As the number of children in the state’s foster care system has grown – from 11,500 in 2013 to 16,500 in 2018 – there is a greater need for foster parents to provide critical care to children in crisis.

MCLEAN, Va. — Anton Vincent was named as the regional president for Mars Wrigley North America.

Jessica Davis, a math teacher at South St. Paul Secondary School, is the 2019 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. 

Gov. Tim Walz signed into law HF 554, a bill authored by Rep. Rena Moran (DFL – St. Paul), that allows parents who had previously had their parental rights terminated for non-egregious harm to directly seek reestablishment of these rights from the courts.

As Joe Biden has entered the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election, it wouldn’t be surprising if the former vice president will join some of the other 19 declared candidates in using reparations for the Transatlantic Slave Trade as a political platform.

Monique Linder, founder and chief executive officer of OMG Media Solutions, was recently appointed to the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) Minneapolis Advisory Council for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

An arson fire at an African-American church in St. Paul is being investigated as a potential hate crime.

Village Financial Cooperative has formed a partnership with Square, Inc. and the City of Minneapolis.

The Science Museum of Minnesota has received $1 million from the Otto Bremer Trust as the lead investment in the museum’s equity initiative, which seeks to expand its impact using science to address education outcomes.

A ruling from the State of Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding the lake that had been known at Bde Maka Ska has come down in favor of the plaintiff, who wants the name to revert back to Lake Calhoun.

The Old National Bank Foundation, philanthropic arm of Old National Bank, presented a check for $10,000 to Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), a nonprofit that seeks to create economic opportunity in North Minneapolis.

African and European journalists convened at the Marcus Garvey House, home of Insight News in North Minneapolis, to discuss their craft and to address challenges facing journalists worldwide. The April 19 meeting was a part of a Meridian International Center’s custom exchange tour. The wide-…

The talk was about gender and pay equity, but in many ways equity rode in the passenger seat, as it was empowerment that did the driving.

Tarek Tomes is the incoming commissioner of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and the state’s chief information officer.

Professor, Dr. John Wright of the Departments of African American & African Studies and English at the University of Minnesota is retiring after 35 years of faculty service. 

What does it mean to be Black, queer, and an advocate for the classical arts?

St. Paul snowboarder Aten-Wa Theba placed among the nation’s top competitors at this year’s United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA) Nationals snowboard competition held at Copper Mountain, C. March 31 – April 5.  

The moment she walked through the door of the Marcus Garvey House in North Minneapolis for a video interview on “Conversations with Al McFarlane,” you could tell she was a woman of great distinction. 

It shouldn’t take someone lobbying government entities to see that displacing thousands and breaking up a thriving community is wrong, but maybe, just maybe, had a few more like Corey Day been around before Intestate 94 tore through the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul that action could have b…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two racist and potentially murderous men are the latest in a series of men – many of whom are white nationalists and/or supporters of Donald Trump – who have been convicted in federal courts for threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA).

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Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old former prosecutor and an openly-gay Black woman, promised as Chicago's next mayor to bring unity and new hope to a shrinking city mired in debt, corruption and gun violence.

Since 2006 Angie Hall Sandifer has been creating fashionable unique designer hats from her studio in Lowertown St. Paul.

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Maria Douglas Reeve and Bernadette Brown have been named program chairs for the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists’ #NABJ19 Convention and Career Fair.

Framing environmental injustice as a civil and human right issue

Attorney General Keith Ellison has led a coalition of attorneys general from nine states and the District of Columbia in supporting Liberians who have filed suit to block President Trump’s termination of their Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) status.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take immediate action to protect consumers from abuses in payday lending, vehicle-title lending, and other types of high-cost exploitative consumer lending. 

 The Bush Foundation announced the selection of its 2019 Bush Fellows.

Have you seen Iniaya Wilson?

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman Thursday demonstrated for the county board a new statistical dashboard that is likely the most revealing of any prosecutor’s office in the country.

Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan came to the Rondo Neighborhood this past Monday (March 11) to tout the administration’s new budget; one they say is built on equity, equality and inclusion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NAACP issued a March 6 statement supporting the National Association of Black Journalists’ (NABJ) call for a civil rights audit and examination of executive-level diversity at CNN.

LOS ANGELES – Live Nation, and Crown Publishing announced all remaining moderators for the final tour dates of “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama.”

Ron Harris has become Minneapolis’ chief resilience officer.

The Why You? Initiative, Inc. ([YU?]) will host its Biannual Spring Confab to be held at InterContinental Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Hotel, 5005 Glumack Dr., Minneapolis. The conference takes place March 29 and March 30. Formally called Confab, the conference draws individuals from various…

Gov. Tim Walz notified the Minnesota State Legislature of his intention to appoint 16 area residents to serve on the Metropolitan Council including seven people of color.

Insight News founder and editor-in-chief, Al McFarlane (right) interviewed Dorothy Bridges, former senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and former president of Franklin Bank. The interview is part of the Comcast's "Voices of the Civil Rights Movement" series. The …

Minnesota is joining a multi-state lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from diverting federal funds to build a wall along the United States southern border. 

State Rep. Michael Howard (DFL-Richfield) introduced Homework Starts with Home legislation, seeking $8 million to provide solutions to help combat home instability for Minnesota students and families. 

Minnesota Assistant Senate DFL Leader Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, was appointed to the Senate Finance Committee last week.

State Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFL-Minneapolis) and State Rep. Rena Moran (DFL-St. Paul) joined advocates and families to announce the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is an original sponsor to the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, H.R. 1169, aimed at providing legal status and a pathway to citizenship for qualifying Liberian refugees.