Eliminating health disparities is Liberian native’s passion
Dr. Wilhelmina HolderPhoto courtesy of Dr. Holder By Michelle Lawrence Contributing Writer People of African heritage in Minnesota ...
Month: March 2013
Doctor’s Advice for Your Good Health
Dr. Crutchfield, my daughter has acne. Won’t she just outgrow it, or should we treat it? Why should anyone care ...
Game of Change: Racial integration of basketball didn’t end discrimination
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Last Friday marked the 50th anniversary of the Loyola (Chicago)-Mississippi State NCAA regional ...
Blacks are four times more likely to develop kidney disease
Early detection essential to controlling the condition By Robin James Contributing Writer Eliminating health disparities is hard work, particularly when ...
Why Egypt?
“For us the return to Egypt in every domain is the necessary condition to reconcile African civilization with history, to ...
Black in the USA
Sixteen year old Brooklyn youth shot and killed , protests held Kimani Gray was shot and killed last week ...
Oprah and Terrance are heating up the internet!
The web has been buzzing and howling about the back and forth between Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey who ...
Georgia Ellyse: Why you need to know about Mike De’cole
At a time when R&B has been said to be on the decline or even dying, Mike De’cole surfaces ...
Council on Black Minnesotans has new director, new agenda, new vision to get beyond tolerance
Edward McDonaldPhoto by James L. Stroud, Jr. By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief In October 2012, ...
Minnesota legislators work to finalize State health exchange — Democratic majority doesn’t make exchange a ‘slam dunk’
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that beginning in 2014, each state ...
MN immigrant plans U.S.’s first Somali museum
By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer On Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 there will be a ...
Local makeup pro launches cosmetic line — Women of Color embellishes darker-hued skin
By Robin James Contributing Writer Popular makeup brands are catering to women of color now more than ever as ...
The SF JAZZ Collective at Dakota March 19
The SF JAZZ Collective returns to the Dakota on March 19 for one of the most anticipated ...
Living the Single Life
Look here every week for MSR’s profiles of local men and women who are, at least for now, unattached and…living ...
Keith had given up on the long-term relationship thing — ‘til Lesli came along
Fear is a funny thing. Not that he was anywhere near laughing. It was just queer. Lesli was the ...
Hennepin County creates special team to improve community outreach
(l-r) Abdi Mohamed, Deputy Betsy Aune,Sergeant Derwin EllisPhoto courtesy of Hennepin County The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has announced a ...
When will MN’s ‘no Black workers need apply’ policy end?
Who will monitor and enforce Black participation on the so-called ‘People’s Stadium’ project? My concern is for the ...
Blaming victims of rape only worsens the harm done
Rape is a terrible enough crime, the brutal and vicious violation of a human being, debasing her, using her body ...
Cultivating patience
“Patience, like love, is one of the most powerful actions on earth. Much patience is required of us as we ...
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