‘The White Card’ proves race is a complicated subject
While playwright Claudia Rankine meant well, the play appeared to try to cover too much ground and stumbled a bit...
MSR Town Hall addresses tough-on-crime fallout
The MSR hosted its first-ever town hall with the mission to explore the consequences of the "tough-on-crime" policy of the...
Chief public defender’s ‘star chamber’ suspension widely denounced
Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty was abruptly placed on suspension by the Minnesota Board of Public Defense two...
Who Killed Malcolm X?
Who killed Malcolm will likely never be proven, but it doesn’t have to be. The federal government wanted Malcolm X...
Klobuchar campaign can’t shake blowback from Myon Burrell conviction
National exposure of the Myon Burrell case suggests overzealous prosecution.
Trump’s new Muslim Ban more about race than security, say critics
Incidentally, President Trump signed the measure the day before the beginning of Black History Month in the U.S. The measure...
This year Black History Month celebrates the right to vote
The Freedom Movement, as it was called, placed a lot of emphasis on the right to vote, which had been...
Activists call for the release of Myon Burrell
Activists denounce Sen. Amy Klobuchar for her role in the conviction of Myon Burrell.
The Black fight for the franchise
It's been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the...
Commercials be damned: The NFL does not care about Black people
The NFL’s latest move is designed to ensure that the movement does not come back by trying to make it...
Kobe Bryant: A Black man who above all else kept going
Kobe Bryant’s legacy may be that of a man who kept going until he found his sweet spot, first as...
MPS admits to disastrous outcomes for Black students
MPS' yet-to-be-unveiled Comprehensive Plan aims to correct the dismal outcomes for Black students.
No King holiday without Wonder
It has been 40 years since Stevie Wonder penned the up-tempo riff of the 'Happy Birthday' song that created a...
Crime, race and opportunity in the first week of 2020
The very first week of the year in the Twin Cities brought much to talk about and reflect on.
400 years later race still marks the spot
The year 2019 was like most years for those who are considered Black living in the United States; life was...
The Year in Review
The year 2019 in the Twin Towns of Minneapolis and St. Paul turned out like many other previous years: It...
Philosophical “do-goodism” is simply hypocrisy
As many seek to celebrate this holiday season that focuses on giving, we should focus on ways in which our...
Cops gone wild: police recklessly opened fire in Vue shooting
Police have not been forthcoming about why so many shots were fired, and why, if they were indeed aiming at...
Star Tribune 1619 guest essay revises history of slavery; again
The continuation of attempts to justify chattel slavery and mollify the guilty feelings of some White Americans only hinders efforts...
St. Paul’s Open Cities needs stopgap funding to survive
A much-used community health institution, Open Cities Health Center, finds itself needing nearly two million dollars to keep its doors...
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