Mpls City Council Recognizes the Confederate Flag as a Hate Symbol

Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA - - April 5, 2020: An old cemetery on a hill under cloudy skies with a confederate flag fly and a blooming springtime tree.

The Minneapolis City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the Confederate flag as a symbol of hate and white supremacy. The resolution cites that opponents to the Black Lives Matter movement have used the flag to intimidate protestors and perpetuate v

Soul – Coverage

Description This week, independent journalists unite as we check in with KingDemetrius Pendleton and Louie Tran with Move for Justice News. They discuss the challenges and nuances of covering this movement and the increasing reliance on independent journa

Protestors Seek to Have Charges Dropped

Activists on Thursday called on local officials to drop all charges against protestors demanding justice for Black lives. Mass arrests have become more common in the last year, with 646 people arrested during a march last November, and another 150 at a pr

Activists Demand Accountability for Private Security

Minneapolis community members say a private security team in Uptown has seriously injured 3 people. They say they’re concerned the city is effectively outsourcing policing to private military contractors. Feven Gerezgiher reports.

Collective honors victims of criminal justice system… with flowers

We Want It Back 2020 photos by Caroline Yang

The Flower Power Collective works to create healing spaces that serve as an alternative to protests. From sunrise to sundown, artists and community members carefully place flower after flower on the grass, working to create a vibrant art piece. Whether th