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George Floyd's Brother Attends Unveiling Of Memorial Portrait In Brooklyn
January 18, 2023
An attorney for Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in…
St. Paul reparations committee
January 5, 2023
St. Paul, Minnesota, has established a reparations committee to pursue racial justice for the descendants of enslaved people.
December 24, 2022
A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping center, on Friday.
December 11, 2022
Jerry Blackwell, who helped prosecute the man who murdered, George Floyd, will become the third Black jurist on Minnesota’s federal…
Rockwood School District
December 6, 2022
A southern Minnesota school district voted Monday to accept a $1.1 million state grant meant to help curb drug use…
October 26, 2022
A former Minnesota House speaker is stepping down as vice chairman of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents following…
October 24, 2022
J. Alexander Kueng's deal calls for 3 1/2 years in prison, with the state dropping a count of aiding and…
October 23, 2022
Minneapolis police say they are aware of recruitment challenges it faces as it recorded an 80% drop in applications from…
Alex Mingus Minnesota
October 17, 2022
Accepting a police chief's award for valor, Alex Mingus decried Minnesota police inaction at the crime scene.
Say Their Names Memorial Exhibit
October 5, 2022
Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd have filed more than 100…
Amy Koopman settles lawsuit
October 5, 2022
A Minnesota city has settled a lawsuit with a woman who faced misdemeanor charges after she recorded police drawing guns…
September 29, 2022
A proposal would ban Brooklyn Center police from pulling over motorists for minor infractions like expired tags or cracked windshields.
September 27, 2022
African Americans who attend church and engage in private prayer have better heart health than less religious Black people, study…
September 8, 2022
"The goal at ZaRah is to build a neighborhood oasis in health and wellness," said Minnesota activist Kenya McKnight-Ahad.
September 6, 2022
The Lakeville Area School District is being used by a group of parents over the distribution of Black Lives Matter…
Brown's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of Hastings
August 31, 2022
A nonprofit group is working on a new art installation that will recognize a Black church that was destroyed by…
Rockwood School District
August 21, 2022
Advocates say students from racial minorities perform better when their educators include teachers and support staff of color.
August 17, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years at a low-security federal prison camp in Colorado.
August 10, 2022
Nearly $1.5 million was awarded to eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where Derek Chauvin was…
August 9, 2022
A jury may determine damages for civil rights violations students say resulted in educational loss, mental anguish and emotional distress.