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A pair of bills in the Minnesota Legislature—one to amend the state constitution and another to reclassify incarcerated people as employees—are at the center of a growing push to eliminate forced prison labor and extend workplace protections to those behind bars.

Community gathered at the Minneapolis American Indian Center for a remembrance ceremony to honor missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. The gathering included community members, partner organizations, and state officials to honor over 250 Indigenous relatives who have gone missing or been murdered across the state. The Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office held a moving remembrance ceremony in recognition of National Missing and Murdered Indige

A planned meeting between the family of Desaver Hollis and investigators with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) was canceled last minute Monday morning. The family of Desaver Hollis is calling for transparency after a planned meeting with investigators was canceled Monday, just days after he was shot and killed during an encounter with the Richfield Police Department. According to the initial press release by Richfield Police, around 3:25 a.m. on April 29, o

Toddrick Barnette is in charge of the Office of Community Safety which oversees the Minneapolis Police, Fire, Emergency Management, 911 and Neighborhood Safety departments. The Minneapolis City Council voted 7–6 on Thursday to reject Toddrick Barnette for a second term as Community Safety Commissioner. Mayor Jacob Frey quickly announced he would veto the decision and keep Barnette in his cabinet. “ We can't just spend another year doing a search, another year getting someone

Designed by Terresa Hardaway of Blackbird Revolt, the new Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (MMBWG) logo honors the lives of Black women and girls who have been lost or harmed and centers their stories in ongoing efforts to address systemic violence, support families and push for lasting change across the state.

Civil rights leaders are demanding accountability from Saint Paul Police and Mayor Her following the wrongful arrest of Emily Phillips who was detained while demonstrating against ICE near Cities Church on Easter. Charges were dropped by Monday morning.