Month: December 2012
Lawyers’ committee submits testimony to senate hearing: ‘Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline’
By Lawyers’ Committee staff Contributing Writers The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL) applauds Senator Richard ...
A nation in pain, a nation whose heart is broken again
When news began to flash across the airways Friday, December 14, that a tragedy was taking place in Newtown, CT, ...
Child protection laws should better protect parents and children
For the last decade, I have watched the erosion within the judicial system concerning Children and Family Services’ child protection ...
Young White men in crisis: Race, gender link mass shooters
The most recent massacre, the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, took the lives of six- and ...
This Week’s Entertainment Spotlights
Ray Covington Fri., Dec. 28, 9:30 pm Bunker’s Music Bar & Grill 761 Washington Ave. N., Mpls., 612-338-8188 or www.bunkersmusic.com Cover ...
Twin Cities Black Film Festival founder on 10 years of stars and screenings
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer (l-r) Screenwriter Stacy Parshall-Jensen and Twin Cities Black Film Festival founder Natalie MorrowPhoto by ...
Sports highlights, plus banished words of 2012
WNBA Finals MVP Tamika CatchingsPhoto by Charles Hallman Two members of our MSR sports experts’ panel recently released their 2012 ...
Just the facts! A lack of diversity in Minnesota sports
I hope you had a great Christmas. This time of year grips me like you cannot imagine. It’s a time ...
Park Center-Osseo rivalry showcases b-ball talent
Quinton Hooker (Park Center) shoots over Bridge Tusler (Osseso).Photo by Mitchell Palmer McDonald Last year in late December a ...
This culture of violence is tearing us apart
Once again the African American is being told he is not human…during the recent acts of murder of 20 innocent ...
Encore careers: They’re not just for seniors anymore
Upon entering my 40th year, I decided that I needed a mid-life career change. I knew that it would be ...
Cook to enchant yourself and your loved ones
While sifting through the daily array of political comments, announcements, advertisements, and bundles of self-promoting rants and web links, something ...
Norovirus: the holiday ‘gift’ nobody wants, but many get
‘Tis the season of giving, but too many Minnesotans this time of year are giving and receiving something nobody wants: ...
Fiscal cliff most threatening for Blacks, other communities of color
Effects would add more hurt to Great Recession’s impact By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Low- and moderate-income people ...
‘Study of people’ leads to advising corporations, hosting talk radio
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer CulTives & Associates CEO/Founder Verona Mitchell’s success at impacting community is no surprise. ...
‘No Black talent on the air’
White perspectives dominate local mainstream media By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black voices are barely heard on local mainstream radio. ...
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
The One Love Movement: End of the Year Smokeout with DJ VERB X Mon., Dec. 31, 8 pm First Avenue ...
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