Month: April 2017

Kobie Boykins Two exploration rovers that landed on Mars in 2004 were designed to survive an approximately 90-day mission, but ...

Tiara Williams aka Ms. Black Hollywood A nomad who lived in multiple states as a foster child, Tiara Williams, also ...

Iconic Paisley Park Soundstage during Celebration 2017. Entering Paisley Park one year after the date of Prince’s death was a ...

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

Makarei Payne Makarei Payne Glass is a vibrant 12-year-old girl who has what it takes to win another pageant. She ...

Federal funding is flat  Although some folks are calling the president’s budget “skinny” because it lacks substance for Black education, ...

It’s an unwelcome competition There are differences within diversity. This issue scratches below the superficial veneer of diversity and is ...

Earth Day, first celebrated in 1970 and occurring every April 22 of the year, presents a great opportunity to focus on ways we can help ...

Columbia Heights — making its first Class 3A state tournament appearance since 2011 — placed fourth in this year’s tournament behind ...

OK, by a show of hands, your choice for NBA MVP is Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, right? He led the ...

Does anyone really care anymore? This year’s annual Jackie Robinson Day (April 15) held by Major League Baseball (MLB) has ...

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) is celebrating 31 years of promoting Alcohol Awareness Month. The ...

Ngeri Nnachi at memorial to Fannie Lou Hamer To know the way forward, you must know what took place before ...

Ernestine Gates Attorney Marian Wright Edelman was the first African American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar. She is often ...

Dr. Otis Moss III Mpls audience ‘enthusiastic’ If America is to ever move beyond race and class, it must seriously ...

Mel Reeves speaking to the crowd “Veto! Veto! Veto!” These were the chants that rang out in front of the ...

Jim Walsh has been a Prince fan since the ’80s. So in 1993, when he went to Pioneer Press as ...

Deanna "Coach" Callender Deanna “Coach” Callender is an inspiration. She is a lifelong resident of Minneapolis who lived a great ...

There weren’t many, if any, surprises in last week’s WNBA Draft. Kelsey Plum was selected first overall by San Antonio, ...