We Win observes Kwanzaa at the Capri
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer On December 14 the We Win Institute held its annual Kwanzaa celebration....
Ebony Phoenix Projects plans week-long Kwanzaa revelry
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer There aren’t a great many opportunities to do anything for Kwanzaa. It’s not...
Fairy Godmother brings holiday cheer to Ordway stage
Twin Cities theater mainstay Tonia Hughes on Cinderella’s ‘message of hope’ By Raquel Hayes Contributing Writer It...
MN Black Chamber of Commerce honors the best in Black business
The Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce (MBCC) hosted its Fourth Annual UMOJA Awards & Benefit Saturday, December 3, at...
Black Data Processing Association Awards celebrates innovative young people
Twin Cities Black Data Processing Association (BDPA) will hold its Seventh Annual Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 6,...
African American unemployment crisis requires federal intervention
In a new Economic Policy Institute report, “A Jobs-Centered Approach to African American Community Development,” Algernon Austin, director of...
Protesting Abu-Jamal’s frame-up must not die either
Mumia Abu-Jamal will not be put to death. For all that is a relief to people with conscience, there...
Some in Mpls City Hall are hostile to Blacks – Chief Alex Jackson is a target again
My Minneapolis beat continually exposes me to the fact that Black folks are really not liked nor appreciated in...
What I want for Christmas
I want a moratorium on all foreclosures. Most folks have practically paid for their houses anyway when you take...
Ex-Lynx All-Star one of few Black female head coaches
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Not counting HBCUs, there might be 20 Black women head...
Too many games to choose from
The only bad thing about high school basketball in the metro area is that there are so many...
The lockout is over — and the robber barons win again
The NBA’s new 10-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is now in place. Among its key provisions is a...
Nobody’s perfect in the NFL
PHOENIX — After 19 straight wins over 364 days, the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers’ bid for...
Patricia Ellen Frazier-Hickman
Passed away on Sun., Dec. 11, 2011. Born to Arthur and Jean Frazier of Fergus Falls, MN on Jan 16,...
Local law professor finds her calling in civil rights work
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer On December 3, 2011, the Minnesota Jaycees organization held their...
Seen on da Streets takes the clinic to the community
News Analysis By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Young Black men, naturally propelled by their hormones and bombarded...
Leadership Forum reviews its progress
Members hope to encourage more grassroots participation By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer On Saturday, December 10 on...
How big is ‘small’? New minority business center focuses on million-dollar-plus companies
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer An October 2010 City of Minneapolis report concluded that locally owned Black small...
Can Black stations win the radio ratings game? KMOJ’s general manager on the complexities of counting a growing Black audience
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Radio broadcasters added nearly 1.7 million weekly listeners in the past year,...
A celebration of National Adoption Month
On Nov. 19, Ramsey County Human Services held its Fifth Annual National Adoption Day event. This year, families with...
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