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Markeanna Dionne, a former classmate of Sundberg’s at Roosevelt High School, led a chant to say his name, “Tekle” on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
Community grieves, seeks answers
Grief fell heavy as family, friends and supporters gathered on the 900 block of 21st Ave. in the Seward neighborhood on July 16, 2022, two days after Minneapolis Police officers killed Andrew Tekle … more
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Brass Solidarity plays a few tunes in front of the Arthur and Edith Lee house at 4600 Columbus where an angry mob gathered in 1931 to force the family out. (Photos by Jill Boogren)
GFS: Sowing Seeds of Solidarity
The little white house at 4600 Columbus Ave. S. is a typical south Minneapolis home. It has a garden out back and another out front, where every year in mid-July the Black-eyed Susans bloom. Its … more
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Mark Brandt (left) and Joe Larsen would like to see Edmund Boulevard renamed.
Let's get rid of 'Edmund Boulevard' and stop honoring a white supremacist
Edmund Boulevard is a scenic, tree-lined street that parallels the West River Parkway, separated from it by a spacious green median. Many of us cross Edmund each day as we make our way toward the … more
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Simone Hardeman-Jones, executive director of GreenLight Fund Twin Cities and a former Obama Administration staffer, knows the Lake Street corridor well. She grew up near there and said, “It’s a hub of entrepreneurship and culture built and sustained by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and immigrant communities.” (Photo submitted)
Community Safety Initiative
By CHLOE PETER In fifth grade, Simone Hardeman-Jones was asked to identify a social problem and identify a solution. She chose to have her classmates and community help her in writing letters to … more
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Writers and editors celebrate the launch of “We Are Meant To Rise: Voices of Justice from Minneapolis to the World.” Left to right: Tess Montgomery, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Carolyn Holbrook, David Mura, Anika Fajardo, and Suleiman Adan. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Diversity of Twin Cities highlighted in anthology
Carolyn Holbrook loves to bring people together to discuss difficult issues. As an educator, author and advocate for the healing power of the arts, she has spent much of her life doing just that. … more
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Meena Natarajan (left) and Ingrid Rasmussen stand at the future site for the Pangea Theater on the 27th Ave. block between Lake and 31st Street. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Breathing new life into 27th and Lake
The 27th Avenue block between Lake and 31st Street bustled with community life. The block included a Latino night club, a popular Indian-Bangladeshi restaurant, and a community organization serving … more
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Crisis Responders Amy Brueckner (left) and Dean Zoller pose on one of the two BCR vans. The vans do not use bright lights or sirens. Responders wear navy blue shirts or jackets with "Behavioral Crisis Response" printed on the back. Responders are not armed, and seek to calm the situation. They maintain kindness and respect. They help the person in crisis and provide resources for further support. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Alternative to police
It has been a little more than four months since Minneapolis Office of Performance and Innovation launched the Behavioral Crisis Response (BCR) team’s pilot project, Canopy Roots. It is the … more
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Christina Beck of REACH listens in to four homeless activists via a Zoom meeting describe police activities at the scene of a homeless encampment. (Photo by Terry Faust)
REACH Twin Cities connects
Following a tragedy like the murder of George Floyd, it can be difficult for a community to see any glimmers of hope. But after his killing and the social unrest that followed, neighborhoods began to … more
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REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD
People gathered May 25-28, 2022 to commemorate the 2nd angelversary of George Floyd’s death. Others lost to police violence were remembered, and their families, who continue to push for change, … more
Winston Smith’s brother Kidale Smith (center) speaks as Winston’s mother, Tijuana Wilson (left) and sister, Tamara Wilson (right) stand by his side. (Photo by Jill Boogren)
ONE YEAR LATER
One year after law enforcement officers killed 32-year-old father and comedian Winston “Boogie” Smith Jr. at the top of an Uptown parking ramp, his family, friends and community members … more
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Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley Worlobah asked, "What do we have to do to regain trust?" Next to her is Ward 9 Council member Jason Chavez. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
Should 3rd Precinct stay in Longfellow?
By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Two years after the protests following the death of George Floyd, the 3rd Precinct building at E. Lake St. and Minnehaha Ave. is still surrounded by barbed wire and … more
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"This is an opportunity for our local Black community to have its own institution; something that can be a source of pride for our people. But it can also be a point of pride for the broader community to know that we have First Independence right here in our midst," said Damon Jenkins of the First Independence Bank. (Photo by Terry Faust)
Black-owned bank to open on E. Lake St.
Damon Jenkins and his team at First Independence Bank know they face special challenges. “We are the new guys on the block, a new bank in town, so we have to work extra hard to gain the trust … more
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Dionne Sims
Black Garnet: self-empowerment and emotional strength
Dionne Sims has loved books since before she could read, when her mom would read out loud to her. Once she could read, books were a consistent refuge whenever the world felt too overwhelming. They … more
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George Floyd Square, May 2022
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS AT GF SQUARE OPEN HOUSE
Questions about community input, justice and preservation of the George Floyd memorial dominated feedback at a public works virtual meeting on future reconstruction of 38th and Chicago on April 26, … more
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR MPD?
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) issued its findings and began work on a consent decree, in response to their investigation into civil rights violations of the city of Minneapolis on … more
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Jason Sole launches: Institute of Aspiring Abolitionists, Relationships Evolving Possibilities, and Radical Ecosystem Pods.
HE VIEWS IT AS CO-STRUGGLING
The past year has been less challenging for Dr. Jason Sole and his abolitionist work, in spite of the ongoing pandemic and the social unrest across much of the country.The Hamline adjunct professor, … more
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City recognizes problems with expansion at Roof Depot site
Supporters of the indoor urban farm at the Roof Depot site unearthed a city report from June that shows city construction would be "problematic" given the lead and arsenic contaimination in the area, … more
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Ward 9 council member Alondro Cono speaks to the crowd of her own neighborhoods and constituents.
Community rallies in support of indoor urban farm at former Roof Depot site
Supporters of the East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm rallied on Thursday night, Sept. 23 in between two votes that will determine the future of the project. On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the city council … more
For Joe Vital, the city's refusal to support the EPNI indoor urban farm at the Roof Depot site is an issue of environmental racism. "It's absolutely frustrating," he said. "I want to see the urban farm happen because every year at Little Earth we bury people. We have the highest rate of asthma and lead poisoning in the city. East Phillips has been the dumping ground for the city since the 1920s. One death should be enough to motivate anyone." (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
1,063 COMMENTS AGAINST, 2 FOR
The city received 1,063 comments from individuals and organizations opposed to expanding the public works facility into the Roof Depot site at Hiawatha and 24th, and only two in favor of it. Instead, … more
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This map shows the affect that the pollution from the city's expanded public works site will have on south Minneapolis. The site is in the city's Green Zone and sits along the popular Midtown Greenway bike and walking path.
City plans to increase pollution in Green Zone, tear down Roof Depot building in April
The pollution from the city’s proposed plan to expand its public works facility at Hiawatha and E. 26th would affect a majority of South Minneapolis, pointed out representatives of the East … more
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