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Children are in need of safe, stable homes Could you provide one?

By Jill Melaas Guest Commentator National Adoption Month is recognized during the month of November. This is...

Same-sex marriage solution: Just say no

This nation, from sea to shining sea, has millions of people who are going homeless and hungry. Yet right-wing...

Sixteen reasons why JoePa should have done the right thing

The philosophy in America has always been that one is innocent until proven guilty. Jerry Sandusky and Joe Paterno...

Why some Blacks shun the Occupy movement

The Occupy Wall Street actions have given us an opportunity to reflect upon where Black folks are these days...

Kwame McDonald: Why so many will miss him so much

If one wanted to get in line to share their thoughts about the late Kwame McDonald, whose columns...

Analysts speculate on season’s outlook for college women

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ESPN Analysts Carolyn Peck and Kara Lawson recently discussed this season’s women’s college...

49ers rule the Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO — Yes, the 49ers are back after dominating the Arizona Cardinals 23-7 at Candlestick Park Sunday...

My Secret Language of Wishes: Gifted actors wasted on cloying, convoluted play

Cori Thomas’s My Secret Language of Wishes at Mixed Blood Theatre is a sterling showcase for gifted actor...

Once an inmate, a mentor now pays it forward to others

"My name is Rachel Campbell, and I’m straight up off the block.” These are the words that Campbell uses...

Entertainment, etc. – Next Day Air, Undercover Brother — double-barrel fun

By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Here’s a do-it-yourself DVD double feature for you, if chuckalicious, rib-tickling comedy...

Cherishing the memory of a mother lost to Alzheimer’s

Clarissa Walker’s life a legacy her daughter shares with the community By Neva Walker Contributing Writer I recall...

Hoops odds and ends – More women’s games on ESPN — but still just a blip

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer ESPN will show a record-high 130 women’s basketball games this season on...

Packers delete Vikings 45-7

GREEN BAY — It’s no longer a rivalry, folks — it has turned into a one-sided reality show...

Stephens inducted into U of M Hall of Fame

By Kenneth Foxworth Contributing Writer November 12, 2011 was an unseasonably warm autumn day. Ongoing...

College sport management remains overwhelmingly White, male

A reported all-time high of 17 Black head college football coaches this season looks promising, but only if...

‘Befo’ I fly away…’: the last words of Kwame’s wisdom

Editor’s note: This is Senior Columnist Kwame McDonald’s final column as told to Staff Writer Charles Hallman last...

St. Cloud State at a crossroad

The school can stop real racism now or just keep trying to change perceptions By De’Vonna Pittman ...

U.S. African Command: the return of colonialism to Black Africa?

Eight months ago, just before the outbreak of hostilities in Libya, and with little fanfare or coverage by...

Contract for Student Achievement can transform our public schools

Today the Black community has an opportunity to take real leadership in ending our cities’ persistent educational crisis....

We need Black solutions to Black problems – Critical thinking in the Black Independence Movement

“Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within.” — A....

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