Redeveloped building providing new opportunities for Black entrepreneurs in Minneapolis
It sat vacant for decades. Now an old building on West Broadway in north Minneapolis is serving a new purpose.
Minnesota' first Black-owned bank opens new branch in Minneapolis
The state's first Black-owned bank is expanding its footprint in the Twin Cities.
People of Color Career Fair back in Minneapolis for first time since pandemic
According to Minnesota DEED, the Black unemployment rate sits at 5.9% and the white unemployment rate at 2.2% – based on 12-month moving averages.
Born out of dream after death of George Floyd, woman opens bookshop highlighting BIPOC authors
Black Garnet Books, a new Black-owned bookstore on University Avenue in St. Paul, is changing the narrative, carrying books by authors of color who the owner says are often excluded from the realm of literature.
Girl who witnessed George Floyd's murder shares story in new children's book
On May 25th, 2020, a crowd of people in south Minneapolis watched as George Floyd took his last breath. Among the witnesses was a 9-year-old girl. On Friday, Judeah Reynolds will share her story through a children's picture book. FOX 9 caught up with the young author before her big debut.
Minneapolis woman on mission to address health disparities
In 2014, a local computer engineer decided to pursue her passion for physical fitness. Today, Valerie Fleurantin runs her own business. It's a one-woman operation, and she is working to make an impact in the community one step at a time.
'Somali Stories' encourages children of Somali heritage to learn language
A new program is designed to help young Somali children, many of whom were born in the U.S. and only speak English, become literate in the language.
St. Paul native becomes first Black woman to lead University of Minnesota's School of Social Work
The School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota is starting the new school year with a new director.
Twin Cities artist's new show re-lives the horrors of lynchings in the U.S.
At the historic Mounds Theater in St. Paul, a dark chapter in U.S. history is taking center stage.
More Black-owned coffee shops reclaiming market in Minneapolis
While most coffee beans are still harvested by Black and brown people in Africa and Latin America, the majority of roasters in the United States are white. But that trend is starting to change in Minneapolis.
Man works to launch entrepreneurial space for people of color in Minneapolis
A Minneapolis man with roots on the north side is looking to invest in the community he serves.
Band camp brings HBCU experience to Twin Cities
At many historically Black colleges and universities, the marching band is a bigger attraction at sporting events than the teams themselves. Now some HBCU graduates are bringing some of that culture to kids here in Minnesota.
Black high school students from Minnesota perform at Fringe Festival in Scotland
The Legacy Arts Group, consisting of four Minneapolis high school students, is the first all-Black cast performing at the Fringe Festival in Scotland.
'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.