Month: May 2014

In 2002, April was designated as Minority Health Month to increase awareness about health disparities that exist for people of ...

TU Dance Join founders Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands for an unforgettable 10th anniversary dance concert featuring master Alvin Ailey’s ...

He’s now 46-0     Truth is, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has options. He is the King of the Ring, the ...

The Twin Cities earn yet another racial disparities distinction   By Isaac Peterson Contributing Writer In April, researchers at the ...

Keith never got much mail. Bills went straight to his accountant and he'd never been much of one for correspondence. ...

Overlooked last week due to the released taped ramblings of the Los Angeles Clippers owner and its aftermath was the ...

“Racism poisons civic life and denies the worth of human beings because of their color,” Michael Eric Dyson wrote. We ...

According to DEREK REUBEN, director of the Inner City All-Star Classic, the rosters are set for the annual boys’ and ...

By Lovell Oates Contributing Writer   Conclusion of a series Last week: If the bridge is not built to reconnect ...

Preparing for summer 2014   The “invitation only” “North Side Safety Summit” (“Gang Summit”) was held April 18, 2014, in ...

One of the most critical, yet often overlooked aspects of poverty in this nation is the escalating incarceration rate of ...

Now that you have started the journey toward self-sufficiency, you need to identify your values at work.

While speaking at a local college, I was recently asked a question by a student that I felt I would ...

University of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Nekima Levy-Pounds is one of the most influential young minority law professors ...

Conclusion of a two-part column   If it’s hard being a Black female coach in any sport, it’s more than ...

Marlene Stollings’ second hire on her Gopher women’s basketball coaching staff is Nikita (Niki) Dawkins.

Cookie Cart’s Simone and Ali hard at work on recycling. Cookie Cart, a Minneapolis bakery and nonprofit organization, received a ...

The winter season 2013 through 2014 returned Minneapolis to the reality of Minnesota winters. We had been spoiled by the ...

There was a time when cash was king. It seems like those days are long gone and now credit determines ...