'Love' is in the air: Black-owned bridal shop opens doors in St. Paul
With the last name Love, Lorraine Love seemed destined for a career in the wedding industry. She recently became a newcomer in Minnesota's bridal market, opening a shop in St. Paul.
All-Black hockey team hopes to advance sport in African American community
Jayar Luedke has been playing hockey since he was just a year old. But this is the first time the Inver Grove Heights High School hockey player has ever been on the ice with an entire team of athletes who look like him.
An effort to close racial disparity in Twin Cities homeownership
NAREB will host a fair this Saturday at the Wellstone Center in St. Paul to help set people of color and other diverse groups on the path to homeownership, with hopes of closing the diversity gap.
Dr. Yohuru Williams on Floyd anniversary: We've made great gains but a lot needs to be done
A flashpoint in the movement toward social justice, the murder of George Floyd became a catalyst for change. Two years later, an examination of the progress made and the work still ahead.
New Black-owned bar on St. Paul's westside pays tribute to legendary singers
If the walls in this St Paul bar could talk, they would probably sing the blues. Now the new watering hole is bringing a different kind of soul to St. Paul's Del Sol neighborhood.
Minneapolis sailing school works to get more people of color on the water at Bde Maka Ska
Minneapolis is known as the City Of Lakes, but not everyone has the opportunity to take full advantage of those natural resources.
New photo gallery captures Twin Cities social justice movement
Over the past two years, independent photojournalist KingDemetrius Pendleton has been on the ground capturing some of the biggest moments in the social justice movement in Minnesota.
Black Women's Wealth Alliance making major investments in Minneapolis
A local organization is making some major investments in north Minneapolis.
Black-owned real estate company developing overlooked, underserved communities
The mission of a new company is to take unproductive and overlooked buildings in Black and Brown communities, and turn them into hubs that address economic, education and health disparities.
First Black nurse at Gillette Children’s Hospital continues to break barriers, change lives
"We can be the change we want to see:" Tammy Sinkfield-Morey, the first Black nurse to ever work at Gillette Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, continues to break barriers.
Minnesota’s first Black-owned bank opens as First Independence Bank
In a historic move, First Independence Bank is venturing outside of Detroit, Michigan, for the very first time in its more than 50 years in business to open two locations in Minneapolis.
Normandale program works to increase number of Black teachers in Minnesota
Minnesota has one of the worst achievement gaps between Black and white students in the country. But a local community college believes students of color could be helped by having more teachers in the classroom who look like them.
St. Paul woman creates comic book highlighting Black inventors
An elementary school staffer by day, in her free time a St. Paul woman is creating comic books. These aren't your typical comics. The superheroes are Black inventors who have made an impact on American history.
Minneapolis art exhibit is a trip through time to highlight Black experience
A new art project on display in Minneapolis walks you through time to show the Black experience, through the lens of artist Jovan C. Speller, who says she was inspired by her grandparents.
Minneapolis African American civil rights leaders honored in ‘History Makers at Home’
A group has been honored as part of the History Makers at Home program - a special honor from the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights.
Voices for Change special: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
FOX 9 Anchor Dawn Stevens hosts “Closing the Racial Wealth Gap,” a 30-minute Voices for Change special featuring local experts on why the wealth gap exists and the solutions needed to close it.
St. Paul man works to connect people of color with jobs in banking, IT
After spending more than a decade in the banking industry, a St. Paul man is branching out on his own. In his new role, Clement Marriot is working to connect people of color to careers in banking and finance.
Legacy of Frederick McKinley Jones: Black Minnesota inventor pioneered refrigerated transportation
Frederick McKinley Jones was one of the most prolific African American inventors in our nation's history, and he called Minnesota home. His most famous invention helped create several new industries from frozen foods to supermarkets to fast food restaurants. FOX 9’s Maury Glover looks at the life and legacy of the King of Cool.
Calendar celebrates advocates who are following in MLK's footsteps
Reverend Darryl Spence is among a dozen people featured in the Minnesota African American Heritage Calendar this year.
Remembering Mel Reeves: Activist, reporter dies from COVID-19 complications
Community members are mourning the death of longtime activist and local newspaper reporter Mel Reeves Thursday. He died at the age of 64 from complications related to COVID-19, according to those close to him.