Month: December 2014

A year of confusion and expectations ThroughMyEyesnewSuccess or failure is in the eye of the beholder. The year 2014 has ...

The Christmas season is a difficult time of year for me. I am always bothered by our culture’s egregious forms ...

My top pics of the year feature three basketball players who led their teams to state tournament appearances, two more ...

2014  was a “bucket list” type of year — a lot of first-time-evers. We covered this year for the first ...

One of my favorite TV programs this year is the hit show How to Get Away with Murder, the ABC ...

I was born in the early 1950s, which means the Civil Rights Movement unfolded over the course of my formative ...

David Oyelowo (pronounced “oh-yellow-oh”) is a classically trained stage actor who is working successfully and simultaneously in film, television and ...

A helpful checklist on what you should do and say if you are approached by the police   Preventive medicine is ...

“We are the results of every human possibility that has touched us, no matter its point of origin.” — Stanley ...

A biweekly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change.  By ...

December 4, 2014: In response to the Eric Garner ruling demonstrators organized an event that made its way to City Hall ...

An Executive Order from Governor Dayton could eliminate them People of color currently represent 18 percent of Minnesota’s population and ...

As part of our celebration over the next several months of our 80 years of continuous publication, the MSR will ...

Participants encouraged by young people’s resilience, desire to ‘step up’  By Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Young people still need encouragement, especially ...

St. Peter’s AME Church, along with Black churches nationwide, asked its members to wear black to church on Sunday, December ...

The issue of race will not go away Protests continue across the nation Racial tension, despite predictions it would fade, ...

This week’s column brings you five pictures featuring three outstanding players and two former prep stars leading their college teams. ...

This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American on ...

“The August 9th fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri has focused global attention on the ...

Chris Rock recently hosted Saturday Night Live. During the show’s normal intro section, he did around 10 minutes of standup. ...