Mourning Kofi Annan, remembering Ron Walters
Kofi Annan's contributions to the UN are twofold, in my opinion. First, he was committed to peace, and to the...
A call to action: Suicide is preventable
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – learn how you can help Suicide is a public health problem that can...
Raise your voice at your school’s parent advisory council
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools host culturally specific councils, including African American-focused, to give parents a voice for...
Rising Black graduation rates still behind Whites
Still, despite much progress with that indicator, major gaps still exist. And there is great concern that the graduation rate...
South Side celebrates neighborhood pride, healthy aging
The ninth annual Southside Back in the Day Community Celebration was an old (and new) school jam of residents from...
Colin Kaepernick: the face of Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ 30th Anniversary campaign (updated w/vid)
“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything,” the ad reads. Kaepernick tweeted out the first glimpse of it...
Automation has the potential to improve gender equality at work
Although there is a huge debate over just these questions, one area frequently overlooked is how automation will affect the...
Through his art, former prisoner diagnoses systemic sickness of Florida’s prisons
Dimanche hopes that his art will open some eyes, and eventually end the American tradition of locking up, neglecting, exploiting...
The fruit that we bear
A monthly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change. Kevin:...
The abuse won’t stop until we change police culture
Contrary to the usual response to such recordings, police and city officials acted quickly after Officer Arthur Williams was caught...
WATCH: Funeral for Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul
The star-studded line up of speakers and entertainers to honor the late Aretha Franklin includes Steve Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and...
Some helpful options while at the State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair runs now through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3. The State Fair Education Building is open from 9 am...
Meet Haiti’s founding father, whose Black revolution was too radical for Thomas Jefferson
A statue in Port-au-Prince honors Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ legacy as a Haitian revolutionary. Now, a renamed Brooklyn street does, too. Crowds...
It’s time for NFL players to stand for something
What does kneeling have to do with police brutality or other “social injustice,” the stated reasons these protests began? Their...
Serena Williams holds court in a tutu after catsuit ban
Serena Williams’ Nike-designed, Black Panther-inspired suit was more function than fashion, created as a potentially life-saving tool to help the...
Arming teachers will not stem gun violence
This is yet another example of Secretary Betsy DeVos’ disdain for our nation’s public schools and underscores the urgent need...
Parent-teacher relationships can help improve students’ success
Parents also play a key role, especially for younger students, in helping them do well academically. This includes having an...
‘Sorry to Bother You’ underscores the hard reality of code-switching
Black and biracial Americans wouldn't need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society.
Opinion: The Black vote is not a political piñata
On the surface, Blacks are marketed to as if their sacred vote means so much, but, historically, that often changes...
UNCF to award nearly $100K in scholarships to Mpls students
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), which awards more than $100 million in scholarships to more than 10,000 students annually,...
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