Sister Spokesman’s ‘Keep It Movin’ Health Fair’ got attendees up and active with an afternoon of interactive fitness fun.
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Nadia Mohamed, 23, makes history in St. Louis Park
Nadia Mohamed is the first Muslim and Somali American ever elected to the St. Louis Park City Council. She is also the youngest person elected in the Council’s history.
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Nonprofit leaders of color more likely to address racial inequalities
A few major nonprofits are led by People of Color such as Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation; Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the CEO of Feeding America; and Angela Williams, the CEO of Easterseals, a nonprofit that provides disability services.
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Properly dispose of holiday greens, Christmas trees
The MDA inspects holiday products for elongate hemlock scale, boxwood blight, Oriental bittersweet, gypsy moth, and many more.
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Freda M. Ricks
Freda M. Ricks, age 90, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, passed away on December 17, 2019.
Posted inArts + Culture, Featured
Gone but not forgotten: entertainers who left us in 2019
Here we’ve highlighted a few notable stars who left this world—but not our hearts—in 2019.
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Metro Council seeks public comments on body cams
The Metropolitan Council will receive public comments on the proposed Metro Transit Police Department’s use of body cameras until January 30, 2020, at 5 pm.
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Mass graves from ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre detected in Tulsa
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, scientists have revealed that they have found inconsistencies and irregularities in the city’s grounds that indicate the location of mass graves of Black victims of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood massacre
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Linda Mitchell
In loving memory of Linda Mitchell, 68, born June 21, 1951, who has gone on to Glory on Saturday, December 21.
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Safety tips to make your holidays happy this season
Keep the stress at a minimum this holiday season with these simple safety tips.
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Iconic photo goes viral
It has been said that a picture speaks a thousand words. The photo above of Black medical students at Tulane University posing in front of a former slave plantation in Wallace, Louisiana has captured the attention of the nation partly because it sits in stark contrast to the place Africans held in America 400 years […]
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Lawsuit threatens right to protest
One of the most important First Amendment cases in decades is on the docket to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next month.
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Anoka Technical College welcomes new development director Pamela Russell
Anoka Technical College recently announced that Pamela Russell will be the new development director.
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New street name honors former MSR publisher
The City of Minneapolis has recognized the historical legacy of Launa Q. Newman, former publisher of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, by naming a stretch of city street ‘Launa Q. Newman Way.’
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Black beauty takes the crown at major beauty pageants
Black beauty takes the crown at a historic five major pageants in 2019.
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Sister Spokesman celebrates moms [photos]
‘Celebrating Moms of All Ages’ got off to a rousing start, as surprise well-wisher, former Vikings defensive end Tyrone Carter stopped by to offer remarks to the mothers in attendance.
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Former Prince mentor Pepé Willie shares memories of the late legend
Former Prince mentor Pepé Willie shared a colorful account of his time with the late legend.
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NAACP report highlights Twin Cities disparities
The National NAACP unveiled its “The Twin Cities Economic Inclusion Plan” report last Saturday detailing the racial disparities that exist between Blacks and Whites in the metro area.
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Rosa Parks honored with statute in Montgomery
Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks was recently honored with a statue in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Rodney Reed given a stay of execution, new trial judge
Rodney Reed, who has been on death row in Texas for 22 years for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites, has been granted an indefinite stay of execution, as well as a new trial and new judge.