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From Malcolm X to ICE: Echoes from Earlier Generations on Resistance

Sagirah Shahid offers details of the histories that led up to this moment in Minnesota, centering the roots of the Black Muslim and Black power movements of the early 20th century — and a 1951 petition.

Minnesota Is Home

"Minnesota is home. We live here. We raise our children here. Our presence is not a question — it is a fact. We serve this state with care."

Commentary: She Fought and Died for Our Belonging

If Renée Good’s courage can move my sister to imagine roots where she once felt only limbo, then the work now is clear. We owe it to her and to our children to turn grief into grounding, fear into presence, and loss into a fierce refusal to disappear.

Mariam El-Khatib Channels Helplessness Into Purpose

Days passed while she could not bring herself to show up on the streets, to pick up the phone and make calls, or to take on speaking engagements. Then, in November 2023, El-Khatib saw a photo on social media that would change the trajectory of her career and her life.

Nadia Mohamed: An Historic Rise as Mayor

“Somewhere inside me [today] is a 10-year-old girl who wanted her face on the wall of mayors." She noticed that all of the city’s mayors were white, and only two of them were women.

How to Build a Life of Financial and Emotional Health

I didn’t know anything about goal setting, time management, or financial planning until I came to Minnesota and registered at Community Action Partnership for a two-year program called “Self-Sufficiency for Low-Income Families.”

Ayan Omar: Connecting Diversity in St. Cloud

“I had the privilege of attending school with 40-plus nations represented in one building."

Commentary: The Struggle for Justice Has No Borders

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In my local community in Minneapolis, I attend protests and teach-ins hosted by Jewish Voices for Peace and the Minnesota Anti-War Committee.

Come Inside the Healing Hut

Photo Sarah Whiting I have always been curious about…

Anisa Hagi-Mohamed’s Affirmations

I feel like colonialism, war, and trauma have changed our language and mindsets. It doesn’t feel right. We come from such an abundant culture.
Habon Abdulle

Habon Abdulle on How to Build Support for Candidates

We often focus on what patriarchy is doing to us. We don't focus on what we are doing to patriarchy.

We Recover With Others: A Conversation with Farhia Budul

We help people understand that substance use disorders are a brain disease, and that recovery is possible.