Black Violin performs at The Ordway in St. Paul next Friday, June 17th. Everything about this duo, Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, flips expectations on its head.
They aren’t the first musicians playing contemporary violin on stage—think Boyd Calvin Tinsley with the Dave Matthews Band or Karen Briggs with Yanni.
They aren’t the first black classical violin players on stage either—think...
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 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The application period will be open for 45 days.
The legislature approved $500 million to be sent to health care workers, teachers, janitors, meatpackers, public transit worker that worked in...
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 for new shows to appear once again. As with nearly every musician on this planet, live-gigs were not happening for a very long time.
But now he’s back with his band The Positive Force, featuring his...
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better protect people against future coronavirus surges.
Moderna’s preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced a higher boost in omicron-fighting antibodies...
Yesterday (May 31) was the deadline for candidates to file for elected city, county, statewide office as well as congressional races for the 2022 election cycle.
In Brooklyn Park, voters will be choosing a new mayor and a councilmember for each of the three districts, East, West and Central. Each district has two councilmembers serving staggered terms.
Three candidates have filed...
Saturday marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin. Mshale reporter Panashe Matemba-Mutasa compiled this photo essay from the George Floyd Rise Remember celebration, which took place in Minneapolis at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was killed.
Hiring from among its own residents, Brooklyn Center has selected 25-year law enforcement veteran Kellace McDaniel as the city’s next chief of police, according to a news release from the city.
McDaniel succeeds Interim Police Chief Tony Gruenig who has been leading the department since April 2021, when then Chief Tim Gannon resigned following the killing of Daunte Wright by...
Comcast Corporation has announced that it will begin accepting applications for hundreds of grants that aim to benefit small businesses owned by minorities and women across 29 states.
Known as Comcast RISE, the program will award grants, consulting media and creative production services, or technology upgrades to minority or women owned small businesses such as restaurants, salons, retail shops, and...
Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.
Cases of the smallpox-related disease have previously been seen only among people with links to central and West Africa. But in the past week, Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections, mostly...
Vieux Farka Touré took the stage at The Dakota on Wednesday night (May 18th). After a brief off-stage introduction, he politely acknowledged his audience, sat down along with his bass guitarist and his percussionist, then launched straight into deeply traditional Malian music.
The first three numbers brought the rich sounds of Mali to the “largest audience since the pandemic...
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