Twin Cities celebrate tech and science experts of tomorrow
By Raymond Jackson Contributing Writer On Friday, January 3, a group of young intellectuals brought in the 2014 new ...
Month: January 2014
Blacks must not play double standards
“My intention was not malicious, but I broke the ground rule that families are ...
Promises, promises, promises
What good is an equity plan with no follow through? Liberals have become extremely proficient at making promises to ...
Robin Roberts loosens the grip of Black homophobia
While I will continue to argue that the African American community doesn’t have a ...
My New Year wishes are for good public policies
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Happy New Year! January first and second are ...
Would a Robinson Rule be just another ruse?
The only thing I like about a proposed “Eddie Robinson Rule” for college sports hiring is that it is ...
Former professional takes “a massive leap of faith” into music career
By Charles Hallman Staff writer A Michael Jackson cover makes the United Kingdom top ten hits charts. ...
Keith can’t pull the trigger
Sandwiches finished, Keith and Kisa took their sodas and started walking toward the IRT. They got to the nearby entrance ...
Rape in the Fields: the violation of migrant women and girls
There is a noxiously galling, unsavory aspect to the exploitation of Mexican ...
Federal government issues new guidelines on school discipline
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released federal guidance to assist schools in administering discipline in a nondiscriminatory way ...
Why should I care about prediabetes?
Prediabetes should be taken seriously because if it is not addressed, it can become diabetes ...
Mental and emotional fitness for 2K14
We made it. Here we are — it’s 2014. We are only one year away from 2015, which will mark ...
‘Mostly White hiring’ remains the unspoken rule in college athletics
TIDES Director Richard Lapchick Sometimes an apology is worse than whatever it was intended to make amends for. Take the ...
Super intentions — NFL Final Four!
Here we go again — the best the NFL has to offer will put it all on the line next ...
Over 40 years ago King pointed out the “illusion of the damned”
America’s survival rests on undoing the exploitation of Black people “When I speak of integration, I don’t ...
Amiri Baraka dies at age 79
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer In 1964, Amiri Baraka (then going by his given name LeRoi Jones) stood the ...
New mayor challenges Mpls to unite across racial, cultural boundaries
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, during her inaugural address Monday morning in the rotunda of Minneapolis City Hall, spoke of three ...
U of M campus assaults prompt racial profiling
Student drinking, ‘rampant’ mental heath issues also top concerns of Student Affairs By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Conclusion ...
Millions of Blacks left uninsured by states opting out of Affordable Care Act
By Freddie Allen Contributing Writer As the Obama administration makes strides to improve the functionality of HealthCare.gov, the flagship ...
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