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Family of slain North High School Student calls for criminal investigation into principal
(BLCK Press photo/Chioma Uwagwu) The Family of Deshaun Hill, Jr. is calling on the attorney general’s office to investigate North High...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Minnesota nurses develop a disposable hijab for Muslim health care workers
The founders of Mawadda, respiratory therapists Yasmin Samatar and Firaoli Adam, are first-generation Black Muslim women with years of...
Chioma Uwagwu
Jan 19, 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
“Until We Are All Free” gives the formerly incarcerated a seat at the table
The non-profit Until We Are All Free creates space for the incarcerated to find community, opportunities, and their voice. Founder Kevin...
Jasmine McBride
Jan 15, 20233 min read
MN House passes Driver’s License for All bill
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would allow people in Minnesota to obtain a state ID or driver’s...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jan 12, 20231 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
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