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Pilot program outfits 36 Mpls cops with body cams

More police ‘accountability and transparency’ are hoped-for outcomes By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Minneapolis City and police officials pledge ...

What to do with Adrian Peterson?

Last week on Election Day, Adrian Peterson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor, ending the controversial child abuse case against ...

Diane Burgess (Cobbin) Joyner

Diane Burgess (Cobbin) Joyner, age 70, of Minneapolis passed away November 5, 2014. She was preceded in death by husband, ...

A thought caused it all

As I sit here at my desk in Lino Lakes Correctional Facility, I watch the mid-afternoon traffic of Highway 35 ...

Green energy can end African famine

While Ebola occupies the world’s attention, a humanitarian crisis is quickly unfolding in Somalia. In August, the Somali federal government ...

Garage sales can unite the generations

Here it is Saturday morning and I haven’t hit a sale the entire summer. I rode by a sale on ...

Nuns celebrate 25 years on the North Side

Six Catholic nuns relocated from the suburbs to North Minneapolis 25 years ago. Recently the community and the sisters both ...

Raid a diva’s closet to boost self-esteem

Mentoring program helps girls dress for success Raiding a DIVA’s Closet (www.projectdivas.com) is an excellent example of communal self-empowerment, benefitting ...

Poor timing, dishonest reporting mark Star Tribune MPD coverage

“Demoted police captains sue Minneapolis chief,” is the Star Tribune October 28, 2014 headline, by David Chennen, discussing a lawsuit ...

Again, a more affordable Thanksgiving dinner

Hallie Q. Brown, Fare For All offer holiday food bargain

MN Black lawyers support future law students

On November 8, the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL) Annual Scholarship Gala will celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary ...

In hockey, diversity talk is still just that — talk

This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American on ...

Ebola: Fight the disease, not the victims

Countries around the world must join together to mobilize the resources; build the isolation units; supply the medicine, doctors, nurses ...

Walter Chancellor, Jr.: Music man works to keep jazz alive in Twin Cities

Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, educator, arranger, and music producer Walter Chancellor, Jr. has been prominent in Twin Cities jazz and R&B the ...