Incredibly in the 21st century some Africans are still working in conditions akin to slavery informally or formally in some areas of the Middle East.

Patrick Henry High School’s Janaan Ahmed has been selected to serve as the student representative on the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) board.

Michelle Obama is coming to the Twin Cities.

In Duluth Minnesota Attorney General-elect Keith Ellison kicked off the first in a series of listening sessions that he will be holding across Minnesota in December and January.

California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has never been known to pull-punches.

An Eden Prairie man was charged with felony terroristic threats in connection with pulling a gun on a group of teenagers at a McDonald’s, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday.

Insight News is a winner in three categories of the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) Better Newspaper Contest.

Editor’s note: Part one of a three-part series. The complete interview is available at: https:// www.insightnews.com/

Marian Wright Edelman, a trailblazer, freedom fighter and champion of causes that affect the nation’s young, has announced that she’s stepping aside from the Children’s Defense Fund, an organization she founded 45 years ago.

Adorning Christmas trees is a tradition that dates back to the 16th century.

Somali women packers for the Amazon distribution center in Minneapolis are fired up and refusing to speed up the production line, becoming the first known group to defy Amazon management and bring them to the bargaining table.

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) commissioners voted to approve the nomination of Alfred Bangoura as the next superintendent of the system

An Eden Prairie man was charged with felony terroristic threats in connection with pulling a gun on a group of teenagers at a McDonald’s, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday.

“If I reach back far enough I can touch my own family slavery in a very personal way.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes

Kayla Schuchman, an affordable housing and policy strategist, has been hired as the new housing director in St. Paul’s Planning and Economic Development (PED) department.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joined representatives from 10 Twin Cities law firms, Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN), Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Minneapolis tenants to launch the More Representation Minneapolis (More Representation) housing initiative.

The Minneapolis City Council approved $10.6 million in direct investment and $1.6 million in 10-year federal tax credits to create or preserve 764 units of affordable multifamily rental housing in 10 projects located throughout the city.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter signed a citywide $15 minimum wage ordinance into law. 

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has made racially-charged lynching comments during a campaign rally in Tupelo, Miss. 

Money and hip-hop go hand-in-hand.

In a spirited celebration of Minnesota civil rights icon Dr. Josie Johnson, a crowd of some 200 friends, colleagues, and admirers gathered at the Humphrey School of Public to hear of the school's plans to create a fellowship in Johnson's name and rename a community meeting room after her.

Along with what could be nine new members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the CBC will also likely feature five new chairs wielding the gavel of five committees in the U.S. House.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) named the top three finalists in its national search for its next superintendent of the Minneapolis Park System.

Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of Oct. 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Md.

Minnesota Opportunity Zone Advisors (MN-OZA) has launched the D.R.E.A.M. Fund, an Opportunity Fund focused on Minnesota Opportunity Zones.

Minneapolis and St. Paul are national leaders when it comes to combating climate change.

Washington, D.C. -- President Donald Trump rejected National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) member and CNN White House reporter Abby Phillip's question today as "stupid" on national television.

History was made in Minnesota when a little before midnight the race for Minnesota Attorney General was called for Rep. Keith Ellison. 

DFLers came together for a rally and get-out-the-vote effort in North Minneapolis. 

Fired up, ready to go. 

Early voting stations are up and running throughout the metro. This sign welcomes voters to cast ballots at the Minneapolis Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave. in North Minneapolis. Early, on-site, voting in Minnesota will continue until Nov. 5 with Election Day Nov. 6.

The summer of 2014 changed Shaun King’s life forever.

Let us be clear, the stakes couldn’t be much higher than they are with the looming Nov. 6 midterm elections.

Equity and inclusion are at the core of Rep. Tim Walz’ campaign for governor and he’s not afraid to tell it to any audience listening.

Acooa Ellis, the newly appointed senior vice president of Community Impact at Greater Twin Cities United Way (GTCUW), sees community partnership as imperative to the organization’s efforts to make effective change as she leads the charge for a new community-building approach.

The summer of 2014 changed Shaun King’s life forever.

The father of modern political science, Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, believed it was better to be feared than loved.

An Eden Prairie police detective lied on a drug case search warrant and as a result, more than 30 cases will be dismissed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

The face of technology and entrepreneurship is changing.

It is no accident that the very first amendment to the United States Constitution ensures the right to a free press.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and St. Paul Councilmember Chris Tolbert announced a $15 minimum wage ordinance for the city.

Some of us are so “woke” we’re sleepwalking.

“I think we all recognize that this is a historic moment” said Timothy Welsh, Vice Chairman, Consumer Banking Sales and Service at US Bank. “Today we celebrate the opening of a new headquarters for one of the most important and vibrant companies in our region. But we celebrate more than that…

An Eden Prairie police detective lied on a drug case search warrant and as a result, more than 30 cases will be dismissed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.