Black athletes, then and now, are willing or unwilling tools in a college sport machine, reflected the architect of the 1968 Olympic boycott, Dr. Harry Edwards.
Charles Hallman
Charles Hallman is a contributing reporter and award-winning sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Are Black athletes being prepared for life after sports?
Are Black athletes in college really being prepared for life after athletics? This is a question being asked by Dr. Billy Hawkins, a kinesiology professor at the University of Georgia.
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The Shadow Side of March Madness: Epilogue
It’s so easy to ramble in print or media in general, offering uneducated guesses on who might win the NCAA men’s basketball championship, endlessly echo well-worn clichés, whine about who didn’t get in or teams getting bad seeding positions.
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Twins reclaim Whitest Team in MLB title
This past off-season we saw another exodus of Black baseball players as the Minnesota Twins traded Aaron Hicks to New York and Torii Hunter announced his retirement after a season back with the club that originally drafted him.
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What could draw Blacks to Historic Fort Snelling?
Historic Fort Snelling needs a makeover, and the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is seeking community input in its multi-year improvement project.
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March Madness: Denver advances over Ferris State
Two teams played in St. Paul Easter Sunday afternoon. One is still alive.
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March Madness: NCAA West Regional Men’s Hockey
The first game was a “what could have been” contest between St. Cloud State and Ferris State. “In a one-and-done tournament…it’s going to rip your heart out,” bemoaned SCSU Coach Bob Motzko after his team’s 5-4 overtime loss.
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Those who profit from college sport are under fire
The NCAA for three weeks each March unleashes its propaganda machine, vainly extolling how much they care about student-athletes.
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It’s wrong — and insulting — to snub the WNIT
It’s a shame that hoops snobs and some provincial Gopher fans who see everything through maroon and gold eyes can’t accept the fact that this year’s Minnesota women’s basketball team got in the right tournament — the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).
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Crowds packed the house to see Curry and Warriors make history
With 90 minutes before tip-off, fans poured into the arena on Monday evening to get a glimpse of history like it was Sgt. Pepper’s Ragtime Band.
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March Madness: persistent lack of diversity
The NCHC Frozen Faceoff weekend in Minneapolis is more than four teams playing for the league title and NCAA tournament bid. It’s also their Fan Fest and other “fan-friendly” goings-on at the Timberwolves-Lynx arena and surrounding places nearby.
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Pipeline to college under construction at U of M
Dr. Shakeer Abdullah, since coming to the University of Minnesota over two years ago, fully recognizes the importance of connecting with the off-campus Black community.
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March Madness: Day two on the ice
The second day of the ‘Green Line’ hockey post season tournaments in the Twin Cities Friday kept us mainly on the Minneapolis side of the Mississippi, at the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals.
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A talk with U of M Assistant Equity and Diversity Vice President
Not unlike most mothers of her generation, Dr. Shakeer Abdullah’s mother pushed him early in life to put him on the career path that over two years ago, brought him to the University of Minnesota.
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March Madness: A closer look at graduation rates
According to a WalletHub.com’s March Madness By The Numbers report, an estimated $9 billion will be wagered — at least $7 billion illegally, and over 60 million persons will fill out 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brackets.
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March Madness: Minnesota prevails over Milwaukee
Two teams, each with 19 wins, fought off rust in search of an elusive 20th victory in a late March survive and advance match up.
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College athletic departments isolate student-athletes
The University of Minnesota’s athletic culture doesn’t promote a “normal campus life” for most student-athletes, especially for Blacks, says a former track athlete.
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Hockey fans torn between Mpls, St. Paul tournaments
The landscape of college hockey drastically changed a few years ago, and as a result two new conferences were born.
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Good cops talk to people
The Metro Transit Police Department is Minnesota’s fourth largest jurisdiction — eight counties and 85 cities. But under Chief John Harrington, who was hired to lead it in 2012, its officers and staff are becoming more representative of the population it serves.
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Rivalries — a NCAA Women’s Frozen Four preview
Two ‘Border Battle’ rivals meet again this week in New Hampshire as the sixth matchup this season between Minnesota and Wisconsin will be for the right to advance to the national championship game.