Anthony Taylor has long been an advocate for getting people of color interested in outdoor recreation. Since George Floyd’s death, he has worked with the Minneapolis parks system to do even more

AARON LAVINSKY, STAR TRIBUNEAnthony Taylor, shown at Theodore Wirth Park, is working with parks professionals to get more people of color involved in outdoor recreation.

Outdoor activity is crucial to physical, mental and even spiritual health. For Twin Cities outdoors advocate Anthony Taylor, it is also a tool for healing from racial trauma.… Read more

Exclusive: Damon Dash told theGrio how he is maintaining his health and understands why some in the Black community may be reluctant to take a vaccine.

The year he turned 15 was probably the hardest year of Damon Dash’s life. He was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. It was also the year his mother died from an asthma attack. He remembers it well. 

“I started to lose weight. I lost my appetite, I started urinating a lot.… Read more

The much-anticipated trailer for Coming 2 America has been released.

Fans of the beloved comedy got a sneak peek at the upcoming sequel featuring comedy legend Eddie Murphy as the crowned Prince Akeem of the fictional African nation Zamunda. The film’s plot centers on Akeem, who is about to become King, but he must first satisfy his father’s dying wish for Akeem to find the long-lost son he never knew about; Queens street savvy native Lavelle played by Jermaine Fowler

“You must heed my words before I’m gone, my son,” a dying King Jaffe Joffer, with James Earl Jones reprising the role, says in the opening scenes of the trailer and appears to be on his deathbed.… Read more

Gov. Tim Walz is planning to provide an update Tuesday on how COVID-19 vaccinations are being distributed in Minnesota.

Walz will provide the update during a Tuesday afternoon media briefing with state health officials.

Minnesota began giving the Pfizer vaccine shots to healthcare workers last week after the vaccine received emergency approval earlier this month.

The state’s initial shipment last week contained 46,800 doses, and state health officials said earlier that they expect to receive more than 33,000 this week.… Read more

Daily Update:

Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.

Total positive cases (cumulative)	401,011
Total confirmed cases (PCR positive) (cumulative)	388,673
Total probable cases (Antigen positive) (cumulative)	12,338

Newly reported cases	1,714
Newly reported confirmed cases	1,561
Newly reported probable cases	153

Newly reported cases detail

Newly reported deaths	24

Newly reported deaths detail