The Voice of Black Minnesota since 1934.
Charles Hallman was recently selected by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as the 2022-23 recipient of the MIAC Mike Augustin Award.
Longtime MSR sportswriter Charles Hallman recognized by MIAC Read More
The Womenâs Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced that the local MSR reporter, along with ESPN commentator Holly Rowe, are the recipients of the 2022 WBCA Mel Greenberg Media Awards.
MSRâs Charles Hallman honored by Womenâs Basketball Coaches Association Read MoreSince graduating in 2002 from the University of Minnesota, Alana Glass has diligently mapped out a path that she hopes someday leads her to her ultimate goal. âMy …
Sports blogger Alana Glass sees clear future as a WNBA ownerâBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Read MoreA 2010 Economic Policy Institute report pointed out that the Twin Citiesâ Black unemployment rate is three times that of Whites â the highest Black-White jobless ratio in the nation. …
MN racial disparities in joblessness called shocking, alarming, bleakâBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Read MoreWhile local reporters and others openly lobby for Lindsay Whalen as this yearâs WNBA most valuable player, the MSR last week asked Chicago Sky Coach-General Manager Pokey Chatman her …
Of MVP contenders Augustus and Whalen, who most deserves the honor?âBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Read MoreThe Minnesota Lynx soon will be in unfamiliar territory â the post-season. They have home court advantage throughout this yearâs WNBA playoffs, but it wonât mean squat unless the Lynx …
Can Lynx win it all?âBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Read MoreU of M 2011-â12 hoops season begins By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Gopher basketball officially begins this week: The women play this Friday afternoon at …
Hoops odds and ends â By Charles Hallman Read MoreThe University of Minnesotaâs Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is hosting the North American Society of Sport Sociologyâs annual meeting November 3-6. In lieu …
Another View, by Charles HallmanâWhere are the Black experts on women and sports? Read MoreI wonât waste time on whether the Minnesota Vikingsâ longtime argument for a new football stadium is valid or not. Instead, Iâll share my thoughts that their latest scare …
Another View, by Charles HallmanâVikings stadium should require Community Benefits Agreement Read MoreI always instinctively seek out Blacks and other people of color at big events because their thoughts and views are often …
Another View, by Charles Hallman: Black voices at Lynx parade Read MoreBut dynasty talk is way premature WARNING â Those who have recently complained that I am too negative about the Minnesota Lynx or that I write too much about race, …
Another View, by Charles HallmanâLynx win! Read MoreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer Not since the 1995 NCAA Womenâs Final Four championships, and not since the Minnesota Timberwolves played a couple of games in the 2004 Western Conference …
Another View, by Charles HallmanâFans turn out to cheer on Lynx â so spare us all the prompting Read MoreThe Republicans. The Tea Party. Even Black folk. All are critical â some harsher than others â of President Barack Obamaâs job performance to date. Many see such …
Obamaâs dilemma: No compromise means no changeâBy Charles Hallman, Staff writer Read MoreLongtime media giants and others over the past three years have launched news sites primarily geared toward Blacks. Most recently Arianna Huffington unveiled HuffPost Black Voices. She told Black journalists …
Where is the Black press in the 21st century?âBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read MoreWant an opinion on politics or policy, or any topic â just ask a Black âsista.â âI think it is important to let the world know that Black women have …
âSistasâ talk about feminism, race and the mediaâBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read MoreTroy Anthony Davis was all set to join the U.S. military. Instead, he has been locked up in a Georgia prison for almost two decades. Davis was convicted and …
The death penalty: Is it time for a national moratorium?âBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read MoreCould President Barack Obamaâs jobs plan help reduce the Black jobless rate, which at almost 17 percent is nearly twice the nationâs overall unemployment rate of 9.1 percent? A recent …
Expanding wealth gap âa clear and present dangerââBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read MoreA new report strongly suggests that big-time college football and menâs basketball players should be paid for their efforts while in school. âThe Price of Poverty in Big Time College …
Study: College athletes live in poverty while earning millions for their schoolsâBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read MoreThe NCAA reinstated three Ohio State football players last week who were suspended for taking $200 each from a university booster at a charity event earlier this year. Other team …
ANOTHER VIEW By Charles HallmanâThe time has come to pay college student athletes Read MoreManaging residents through unplanned setbacks isnât new for Shiloh Temple International, a North Minneapolis church. But doing this for folks affected by the May tornado has been a new responsibility …
Navigators chart course of recovery for tornado victimsâBy Charles Hallman, Staff Writer Read More