Month: March 2016

Planned reforms to federal drug and sentencing laws that imprisoned many African Americans have become locked up by election-year politics.

Historic Fort Snelling needs a makeover, and the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is seeking community input in its multi-year improvement ...

Two teams played in St. Paul Easter Sunday afternoon. One is still alive.

The Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar held a rally at the Hennepin County Government Center on Saturday, March ...

The first game was a "what could have been" contest between St. Cloud State and Ferris State. "In a one-and-done ...

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With many civil rights battles under his belt and greater diversity in higher education to his credit, Dr. Whitney Harris’ ...

On January 13 this year, Jovon Perry took on a new job that she says fulfills her ambition to bring ...

The NCAA for three weeks each March unleashes its propaganda machine, vainly extolling how much they care about student-athletes.

Charles Howard Bryan of Minneapolis was born February 4, 1927 to Cyril and Mary Bryan.

Kelvin W. Washington, age 57 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away March 15, 2016.

'White Lies,' a skeletons-in-the-closet affair directed by Dana Rothberg. Rothberg also adapted it to the screen from the novella 'Medicine ...

Smith had been dealt with extremely harshly for a first time non-violent offender. She was, at worst, nothing more than ...

What better way to continue the conversation about Simone’s rich legacy than going to see to see the play Nina ...

This past January, President Obama issued executive orders forcing the federal prison system to change its solitary confinement practices. But ...

While that is a step presumably in the right direction and it is a public acknowledgement that the power structure ...

“They are not building these prisons to stay empty,” Reverend Ovester Armstrong, Jr. told protesters at the Minnesota State Office ...

I’m just writing to say how much I enjoyed your interview with Jennifer Jacobs (MSR, “Navigating through Minnesota Nice: Black ...

Since there is no provision of a right to vote in the Bill of Rights, voting rights vary from state ...

Thor leads by example, as evidenced by Norman’s selection as one of four Minnesotans named to receive the 2016 Progress ...