158 years after Juneteenth, many Americans of African descent still see real liberation as a dream.

This week Minnesotans marked Juneteenth with numerous celebrations, from movie screenings to pageants, block parties to BBQs.

Here are five ways to celebrate Juneteenth that are grounded in community, love and continuing the fight for liberation.

What was an empty lot in North Minneapolis is now a peace garden named after a three-year-old boy lost to gun violence.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is dropping charges against the Minnesota State Trooper who shot Ricky Cobb due to new evidence.

Memorialize the Movement celebrates four years of preserving underrepresented voices with “Justice for George: Space as Canvas.”

A mother who lost her son to a mental health episode involving police has become a champion for alternatives to police intervention.

While crime rates dropped slightly in 2022 from 2021, violent crime is still dramatically more common in the Twin Cities than it was...

About 100 people gathered at the Capitol in Saint Paul on Wednesday in support of trans rights. Community members shared their stories of...

Black families are fighting to keep their children from being unnecessarily placed in Child Protection Services. According to the...

Minnesota is home to one of the widest racial gaps in home ownership in the nation. The state’s housing crisis falls heavily on the...

Community members are demanding the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shut down a local iron foundry. A petition with 500 signatures has...

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the accomplishments of Black Americans. The annual observance has taken place since 1976,...

“When are we going to be able to experience equal rights for everybody?” asked Raj Sethuraju, a community activist and the Criminal...

Black History Month is a time set aside to acknowledge the significant influence of Black people on US history and culture. And there are...

On Thursday morning a press conference at the Capitol overflowed with supporters of the North STAR Act, a bill that would make Minnesota...

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) is now taking applications for currently incarcerated individuals seeking reduced sentences....

This past Thursday journalist Michele Norris discussed her recently released book “Our Hidden Conversations; What Americans Really Think...

On Thursday, community members and policy makers gathered for a Youth Justice Symposium at Open Book in Minneapolis. The day-long event...

Ricardo Levins Morales is a visual artist from Puerto Rico working at the intersection of healing and social justice. For decades he has...