Spoken word performer aims high
She hopes to transform young lives nationally and internationally By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Julia Sewell’s website ...
Month: May 2014
Pam Borton discusses her coaching past, her Team Women present, her undetermined future
Except for last year, Pam Borton and I have always had an “exit” interview at season’s end. We resumed our ...
Bill Cosby May 31 performances at Orchestra Hall to be rescheduled
Not unlike, some of the jazz artists that Bill Cosby admires, who have mastered their own personal sound ...
Job renewal could be easier than you think
Years ago, I heard about a way to reinvent your job and improve job satisfaction without quitting to find a ...
Transit riders bring concerns to Met Council
Routes, fares, shelters among issues raised in community engagement session By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Transit equity ...
Consistent losing has consequences
Sooner or later your best-laid plans blow up in your face. The NBA Finals are not far away with ...
Shades of Blue, Madlib Invades Blue Note available on vinyl May 27th
Shades of Blue – Madlib Invades Blue Note (originally released June, 2003) will be re-released on newly remastered vinyl on ...
MSR’s ‘Only One’ at the NCAA softball regionals
After a long winter, our “Only One” reporter finally got out and spent last weekend as the only Black media ...
‘Deceptive speed’ gives outfielder a defensive edge
There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school ...
This Week’s Entertainment Spotlights
Toys of the 50s, 60s and 70s Gumby. Barbie. Slinky. Mr. Potato Head. Wham-O. ...
Dispelling the myths: when you can’t shoot home intruders
It was in 2013 on Channel 9 news, when this columnist and permit-to-carry-gun instructor advised the public that Byron Smith ...
Equity in light rail postponed again
The Star Tribune ran stories last week about light rail in the metro area. The real interpretation: purposeful denial, again, ...
Why is there no Malcolm X Day?
Unlike King, who can smoothly be folded into an American narrative, if you cut and paste from his seemingly more ...
Military’s ban on nappy hair
African American female service members comprise the highest percentage of women in the military. And with these sister servicewomen enlisting ...
Multi-talented entrepreneur wears many hats
Dentist looks to increase positive images of Black women in the media By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ...
Organizing to unite the African world
Omali Yeshitela discusses his work in ‘the ongoing struggle’ By Dwight Hobbes Staff Writer The only thing more ...
Communities, doctors and drug companies can help reduce healthcare disparities
By Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD Last week in this column we discussed how individuals and their families can ...
Harrison Neighborhood Assn. has new executive
Shauen V.T. PearcePhoto courtesy of HNA The board of directors of the Harrison Neighborhood Association (HNA) has announced the ...
Lesli settles in
Lesli looked around and sighed at Keith’s overrun living room that was, she realized, now her overrun living room. What wouldn’t ...
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