Where’s the outrage over local Black unemployment?
Support HIRE’s campaign against Minnesota’s ‘economic apartheid’ The time for talking is past. Last year the Economic Policy...
Civil rights activist keynotes for nonprofit’s Black History Month event
Youthprise uses history to engage, motivate young people By Maya Beecham Contributing Writer Statistics paint a...
WNBA off-season action slow
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Will the Minnesota Lynx re-sign Charde Houston, a restricted free...
I made the right choice
It was hyped as one of the top boys’ basketball games in the metro area. The date...
Can Blacks return to baseball as ‘the national pastime’?
MLB is trying hard to make it happen An annual round-robin collegiate baseball tournament featuring Historically Black...
The NBA is back! Hip hip!
The excitement, the beautiful people in the house — there’s something about the NBA that draws you in,...
Cooking and cultural power — Food from the soul can transform lives
By Michelle Lawrence Contributing Writer The beauty of Black womanhood is that it contains some of...
Sunup to sundown, Magic 1530 broadcasts a local vibe
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer KQSP-AM — “Magic 1530” is the Twin Cities’ first AM R&B station...
This week’s entertainment spotlights
Safe House Various metro-area theaters A rookie CIA operative goes on the run with a rogue former intelligence...
Sunset Commission warns Council on Black Minnesotans
History: About 11 years ago both Democrats and Republicans were rightfully organizing for the purpose of ending the...
What you can do to preserve Black history — and why you should
”When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not...
Now the real battle for 2012 begins — Let’s hope it doesn’t get much uglier
The ugliness during the Republican primary in Florida provided us a front-row seat in the arena of negative...
St. Cloud: Changing the racist status quo
By Myrle B. Cooper Contributing Writer St. Cloud’s frantic “last place aversion” efforts to attract new businesses...
William “Bill” Kennedy
February 1, 1944 — October 22, 2011 We will miss you greatly, Daddy and Grandpa XXOO Gone fishing/Luv Sleep in...
Helping prepare our high school seniors for college
Dear MPS partners and friends: January 20 was an exciting day in Minneapolis, as national leaders visited to...
2012 Black History Month Calendar of Events
Saturday, February 11 11 am — The Spirit of the Blues, Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley...
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas bring memories like a ‘Heat Wave’ to Dakota
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer Fans of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas who were fortunate enough to...
Black History Month: It’s not just for White folks
There are some who are suggesting that Black History Month is no longer needed. This includes, sadly, some of...
Larry Fitzgerald covers Super Bowl XLVI — his 32nd
INDIANAPOLIS — While attending Indiana State University as a football star back in the late ’70s, I never thought...
St. Paul Central still on top
MARIAH GUERRA-EDWARDS scored 16 points, BETSY MACDONALD added 14, and SADE CHATMAN chipped in 11 as St. Paul Central...
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