Cuban-born baseball retirees regret Black Americansâ lack of interest
Tony OlivaPhotos by Charles Hallman Julio Becquer and Tony Oliva, both Cuban-born, both ...
Month: July 2014
State senator gets serious about ending poverty in Minnesota
Sen. Marty to introduce an anti-poverty âWorker Dignity Billâ in upcoming session  By Isaac Peterson Contributing Writer Poverty ...
This Week’s Entertainment Spotlights
12th Annual Bastille Day Block Party With live music by Black Diet, GRRRL PRTY, the Cloak Ox, Heiruspecs, ...
Atlanta Boom foil the myth that Black girls donât play volleyball
Their message to local Black females: âGet out there and tryâ By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Historically for ...
Communicating for results
Recently, I led a workshop for professional women. As we were sharing our thoughts, the conversation turned to sayings and ...
The need for a new Lillian Anthony
First director of Minneapolis Civil Rights Department  This column provides a timeline to further understand our discussion of the failure of ...
Radio veteran continues career at The Current
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Derrick Stevens was born in New York and was âweanedâ on radio. It was ...
Youth acquire wide range of skills at hoops camp
Former University of Minnesota menâs basketball standout Clyde Turner recently had his annual basketball camp for youngsters ages 9-16 at ...
Acting can help troubled youth face real-life drama
Crossroads Panorama uses theater arts to build coping skills  By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer If youâre going to salvage a ...
Keith decides whatever happens theyâll cope
"I wish you'd stop doin' that,"Â Keith told Lesli the second time she whacked him with that towel. He kissed her ...
Another Black athlete gets posthumous recognition
William Henry âBillâ Binga until last weekend was resting in an unmarked grave for over 60 years. Now, that is ...
Presbyterian Church crawling toward marriage equality
Many Presbyterians jubilantly proclaimed the Holy Spirit had unquestionably descended upon their 221st General Assembly, when Presbyterians voted to amend ...
New round of decisions may shake up NBA
Remember the summer of 2010? It will forever be known as the summer of the decision made by LeBron James as ...
Does the Black community suffer from âHood Diseaseâ?
The summer is upon us, which means tensions will be rising soon. We have already had a string of shootings ...
Money is the reason incarceration policies wonât change
 By Naomi Gaines Contributing Writer I am writing in response to the editorial piece by Lowell Oates entitled âQuestions for ...
The Good Wife Works – White and Blacks as allies and marriage partners
âThe whites and their hatreds are the problem and not us.â â bell hooks, Bone Black When the U.S. ...
Normandale appoints third Black woman to lead a Minnesota college
New president says she tries to âleave a legacy, no matter how smallâ  By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Nearly a ...
The Department of Corrections may end the Power of People
Prisoners who lack a positive purpose in life or believe there isnât any opportunity to pursue their purpose, often possess ...
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