More student suspensions for bad behavior?
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Last week the MSR reported that Black students in the Twin Cities ...
Month: March 2012
State’s top communicating super: Dr. Bernadeia Johnson
Dr. Bernadeia H. Johnson, superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), was honored March 16 with the District ...
Optimistic ‘Village Child’ serves Brooklyn Park minorities
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Immediately on meeting Mary Anderson, one is impressed by a sense of ...
That’s My Face depicts a journey seeking African images, affirmation
Filmmaker finds himself reflected in Afro-Brazilian culture By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Thomas Allen Harris did what ...
Pioneering newscaster Sue Simmons got shafted
Once upon a time, before the early 1970s, there were even fewer Black faces in television news than ...
Unlike SCSU’s Earthbound propaganda, Duluth’s Un-Fair campaign attacks racism
By Myrle B. Cooper Guest Commentator At St. Cloud State University (SCSU), a PR firm is charging ...
Discontent erupts in early spring violence
MPD takes possession of Civilian Review Authority On the international scene last year, the Arab Spring brought an offensive ...
Show our youth we care by resurrecting the village
It was an August afternoon and the sun was blazing. I was a penniless seven-year-old, and I decided I was ...
NCAA has little to say about Black-White graduation disparity gap
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer All last week, endless bracket stories were told ad nauseam. But ...
First steps toward getting help for a child
Having a child with challenging behaviors can at times seem overwhelming. It can seem even more so if ...
Will Tiger Woods win again?
I remember a few years ago covering the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships at Hazeltine National in Chaska. Northwestern ...
Hopkins, DeLaSalle, Maranatha Christian state champs again
Hopkins, DeLaSalle and Maranatha Christian repeated as state champions at the girls’ basketball finals held at the Target Center ...
More prominent Black players in MN state tournaments
Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Associate Director Lisa Lissimore and retired basketball official Jim Robinson continue ...
Launa Q. Newman Awards recognize exceptional women for Women’s History Month
By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer At noon on Thursday, March 8, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Minnesota Black Pages ...
Black student suspensions soar
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black students are far more likely than their peers to be suspended ...
U of M—Morris Black Student Union cultivates warm sense of community
News Analysis By Lissa Jones Contributing Writer A two-hour drive on I94-W, then onto the two-lane Highway ...
Nonprofit leader inspires women to become ‘sheros’
By Lisa Bryant Contributing Writer “An inspiration,” “a true leader,” and “a passionate individual” are words people ...
New music from Lionel Loueke, Grégoire Maret, Branford Marsalis
Among all the emails, press releases and newsletters received, believe it or not, there is real news. Below ...
I’m Goin’ to Chuuch: New play seeks to bring timeless spiritual messages
By Lavasia McMillion Contributing Writer We’ve all been to church, but have you ever been to “chuuch?” ...
Vikings stadium plan in place???
The headline of the March 7, 2012 Star Tribune story was very confusing: “Senator says Target Center is ...
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