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Hamline President retires after Islamophobia incident
Via Hamline University Hamline president Fayneese Miller announced Monday that she will retire after the 2023-2024 school year. The...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Eden Prairie High School Basketball Coach Resigns
Former players from Eden Prarie Basketball team pose for a photo (Jasmine McBride/BLCK Press) Eden Prairie High School basketball coach,...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Minneapolis Police policies to change with human rights settlement
MDHR Commissioner Rebecca Lucero speaks at a press conference about the settlement between MDHR and Minneapolis regarding police conduct....
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 31, 20232 min read
All Square Minneapolis humanizes the incarcerated
Rigi Miller via https://www.allsquarempls.com/about-us All Square is a non-profit restaurant committed to de-stigmatizing and uplifting...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 30, 20232 min read
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
New App Aims to Restore Dakota Language
Dakota was once the dominant language spoken in what is now Southern Minnesota. But after centuries of colonization and systemic...
Ava Grace Pourier
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Police Footage Raises Skepticism In Death of Khalil Azad
The family of Khalil Amir Azad, Jamal Johnson(center), Ayisha Johnson(right) and Fatimeh Todd(Left) at a student protest Monday, Mar. 6...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 8, 20232 min read
“Driver’s Licenses For All” bill becomes law
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the “Driver’s License for All” bill into law Tuesday morning, making it now possible for undocumented...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Family of Pillsbury Elementary student accuses school of covering up assault
Community advocates and the family of an 8-year-old girl who was allegedly shoved into lockers by a school teacher hold a press...
Jasmine McBride
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Minnesota students demand transparency in Khalil Ahmed Azad's death
The brother of Khalil Ahmed Azad, Jamal Johnson, marches alongside dozens of Minnesota students demanding transparency in his brother's...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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
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