Joni Mitchell once sang that you don’t know what you’ve had until it’s gone. “We’re glad to get him,” admits...

Many people don’t know that for a time, Dred Scott lived in Fort Snelling, where he met and married his...

When Sarah Walker first lobbied the Minnesota Legislature on behalf of former offenders, she didn’t see it going over very...

Meagan Good (Deception) and Kerry Washington (Scandal) are two Black women who are starring in their respective prime-time dramas. LL...

Spike Moss has been long known to speak his mind, and now he lends his voice to the MSR as a...

Landmark bill caught in race vs. gender  equity wrangling Long before Title IX, Black females have been participants in sport....

He promises to be a very visible leader in this city undergoing rapid change William “Blair” Anderson was sworn in August...

Editor's Note: This story originally ran June of 2012. We are highlighting it again due to the recent passing of boxing legend Muhammad...

Clarissa Walker under the watchful eye of son Bret Rogers Clarissa Mae Rogers Walker’s home-going celebration was held Monday at...

Dr. Martin Luther King Park should better honor the legacy of the person for whom it is named, say community...

For too many years my hometown, Detroit, has been much maligned by nighttime comics and knuckleheaded sportswriters.

The Minneapolis Park Board commissioners are scheduled to meet January 5 to establish a citizen advisory committee (CAC) that will...