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Through powerful storytelling and community-driven journalism, BLCK Press reports on issues that matter most to Black communities—including justice, culture, policy, and resilience.


CAIR-MN responds to attack on Minneapolis Mosque
This past Sunday, security cameras captured a white male breaking and entering the Tawfiq Islamic Center mosque in the Cedar-Riverside...
BLCK Press Staff
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Welcoming women into the skateboarding community
Skateboarding in Minneapolis is regaining popularity, but the predominantly male skating crowd is not always welcoming to women.

Ava Grace Pourier
Sep 1, 20221 min read


Young Black Mama Creates Judgment Free Non-Profit for Caregivers
A mutual aid model of organizing as an alternative to governmental assistance that is non-invasive for Black and brown caregivers

Jasmine McBride
Sep 1, 20222 min read


Trial of a former Minneapolis police office POSTPONED
The trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with criminal vehicular homicide and second-degree murder has been postponed....

Chioma Uwagwu
Aug 31, 20221 min read


New alkaline bodega and herb shop opens in Minneapolis
Black-owned business “Keiko’s Kitchen” is opening this weekend in Uptown, offering healthy foods and plant-based medicine.

Jasmine McBride
Aug 24, 20222 min read


It’s not about a headdress, it’s about healing
A monumental visit by the Pope to Canada quickly became controversial when he was given a war bonnet. Isabel Lopez reports.

Isavela Lopez
Aug 24, 20223 min read
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