17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (886+ words) Black-owned bars are reclaiming Western style by blending classic saloon aesthetics with modern culture, music, and community. From swinging saloon doors to country dance floors, these spaces are reshaping what the Western experience looks like today. The doors swing open,…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago  (227+ words) Minneapolis police officers were targeted by gunfire [day] afternoon while on routine patrol on the city's North Side. At about 3: 15 p. m. , gunfire came from a passing vehicle, aimed directly at officers near the intersection of 36th and Penn avenues North. According to…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (797+ words) Part 1 of a series Six years after George Floyd's murder pushed Minneapolis into the center of a global reckoning, community leaders gathered at George Floyd Square with a message that was both memorial and mandate: remember, organize and build. The…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1001+ words) In a small percentage of Black Americans, two letters of inherited code " a pair of variants in a gene called APOL1 " quietly raise the odds of kidney disease to roughly one in five over a lifetime. Most carriers never know. By…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (208+ words) After all, it is called the People's Way." " Council Member Aurin Chowdhury Uptown: the Art Fair comes home Shaffer, in her weekly Ward 7 newsletter, called it the state's largest juried art fair and described the money as a deliberate, one-time…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (395+ words) This is a story about the evolving relationship between an established statewide advocacy organization and the heart of the Twin Cities" Black community " told through the lens of those who have been riding, organizing, and building community long before the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (272+ words) The New York Knicks2026 NBA Championship marked the end of a 53year drought and ignited one of the most euphoric celebrations New York City has seen in decades. The team clinched the title with a dramatic 9490 victory over the San Antonio Spurs…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1221+ words) The discussion focused on West Broadway's comeback as a historically disinvested North Minneapolis corridor now carrying renewed promise for Black business, community ownership, economic repair and local power On West Broadway, the struggle for Black business survival is not about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (551+ words) This spring, an interesting thing happened on graduation stages across the country. A commencement speaker at the University of Central Florida called artificial intelligence "the next industrial revolution." She expected applause. She got boos. Days later, former Google CEO Eric…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (144+ words) They invaded a winter people in winter, and our solidarity froze them in their tracks." " AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler A leadership slate that keeps making history Building a 2026 strategy out of solidarity Much of that strategy first took shape at…...