Civil rights report highlights across-the-board disparities
Education gaps, high incarceration strongly impacts Black unemployment By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The “intolerably high unemployment rates” for ...
Month: February 2014
White students’ discrimination complaints at MCTC create atmosphere of censorship
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Some believe that the administrative decision surrounding a Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) ...
St. Cloud leaders embrace the area’s growing diversity
Acknowledging the city’s ‘devastating’ history may help it leave ugly past behind By Charles Hallman Staff Writer St. ...
This Week’s Entertainment Spots
Habib Koité and Bamada Sun., Feb. 23, 7 pm The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave. ...
Feed the children
Anybody with half a brain — or rather half a heart — knows that the U.S. is not what it ...
A reappointment that is a mistake
Velma Korbel to again head Dept. of Civil Rights Velma Korbel’s reappointment by newly elected Mayor Betsy Hodges to ...
The Constitution contains roadmap to Black prosperity
By Jessica Wright Guest Commentator When the United States Constitution was created, it ...
Black History Month: now more than ever
By Marc H. Morial Guest Commentator “There is no more powerful force than ...
‘I’ll Fly Away’: Soul singer Jayanthi Kyle uses her talent to comfort mourning families
By Junauda Petrus Contributing Writer “There are funerals where they bring out a boombox and it’s so ...
Keith plays Brenda’s set and gets another shock
Keith showed up at the stage door and, despite that he carried a guitar case, the guard wouldn’t let him ...
Energy coop uses lantern workshops to bring families, communities together
By Raymond Jackson Contributing Writer Communities of Light Cooperative is a self-sufficiency, training and assessment organization whose first product ...
Wind energy commands a larger piece of the renewable energy pie
Hydroelectric sources of power dwarf other forms of renewable energy, but wind power has been a dominant second for ...
Eye floaters — when to ignore them, when to seek help
Dear Doctor: When I look at anything with a bright background or at the ...
Fighting the Winter Blues
Are you experiencing the winter blues — sleeping more than usual, feeling lethargic, and craving carbohydrates? You might be suffering ...
Current NBA stars honor their Black Fives predecessors
As we approach the wind-down days of Black History Month 2014, it’s refreshing to ...
A long way from her Swedish family, Gopher center makes herself right at home
Spotlight on the Gophers 100 By Charles Hallman Staff Writer There are approximately 100 African ...
Passion for Black history, culture leads couple to found company
Liberation Clothing and Gifts and Black History Expo result By Isaac Peterson, III Contributing Writer About two years ago, ...
When it comes to training dogs, Big D’s a winner
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Even before Michael Vick’s infamous association with and incarceration for dog-fighting, the public imagination ...
Ever wonder how much college sports cost? Here are more numbers.
All 23 University of Minnesota sports teams generate revenue, but only football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey in the last ...
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