BSA / COMMUNITY / RESOURCE NETWORK
Local Community Resources
THE VILLAGE
IS PART
OF THE STORY.
Black Storytellers Alliance is rooted in community. This directory connects visitors to organizations, cultural institutions, healing spaces, media, arts groups, and community resources doing meaningful work across the Twin Cities and beyond.
COMMUNITY • CULTURE • HEALING • YOUTH • ARTS • MEDIA • LEADERSHIP
COMMUNITY • CULTURE • WELLNESS • EDUCATION • YOUTH • ARTS • MEDIA • LEADERSHIP • COMMUNITY • CULTURE • WELLNESS •
Community Network / 01
Resources We Value
A stronger story needs a stronger village.
This page is designed as a living directory: a starting point for families, artists, storytellers, educators, youth, and community members looking for trusted places to connect, learn, heal, create, organize, and grow.
Each card opens the organization’s website in a new tab. BSA is sharing these links as community resources; inclusion does not necessarily indicate a current formal partnership.
Directory / 02
Connect With the Community
Community resources.
Explore organizations across community development, health and healing, youth leadership, arts and culture, and Black media.
01Community + Wellness
UROC
Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
University of Minnesota community-engagement hub connecting research, partnerships, learning, and North Minneapolis.
Visit resource → CWCCultural Wellness Center
Community-centered cultural knowledge, wellness, leadership, and relationship-building.
Visit resource → NORTHPOINTNorthPoint Health & Wellness Center
Health, wellness, human services, and community support resources.
Visit resource → HEALINGThe Healing Center MN
A community resource centered on healing, wellness, and support.
Visit resource → MODEL CITIESModel Cities
Community development and supportive services serving families and neighborhoods.
Visit resource →02Youth + Leadership
WE WIN
WE WIN Institute
Youth development, cultural education, leadership, and community-centered programming.
Visit resource → AALFAfrican American Leadership Forum
Black leadership, community power, networks, and collective advancement.
Visit resource → ILIInternational Leadership Institute
Leadership development and community-centered learning opportunities.
Visit resource → BYHACBlack Youth Healing Arts Center
A youth-centered space connecting healing, arts, culture, and community.
Visit resource → TIYUMBATiyumba Foundation
Community and cultural programming supporting youth, families, and connection.
Visit resource →03Arts + Culture
TA-COUMBA
Ta-coumba T. Aiken
Visual art, cultural expression, public art, and community-centered creative practice.
Visit resource → PENUMBRAPenumbra Center for Racial Healing
Black arts, performance, learning, and racial-healing work rooted in community.
Visit resource → VOCVoice of Culture
Culture, youth, arts, community, and creative expression.
Visit resource → DUNIYADuniya Drum & Dance
Drumming, dance, cultural performance, education, and community engagement.
Visit resource → AFOUTAYIAfoutayi
Dance, music, cultural arts, and community programming.
Visit resource → 825825 Arts
A community arts resource supporting creativity, performance, and neighborhood connection.
Visit resource →04Black Media + Story
BMR
Black Market Reads
Books, writers, literature, conversation, and Black storytelling in print and community.
Visit resource → MSRMinnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Black news, community reporting, culture, history, and public life.
Visit resource → INSIGHTInsight News
News and community coverage centered on Black Minnesotans and the Twin Cities.
Visit resource → BLACK INKIn Black Ink
Black literary, cultural, and community storytelling resources.
Visit resource →BSA Archive / 03
Existing Community Resource Information
From the original page.
African/African American Storytelling for:
Keep the Network Growing / 04
Know a Resource We Should Add?
Help us keep the village connected.
If there is a community organization, cultural institution, healing resource, youth program, Black media outlet, or arts organization that belongs in this directory, send it our way.
Email a Resource Suggestion