An underground fire smolders toward radioactive waste tied to the atomic bombs that leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This subterranean inferno threatens to sicken area residents just 10 miles from the site of the controversial police-involved death of Michael Brown.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
This year’s theme for Mental Health Month is: “Life with Mental Illness.” For the past 65 years, each May, Mental Health America has provided mental health education to millions of people.
Unlike other health conditions, mental illness often begins early in life and by age 14, 50 percent of those later diagnosed have experienced signs and symptoms (National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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Obama urges Howard graduates to continue needed change
Under overcast sky and the constant threat of rain, Obama told the graduates and their families that there were no Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and few Black judges when he received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1983.
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MSR Top Five | Festival of Nations, Sister Spokesman & more!
MSR Top Five: A snapshot of events around town | Festival of Nations, Sister Spokesman & more!
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Prince the businessman as significant as Prince the musician
While much of the coverage of Prince’s death focuses on the artist’s musical legacy, he may have an equally lasting impact on the music business itself.
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A legacy reborn: “Madam C.J. Walker Beauty Culture” line links to the past
The legend and legacy of hair-care pioneer Madam C.J. Walker are gaining new life for a new generation.
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PHOTOS | South Mpls celebrates Prince at family-friendly block party
How often is it said that we, as a family, only come together for funerals? We must celebrate each other when we are alive — this was the common theme at Sabathani Community Center’s block party celebration honoring Prince, Saturday, April 30.
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Letter to my people
Since my imagination was extended to my selfish standards, taking his life was no different to me than eating a burger. I did not know the damage of my decisions or the collateral effects of my choices, because I was numb to my struggles and to my actions.
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Hallie Q. Brown Community Center fights hunger with superheroes
“If you can ‘be a hero in the fight against hunger,’ how great is that?”
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St. Cloud forced to open MN’s only Human Rights branch office
Recently, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) reopened its insanely resisted branch/satellite office in St. Cloud.
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Mahamud wins 2016 Stacy Robinson Leadership Award
Minneapolis Washburn football standout Mohamed Mahamud became the second recipient of the Stacy Robinson Leadership Award at the 9th Annual Minnesota Football Honors banquet held at the Hilton Minneapolis, April 17.
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Thousands of rich Americans live in taxpayer-subsidized public housing
Tens of thousands of high-income Americans live in low-income housing, according to a federal audit.
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Honoring Prince: Tribute events in the Twin Cities (and beyond)
Prince’s untimely death April 21 has left fans in Minnesota and all over the world reeling and struggling to process the sudden loss of such an unparalleled talent. Various establishments in Twin Cities are holding events to help fans honor and celebrate his vast legacy.
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Is your child being bullied?
Several years ago, if a kid was being bullied, society dismissed it as child’s play.
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From the MSR Legacy Archives | Prince at age 20
To say that Warner Brother’s recording artist Prince is a musical prodigy is almost an understatement. Before he turned 20, Prince had sold nearly three million records. He had recorded three LPs, playing all the instruments and writing and singing all the songs himself. And he’d gotten his first number one single — “I Wanna Be Your Lover.”
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Black Edutainers bring history to life
Philadelphia resident Antoine Randolph Watts likes to dress up. But most of his outfits are out of date. Like 200 years out of date. And he often changes his voice, accent and beard length with each outfit.
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Barway Edwin Collins: a child gone to soon
It is always sad and always unthinkable to experience the death of a child. There is nothing that can prepare you for it and most often you never get over it.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Sexually transmitted diseases reach all-time high
Nearly 26,000 STD diagnoses in 2015 An all-time high of 25,986 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were diagnosed in Minnesota in 2015, according to a report released today by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The number of STDs increased by six percent from 2014 and by 33 percent from five years ago when 19,547 STDs […]