East Side residents exposed to toxins in air and water
Residents of St. Paul’s East Side have recently had to contend with contaminated soil, air and water. The East Side is one of the most...
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Jasmine McBride
- Oct 20
Reproductive justice meets Minneapolis night scene
This evening the reproductive freedom organization Our Justice, in collaboration with Body Prayers, an afro-centered body reclamation...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 13
Prominent physician's org pulls approval of paper on “excited delirium" used in Chauvin defense
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) withdrew its approval of a paper on “excited delirium,” stating the term is outdated...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Oct 12
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 5
Minneapolis receives million dollar grant to reduce food insecurity and chronic illnesses
The Minneapolis City Council accepted a $1.02 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control Thursday morning. The grant will go...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 29
Minnesota hospitals now providing culturally-appropriate hair and skin products
Across Minnesota, hospitals are extending their line of care products to be more inclusive. Historically, hospitals have only carried...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 28
St. Paul restricts smoking tobacco, marijuana and hemp on public property
St. Paul is now restricting smoking on public property in an effort to curb the use of tobacco, marijuana and hemp on St. Paul streets. A...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 26
Rep. Omar to bring Minnesota’s Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women to national stage
When Minnesota unveiled the Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women earlier this year, it sought to understand the...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 22
Minneapolis looks to sell two plots of land to Red Lake Nation
The City of Minneapolis is moving forward on selling two plots of land to the Red Lake Nation to be used for the creation of a community...
Jasmine McBride
- Sep 18
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...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 14
New COVID Vaccines get FDA approval, MDH to provide free, low-cost options
A new round of COVID vaccines have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration, just as Minnesota is seeing a spike of new COVID...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 10
Minnesotans face potential long-term air pollution
Minnesota saw a summer of smoke and heat, as historic wildfires in Canada and record temperatures bombarded the state. Poor air quality...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 6
Stillwater prisoners protest lack of resources for inmates
Inmates at the Stillwater Correctional Facility say they don’t have access to clean water, showers, air conditioning, or clean clothing....
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Sep 4
Minneapolis org offers free classes for treating overdoses
Southside Harm Reduction, a Minneapolis-based outreach program, is teaching people how to identify and respond to drug overdoses in their...
Jasmine McBride
- Aug 30
Black breastfeeding advocates honored for their work
Every year during National Black Breastfeeding week, the Twin Cities Chocolate Milk Club honors an active advocate with a “Rhonda...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Aug 23
St. Paul’s plan to abolish $110 million in medical debt
When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter announced his 2024 budget proposal on August 10, he said that St. Paul is set to abolish $110 million...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Aug 11
Minnesota Corrections holds town hall on new release policies
The Minnesota Department of Corrections held a virtual town hall in regard to the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act on...
Jasmine McBride
- Jul 21
Farm share creates food equity at no cost
Food for the People is a nonprofit that distributes free farm shares to BIPOC residents in the Twin Cities. Co-founder and Program...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Jul 14
Minnesotans encouraged to limit time outside due to poor air quality
Raging firestorms in Canada means another weekend of poor air quality for Minnesotans. The historic fires to the north are causing smoke...
Elijah Todd-Walden
- Jul 11
Food assistance programs struggle amid rising costs
Everyone has felt the pinch of increased grocery bills over the past couple of years. But for food assistance programs who make thousands...
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