An undertaking that took two years, the CLT specifically asks for entrepreneurs in the exchange to have roots in the historic Rondo community. Operating a shop in the incubator comes with business coaching and technical assistance and public and private space for business operations.

The CEO at the YWCA St. Paul, an organization dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women through programs that address housing, economic advancement, health and wellness and leadership development, Booker has served as CEO for more than two years, leading the organization with a history that goes back for more than 120 years.

Thursday evening Pollard will be leading an online workshop for the museum, “Finding Your Family: An African American Genealogy Workshop.” The online gathering invites those curious and open to exploring their genealogy to find more of their family history.

“For 60 years, the women of this chapter have shown that when purpose meets commitment, communities are transformed,” said Stephanie Burrage, Delta’s Minneapolis-St. Paul Alumnae chapter president. “Today, we celebrate the past, we honor the present and we move boldly toward the future because service is our tradition, sisterhood is our strength and impact is our legacy.” 

After closing for about two years, Golden Thyme café and restaurant re-opened under the care of the Rondo Community Land Trust, a non-profit organization focused on the history of the Rondo community while preserving Black-owned businesses and strengthening economic opportunity in the neighborhood. 

Black diaspora communities in Minnesota are “showing up,” despite divisive rhetoric online ICE agents and U.S. Marshals during a raid in St. Paul on Nov. 25, 2025 Over the past week, “Operation Metro Surge,” an operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) descended on the Twin Cities metro area with the mandate to focus on the Somali community who allegedly have final orders of deportation . The number of disclosed federal arrests at the end of Sunday was 19. 

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