Together like they never left one another … and truthfully, they didn’t. 

A veteran Minneapolis police officer with decades of experience in multiple aspects of law enforcement will be the next chief of police of the Metro Transit Police Department.

Minneapolis police want the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of an assault motivated by hate.

Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a response to Minnesota’s opioid crisis that he says holds Big Pharma accountable.

Some oblige by the saying, “Give people their flowers while they are still living,” but for Richard Estes, he received them while living and after his passing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced David Hinson will lead the organization as its new president and chief executive officer. 

Dr. Charles Crutchfield III’s works are on display at CHS Field in an exhibition of paintings of the Negro League baseball stars.

In the most recent legislative session Black Minnesotans were left out. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the finalists for its 2019 Salute to Excellence Awards and Insight News’ Harry Colbert, Jr. has been nominated for two awards.

A new resource is available for residents in North Minneapolis.

The St. Paul Chapter of the NAACP has elected a new executive committee, including its president, Farhio Khalif, the first Somali-American chapter president in the Minnesota/Dakotas Area Conference.

Maurice Harris will run for one of three Golden Valley City Council in the November 2019 election.

“This is a racial equity project.” That was the assurance given by Erik Hansen, director of Economic Policy and Development for the city of Minneapolis, during a recent sit-down with reporters to discuss the Upper Harbor Terminal development project along the western bank of the Mississippi …

A proverbial gavel was raised at The Depot in Downtown Minneapolis, as Minnesota Reps. Illhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Betty McCollum introduced Rep. Maxine Waters of California to the stage as keynote speaker for the June 17 Women Winning’s She Runs, We Win. 37th Annual Luncheon.

North Minneapolis’ Phillis Wheatley Community Center was the home of the Juneteenth Forum on June 13.

The Minneapolis Parks Foundation and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board shared the updated vision for the Great Northern Greenway Overlook, which will link North Minneapolis to the Mississippi River. 

For more than 60 years Hospitality House has been serving the youth of North Minneapolis; for the past 25 years it has benefited from its relationship with Northeast Bank. 

Citing his “significant concern regarding the persistent threats to our election systems,” Minnesota Attorney General Ellison led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general from around the country to ask Congress to take action to protect the integrity of America’s elections.  

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced a $1 million investment in Springboard for the Arts, moving the organization closer to establishing a new St. Paul location on the Green Line.

(Global Information Network) A citizen action group – the Council of Patriots (COP) – has a long list of demands covering governance, human rights and the rule of law, national peace and reconciliation, integrity and accountability, among others. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Bold, fearless and timely” are words used by fellow journalists to describe the work of Karen Attiah, the 2019 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Journalist of the Year.

The Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda) is accepting applications for its second annual Million Dollar Challenge for Minority Entrepreneurs.

Washington, D.C. — Today, on Juneteenth, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold the first congressional hearing on reparations in more than a decade. The hearing will focus on H.R. 40, which would create a commission to study the…

Farouk Seti Olajuwon was a remarkable man.

“Don’t go out because you’ll get too dark” was the warning told to me every time I wanted to go outside and spend time with my friends.

Imagine the scene. 

Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill allowing homeowners to remove racial covenants on residential housing.

A social media post recognizing African-American scholars has gone viral and it’s all because of a hip-hop legend.

Gary Cunningham will step down as president and CEO of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda), accepting the role of president of the Washington, D.C. based nonprofit, Prosperity Now.

The nation’s leading public interest group providing seniors and others with information that empowers them to choose how they live, AARP, regularly publishes a retirement calculator that individuals and families can use to provide a personalized snapshot of what their financial future might…

A major bombshell development has come forth regarding missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis, who has been reported missing since May 4.

So, what did Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach Ryan Saunders do to celebrate the announcement he’d officially been named coach of the team … he went out for cookies.

Sharmarke Issa was confirmed by the Minneapolis City Council to chair Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA).

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) is leading a Senate effort to reduce the risk children who live in federally subsidized housing are exposed to due to lead. 

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center in North Minneapolis seeks to continue its 95 years of service to community, now under the direction of Gertrude Matemba-Mutasa.

Melvin Smith met and married his purpose in 1968 within three months.

Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released in April by the Bureau of Justice Statistics still show that nearly 1.5 million individuals were in prison by the end of 2017.

More than 400 local Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends and community partners volunteered to assemble resource kits for kids and families in-need as part of the 18th annual Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event.

Christopher Romano has been named the new chief operating officer for the Center for Economic Inclusion (the Center).

Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined 42 other states and Puerto Rico, in a coalition led by the State of Connecticut, in filing a lawsuit against 20 manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical drugs and 15 individual defendants.

Those promoting the connectedness of the African diaspora and revitalization of the continent were celebrated during the Twin Cities International Leadership Institute’s Citizen Awards. 

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.