Twin Cities Daily Planet

04/13/2021

2021 continues to show us why we must shift the narrative around public safety. We’re looking for an Editor so we can get back to the work we do so well—amplifying, connecting marginalized voices. Learn more at http://bit.ly/DPEditor21.

03/30/2021

The search for the next Daily Planet Editor has begun. Publisher Adaobi Okolue discusses what's happening at the Daily Planet and the unique role of the Editor. See the link below for details about the Editor role.

07/05/2019

This weekend, come out to Little Mekong Night Market on University Ave. W. & Western Ave, at the Asian business and cultural district in Saint Paul.

Little Mekong is the Asian business and cultural district in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Located between Mackubin and Galtier streets along

06/21/2019

Cutting room floor: Jesús and Eduardo are photographed here by Annabelle Marcovici Photography for our “Minneapolis renters build collective power despite retaliatory landlords” article: http://ow.ly/hp0750uIuma

06/20/2019

ICYMI: Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop works with artists of color to develop creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry. Learn how you can support their work via GoFundMe: http://ow.ly/mWGo50uJ9J7

When Sri Lankan artist Chamindika Wanduragala returned to the Twin Cities arts scene after almost a decade away, it was a much needed rebirth.

06/19/2019

This week: a ruling bans landlords from screening out Section 8 tenants; in LynLake, a give-what-you-can community cafe will open doors in July; and Juneteenth is an observed holiday in Minnesota.

Minneapolis CAN stop landlords from screening out Section 8 tenantsA Court of Appeals ruling last Monday now prevents landlords in the city of Minneapolis from rejecting applications from tenants with Section 8 vouchers, a federal housing assistant program. It is what many are hailing as a significa...

06/18/2019

Join this opportunity on Wednesday to hear from elders who share their histories and stories about North Minneapolis for ReCAST Minneapolis’s Northside Oral History Project.

ReCAST Minneapolis invites you to attend this community meeting on the Northside Oral History Project. Come and hear from elders

06/14/2019

Want to make an impact on equity and justice through high-quality journalism? It’s still not too late, to work with us as our next editor. Apply today, the position is open until filled.

Looking for people interested in being part of a culture of thinkers and builders creating spaces for bold storytellers centering voices on the margins.

06/13/2019

ICYMI: “They’re not hiring you to love them. They’re hiring you to fight. It’s this constant balance of doing the legal work and then not losing yourself.”

Within the immigration system, lawyers “are the only ones between [the clients and] absolute chaos,” said Maya Okafor (name changed to protect her identity), a former immigration attorney. “They’re the only ones standing in the way.” Okafor discussed being a target. The current administrat...

06/12/2019

Join the this Friday for free evening of exploring + identities and reflecting on the significance of the 50th anniversary of the Uprising.

Join us for a free evening of readings, performances, and gallery conversations exploring LGBTQ+ identities and reflecting on the significance

06/11/2019

This week: Minnesota will soon have its first LGBTQ center; first of its kind exhibition features Native women artists; and a plan aims to “effectively end” the HIV epidemic in the state.

Roxanne Anderson leads the charge for Minnesota’s first LGBTQ centerMinnesota is one of six U.S. states currently without an LGBTQ center, though there is an already-existing hub of LGBTQ-focused organizations in Twin Cities. But in about three years, in the navel of Minnesota, this will change. F...

06/10/2019

Learn about the police state, surveillance, and how fear and manipulation have replaced our civil liberties and privacy at this Thursday’s screening of “The Feeling of Being Watched.”

Join us Thursday June 13th for the screening of the award winning feature film

06/07/2019

Join this series of storytelling gatherings by this Sunday that will connect LGBTQ+ people across generations and identities.

Telling Q***r History is a series of storytelling gatherings that connect LGBTQ+ people across generations and identities. We are celebrating

06/05/2019

This week: a proposed city ordinance enrages landlords across Minneapolis; Mckinley Community makes a comeback, under new leadership and local engagement; and Soul Lao puts Lao food on the Twin Cities map.

Landlords push back on Minneapolis proposal to limit tenant screeningsA proposed ordinance by the Minneapolis City Council is generating the criticisms of landlords across the city. Championed by Council Members Lisa Bender and Jeremiah Ellison, the ordinance is set to change how landlords screen pr...

05/30/2019

ICYMI: “Nor’s art is an ode to the Somalia his own parents and grandparents grew up in and heard of through stories of a time before the colonizers came and changed Somali life.”

In a high-rise tower located on Portland Avenue lives Hassan Nor, a Somali immigrant.

05/28/2019

Six short documentaries are premiering this weekend at SPNN. Support local up-and-coming, aspiring filmmakers who partook in the Doc U fellows program.

Join us in celebrating the premiere of six local documentaries produced and directed by local filmmakers Xiaolu Wang, Tahiel Jimenez,

05/27/2019

In Hennepin County, almost 50% of all eviction filings occur in two zip codes in North Minneapolis. Join Center for Urban & Regional Affairs - CURA this Thursday to find the answers to why and how evictions are taking place from the perspectives of tenants and landlords themselves.

Please join the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) for

05/24/2019

Community editors have chosen 10 poems and 10 artists whose work will be highlighted tomorrow at Frogtown Farm.

may, 2019 Poetry in the Park in the Dark at Frogtown FarmsFrogtown Farm 25mayAll DayPoetry in the Park in the Dark at Frogtown Farms Event Details more Event Details A crew of intergenerational community editors have chosen the 10 poems and 10 artists whose work will be highlighted inside rocks that...

05/23/2019

ICYMI: “What we see in the discussion around arts and culture in Minneapolis is that certain art is valuable, certain cultural artifacts are desirable, but [people] are disposable.”

On Nov. 2, a multiracial group of people gathered at Plaza Centenario on the corner of 12th Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis. Organized by the Immigrant Movement for Justice, Por Raza and Morena Minnesota, an ofrenda for Day of the Dead was built to honor family members and community leaders th...

05/22/2019

Want to learn how the city works with applicants and neighbors to achieve the city’s land use policies? Join City of Saint Paul tomorrow to learn more.

This training is an opportunity for community members to learn about how the City of Saint Paul determines what is

05/21/2019

This week: efforts to rename UMN campus buildings continue; traditional healing practices used to combat the opioids crisis in Native communities; and a baseball museum chronicles local Black history.

UMN student government reaffirms push to rename campus buildingsThe Minnesota Student Association released a letter in the wake of a decision that came after nearly a year-long contention over four University of Minnesota campus buildings named after figures with racist, anti-semitic pasts. The stat...

05/20/2019

Tomorrow, take part in an important community discussion on how maintaining safe, stable, affordable homes and healthy neighborhoods can prevent displacement in the Twin Cities.

We know that cities thrive when people can live in safe, stable, affordable homes in healthy neighborhoods connected to opportunities

05/17/2019

Cutting Room Floor: Protesters march in the Speak Out Against Muslim Ban rally, photographed by Uche Iroegbu for our “We heard from local experts on Trump’s Muslim ban. Here’s what we know and what Minnesotans can do about it” article: http://ow.ly/lNku50tWVtw

05/16/2019

Our Editor will guide, develop contributors to create stories covering local topics impacting our communities. If you’re a collaborative self-starter who brings an equity and justice lens to high-quality storytelling, apply to lead our work with the Daily Planet. Position open until filled; application reviews start on 5/23.

Looking for people interested in being part of a culture of thinkers and builders creating spaces for bold storytellers centering voices on the margins.

05/15/2019

This week: a pilot program favors the development of affordable housing in Minneapolis; a march raises awareness about missing, murdered Native women; and four new members join the university’s Board of Regents.

Wanted: ‘Missing Middle’ housingThe city of Minneapolis’ draft plan, Minneapolis 2040, includes a currently dubbed “Missing Middle” pilot program. The pilot will finance the cost-effective development of affordable housing inside new 3-to-20 unit buildings. Its aim, among other things, is ...

05/14/2019

Catch the Saturday premiere of “The Wall,” a film looking back at the saga of the Native American homeless camp in Minneapolis the last half of 2018.

On Sunday, May 19 we in partnership with MSP Film Society present

05/13/2019

This Friday, The Alliance will explore how organizers have mobilized against exclusionary transportation policies and have integrated equity issues into transit investments.

Past exclusionary transportation policies moved people through neighborhoods rather than throughout neighborhoods, destroying rather than building upon the assets of

05/10/2019

Tomorrow, join Diversity & Inclusion at Mitchell Hamline School of Law to celebrate 13 Asian American Judges who are change agents and have been administering justice for MN’s community.

Join us to celebrate 13 Asian American Judges in MN's legal profession who

05/09/2019

ICYMI: “6-10 percent of Minnesota’s prison population is incarcerated due to a technical violation. This means [10 percent] of our incarcerated community is serving time for an infraction that isn’t a crime.”

When it comes to incarceration rates, Minnesota stands out as one of the few states who is experiencing an increase in their prison population despite prison overcrowding and crime at a 50-year low. While there are multiple factors for this, a significant part of this increase is due to the incarcer...

05/08/2019

This week: the state Court of Appeals ruled against the order renaming Lake Bde Maka Ska; May 14 is Hmong-Lao Veterans Memorial Day; and a Minnesota bill combating wage theft stands a chance to pass into law.

Bde Maka Ska is Lake Calhoun again, appeals court rulesOver one year ago, along with the support of the Hennepin County Board, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr reverted a Southwest Minneapolis lake to its original Dakotan name, “Bde Maka Ska,” meaning “white ...