Delphanie Daniels revived the Midwest Greek Step Show in 2024, creating a platform for the community to celebrate the culture of the Divine Nine and showcase the achievements of the Black community.
Ken Foxworth
Kenneth Foxworth is a contributing sports columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. He welcomes reader responses to kennethfoxworth568@msn.com.
Posted inEducation
Raising expectations for African American youth
Maya Angelou emphasized the importance of challenging students to believe in themselves and reach their full potential.
Posted inBlack History Month, Special Editions, Sports
The truth about traveling football trophies
These traveling trophies—the Little Brown Jug and the Floyd of Rosedale Pig—have a deep history of incidents of racism and pride from former and present student athletes of African American descent.
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
‘The Photograph’ — a welcome depiction of Black love
It felt good to finally see a depiction of Black love again in “The Photograph” starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield.
Posted inBlack History Month, Featured, Sports
U of M Gopher football sports some ugly racial history – Part 2
This story looks back at a time when racism was even more flagrant, leading to the death of an Iowa State Black student-athlete Jack Trice.
Posted inBlack History Month, Gophers/College, Sports
U of M Gopher football sports some ugly racial history
Our community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.
Posted inLocal & State, News
More than turkey: annual meal brings community together
Tommy’s pre-Thanksgiving dinner has grown from an apartment gathering to gym-sized community event.
Posted inSports
Mpls Lakers nonprofit seeks more girls, people of color
The Mpls Lakers Youth Traveling Basketball program was created to provide opportunities for local youth to develop a sense of community, focus on the fundamentals, and develop sound basketball skills.
Posted inOpinion
Let’s stand up for Black excellence at the U of M
On Friday, April 26, the U of M Board of Regents voted 14-1 against renaming any of the campus buildings.
Posted inObituaries, Sports
Memorial to a ‘man’s man’
When they talk about local sports, they applaud local heroes like Earl Bowman, Doug Demmings, Coach Robinson and Russell Gary.
Posted inBlack History Month, Special Editions, Sports
Three Minneapolis women who broke cheerleading color barriers
Few people realize that not only did women athletes cheerleading at sporting events originate right here in Minnesota, but several African American women made history here by breaking the cheerleading color barrier. Prior to 1923, cheerleading had been an exclusively White male activity. That year, the University of Minnesota (U of M) became the first […]
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
A salute to the U of M’s ‘elite six’
Senior day is long over. So is a 14-year Gopher football team’s losing streak against the University of Wisconsin and being the underdog at Quick Lane Bowl game in Detroit, Michigan.
Posted inSports
Ben Coleman was a local hero to many
To the Honorable Ben Coleman, thank you for teaching us how to fish! You were truly, truly a great man with a great legacy indeed.