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Minnesota Senate passes Restore the Vote bill
The Minnesota State Senate passed the Restore the Vote bill Tuesday night, 35 to 30, with bipartisan support. Once enacted into law,...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Local publishing partnership expands opportunities for Black readers and writers
Planting People Growing Justice Press founder Artika Tyner (Photo provided by Artika Tyner) Planting People Growing Justice Press, a...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Feb 20, 20232 min read
New book by Minnesota author examines whiteness
Minnesota author David Mura has just released a new book called “The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American...
Chioma Uwagwu
Feb 17, 20233 min read
“Locomotion” celebrates the transformative power of poetry
Junie Edwards (Lonnie) in "Locomotion" at Children's Theatre Company - photo by Glen Stubbe Photography “Locomotion” is based on the...
Jasmine McBride
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Minneapolis mayor Frey booed out of rally
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was heckled by attendees of a rally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women on Tuesday. Members of the...
Ava Grace Pourier
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Somali Minnesotans rally at State Capitol to raise awareness of conflict in homeland
Somali Minnesotans gather at the State Capitol to support Khaatumo residents fighting against Somaliland rule. (Isa Lopez/BLCK Press)...
Isavela Lopez
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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