Public Enemy  Thurs., Dec. 6, 8 pm: First Avenue & 7th Street Entry 701 1st Ave. N., Mpls., 612-332-1775 or...

  Early next year, the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records is set to release two new albums from two...

  Where is the long awaited/anticipated Equity Plan for the People’s Vikings Stadium, a plan to guarantee inclusiveness (all of...

  By Norman and Velma Hill Guest Commentators     Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are the foundations for the...

  By Marc Morial Guest Commentator     President Obama’s decisive victory in this year’s presidential election signaled a shift...

  By Marian Wright Edelman Guest Commentator   About four million American children celebrated a very big milestone this fall:...

Robert Hayles overcomes obstacles for his MN-made first feature By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Sitting somewhere in the dark...

Irma Thomas Thurs., Nov. 29, 7 & 9 pm Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010 or www.dakotacooks.com...

  The FBI “terror case” that took place here in Minneapolis involving local young men who were recruited to fight in a “holy war” in Somalia in 2008...

As war rockets explode in Israel and Gaza, there is a great need for American leadership and diplomacy to be...

  If a relationship ain’t fun, it ain’t for you. No matter how gorgeous a trophy they might be to...

By Gary L. Flowers Guest Commentator   “‘Negro History’ is the missing segment of world history.” — Carter G. Woodson...

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A new United Negro College Fund (UNCF) study finds that Historically Black Colleges and Universities...

By Alleen Brown Contributing Writer   Betty Ellison-Harpole moved to the Midwest in the 1950s from segregated Memphis, Tennessee. For...

DFL Hayden describes full-time responsibilities of part-time role   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   When the 2013 Minnesota Legislative Session...

I’ve attended my share of Gopher football games over the years, but those games are mostly anti-climatic and the home...

CHICAGO — On a spectacular sun-splashed Sunday in my hometown of Chicago at historic Soldier Field, the Vikings had their...

  Before he became a big-time motivational speaker, Walter Bond played big-time hoops at Minnesota (1988-91) and played three NBA...