girlsBest inspires youth with confidence, self-esteem
Sheila Carrington says it’s ‘very heartening to see’ By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Sheila Carrington believes in ...
Month: March 2012
Movies, Media & More — Black pilot, overlooked by media, is a part of 9/11 history
By Dwight Hobbes Just as Rear Admiral Michelle Janine Howard was blatantly shortchanged, her role in ...
Africans, African Americans must discuss shared history, says African-born pastor
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer African Americans and African immigrants are forever linked, says ...
Rep. Allen’s legislative agenda: social and economic justice
She credits her district’s support for progressive candidates By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer When former ...
Board chair: Council on Black Minnesotans ‘under the gun’
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A new executive director for Minnesota’s Council on Black Minnesotans (CBM) will ...
Cab Calloway doc introduces show-biz legend to new generation
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ...
SCSU Uncle Toms ignore campus racism
By Michael Davis Guest Commentator Dr. Saffari’s comments about St. Cloud State University were right on the ...
Blame government inaction for the Trayvon Martin tragedy
I disagree with the brown-skinned man in the White House who said about the Trayvon Martin murder, “All ...
Trayvon Martin murder exposes madness of Stand Your Ground laws
On February 26, 2012, unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot to death by George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old wannabe ...
Wake up! We’re still invisible!
“There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no ...
Abuse of men draws little sympathy or funding for services
Increasingly, perception of domestic abuse broadens. It now includes abuse against men, abuse in same-gender relationships and more. ...
Gophers win WBI
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Minnesota women’s basketball team accomplished something that the other ...
State championships not the highest goal of coaching
There are only 25 Blacks listed on the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) list of state boys’ ...
Boys’ state basketball tournament highlights
The 2012 state boys’ basketball tournament held at the Target Center last weekend will certainly be one to remember. ...
Sounds of Blackness headline this year’s Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Benefit
Three-time Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness will headline the Eighth Annual Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Fund Benefit on ...
Prejudice for years at Hopkins High
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Many suburban schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area have experienced a ...
Entertainment, etc. — Buddy Guy’s brilliance ends on a weak note
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Blues legend Buddy Guy can be brilliant or on ...
It’s what — and not who — killed Whitney Houston
A new allegation has surfaced that pop superstar Whitney Houston was murdered. Legal television commentator Nancy Grace ignited ...
As stadium bill gets lawmakers’ attention,‘People’s Hearing’ takes on housing crisis
GOP denies formal hearing on suspending home foreclosures News Analysis By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer Last week, ...
Rasta Republican is Ron Paul devotee
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer David Daniels arguably is the oddest duck in the Twin Cities political ...
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