On Jan. 28, 2019, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter made an announcement at St. Paul’s City Hall that caught many observers by surprise: after months of community resistance, city and county officials have ...

As much as Minnesotans love to think they’re special – and there’s something to be said when Fast Company recognizes the residents as being the third “happiest” in all of the United States – there’s ...

Jesse, an inmate whose name has been changed for his safety, began his incarceration in 2006 initially working as a baker for 25 cents an hour in St. Cloud. He later got a job pressing license plates ...

Snuggled in the Kenwood neighborhood near Lake of the Isles, Birchbark Books and Native Arts serves as a vital hub for Native literature and art. Owner and renowned author Louise Erdrich opened the ...

The faces stare up at you from the folded tabloid newspaper on sale at the your nearest convenience store: hundreds of photos of people at what might be the worst moment of their lives, available to ...

“We can’t all of a sudden get down on our knees and turn everything over to the leadership of the blacks. I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I ...

“I expect better from the Daily Planet,” says an upset commenter on my review of the stage adaptation of Disney’s The Lion King. “The Lion King story was stolen from the Mali people. It’s loosely ...

Hey all, welcome to my blog, where I talk about all things Wicked. Well, it’s been a loooooong tour, and I still haven’t gone onstage once. What’s that? You don’t even know who I am? I’m Zoë Makila.

The heart of Sergio Choy’s job as a medical interpreter is to capture the spirit of the message between patient and medical provider. “You hear things like, ‘I’m feeling a little blue today,’ in ...

Ken Foxworth says his low profile in the run-up to the Minneapolis 5th Ward DFL Convention stems from his working two full-time jobs: Special projects coordinator for Delta Airlines, and managing the ...

A well-known Hmong community leader and among the first Hmong Americans to earn a doctoral degree has died. Dr. Cherzong V. Vang (Thajkhu Vaj Txiab) was a father figure both in Laos and here in ...

Question: Do Somali people still practice the clan system in Minnesota? Yes, they do. All you have to do is go to the Starbucks coffee shop on Riverside. Every Somali tribe probably sends about five ...