Month: May 2011

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer There was a throwback feel of a civil rights rally at Monday’s African American Lobby ...

By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer In June 1931, Arthur and Edith Lee, along with their six-year-old daughter Mary, ...

By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The notion of “Catch-22,” connoting frustration in the face of bureaucracy, has nothing on Minnesota’s ...

By Ofield Dukes Contributing Writer This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). The contributions of ...

• Jumping the Broom Various metro-area theaters Two families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds clash at a weekend wedding at Martha’s ...

I’m about to celebrate a birthday at the end of the month. As I take this moment to reflect on ...

EVERYTHING'S POSSIBLE By Sondra Samuels “I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. ...

Through My Eyes By Ron Edwards When William McManus came to town from Washington, D.C. to head up the Minneapolis ...

H.I.T. Hodges Investigation Team It has been 150 years since the Civil War began, and I think that it is ...

Issues And New Perspectives By Lucky Rosenbloom All over the country, including Minnesota, Black people are being asked to decide ...

BY RENA MORAN We are heading into the last leg of the 2011 legislative session, and the stakes continue to ...

MAP for Nonprofits (MAP) recently announced the selection of Thompson Aderinkomi of Minneapolis as a 2011 Board Star in recognition ...

By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer Continuing MSR’s interview with Dr. Tim Childs of TLC Precision Wafer Technology, Inc., ...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Maya Moore, the top overall draft pick of the 2011 WNBA Draft, will be the ...

By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer The Facing Race Ambassador Awards began five years ago to recognize those who work to ...

By Issa A. Mansaray Contributing Writer When Osama bin Laden declared war on America in 1999, he was a little ...

TakeAction Minnesota last month hosted a forum to elicit support for its “Justice 4 All” fair hiring campaign. Speakers included ...

By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer When you think about going out to see a classic, old-school, soulful gospel ...

Guthrie Theater Dowling Studio, 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls., 612-377-2224 or www.guthrietheater.org May 12 — Jun. 5: In the Red ...

There are no creampuffs in the NBA Western Conference, not in the playoffs, no sir, no Minnesota Timberwolves running around. ...