Month: June 2014

          “Many men in our culture never recover from childhood unkindnesses.” — bell hooks (born 09/25/52 ...

By Ezekiel Caligiuri Guest Commentator   Conclusion of a three-part commentary   There are voter’s rights advocacy groups in Minnesota ...

  As the summer of 2014 is upon us, and the Twin Cities Jazz Festival is happening this weekend, June ...

How many of you have heard people say, “Sometimes you endure the pain to be beautiful”? Is the consequence behind ...

By Brandi Phillips Contributing Writer   Led by 8th Ward Minneapolis City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, a Racial Equity Action ...

October 27, 1922 — June 11, 2014   Cultural icon and beloved actor Ruby Dee is no longer among us. ...

Yet “they” continue to try to bury what can no longer be buried   On May 21, 2014, the District ...

Award-winning filmmaker credits his career to those who risked their lives for change   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer An ...

By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer   Ernest Comer IIIPhotos courtesy of Ernest Comer III In a day and age when ...

I’ve held off long enough, but it’s that time again to write about the results of Dr. Richard Lapchick’s annual ...

By Charles Hallman Staff writer   A musical play on the legendary Paul Robeson will be at the Capri Theater ...

Keith clicked the television on and quickly got bored with Harris Faulkner talking about whatever the hell it was. He hunted ...

The passing of Chokwe Lumumba, William Worthy, Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, Elombe Braath, Sam Greenlee and Vincent Harding in the ...

          Dr. Crutchfield, there has been a lot of discussion in the news lately about diabetes. What ...

By Willie Johnson Guest Commentator     It takes courage and sacrifice to raise a family. To Black fathers in ...

Rock the Garden 2014 Featuring De La Soul, Lizzo, Best Coast, Dessa, Valerie June, and more. Sat.-Sun., June 21-22, 3-10 ...

      Here is snapshot of the 21st Annual Inner City All-Star Classic played at Schoenecker Arena on the ...

      SAN ANTONIO — The incredible four-year run to the NBA Finals by the Miami Heat came to ...

Ex-president, in Humphrey school speech, sounded alarm that we are ‘drifting apart’   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Barack Obama, ...