Harris could fill hole at Lynx center spot
The Minnesota Lynx, as expected, chose Maya Moore with this year’s top pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft in April. ...
Month: May 2011
Laurel Richie named WNBA president
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Laurel J. Richie on May 16 becomes the first Black woman to head a professional ...
What the U.S. really stands for (and it’s not justice)
MELLANEOUS By Mel Reeves “There is pride in what this nation stands for,” President Obama recently said before a cheering ...
Peace in our time? I don’t think so.
THROUGH MY EYES By Ron Edwards How many times will papers be waved to proclaim “Peace in our time”? What ...
The Civil War and slavery
LITTLE BY LITTLE By Matthew Little The research for our last column (“A sesquicentennial celebration,” April 28) revealed quite a ...
MPS making progress with a diverse student population
Every child who enters our school doors is an individual with a unique set of life experiences, talents, skills and ...
Authenticity in the workplace
CHANGING COURSE By Tammy L. McIntyre, M. ED Recently, I read a book regarding authenticity in the workplace. To my ...
NFL mess and local losers: Where do we go from here?
The Twins are 9-18 in last place in the American League Central, losers of six straight as of May 2. ...
Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities: reaching youth to bring Blacks back to America’s pastime
Despite efforts to change this, baseball remains the least chosen sport among Blacks. Richard Lapchick’s 2011 Major League Baseball Racial ...
Outstanding athletes could make a big mark
With the state track meet nearly a month away, there are some outstanding performers who hope to participate in the ...
LIFT-ing the Black employment rate
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer “There are so many barriers that each community can face that nobody is really addressing ...
Local high-tech businessman visits White House
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer Dr. Timothy Childs is a physicist, inventor and president of TLC Precision Wafer ...
State bill aims for athletic concussion protection, prevention
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A bill that would establish education and return-to-play standards for youth athletes following a concussion ...
Author takes readers ‘Beyond Katrina’ to hurricane aftermath
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Pulitzer Prize-winning author Natasha Trethewey visited the Twin Cities with a winning appearance at University ...
Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey dancers step out in new film
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Award-winning filmmaker Phil Bertelsen’s Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater provides a rare ...
This week’s Spotlights
Fine Line Music Cafe 318 First Ave. N., Mpls., 612-338-8100 or www.finelinemusic.com Fri., May 6, 8 pm: CunninLynguists, with Homeboy ...
Vocal virtuoso Rachelle Ferrell dazzles Dakota with two shows
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer Rachelle Ferrell returned to the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis in March for ...
Questions for my community
Dear Community: Who are we? Are we handicapped? Are we crippled? Are we physically challenged? Are we mentally challenged? Are ...
Was Malcolm X ‘gay-for-pay?’
By Rev. Irene Monroe Before any of us in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities laud Malcolm X as ...
When discipline is broken and integrity is lost Peculiar conduct by VOTF members
THROUGH MY EYES By Ron Edwards One of the important aspects of discipline within a paramilitary unit is to respect ...
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