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Reflections on election losses

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George Floyd Panel: Agency, not healing,...

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Floyd’s memory demands reform

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West Broadway is not just a street; it i...

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Community confronts George Floyd’s...

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Fraud scrutiny tests trusted Black Insti...

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SUMMIT ACADEMY: Restoring belief, buildi...

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Minneapolis Summit Urged Black Unity Aft...

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The civil rights movement didn’t start w...

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Protecting the legacy before it is lost

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The quiet risk no one plans for

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Mayor Jacob Frey on legacy, land, and th...

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What does legacy actually require of us?

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Northside Forward Maps $1.5B Community P...

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Legacy Interrupted, Legacy Rebuilt

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Violence against journalists is America’...

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Black Men’s Legacy Summit: one month lat...

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AACWI launches major Dementia outreach e...

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Purple Rain Returns Home

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Ward 5 candidates chart North Minneapoli...

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Harry Colbert Jr. named Vice President a...

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Dee Henry Williams: The Healer

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Rondo Days: Honoring legacy, power and c...

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The Spirit of Rondo lives on: Elders, le...

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Mizz Mercedes and the fight to keep Rond...

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A visual tribute to community giants

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Legacy and liberation:

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Andrea Jenkins calls for resistance, hea...

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Rise above toxic rhetoric that fuels pol...

Jun 24, 2025

North Minneapolis invests in Black wealt...

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Minnesota leaders recoil after political...

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Carla Bland: Building generational wealt...

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Building Black Wealth Through Ownership,...

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Education policy bill tackles teacher sh...

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Mar 28, 2025

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Feb 23, 2025

Walz budget proposes education funding c...

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The Art of Sucker Duckin

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Six Principles to Pitch Investors

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Dossier of Black Gay Men

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A glimmer of hope amid despair on this M...

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California wildfires serve to remind wha...

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Darryl Harvey’s My Little Brothers

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Trump vs. Musk: The fight for MAGA and t...

Dec 26, 2024

The incoming MAGA Congress may soon rais...

Dec 19, 2024

Carrying the light: The spirit of Christ...

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Rondo Dayz and Broken Robots

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ABC/Disney’s bad presidential prec...

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Mister Christmas

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Build Wealth MN celebrates 20 years of t...

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Sometimes, I wonder…

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Meet the Hendersons

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Balance or injustice?

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The birthday that reminds us to keep goi...

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A Season of Hope and Heritage: Black Nat...

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Pete Hegseth is unfit to serve as Secret...

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Remembering President Jimmy Carter

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Life Stories of African American Women

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A Memoir of Faith, Identity, Healing, an...

Nov 22, 2024

Fear, power, and progress post-election

Nov 20, 2024

Fear, power, and progress post-election

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A cabinet of clowns: Trump’s circus retu...

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“Our ancestors taught us to never give u...

Nov 14, 2024

Democrats called to face hard truths aft...

Nov 14, 2024

Kaligaa Ma Tihid

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Defending democracy: Resisting and recla...

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When so-called progressives attack: Why ...

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Rising above divisiveness: Leaders discu...

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Dwyane Wade’s statue sparks heated debat...

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Minnesota’s Hmong, Black communities wei...

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Disappointed!

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A Generation’s Defining Moment: Vo...

Nov 4, 2024

We miss you George Floyd

Oct 31, 2024

Concert Review: Leon Bridges Brings Unit...

Oct 31, 2024

Minnesota-based panel confronts election...

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Faith, Power, and Politics: Black clergy...

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Building Legacy and Wealth: Black Men...

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Lt. Col. Charles Hobbs: FAMU Sports Hall...

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Bringing Black books to life

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Prediction: Kamala Harris will defeat Do...

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Get Full of Yourself Without Guilt!

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Boys Come First

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Your Passport to South Africa

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Affirmations of Healing

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Love is a Religion

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The Dreams of Our Ancestors

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Kwame Votes by Dr. Artika Tyner

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Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced a...

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One and Done

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Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter praises W...

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Don’t Call Us Dead

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Biden’s Withdrawal and Kamala Harris’s R...

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Enhancing support for Black women in spo...

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Ilhan Omar on soaring voter enthusiasm, ...

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Jul 31, 2024

Faith, Power, and Politics: Black leader...

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On President Biden’s Supreme Court...

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Minnesota leaders hold AANHPI communitie...

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Reflections of a Revolutionary

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The Obama family fully endorses Kamala H...

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Making America Laugh Again

Jul 26, 2024

Thank you, President Biden!

Jul 22, 2024

Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Lik...

Jul 20, 2024

Ikorita oselu South Africa: ANC-DA Iṣọka...

Jul 15, 2024

Breaking News: Trump selects Sen. J.D. V...

Jul 15, 2024

Njia panda za kisiasa za Afrika Kusini: ...

Jul 15, 2024

Naptime: With Imani and the Fox

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Spike Moss Way

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A encruzilhada política da África do Sul...

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Le carrefour politique de l’Afriqu...

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Is-goysyada siyaasadeed ee Koonfur Afrik...

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MAGA Bibles in the classroom–but H...

Jul 9, 2024

Project 2025 would destroy the U.S. Depa...

Jul 8, 2024

A Bright Day at the State Capitol

Jul 6, 2024

Tika Speaks: A 12-year-old girl who was ...

Jun 28, 2024

Can’t let her go

Jun 22, 2024

Mississippi was burning during the Summe...

Jun 20, 2024

Remembering “Juneteenth”

Jun 19, 2024

Charges dropped in trooper shooting case

Jun 16, 2024

Lea B. Olsen: A beacon of inspiration

Jun 15, 2024

Minnesota’s inaugural Miss Juneteenth Pa...

Jun 14, 2024

Real stories about growing up trans

Jun 14, 2024

Pioneers of progress: The dynamic vision...

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The heartbreaking case of Kobe Heisler: ...

Jun 14, 2024

1987: A Very Good Year!

Jun 12, 2024

Sam Alito: An “unfair” and &...

Jun 11, 2024

The Darkest Shade of Green

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Grief and justice at George Floyd Square...

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Minneapolis choir inspires healing in Ge...

Jun 7, 2024

Minnesota’s Reckoning: Spike Moss on Geo...

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Caitlin Clark and the WNBA Race Hype 🏀...

Jun 5, 2024

Yep, That’s My Mommy

Jun 3, 2024

CoachLeah’s desk: From WNBA broadcasting...

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Capturing history: The lens of Walter Gr...

May 24, 2024

Rebuilding together Minnesota: Nurturing...

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May 24, 2024

Student activism movement demands transp...

May 24, 2024

MAGA world is willfully blind to systemi...

May 23, 2024

Charles Caldwell: Championing community ...

May 23, 2024

Billy Steele: The Soul of Minnesota̵...

May 23, 2024

The Summer of ’84

May 16, 2024

The Three Stones of Ebon

May 16, 2024

Minnesota’s African American community g...

May 10, 2024

B-Low’s Changing Places

May 9, 2024

From St. Paul to Bahia: Voices on the Fr...

May 9, 2024

Legal saga unfolds: A closer look at the...

May 9, 2024

Can we talk (without the smartphones)?

May 7, 2024

Conservative Supreme Court Justices do M...

May 3, 2024

GUILTY!

May 3, 2024

Unveiling the Human Tragedy Amidst Israe...

May 2, 2024

An Abortion story…

May 1, 2024

Sean Combs and Donald Trump: Allegations...

Apr 28, 2024

Unmasking the irony: Patriarchy, power, ...

Apr 27, 2024

How to define “Anti-Semitism”...

Apr 23, 2024

A Voting Rights Activity Journal

Apr 13, 2024

Happy Confederate Surrender Day!

Apr 9, 2024

From runway to resurgence: Fashion, Femi...

Apr 7, 2024

Groundbreakers: The Legacy of Edith Renf...

Apr 5, 2024

At 109 years-old, Edith Renfrow Smith, m...

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The Tuskegee Airmen

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Abortion rights restricted in Florida

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Civil Rights Attorney Daryl Parks to run...

Apr 2, 2024

Embrace the Rhythm of Community at the C...

Mar 31, 2024

Harmonizing Diversity: The Michael Cain ...

Mar 29, 2024

Navigating challenges and shaping the fu...

Mar 29, 2024

Rosell, Senna, and Amsterdam illuminate ...

Mar 29, 2024

Get ready for Tall Girls United Wellness...

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Coach Leah inspires health advocacy and ...

Mar 29, 2024

Bye, Ronna!

Mar 27, 2024

Split Decisions

Mar 25, 2024

Bob Amsterdam: Defender of religious fre...

Mar 24, 2024

Book review: Akua is Great

Mar 24, 2024

Empowering minds: Mary Taris’ Strive Pub...

Mar 22, 2024

Exploring the path ahead for downtown Mi...

Mar 21, 2024

How certain German Nazis became American...

Mar 20, 2024

Trump’s finances are “Going ...

Mar 19, 2024

Embracing Diversity: Mario Bradshaw’s jo...

Mar 17, 2024

The Trump prosecution shall go on…

Mar 15, 2024

Empowering Futures: The transformative j...

Mar 15, 2024

The Covid Pandemic–four years late...

Mar 14, 2024

Soul Food Baby: From A-Z

Mar 10, 2024

Empowering youth and strengthening commu...

Mar 7, 2024

House passes — by wide margin — bill cla...

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Don’t know much about… Civic...

Mar 5, 2024

Tribute to Dr. Eva C. Wanton

Mar 1, 2024

Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Surv...

Mar 1, 2024

James Meredith, NashInspired & the E...

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Black History Makers: SSgt. Clifford Sim...

Feb 27, 2024

Will Trump pull more Black voters than a...

Feb 26, 2024

Preserving Legacies: Honoring living his...

Feb 25, 2024

The Givens Collection

Feb 25, 2024

Sideena Grace pens children’s book: Adve...

Feb 23, 2024

Black History Makers: Homer Plessy

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Celebrating Black History: A daily imper...

Feb 23, 2024

Museums as cultural keepers

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Black History Makers: Dred Scott

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Black History Makers: Patricia Roberts H...

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Black History Makers: “Race”...

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Black History Makers: The Nabrit Brother...

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Booker T. Washington’s controversi...

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The Unbanished— The Unrested

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Black History Makers: The Honorable Cons...

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Schia Hart’s Truth Be Written: A Refl ec...

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Dreams and Nightmares: Life of a Menace

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated&...

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“What if” vs. “What is...

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Hallowed Be Thy Name

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Conversations With God

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Free speech is not so free for Harvard P...

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Memoirs of a Slave

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The Spirit of Sixteen

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Death in “Camelot”

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Stop the Genocide in Gaza!

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The Many Colors of My Hijab

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Ethnic cleansing “in the name of G...

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Affection Between Human and Animals

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Coach Prime to the haters: “How yo...

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Jul 14, 2023

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I See a Black Princess Looking at Me!

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Ryland

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May 23, 2023

Echo in the Distance

May 21, 2023

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May 21, 2023

Donald Trump will beat the brakes off Ro...

May 17, 2023

CASE DISMISSED!

May 16, 2023

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May 12, 2023

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May 10, 2023

The Master’s Plan

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More thoughts on cultural differences

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