News coverage biased by all-White newsrooms—By Charles Hallman, Staff Writer
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has renewed its call for television stations to better diversify their newsroom management...
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has renewed its call for television stations to better diversify their newsroom management...
From the mouths of babes: Lebron Riley, executive director of Urban Jungle, Inc., recalls, “Back in ’94, ’95, a father...
It’s great when an up-and-coming comedic ace pays homage where it’s due, which is exactly what happened when...
The Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder has provided a platform by which we can help community members see more clearly what is at...
“Lt. Lee Edwards files 2nd suit in police corruption probe” was the Star Tribune headline September 3. It is his...
There’s that point at which the most hopeless romantic needs to suck it up and face reality. When you get...
My 90th birthday celebration, held a couple of weeks ago, was given by my children, grandchildren, and a few great-grandchildren....
Some say sports and Christianity don’t mix. When an athlete says, “Thank God” after a score or a big...
While local reporters and others openly lobby for Lindsay Whalen as this year’s WNBA most valuable player, the MSR...
The day was “absolutely beautiful…no clouds in the sky. A picture-perfect September morning,” recalls Nicole Simpson. “I was at my...
Usually when political blogs are discussed, Blacks aren’t mentioned. “There is no digital divide,” proclaimed Cheryl Contee, a co-founder of...
Unemployment among veterans was a key issue discussed among the 10,000 delegates at the three-day American Legion national convention in...
Turning Point, Inc., a North Minneapolis-based private mental health and chemical health agency, soon plans to open its doors for...
In June 2008, after a decade of serving as the president and CEO of Minneapolis Urban League (MUL), Clarence Hightower...
“ The lack of diversity in top advertising agencies’ creative positions remains an unresolved issue in the advertising industry, says...
“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to...
The Rybak administration pretends crime and violence are under control on the streets and in the neighborhoods of Minneapolis. My...
“I have been in long-term foster care since the age of two and a half,” says Aminah, a foster care...
So, you work for the county, a big company, or some other organization, and you’re looking at being laid off...
“A right delayed is a right denied.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. My name is Oliver Edward Nelson, III. I...
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