Cultural Wellness Community Health Hub

Cultural Wellness Community Health Hub The Backyard Community Health Hub leverages connectedness and cultural practice to better serve our communities. The Cultural Wellness Center.

The Backyard Initiative (BYI) is a partnership between residents of South Minneapolis and Allina Health. with a goal to improve the health of residents living in the seven neighborhoods of the area called the Backyard, through the work of Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) formed and operated by residents in the Backyard.

08/31/2025

The Cultural Wellness Center will be giving away backpacks today, August 31, 2025, at the United Church of God in Christ in Roseville, starting at 1:30 p.m. This is a first-come, first-served event. Come out with your family and enjoy all the fun at this year's picnic!

08/26/2025

THROW BACK !!!
LEARN THE WOODY SHUFFLE LINEDANCE BY ALVENA OF COMMAND STEPPERS MN
(FITNESS & FUN)
Brought to you by
Backyard Community Health Hub

08/26/2025

THROW BACK !!!
STEPPERS FOOTWORK PIECES BY ALVENA OF COMMAND STEPPERS MN
(COUPLES DANCE Ladies side)
Brought to you by
Backyard Community Health Hub

08/26/2025

✨BREAKFAST OPEN!!!
Join us to Break - the - Fast and start your Morning Right! EVERY THURSDAY and FRIDAY from 9 AM -2 PM

We have Baker Andy Lunning (former owner of May Day Cafe) baking delicious treats. Chef Robert Taylor and Staff, as well as Students from the University of MN Food Science and Nutrition Department!

📢Special Features include:
- Baker Andy's Croissants
- Turkey Biscuit Sliders Combo
- Spicy Beef Sausage Sliders Combo
- Healthy Smoothies
- Hot & Cold Lunch bar
And More

Come down to the Midtown Global Market. Stop by the Cultural Wellness Center's Community Health Hub Kitchen and pick-up Breakfast, Lunch, & Grab-N-Go!!!

🚨COMING SOON!!!
- ONLINE ORDERS
- CURBSIDE PICK-UP


08/25/2025

Please join CWC, MDCYF, and Project Imani for a meal and an opportunity to share your thoughts about child safety and permanency (child protection) and the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families. We will spend time discussing your ideas for supporting children and families and improving child welfare systems.

Space is limited, and registration is required to obtain a gift card. Only those who register and attend will receive a gift card! The registration link is in the comments.

Agenda
• Dinner
• Message from DCYF Leadership
• Community Conversation

08/25/2025

Fall is here🍂—and we’re celebrating ACTIVE LIVING together! Join Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., the Cultural Wellness Center, and Melanin In Motion for a full day of community. This event is FREE & open to ALL ages, skill levels, and abilities.
Choose biking, walking, running, yoga, Zumba, or just come for the food, health screenings, and stepping with J-Most & The Command Steppers —Let’s Move, Walk, Roll, & Run together! RSVP info in the comments!

📅 Saturday, September 20 · 9 AM – 1 PM CDT
📍 Theodore Wirth Park – Wirth Beach Bao Landing
📍 3130 Glenwood Ave, Golden Valley, MN 55422

✨ Choose Your Movement:
🚴 25-Mile Bike Tour – 9:00 AM Start
🚲 Slow Roll Bike Ride – 10:00 AM Start
🏃 5K Fun Run – 10:00 AM Start
👟 Family Jog & 3K Walk – 10:30 AM Start
🧘 Yoga, Zumba & Sound Therapy Sessions
🫶 Health Screenings & Biometrics Testing

🍴 Community Meal & Health Info Passport: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
💃 Family Steppin’ with J-Most & The Command Steppers: 12:30 PM
Bring your bike, your walking shoes, and good energy - Let’s move, laugh, eat, and celebrate fall—together.

08/25/2025

Commonsense Childbirth Inc. - National Perinatal Task Force recently featured our very own, Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra. They stated, "She is a Culture Bearer and a lifelong advocate for birthing people and families. With over three decades of experience in perinatal health, Akhmiri has served her community with deep spiritual grounding, cultural wisdom, and fierce dedication. Based in Minneapolis, she currently serves as Chief Family Development Officer and Health Systems Navigator at the Cultural Wellness Center, where she supports families throughout their birthing journeys and mentors the next generation of birth workers.

Akhmiri has trained countless doulas, lactation counselors, and childbirth educators across the country. She brings cultural humility and ancestral knowledge into every space she enters. As a 2024 McKnight Culture Bearer Fellow, she continues to hold space for healing, tradition, and transformation in maternal health. Her work reminds us that birth is not only a physical process, but it is a sacred act of creation. We honor Akhmiri for the powerful legacy she is living and for the path she continues to create for all of us."

The Cultural Wellness Center is honored to have Sister Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra working with us for nearly 30 years! Learn More: https://www.culturalwellnesscenter.org/

08/22/2025

🚴🏾‍♀️✨ Slow Roll Season Finale! ✨🚴🏾‍♂️
Join us for the grand finale ride of the season—our most adventurous route yet! We’ll revisit some of our favorite stops and roll through the magic memories of Summer 2025 together.

After the ride, we’ll be treated to an amazing dinner—the freshest food, made with LOVE.
📍 Meet-Up Location: 2834 10th Ave South (Enter from the Midtown Greenway between 10th & 11th Ave)
🕔 Schedule:
• 5:30–6:30 PM | Meet-up, air-up, fix-up & dress-up your bikes with lights
• 6:00 PM | If you need to borrow a bike, please arrive by this time
• 6:30 PM | Rollout 🚲
• 8:20 PM | Sunset views at the lake 🌅 followed by dinner back on the Greenway

⚠️ Important Notes:
• Not recommended for children under 10.
• We ride as a group and support one another, but please be prepared to care for your own needs. Bring a spare tube for your bike, just in case.
• Limited bikes available—register early!

📲 Text or call 612-875-7803 with questions or to reserve your bike.
Let’s close out this season together with joy, community, and movement. 💛✨

08/14/2025

Let's Light UP the NIGHT and celebrate Leo Season! We're inviting the entire Slow Roll family and all our friends to ride with us. We meet up at 6:00 p.m. and roll out by 7:00 p.m. at Venture Bikes, 2834 10th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407. This is a family-friendly event with Fireworks! Dress in golds, reds, animal prints, or channel your inner lion! We will end the ride with a culinary treat from Dreamland Culinary Heritage Catering Services.

🚲 What to Bring:
🔹A working bike (any style), if not, we have one for you.
🔹Bike lights and glow gear (we ride after dusk!)
🔹Water bottle

🧡This event is hosted by:
🔹Venture Bikes – Midtown’s cycling heartbeat
🔹The Cultural Wellness Center – Advocating for community health, joy, and healing
🔹Melanin In Motion – Moving culture forward, one ride at a time

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08/14/2025

Slow Roll to Cardamom at the Walker, enjoy appetizers and conversation, order dinner on our own, and watch the sun set behind the Cherry Spoon. Then we’ll cruise to the Mill District for dessert before heading home, glowing in style.

Why this ride matters: At the turn of the 20th century, the bicycle was a passport to freedom — breaking barriers of race, gender, and mobility. Black Dandyism turned style into resistance, declaring: We will not only survive, we will shine. From Major Taylor to the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Panthers, fashion has been a political act, an assertion of dignity, and a celebration of self.

Black August calls us to remember that lineage — from the Haitian Revolution to today’s movements for justice. This ride honors that legacy, blending history, culture, and joy in motion.

💛 What to expect:
🔹A slow, stylish group ride through Minneapolis
🔹Deep history + vibrant community energy
🔹Dinner & sunset at Cardamom at the Walker
🔹Dessert in the Mill District

Hosted by Venture Bikes & The Cultural Wellness Center
This is not just a bike ride. It’s a moving work of art — liberation on two wheels.

📅 Date: Thursday, August 15

📍 Meet: Venture Bikes 2834 10th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407

👔 Theme: Dress to impress — channel your inner Harlem Renaissance elegance, your Black Panther boldness, your liberation style.

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Minneapolis, MN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
6pm - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
6pm - 7pm

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(612) 353-6211

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The Backyard Community Health Hub is a program of the Cultural Wellness Center that emerged from the 10-year Backyard Initiative, a former partnership between South Side Minneapolis Community Residents, Allina Health, and the Cultural Wellness Center.

Our work unleashes the power of citizens to heal themselves and to build community. Through work with individuals, communities, families, academic institutions, government agencies, philanthropists, and other non-profit organizations, we build a web of relationships that support community engagement, intercultural communication, and personal responsibility.