Month: July 2012

News Analysis By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer     Donald “DJ” Hooker, Jr. is a refreshing change of pace from ...

The number of people of color in radio and television broadcasting roles for NBA teams this season reached an all-time ...

Many honors have crossed my paths over the last 34 years in this business of media covering sports, such as ...

ROYCE WHITE (DeLaSalle/Hopkins): The first-round NBA draft choice from Iowa State is in Las Vegas playing for the Houston Rockets. ...

  Mid-season month off affects teams differently By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   With the entire U.S. women’s Olympic basketball ...

    Summer vacations are a family’s honored tradition. But with gas prices, travel costs, job insecurity, etc., they may ...

Brenda Jackson adds movie producer to her list of accomplishments   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Conclusion of a ...

    On Friday, July 6, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. (standing at center in left photo, with ...

      By Charles Hallman Staff Writer and  Jerry Freeman Senior Editor   Almost immediately after the tornado struck ...

      By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer In last week’s story, one former and two current faculty members questioned ...

    Rep. Keith Ellison MSR file photo By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), up for ...

    By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Robert Townsend is a Hollywood pioneer. The actor-comedian, who was in town last ...

    In this issue of the MSR we conclude, at least for now, our series on “Chasing the Tornado ...

  “Twin Cities Still Worst in U.S. for Black Jobseekers” (Star Tribune headline, July 2, 2012). “New report shows little ...

    If there was any doubt that Reggie Jackson is still every bit the mouthy horse’s ass in retirement ...

    Romney messed up by not moving on the immigration issue before Obama, and the Supreme Court finds favor ...

    Parents have a say in deciding their child’s classroom setting     Thus far in this series, we ...

      To be a mentor these days, especially to Black youngsters, doesn’t take a lot of academic letters ...

  Is there a dynasty in the making? By Sheri Crockett Contributing Writer   The Minnesota Lynx started this year ...

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., the fifth-largest African American fraternity in the nation, has chartered its first chapter in the ...