By Isaac Peterson Guest Commentator [Editor’s note: The MSR welcomes back its former staff writer with timely observations on Congressman Ellison’s controversial run-in with talk-show host Sean Hannity.] If you don’t keep up with political Internet blogs, you might have missed a huge story that had left-leaning bloggers laughing and cheering and many bloggers on […]
March 2013
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Effective educational systems encourage students to dream
By Jihan Burdah Guest Commentator I remember it clearly. I was a senior in high school facing the daunting question all seniors have to answer: What was I going to do with my life? What legacy did I want to leave behind? For some, this was a simple question to answer; as children, they imagined themselves […]
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Is ‘Minnesota Nice’ stifling important conversations about race?
By Sheila Regan Guest Commentator This whole South High School situation is really affecting me. When I heard about the fight that happened two weeks ago, just two days after I had written an article about the anti-racism group at the school, S.T.A.R.T., I found myself crying for the school that I once attended. How […]
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Dads: Model good wellness behavior for your children
Keeping children healthy through the winter is a top priority for parents. playing an active role in their children’s lives, including their health and safety, can make a positive difference. Dads, you can take several simple steps so colds and flu don’t stop your kids and you from spending time together. According to the National […]
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The benefits and myths of strength training
“We must train from the inside out. Using our strengths to attack and nullify any weaknesses. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist, but about denying its right to persist.” — Vince McConnell People often express to me that they feel resistance training is unnecessary to achieving sustained weight loss and that it will […]
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Gophers WBB falls again
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — In a few days, Penn State and several other Big Ten women’s hoop squads will learn where their March playing schedule takes them next. But unlike the regular season champions, the Lady Lions, who are assured their spot, the Gophers aren’t sure of theirs. “We just let the basketball gods figure […]
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Tiger Woods is a 76er
The game of golf has been played for well over 100 years, and there are many who have been called great: Sam Snead, Tom Watson, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Nick Faldo, just to name a few. Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, stands out by consensus as the greatest […]
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Latest report card on diversity in sports editing shows no improvement
Dr. Richard Lapchick called his first sports editors report card on racial hiring in 2006 “most discouraging.” His latest report, released March 1, hasn’t changed. The 2012 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Racial and Gender Report Card, published by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) gave an overall C+ grade for racial […]
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Exciting state tournament ahead
It should be quite the state tournament this weekend. Two teams are hoping for a three-peat. Two city conference teams made it to the tournament, and a host of Division I signees will be participating. In Class 4A, Hopkins hopes to make it a three-peat, led by McDonald All-American and Northwestern University signee NIA COFFEY, […]
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Angela Henry is queen of the sleuth novelists
Mystery novelist Angela Henry (www.angelahenry.com) is about the freshest breath of air you’re likely come by in terms of light reading for a black audience. None of that soft porn you constantly get as romance, or the pot-boiling dead-end of inept mystery writers. Her thing, indeed, is deft whodunits with a nice dose of humor […]
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Georgia Ellyse Interview: Vivian Green Overcomes Her Emotional Rollercoaster
Georgia Ellyse talks motherhood and healthy relationships with soul-singer Vivian Green Radio personality Georgia Ellyse recently had a heart-to-heart conversation with singer/songwriter Vivian Green on KMOJ’s Midday Show about her journey as single mother in the music industry. The “Emotional Rollercoaster” songstress, who just released her fourth studio album, The Green Room, talked about motherhood, change […]
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Sax man Charles Lloyd to appear at the Dakota
Whenever master saxophonist Charles Lloyd appears at the Dakota, it’s a beloved occasion. Not to mention, the crowd capacity for these sort of memorable events are always to the max. Next week, Lloyd returns to the Dakota just in time to celebrate his 75th birthday with performances on March 10-11, sets at 7 and 9 […]
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Godfather of Black psychology identifies Black strengths needed to counter harmful impact of mass media
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black youth today “have a future of unknown opportunities…and need our support to get there,” said a longtime advocate for youth empowerment at a February 26 Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Black History Month event held at the MPS Davis Center. Retired psychologist Dr. Joseph White spoke to nearly 150 people […]
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Security workers’ strike leads to contract agreement
News Analysis After going on a one-day strike, security officers from SEIU Local 26 came to a contract agreement with local security companies. “We were striking for better healthcare benefits, job security and better pay. You could say we were fighting to move our members out of poverty,” said Harrison Bullard, executive vice president of […]
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Early childhood education: What does culture have to do with it?
News Analysis By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer How do varying cultural backgrounds affect the need for and the value of early education? What we’re missing, said Betty Emarita at a February 8 forum on early childhood education, is data-driven discussions. While there’s data on community trauma, “There’s little data on family strengths, especially in low-income […]
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S.W.I.M. grows out of what youth are asking for
Mentoring program responds to lack of structured activities for youth News Analysis By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer For many generations, people in the United States have been persistently fed a skewed view of the history of this country and the people who populate it. Stories intended to be accepted as accurate accounts of the […]
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Gopher senior leaves the team like she played: with a big smile
Her coach and this reporter both watched Leah Cotton’s growth over her four years at Minnesota from a happy-go-lucky freshman to a fully confident young woman in her senior year. “It’s fun to watch her grow as a person, and it’s been really rewarding to see where she’s come from,” noted Gopher Coach Pam Borton […]
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Heat set franchise record
Suddenly there’s no stopping the World Champion Miami Heat. Being around this group after they dismantled the under-manned Minnesota Timberwolves 97-81, it’s apparent their main objective Monday night at Target Center before 18,391 fans was to win and not get trapped in a snowstorm. “We saw the forecast,” said Dwyane Wade, who scored a game-high […]
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Johnson defeats Southwest to win TC title
PEIRRE CONWELL scored 28 points, QUASHINGM SMITH-PUGH had 21, and KANTRELLE KIRK added 10, leading St. Paul Johnson to a 99-72 Twin City boys’ basketball victory over Minneapolis Southwest. The game was hosted by the Minneapolis City Conference champion Lakers (who share the crown with Washburn). Southwest got 20 points from senior guard DEMETRIUS CADY […]
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No diversity in latest U of M sports admin hires
Dr. Richard Lapchick last November, in his annual report card on campus leadership positions, wrote, “The general picture [is that] White men run college sport.” The University of Minnesota continues to provide a specific illustration of that general picture. U of M Athletic Director Norwood Teague announced during a February 28 meeting with local reporters, […]