Get your comedy on with Center for Performing Arts’ “Using Your Truth In Improv”
“Using Your Truth In Improv” takes place Saturday, July 21 at the Center for Performing Arts, located at 3754 Pleasant...
Kennedy’s Legacy: A moderating force and a concern for equal dignity
Kennedy was a conservative. One study identified him as the 10th most conservative justice to serve in the last century....
The value of living and working our dreams
I would like to urge everyone to take a moment and ask yourselves if you are living and working in...
Black Dollars Matter: It’s time for Blacks to pull the trigger on politics
How often do we hear messages about the amount of money Black people spend every year as consumers? In a...
Why I’m running as a write-in candidate for the 5th Congressional District
The way he handled the filing on June 5th—on the last day of filing—was unfair to the people of the...
Tick-borne diseases on the rise
Almost everyone has been bitten by a mosquito, tick or flea. While oftentimes harmless, these insects can be carriers for...
Man killed in officer-involved shooting in North Minneapolis (updated)
According to the MPD account, police officers responded to 911 reports that an adult male was shooting a handgun into...
7 easy ways to reduce rainwater pollution
Rainwater falling on our roofs, driveways, lawns and streets can pick up pollutants like litter, oil, fertilizers and pesticides before...
Alzheimer’s: Know the risks, signs, aids
June has been designated as Alzheimer’s and Brain Disease month by the Alzheimer’s Association to raise awareness about warning signs...
Run, Bobby, Run!
Senator Champion, you have served in the Minnesota Legislature for over 10 years. Your constituency as State Senator is, indeed,...
Learn construction at no cost
Goodwill-Easter Seals of Minnesota has announced openings for its next YouthBuild training program beginning July 23, 2018.
White Cloud: St. Cloud’s pride-filled racism to blame for job and student losses
Saying that St. Cloud, Minnesota (best known and ridiculed as “White Cloud”) suffers from its history of incompetence and racism...
Four healthy eating tips to prevent diabetes
"Every time you eat or drink, you have an opportunity to take control of your health," says Weisenberger. “What you...
‘Ocean’s 8,’ a refreshing departure from prequels
Rihanna plays a tech whiz in Ocean 8. The original Ocean's 11 (1960) starred Frank Sinatra and a tight-knit cadre...
Pan-African graphic novel to get full length animated adaptation
Black Sands, an animated feature film based on the award-winning comic novels of the Black Sands Universe, is on the horizon.
Rap music’s path from pariah to Pulitzer
Over the past few decades, we’ve seen a similar dynamic with rap music. While some have attempted to silence rap...
An opportunity to make African American history in Minnesota
Minnesota’s Black Community Project, a nonprofit organization in Minnesota that exists to applaud and celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans...
Suicide isn’t just a ‘White people thing’
The false sense that “suicide is a White people thing” has created and perpetuated a problematic cycle.
Graduation is just the first hurdle
Julianne Malveaux Marvel’s Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in...
Community Yearbook — Congrats to the Class of 2018
(CLICK THE IMAGE TO OPEN THE YEARBOOK) For 23 years, the Spokesman-Recorder nonprofit and its supporters have sponsored the Graduation Celebration,...
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