Ben Williams: Rising star bassist mixes classic and new sounds
Bandleader and bassist, Ben Williams is on his way to the Dakota on Sept 4 and 5 with...
For Twins’ only Black pitcher, wild can be good
After the Minnesota Twins traded left-hander Francisco Liriano to Chicago last month, right-hander Samuel Deduno becomes the club’s only...
The commissioner of education did the right thing
We and our beloved city are faced with a challenging question: Are we committed to the principles and...
Prison life: consequences of the street life
“You have 60 seconds left on this phone call,” blurts the automated voice. It’s an irritating reminder of where I...
Black America’s worst campaign — ever!
By Demetairs Bell Guest Commentator In 2004, a group of young Black men in Baltimore, Maryland championed...
Like father, not like son: George Wilcken Romney vs. W. Mitt Romney
As I watch all of the millions of dollars pour into the negative campaign ads on television on...
Minneapolis child waits for transplant donor
Be the Match need Blacks to join their registry By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The...
Dave Chappelle sneaked into Twin Cities and left ’em laughing
Dave Chappelle don’t have a lick of sense. For that matter, Tracey Ashley ain’t wrapped too tight, either. Between...
Threads Dance Project director speaks truth to spirit
She wants audiences to leave iDENTiTY uplifted By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer You don’t need to be...
Top prep prospects
University of Wisconsin-bound KEELON BROOKINS (Tartan) leads a talented list of top football prospects for the 2012 season. Brookins is...
Ugly America rears its head with Olympic coverage — Mel Reeves
Like referees who bring attention to themselves, the U.S. big-business press, along with the color commentators with their unbalanced, intrusive and...
More MPS students to ride city buses
District plans to retire all yellow school bus service for high-schoolers By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Over the next...
Women finally get reentry help targeted to their needs
A January 2012 Rise! graduation celebration,which occurs five times annually and will includeparticipants in the Reentry Connect programPhoto by Jessica...
Did Blacks help build MPS’s new Davis Center?
Based on contractors’ numbers, there’s no way to tell By Charles Hallman Staff...
Experience the shock-and-awe shoe effect at I Dream of Heels
By Robin James Contributing Writer Do you have a fixation on shoes? If finding the perfect pair...
Film on 1963 Birmingham Children’s Crusade gets free screening
By Maya Beecham Contributing Writer On any given weekday morning in 1963, average schoolchildren stood upright in classrooms, hand...
Black and Latino seniors most at risk of home foreclosure
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Over three million Americans age 50 and over are at risk of losing their...
Hip hop classes nurture creative expression
This summer’s round of Hip Hop, History and the Arts came to a close with “Youth Performance Series (Act...
Ensuring racial equity in new health care
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Two-thirds of Americans who will be newly eligible for health coverage in 2014 are...
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