Month: October 2010

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The DFL candidate for governor responds to Black issues Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton last ...

By Vickie Evans-Nash Staff Writer Editor emeritus of Essence spreads words of inspiration As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ...

By Titilayo Bediako Contributing Writer An interview with Rebecca Gagnon (RG) MSR: Why do you want to be a member ...

By Titilayo Bediako Contributing Writer An interview with T. Williams (TW) MSR: When you first ran for school board, what ...

By Titilayo Bediako Contributing Writer An interview with Chanda Smith Baker (CSB) MSR: Why do you want to be a ...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Accusations fly as to how the venerable school got in such bad shape To many, ...

By Cynthia Boyd Contributing Writer Gregory Ellis starts his days at the front desk of People Serving People (PSP), a ...

By Vickie Evans-Nash Staff Writer Sheila Raye Charles, born Sheila Jean Robinson, spent much of her life surrounded by the ...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Building renovation, business development, use of minority contractors are the nonprofit’s priorities While driving around ...

By Doug Grow Contributing Writer Certainly, the work Nick Davis/Nathaniel A. Khaliq has done in St. Paul has mattered. The ...

By Charles Hallman Contributing Writer Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson shares his success secrets Investing in urban America is a good thing, ...

By Catherine Kelly Contributing Writer Innovative design, understanding, and the importance of diversity are guiding philosophies for General Motors Vice ...

News Analysis By Doug Grow Contributing Writer So many battles won, so many lost, and so many — well, sometimes ...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) says it is ready to become “a catalyst ...

By Marcus Harcus Contributing Writer The first “Potential Power of the Black Electorate” town hall forum was held October 13 ...

The Color the Vote campaign is sponsored by One Minnesota (OneMN.org), a collaborative network of ALANA (African, Latino, Asian and ...

Former Soviet republic a hidden treasure The 2006 “Adventures in China” column series by Jennifer Harvey (formerly Holder) was an ...

By Bernadeia Johnson Contributing Writer I so enjoyed visiting classrooms on the first day of school and seeing the anticipation ...

Books, common sense, and an athlete’s drive and focus are a winning combination Black pro athletes make millions, yet none ...

ANTHONY LEE, JOHN PLASCHKO, TRA GRIFFIN, DEVON JACKSON, ELIJAH NOEL, TOMMIE CRAWFORD and JESSE FLYNN each scored touchdowns in leading ...