From romance reader to best-selling author
Brenda Jackson adds movie producer to her list of accomplishments By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Conclusion of a...
Hometown star athlete shares the wealth
On Friday, July 6, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. (standing at center in left photo, with...
Chasing the tornado money
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer and Jerry Freeman Senior Editor Almost immediately after the tornado struck...
Most agree MCTC needs more faculty of color
By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer In last week’s story, one former and two current faculty members questioned...
Ellison on taxes, Affirmative Action, gay marriage and reelection
Rep. Keith Ellison MSR file photo By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), up for...
Robert Townsend: one-on-one with the Hollywood pioneer
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Robert Townsend is a Hollywood pioneer. The actor-comedian, who was in town last...
In our view: Insist on real accountability and transparency
In this issue of the MSR we conclude, at least for now, our series on “Chasing the Tornado...
In Twin Cities, Blacks still need not apply
“Twin Cities Still Worst in U.S. for Black Jobseekers” (Star Tribune headline, July 2, 2012). “New report shows little...
Reggie Jackson — can’t we just forget him?
If there was any doubt that Reggie Jackson is still every bit the mouthy horse’s ass in retirement...
Obama two up on Romney — but will it help him get reelected?
Romney messed up by not moving on the immigration issue before Obama, and the Supreme Court finds favor...
Addressing EBD through special education
Parents have a say in deciding their child’s classroom setting Thus far in this series, we...
Mentors needed to model success
To be a mentor these days, especially to Black youngsters, doesn’t take a lot of academic letters...
Lynx aggressively defend their championship
Is there a dynasty in the making? By Sheri Crockett Contributing Writer The Minnesota Lynx started this year...
Black fraternity charters first chapter in Minnesota
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., the fifth-largest African American fraternity in the nation, has chartered its first chapter in the...
Maternal memoir a moving coming-of-age story
Twin Cities-based author Amoke Kubat has penned a refreshing manuscript with her memoir Missing Mama: My Story of Loss,...
Supreme Court ruling distracts us from true healthcare reform
They have done it again: The one percent, the power structure, the ruling class, take your pick, has used their...
Another child’s death spreads fear and dismay
When five-year-old Nizzel Anthony George’s mother laid him down to sleep Tuesday night, June 26, she assumed that her child,...
Pat Boone: cultural hate from the man who ‘Whitewashed’ Black music
By Eric Grimsrud Guest Commentator You have all probably noticed the advertisements recently shown in Montana in which Pat...
To The Editor: Saunders elected first Black president of AFSCME
The NAACP congratulates Lee Saunders on his election to serve as the new president of the American Federation of State,...
Step Up prepares eighth-grade boys for success in high school
The second annual Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD) Step-Up Summit for eighth-grade boys was held June 18-22, 2012 at...
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