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PRESS ROOM: Black Love Day, Feb. 13, 2023 Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
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Exploring Africatown on the Conversation with Al McFarlane
Feb. 9, 2023 – Join host Al McFarlane along with Dr. Irma McClaurin, Insight News Culture and Education Editor; Dr.…
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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Named National Co-Chair of No Labels
“As a veteran of the civil rights movement, during the last six decades, I’ve learned a few things about the…
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Women’s health in MN, Advancing Black homeownership
Feb. 7, 2023 – Join Al McFarlane as he sits down with Sophia Yen, MD, MPH, co-founder and CEO of…
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Art and culture with Robin Hickman of SoulTouch Productions
Feb. 6, 2023 – On today’s episode of Al McFarlane, we’re sitting down with Robin Hickman, CEO and Executive Producer…
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Art and culture chat with Terry Austin and Douglas Ewart
Jan. 23, 2023 – Today, we are back to discuss art, culture and to share an amazing coming up in…
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Nine-Year-Old High School Grad is Making Black History
David Balogun Screenshot: Facebook While most of us used the time inside during the COVID pandemic to eat and binge-watch shows…
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Who was Yasuke and what does he mean to Blerds and Black history?
Yasuke’s disputed ascent to the rank of samurai was a notable outlier because, in addition to not being a member…
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NY School Promote Dirty Snowman as “Of Color” and Parents are Pissed
Every year we enter Black History Month slightly apprehensive because there is always one person who does entirely too much. For…
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Call to Protect Geoffrey’s Inner Circle from Threatened High-Rise Development
Geoffrey’s, located at 410 14th St., is part of the city’s Black Arts Movement and Business District which was formed…
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IN MEMORIAM: Autris Paige
Paige performed regularly at Four Seasons’ Yachats Music Festival in Oregon from 1983-2017, with artists from around the world. Puerto…
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Conversation with Mayor Carter of St. Paul, Minnesota
Feb. 1, 2023 – Today, Al McFarlane is joined by Mayor Melvin Carter of St. Paul, Minnesota. They will talk…
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Producer Rev. William Pierce The Sounds of the Gospel: An Anthology
Jan. 31, 2023 – In this live broadcast, Al McFarlane gets a chance to sit down with Rev. William Pierce,…
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While Black Newspapers Reveal Serial Rapists, Mainstream Turns to Comedy
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Black Press has been the primary voice of the Black community for 196 years. It informs…
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Aesthetics of Graffiti Art with Peyton Scott Russell
Jan. 30, 2023 – Today Al McFarlane is back with another art and culture episode with guests Minneapolis-based artist Peyton…
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Examining policing in the USA, Tyre Nichols, Keenan Anderson
Jan. 27, 2023 – The headline “Another Black Man Killed by Police” it’s a story that is all too familiar.…
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Gov. Tim Walz spends, Bethune Cookman controversy, Snoop and Master P’s new cereal
Jan. 26, 2023 – We’re back with another conversation with Al McFarlane, where he’ll be exploring the news topics in…
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LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID…: “RENAISSANCE WOMAN” W/ MONIQUE GREENWOOD-POGE
STREAMED LIVE: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/blackpressusa/live YOUTUBE: youtube.com/blackpressusatv TWITTER: … The post LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID…: "RENAISSANCE WOMAN"…
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16th Annual MLK Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway
The 16th annual MLK Day of Service in Richmond honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held…
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988 crisis hotline sees uptick, Black Legacy grant, Our mental health
Jan. 20, 2023 – Every Friday, we discuss how we heal as a community from trauma, racism, and life challenges.…
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Spending plan for MN children, Supreme Court decisions, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Jan. 19, 2023 – Join host Al McFarlane as he explores domestic policies and international politics with his fellow companions.…
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Black ownership that inspires with Alex Steinman of The Coven and Alysha Price of The Price Dynamic.
Jan. 17, 2023 – Today on The Conversation With Al McFarlane, host Al McFarlane revisits Black entrepreneurship with Alysha ……
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Future of Minnesota’s Workforce and 2023 United Black Legislative Agenda
Jan. 17, 2023 – In a follow up from last week’s discussion. This week, we’re going to continue that discussion…
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Rev. Rhett H. James Honored During Dr. King Program
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Reverend James was a brilliant civic leader and pastor,” said Rev. Ronald E. Jones, a former Garland,…
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COMMENTARY: YOU HAVE A DO-OVER!
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Humility asks me to stand, before God and recognize who I really am, to accept that I…
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