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MINNESOTA'S
BLACK OWNED
CABLE NETWORK
When the Minnesota Black Music Awards was created by Rhodes with his partner and wife Kim in 1982,
it's goal was to
recognize
the outstanding
contributions of black musicians and artists in
Our Programming including Backstage at the Dakota, Shinning Stars, BMA Community Spotlights and the Emmy nominated BMA Networks Urban Perspectives affairs show, are production exclusives. In conjunction with local organizations our Youth in Media program has provided industry training and career connections to communities in local media.
the Twin Cities. In 2022, MBMA celebrated 40 years of achieving that goal.