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People of Color Career Fair chips away at gate-kept economic wealth
Each year the People of Color Career Fair draws crowds of workers looking to engage with Minnesota companies committed to diversifying...

Jasmine McBride
Oct 17, 2023


The Minneapolis Central Craft Club holds donation drive for unhoused people
As the summer months wind to end, Minnesotans are being reminded of the blistering cold to come. In an effort to reduce the brunt of the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Oct 12, 2023


Ananya Dance Theatre brings protest to the stage
Ananya Dance Theatre’s latest production, “Michhil Amra: We Are the Procession” captures the bodily expression of desire for a more just...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 22, 2023


Art meets racial healing at Penumbra Theatre
For decades St. Paul’s Penumbra Theatre has been known as one of the nation’s most successful Black theater companies, staging compelling...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 18, 2023


“PASSAGE” examines impact of colonization on modern relationships
Exposed Brick Theatre’s latest production asks: Is it possible for the colonized and the colonizer to ever truly get along? “PASSAGE,” by...

Jasmine McBride
Sep 12, 2023


HUGE Improv Theater celebrates new home
The South Minneapolis company HUGE Improv Theater recently acquired a new building just a short distance away from its longtime home on...

Jasmine McBride
Aug 25, 2023


The role of Black-affirming children’s books in the fight for racial justice
Author and illustrator E.B. Lewis recently paid a visit to Zion Baptist Church in North Minneapolis, to discuss his recent book...

Jasmine McBride
Aug 10, 2023


New bill funds service learning opportunities for K-12 students
A new bill passed this legislative session established grant funding for schools to incorporate service-learning into K-12 education. 32...

Jasmine McBride
Aug 7, 2023


Textile artist showcases collective joy
Alexandra Beaumont is a textile and movement artist based in Minneapolis. Her latest solo exhibit, “Dancing With Friends”, is a...

Jasmine McBride
Aug 4, 2023


Danez Smith hosts evening of poetry at Walker Art Center
Green Roof Poetry is a monthly series held by the Minneapolis Walker Art Center as a part of its 2023 Summer Social. Twin Cities’ most...

Jasmine McBride
Aug 2, 2023


New alternative early education school seeks North Minneapolis home
Starflower Montessori is a new school seeking a permanent home in North Minneapolis, where it can empower both children and teachers....

Chioma Uwagwu
Aug 2, 2023


Juxtaposition Arts hosts Sneaker Ball for grand reopening
Juxtaposition Arts is a youth art and design education center. JXTA curates training and camps for artists to deepen their skills,...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 28, 2023


Brooklyn Center moves forward with memorial for Daunte Wright
The Brooklyn Center City Council was presented with the plans for the memorial site to Daunte Wright Monday evening. The memorial was...
Elijah Todd-Walden
Jul 25, 2023


MIA exhibit honors life and legacy of artist Jim Denomie
Jim Denomie was an influential visual artist who used painting to share his perspective as an Ojibwe man in America. Denomie died in...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 24, 2023


New album Phantom Cries speaks to motherhood
Kashimana Ahua is releasing her album, “Phantom Cries,” at the Cedar Cultural Center, July 28. Ahua says the album reflects her...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 18, 2023


Minneapolis shop centers plus-size urban wear
Earlier this year Nadine Walker opened Nadine’s Plus Size Boutique in Brooklyn Park to expand urban true-to-fit clothing options for plus...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 14, 2023


Rondo Block Party Celebrates Restoration
Rondo Community Land Trust is the first commercial land trust in Minnesota. It was created in 1993 to restore home ownership and economic...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 14, 2023


North Minneapolis Dance Crew Announced National Champs
Dance City is a competitive youth dance crew of North Minneapolis. The traveling team took a group of 25 girls to Las Vegas this past...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 12, 2023


Saint Paul teacher brings Black history to life
Mississippi Delta Blues Camp is an annual youth-centered learning excursion designed to take Black youth to the Northwestern area of...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 10, 2023


“From Ally to Accomplice” calls antiracists to action
Seena Hodges is CEO and Founder of The Woke Coach, a racial equity consulting business. Hodges says to be “woke” means having the ability...

Jasmine McBride
Jul 4, 2023
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