SomSpeakingInColoretimes when we tell a story it is best to begin at the end…
Her mother was born a daughter of a sharecropper on a plantation and didn’t have time to properly care for her. Based on this she was passed around to different relatives for her upbringing.
We’re at the peak of a very beautiful summer, so if you’re a Minnesotan and haven’t been spending regular exercise time outdoors yet, now is the time to start!
Forgiveness is a love letter that we write to ourselves. Step by painful step we encounter events in our lives that teach us how to mourn and make us realize the possibilities of our own self-worth.
There should be continued education of past historical events “lest we forget.” But the words, artifacts, and images should only be in historical museums, books, etc. that represent an era when America got it wrong.
The only sure thing in life is that we all must die. No one lives forever. One does not come into life having already prepared the way in which they wish to exit it.
Val Ackerman will soon celebrate two years as Big East commissioner. “It’s not the Big East of UConn, Notre Dame, Louisville and Rutgers anymore. We’re a different group,” said the 25-year sports business veteran who was named league commissioner in June 2013.
Every woman has a breaking point. She knew it was time to wipe away the tears and reclaim her strength. She had become a woman who had seen some things, been through some things, and didn’t want to go back.
It seems to be as common as breathing in cities and states across America: some police have bitten the apple and tasted the temptation to use lethal force on unarmed men and women.
Did you know that examining your posture in the mirror can be a great self-screening tool to prevent back and neck pain?
Regardless of this individual’s circumstance, the human condition within us is alive and wants to know or hear someone say “You matter to me.” My hello was soon followed by his life testimony and it spoke volumes.
As a child, the worst media imagery experience for me was to be placed in front of a television set and made to watch a television series called Roots, written by Alex Haley. Never in my life had I been exposed to such sadness, hate, fear, oppression, and trauma of a generation of people whom I was told I had descended from.
I wanted to turn around as I approached the table looking at the singular baby manikin and ask, “Why is it that no one wanted the brown doll?” This visual sparked an emotional charge in me. I had no problem with working with the beautiful baby manikin, as I gently lifted her in my arms I slowly walked her to my seat.
One day I stepped into a classroom and overheard a student tell a teacher that he was going to kick her a**. The teacher, fed up with the misconduct that had been going on, stated, “Then do it. I dare you.”
There’s a simple, one-handed measuring tool to gauge diversity, which often is used at sporting events: If you can count all the Blacks in attendance with one hand, diversity is clearly lacking.
How did Minnesota become the second-worst state for Black people when our neighborhoods have been under complete control of Democrats?
Two years ago, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) reached out for help in dealing with academic and race relations problems at Richard Green Central Park School by hiring Lorraine Cruz — a top-notch educator and administrator — as principal.
In a column from last June, I wrote about the lack of affordable housing and its disastrous effects on the Twin Cities’ poor. That particular column addressed the fallout from a foreclosure epidemic that assaulted neighborhoods in North Minneapolis and the East Side of St. Paul as well as critical issues like cost-burdened households and […]
Once you start the job search process, you will eventually begin getting offers anywhere from one week to six months after you start your search.
Dr. Crutchfield, my nails seem to be separating and peeling away from my fingers. What is this and what can I do to fix it?
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