in George Floyd’s Death
A federal grand jury found the four former Minneapolis police officers violated George Floyd’s constitutional rights. As a result the...

Georgia Fort
May 7, 20211 min read


Man Speaks out about “Murder in Progress” Joke by Cop Video
A 23-year-old man posted a video of an interaction he had with a Brooklyn Park Police Officer which caused outrage within the community...

Georgia Fort
Feb 13, 20211 min read


Until Freedom: An Organization Committed to Racial Reckoning
What is Until Freedom? Until Freedom Is an intersection of a civil rights organization that is focused on marginalized communities, that...

Georgia Fort
Nov 2, 20208 min read
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