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Huldah Hiltsley wins LGBTQIA+ groups’ endorsements for District 38 State Senate seat
Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley, the Kenyan community leader running for a seat in the Minnesota State Senate, has earned the endorsement of Stonewall DFL and...
Brooklyn Park marks Juneteenth celebration with weekend of family-friendly events
Spirits were high last weekend in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, as residents attended the suburban Minneapolis city’s first annual celebration of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating...
Juneteenth community conversation focuses on mental health of Black youth
Residents of Brooklyn Center gathered in Centennial Park on Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth (short for June nineteenth) to honor the historic milestone that was...
COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets...
Concert review: Black Violin keeps it fresh as it breaks stereotypes
The world changed for a lot of people this year on June 17th. Quite possibly the trajectory for at least a handful of kids...
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
The Food and...
Books for Africa aims to beat own record of books sent to continent
The world’s largest shipper of donated books to Africa held a fundraiser on June 8, where the goal was to break its own record...
US ends COVID-19 test requirement for air travelers entering the country
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight...
Grammy-nominated Black Violin plays at the Ordway on June 17
Black Violin performs at The Ordway in St. Paul next Friday, June 17th. Everything about this duo, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, flips expectations...
‘Hero’ checks applications now open for Minnesota pandemic workers
Minnesota’s online portal to apply for “hero pay” went live on Thursday (June 9) to accept applications from workers who stayed on the job...
Femi Kuti will bring ‘Legacy+’ tour to Minneapolis on June 22
Take a look at Femi Kuti’s tour schedule for the past two years. Steady gigs until July 2020 then silence. It takes twenty months...