Tag: Brooklyn Center
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...
Kellace McDaniel is new Brooklyn Center police chief
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...
Brooklyn Center announces search for new police chief
The City of Brooklyn Center is officially looking for a new chief of police, the city announced Tuesday.
The city’s police department has been led...
How Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott’s African upbringing helped him deal...
When 18-year-old Mike Elliott went to Brooklyn Center City Hall for a permit to hold a carwash fundraiser for his high school prom, he...
De’Vonna Pittman running to bring ‘positive change’ to Hennepin County Board...
Author, entrepreneur, and public servant De’Vonna Pittman is vying for a seat on Hennepin County’s Board of Commissioners representing District 1. The district includes...
Racists hack Brooklyn Center council meeting and launch obscenities at Black...
Brooklyn Center police are investigating an August 10 hacking of a virtual city council work session where racial obscenities were hurled at the council's...
Minnesota Democratic Party chair meets with African leaders
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Mshale) - Minnesota’s state Democratic party chair, Ken Martin, held a roundtable discussion on July 26 with a dozen leaders and...
Election 2018: Historic Liberian-American wins in Minnesota
The groundbreaking victory during last week's midterms by Ilhan Omar as the first Africa-born black person to be elected to the United States Congress...
Jambo Africa plans grand opening in Brooklyn Center
Jambo Africa Restaurant makes its official debut on Saturday, March 23 starting at noon through 9pm. Located in the same strip mall as the...