AGH initiative promises to finally close MN Achievement Gap
Satire is sometimes the best way for a writer to make a point, especially on topics that are simply ...
Month: July 2014
Women pros still struggle for media attention
PHOENIX — The WNBA All-Star Game annually is snubbed by sports fans and sports media alike. Last Saturday’s contest here ...
2014 WNBA All-Star game photos
Photos from the 2014 WNBA All-Star game All photos by Charles Hallman
Ten basic no-cost or low-cost ways to stay cool, save energy, reduce emissions
As we enter the hot days of summer with temperatures over 90 degrees, the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of ...
Natural hair curlfriend gone rouge
On June 13, 2014 a young lady named Jasmine Toliver, who has natural hair, decided to create a petition with ...
New MPS director to focus on Black male achievement
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) now has in place their new office that will specifically ...
Ellison proposes friendship societies
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and five other congressional Democrats last week sent ...
East narrowly gets overtime win
PHOENIX — Again the WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx were well represented at the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game, this time by ...
Calling speech dialect ‘ignorant’ blocks Black learning
Black children are harmed in first through seventh grades when language formed by listening to loved ones and community ...
Keith decides things could be worse
Right now, Lesli had raised something else to deal with. “Would you like,” he asked, “to tell me about this your-mother’s-not-going-to-like-me ...
‘Younger generation’ provides valuable feedback to governing boards
Latavia Osgood contributes remarkably strong qualifications to St. Paul's venerated anti-poverty program Community Action Partnership (CAP), starting with, as you'd ...
This Week’s Entertainment Spotlights
Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art Chronicling the emergence and development of Black performance in contemporary art, ...
Visiting Africans prepare to become ‘transformative leaders’
Representing 18 countries, they say they are learning the most from each other. By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ...
Local standout highlights
This week’s column features five outstanding individuals who have made their communities proud. They include a prep football ...
The tragedy of LaVena Johnson
On watching The General’s Daughter, a tragically brilliant account of a high-ranking U.S. Army officer’s complicity in silencing his own ...
An ‘all knowing God’ loves all equally
I was raised a Christian, as most of us were around here. One thing that ...
We have not waved a white flag!
Why do White and Black leaders assume the Black community has waved a white flag of submission? However, we do ...
Eggs — they’re not just for breakfast anymore
Eating healthy and losing weight is hard but well worth it. One important thing to remember is that eating healthy ...
Musicians bringing New Orleans flavor to the Dakota
Are you ready to party New Orleans style? Then there's nothing like the real thing, baby. And since we're ...
St. Paul mayor, community leaders announce initiatives to honor Rondo’s past, present and future
Deed for future community center transferred St. Paul leaders announce Rondo initiatives.Photo courtesy of Rondo Avenue Inc. On Wednesday, ...
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