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New report calls out Minnesota’s underfunding of Black-led racial justice work
As the community marks the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, a new report finds that local racial justice efforts continue to...
Jasmine McBride
May 24, 20232 min read
Minnesotans see dozens of new protections in legislative session
The Minnesota legislature has had one of its most productive sessions in recent history. With DFL control of the House, Senate and the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 23, 20233 min read
MN Legislature settles Roof Depot dispute
The Minnesota legislature is sending money to Minneapolis to settle a years-long dispute about the Roof Depot site. A final vote on the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 23, 20231 min read
Major victory for gun control advocates at state capitol
Advocates for gun control and safety are celebrating the codification of two measures that they say limits the harm firearms can do to...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 22, 20232 min read
$3 billion tax deal includes child tax rebate, property tax relief
Despite having the largest surplus in state history, the Minnesota legislature is handing out much smaller rebates than originally...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 19, 20231 min read
Minnesota Senate passes K-12 education package
The Minnesota Senate passed a spending package for K-12 education Wednesday morning, marking a major increase to the tune of $2.2 billion...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 18, 20231 min read
Minnesota legislature seeks to rein in misuse of AI
The Minnesota House of Representatives has passed a bill that outlaws the use of deepfake technology to create pornography or to...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 18, 20232 min read
Tawhid Islamic Center suffers significant damage in suspected arson
The Tawhid Islamic Center in St. Paul was set on fire early Wednesday morning. The Saint Paul Fire Department has ruled the incident a...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 17, 20231 min read
Memorialize the Movement hosts 3rd annual Justice for George art exhibit
Memorialize the Movement is dedicated to preserving the plywood protest murals created by local residents during the uprising following...
Jasmine McBride
May 17, 20232 min read
Ward 3 residents speak out against proposed police precinct
Nineteen different community partners, a council member, and a collection of neighbors stood together in the Minneapolis City Hall...
Elijah Todd-Walden
May 16, 20232 min read
Event honoring Palestinian refugees forced to relocate
(Courtesy of CAIR-MN) Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, was supposed to speak tonight on the University of...
Jasmine McBride
May 16, 20232 min read
Teacher takes alternative route to focus on the whole child
(Courtesy of Growing Minds) Carlos Stewart is the founder of Growing Minds, a virtual reading and math tutoring business that tailors its...
Jasmine McBride
May 15, 20233 min read
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
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 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
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
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