The Black Parachute journal can be started at any point in the year. The significance of the word parachute for Cobb is its relation to safe landings and being met with a support system.

How can someone be so moved by a person’s death that they fly across the country to attend his funeral, to days before the anniversary of that person's murder finding a joke about it funny?

The Minnesota Timberwolves fought back all night, but the San Antonio Spurs made the timely plays late to secure a 115-108 victory in a game that felt much closer than what the final score showed. The Spurs controlled the opening quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, jumping out early while the Wolves struggled to find rhythm offensively, opening the game shooting 0-12. Minnesota opened missing open looks, forcing contested runners in the paint, and struggli

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance reports that while Medicaid covers 42% of births in the U.S., it covers 60% of births to Black mothers. With the Trump administration's trillion dollar cut to Medicaid over the next decade, the alliance worries about the impending impact to maternal healthcare.

The Minnesota office is the nation's first statewide office of its kind, addressing violence and disappearances impacting Black women and girls.

Organizers of the Palm Sunday faith actions and march say they’ve been planning for it since last fall.

Hosted at the Main Cinema in Minneapolis, the aim of the festival is to showcase Cuban culture and cinema and also call attention to the impacts of the U.S. blockade of the island nation, which the Minnesota Cuba Committee says is an economic and commercial war on the country.

“These people come from a crooked country, a disgusting county, one of the worst countries in the world … they come to our country and they rob us blind. They rob us blind because we have crooked politicians and dirty cops. The attorney general (of Minnesota) is a dirty cop.”

The University of Minnesota announced in October that it will no longer host high school commencement ceremonies.

C2i began as a program of Summit Academy OIC in North Minneapolis in 2002 before establishing its 501(c)3 status in 2010, becoming its own nonprofit organization. Now approaching 16 years in service, the organization continues to focus on preventing foster youth from falling into cycles of homelessness, criminal justice involvement or other systemic challenges.

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.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed the court intervention and emphasized that the handling of these critical protections should not be as fickle as it has been.

The latest threat to the south metro suburban district came during the early morning hours this past Tuesday, causing officials to cancel classes district-wide. And while the all-clear was issued, there is concern because no suspect has been publicly identified, nor an arrest made.

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.

Even with the efforts to keep their communities afloat, the financial toll of Operation Metro Surge is heavy.

“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.”

As part of a new Power 104.7 series titled “Sisters in Service,” we are highlighting Black and BIPOC women across the Twin Cities who are leading nonprofit organizations and working to create lasting change.

“This boycott began right here in Minneapolis as a grassroots response to corporate retreat from justice,” said Levy-Armstrong in a statement. “Today we are making it clear to the public and to Target’s leadership: the boycott continues. Until meaningful commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion are restored, consumers across this country will continue to use their economic power.”

In collaboration with the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP), Theatre Mu is screening four documentaries at Indigenous Roots, 788 E. 7th St., St. Paul, on Saturday in an event called “Belonging and Resistance: Queer AAPI Documentaries.”