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

In Memory of John Lewis, Activists Push for Voting Rights

Protestors gathered at the Minnesota state capitol Saturday to remember civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis on the one-year anniversary of his death. It was part of a nationwide action supporting federal voting rights legislation. Feven Gerezgiher re

Uptown Incident Raises Concerns Over Private Security

Security guard are regulating the situation of safety in an event concert in a nightclub.

A video taken Wednesday night shows several armed men assaulting a woman in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. The men refused to identify themselves to bystanders, but appeared to be acting as security for Seven Points, formerly known as Calhoun Squ

Incidents Raise Policing Concerns in Rural Minnesota

Olivia, Minnesota attracted attention last week when a police officer shot and killed Ricardo Torres Jr. Torres’ friends and relatives say the officer has repeatedly harassed their community. According to the Minnesota chapter of the ACLU, it’s not an iso

Minneapolis Voters Will Decide Future of City’s Public Safety This Fall

Safety public guard in New York City. City life concept.

The coalition Yes4Minneapolis gathered more than 20,000 signatures to get its proposal onto voter’s ballots. If a majority of voters approve, the city’s charter would no longer require Minneapolis to have a police department. Instead, MPD would be replace

Ramsey County Sheriff’s Comment Draws Backlash

Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher is facing criticism for a comment he made to a colleague on a livestream that appeared to reference sundown towns. Fletcher says the comment was not racially motivated, despite the fact that sundown town practices were i

Making Space for Transgender, Queer People of Color

Bush Foundations 2018 Fellows. Photo by Ackerman + Gruber 2018 @ackermangruber

Roxanne Anderson, or ROX, is the co-host of “Fresh Fruit” on KFAI, the longest running weekly queer radio show in the country. Anderson is also a community organizer; their work is focused on creating spaces where queer and trans people of color feel seen