825 Arts is hosting a free ART BQ pop-up on June 16 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in St. Paul featuring a Frogtown neighborhood forum, food from Gravy Babies, Plant Bingo and 3-on-3 basketball.
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Contributing writer Clint Combs reports on unsealed court filings showing the Trump DOJ twice failed to obtain search warrants for journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort's YouTube accounts, with a federal judge rejecting all five applications and ordering them unsealed.
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Contributor Alaysia Lane reports on renewed concerns about PFAS emissions at the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center and whether communities near the downtown Minneapolis facility, many of them lower-income communities of color, are bearing unequal environmental burdens.
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Contributing writer Ray Richardson pays personal tribute to Larry Fitzgerald Sr., his best friend in Minnesota for more than 30 years, from their first meeting at Williams Arena in 1990 to a Super Bowl press box in Tampa in 2009.
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Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald watched Larry Fitzgerald Sr. receive his Southside Hall of Fame flowers in February. Weeks later, Fitzgerald passed away at age 71. He writes that he is grateful he was there.
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House of KLynn and the American Cancer Society present A Pop of Pink, a couture runway event on June 19 in Minneapolis raising funds for cancer patient support services while celebrating resilience through fashion and community.
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MSR Sports columnist Charles Hallman remembers Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the Minnesota sports journalism pioneer and longtime MSR columnist who died June 1 at age 71 after nearly five decades as a trusted voice for Black athletes and coaches.
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The Bush Foundation has named its 2026 Bush Fellows, selecting 30 leaders from across the region to receive up to $150,000 each for a self-designed leadership development plan of up to two years.
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Charles Hallman remembers Larry Fitzgerald Sr., the Minnesota sports journalism pioneer and longtime MSR columnist who died June 1 at age 71 after nearly five decades as a trusted voice for Black athletes and coaches.
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Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is launching free monthly Homeownership Information Sessions this summer, starting June 17, covering the program, eligibility and the Advancing Black Homeownership initiative.
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