The Midway neighborhood in St. Paul is changing as United Village rises near Allianz Field and a neighboring block sits vacant, sparking debate among longtime residents about who the development truly serves.
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#MidwaySTPaul #UnitedVillage #StPaul
Minneapolis writer Stephani Maari Booker writes an open letter to Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley calling her to account for broken environmental justice promises and demanding action to close the HERC trash burner in North Minneapolis.
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#HERC #CloseHERC #HennepinCounty
The Power of People Leadership Institute celebrates 20 years of community impact on May 8, having reached more than 14,500 people through Girls in Action, Boys of Hope and the RePlanting Program since answering a call from North High School in 2005.
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#PowerOfPeople #20Years
Scientists and clinicians backed the Zero Burn Coalition's demand to close HERC by December 2027 at an April 16 panel, arguing the facility's 30-year-old permit was never based on protecting the public health of North Minneapolis residents.
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#HERC #CloseHERC #NorthMinneapolis
"Bury the man and continue the plan."
Yusef Mgeni's own words, passed forward by KingDemetrius Pendleton.
Any work that you do, it matters.
His legacy will forever live on.
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#YusefMgeni #RestInPower #BlackMinnesota #MSRNews
Bank of America invested $310,000 in Twin Cities workforce programs in 2025 through EMERGE Community Development and Genesys Works Twin Cities, connecting adults and students from underserved communities with stable careers and livable wages.
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#BankOfAmerica #TwinCities
Spike Moss remembers Yusef Mgeni as the first person to give him a live radio platform in Minnesota and a trusted advisor whose counsel was always right on target and right on time.
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#YusefMgeni #RestInPower #BlackMinnesota
Twin Cities R!SE hosted the Coming Home Re-entry Resource Fair on April 14 at Minneapolis Central Library, connecting more than 150 formerly incarcerated individuals with fair-chance employers and community support.
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#TwinCitiesRise #ReEntry #FairChance
BOMJA is a Minneapolis collective building intentional space for African diaspora communities to connect across cultural lines through Afrobeats, amapiano and hip-hop. Their next event is June 12 at the Cabooze.
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#BOMJA #Minneapolis #AfricanDiaspora
Michael Chaney, founder of Project Sweetie Pie, remembers Yusef Mgeni as a giant among men whose activism, scholarship and vision shaped generations of Black Minnesota leadership.
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#YusefMgeni #RestInPower #BlackMinnesota
The sixth annual Rise and Remember Festival returns to George Floyd Square in Minneapolis May 23 to 25 with a Night of Honor, Perry Talks Symposium and Self-Care Fair under the theme The Blueprint is Us: No Permission Needed.
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#RiseAndRemember #GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolis
Twin Cities legend Cornbread Harris is turning 99 and the birthday celebration continues at The Hook and Ladder Theater in Minneapolis on April 25 after the first show sold out.
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#CornbreadHarris #TwinCities #Minneapolis
Zero Burn Coalition hunger strikers say Hennepin County commissioners have refused to meet with them six days into their action demanding a vote to close the HERC trash incinerator by December 2027.
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#ZeroBurnCoalition #HERC #CloseHERC
Thrifting has shifted from stigma to pride in the Twin Cities and beyond, but experts warn that secondhand shopping only helps the environment if it does not become another form of overconsumption.
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#Thrifting #SecondhandShopping #TwinCities
Nigerian-born Minneapolis entrepreneur Amara Anieke is building simultaneously across prestige television, documentary film, water technology, conflict intelligence and brand strategy at 27 years old and says the moment is always now.
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#AmaraAnieke #BlackEntrepreneur #Minneapolis
On Jackie Robinson Day 2026, MSR sports columnist Charles Hallman examines Black representation in baseball as Black players hover at 7 percent of rosters and the Minnesota Twins lead the league with five Black players on their team.
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#JackieRobinsonDay #BlackPlayersMLB
Muralist and artist Antione Jenkins joins MSR On the Radar to discuss his journey from custom sneakers to Target Field and his mission to showcase Black people in a surreal, bigger than life way.
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#AntioneJenkins #OnTheRadar #MSRNews
As Black sports radio hosts continue to disappear from national airwaves, veteran broadcasters Mark Gray and Kevin Stanfield reflect on systemic exclusion and the new platforms keeping Black sports voices alive.
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#BlackSportsRadio #BlackMedia #MSRNews
The Aliveness Project's 32nd Annual Dining Out For Life takes place Thursday, April 30 across the Twin Cities. Dine at a participating restaurant and a percentage of your bill supports HIV/AIDS health and wellness programs.
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#DiningOutForLife #AlivenessProject #TwinCities
Amuure Holistic Health founder Kenisha Ama'anii brings nearly two decades of trauma-centered massage therapy to the Twin Cities, serving clients navigating injury, cancer treatment and the chronic stress Black people carry every day.
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#AmuureHolisticHealth #BlackBusiness
New Edition led the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote with over one million votes but was left out of the induction class that includes Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
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#NewEdition #RockHall2026 #BlackMusic
Sister Spokesman Dress to Shine returns to the Wilder Center in St. Paul on May 2 with a curated runway, local designers, live entertainment from Thomasina Petrus, music by DJ Munya and a full meal included with every $55 ticket.
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#SisterSpokesman #DressToShine
Usher and Chris Brown bring The R&B Tour to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on June 30 as part of a 33-date co-headlining stadium run. General public tickets go on sale April 27. - RaymondAndBrownTour.com
#UsherAndChrisBrown #TheRnBTour #Minneapolis
This week's Fab Five column covers Ashley Ellis-Milan's resignation at East Ridge, Hopkins finishing runner-up in Class 4A girls basketball, a father-son coaching story and Omar McMillan winning the 2026 John R. Wooden Award for Minnesota.
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#FabFive #Minnesota #HighSchoolBasketball
Two therapists explain the racial and systemic roots of hustle culture and why more Black women and neurodivergent people are stepping away in favor of rest, communal healing and a more honest definition of success.
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#HustleCulture #BlackWomen #Burnout
The West Broadway Business and Area Coalition celebrated record milestones at its 2026 gala in North Minneapolis and announced a youth jobs program and plans to redevelop a building vacant for 14 years along the corridor.
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#WestBroadway #NorthMinneapolis
Hamline University's Social Justice Symposium opened April 7 with civil rights scholar Walter Greason connecting Jesse Jackson's legacy of universal human dignity to today's movements and calling on attendees to take direct action in their communities.
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The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is raising $75,000 to fund a full-time Government Reporter covering public decisions on housing, safety, education and equity before the vote. Deadline is May 31.
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#MSRNews #AccountabilityProject
The Minnesota Department of Human Services will keep you informed about the coming changes so you can plan for yourself and your family.
Nothing has changed yet. The first changes won’t take effect until fall 2026.
Stay connected: bit.ly/46MtQ3f
AFRO News CEO Frances Toni Draper argues that the EEOC lawsuit over a women's networking retreat is part of a broader federal rollback dismantling equity infrastructure, with Black women already bearing the heaviest economic consequences.
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#DEI #BlackWomen #EEOC