The Minneapolis Public Schools has built a multi-million-dollar Education Service Center to “replace” the old 807 N.E. Broadway Service Center. This “Glass Locked Box” is located at 1250 W. Broadway Avenue. The taxpayers cannot enter the building lobby without being buzzed in by uniformed security employees. The taxpayers are then required to state their name, […]
MSR News Online
Posted inSports
Twins batboy earns manager’s nod: ‘Works hard. Great attitude’
A major league baseball team batboy’s job is never done. “I get here about three to four hours before the game starts,” explains Dominic Frost, 18, who just completed his second season as the Minnesota Twins batboy. “I’m setting up the bench… [I] bring in coolers and towels, gum, shoes and all that. That takes almost […]
Posted inSports
Europe whips U.S. in Ryder Cup
We should have known better than to think that the United States team could wrestle the prized Ryder Cup away from the hungry Europeans. There are losses and there are collapses; what happened at Medina Country Club over the weekend, especially on Sunday, was a collapse. The United States team, led by Tiger Woods, the […]
Posted inSports
North defeats Roosevelt
Running back DAVID HALL had two touchdowns while quarterback TYLER JOHNSON connected with receiver MALIK MATHEWS for two more scores and ranfor another, leading Minneapolis North to a 38-20 City Conference victory over Roosevelt last Friday afternoon. DEMETRIUS DURANT had touchdown runs of 65 and 19 yards, and receiver DRE’QUAN SYKES caught a scoring pass […]
Posted inSports
WNBA 2012 wrap-up
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Only four times in 11 previous WNBA lotteries have the worst teams actually got the top pick. Therefore, if the lottery didn’t exist, the Tulsa Shock would’ve had the top overall pick the last two years. Some hinted that Phoenix, whose lottery ball came up first last week, might have […]
Posted inArts + Culture
True artists shine in concert: Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson, Marcus Miller
True artists know how to captivate an audience. Inspiration from their musical mentors may have something to do with it. Bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding is an artist who knows how to captivate an audience. Just ask Prince. He is very supportive of her work. She’s coming to the State Theatre on September 30. Spalding’s latest Heads Up International album is Radio Music Society. According to her […]
Posted inNews
Hallie Q. Brown Center: ‘The lighthouse of the community’
Over 80 years of lighting the way for those in need By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The Hallie Q. Brown Community Center (HQB) in St. Paul does a great deal more than give Penumbra Theatre a place to call home. Since 1929, it has lived up to its credo, “The lighthouse of the community.” The […]
Posted inSports
Campbell, Smith, Walker lead Central past Highland Park
St. Paul Central running back ELIJAH CAMPBELL returned the opening kick over 90 yards for a touchdown (he added another one later), quarterback FELIX SMITH provided poise and leadership, and tailback GABE WALKER added three scores of his own as the Minutemen never looked back in defeating City Conference rival Highland Park 34-14 before a […]
Posted inSports
Ponder this: Vikings shock 49ers 24-13
Sunday, the Vikings made a statement to the NFL: When you beat the 49ers, you have established that you are a good football team. For Coach Leslie Frazier, with a career record of 8-17, this is his biggest win as a head coach by far, 24-13. Quarterback Christian Ponder came into Sunday’s game number one […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Ugly lesson in infidelity, celebrity, from Sugar Ray Leonard
In his memoir, The Big Fight: My Life in and out of the Ring, (N.Y.: Viking/Penguin, 2011) former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard says that women were found and lined up for his personal sexual pleasure without regard for his being married. Marriage is a stewardship we’re meant to guard and conserve. We are its trustees […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Why Steve J is the man
Many African Americans use abuse to express love Many of you are aware of the television show Love and Hip Hop Atlanta on VH1. It ended in a dramatic fashion, as usual. However, what stood out the most from the show was abuse. It came from all angles, both the men and women. One character […]
Posted inOpinion
Why must local Muslims denounce violent actions abroad?
In an attempt to defuse racial profiling against them after the event in Libya, local Muslims play into it. Local imams and Muslim leaders in Minnesota say things like “American Muslims have not violently protested” and “Muslims also respect limits,” and “You will not find Muslims doing…” and also, “Most Muslims have enough intelligence,” as […]
Posted inOpinion
Mahmoud fulfilled the terms of a state grant
The following is a letter from the Office of the Legislative Auditor of the State of Minnesota. It is printed in its entirety at the request of Dr. Ella Mahmoud. September 11, 2012 Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner Minnesota Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113 Dear Commissioner Cassellius, On August 3, 2012, you […]
Posted inNews, Opinion
Mint Condition: New CD an improvement, but not a return to glory days
Music @ the Speed of Life is an improvement on 2008’s E-Life, a static, paint-by-number disappointment from a band renowned for fresh, even innovative fare. But, not by much. With hints of Guy, Earth Wind & Fire and Kool & the Gang, Stokely Williams (frontman-vocalist-drums), O’Dell (guitar), Lawrence El (keys), Jeff Allen (sax, keys) and […]
Posted inSports
College baseball player aspires to be a major leaguer
As young African American males think about playing professional sports, primarily football and basketball, there is a sport out there that is just as lucrative as those, but not very many Black males play — it’s baseball. Adrian Turner, a transplant to Minnesota by way of Grambling State University, is striving to reach his dream […]
Posted inOpinion
Redistribution needed when the rich reap what the poor sow
“I know there are some who believe that if you simply take from some and give to others, then we’ll all be better off. It’s known as redistribution. It’s never been a characteristic of America… I believe the way to lift people and help people have higher incomes is not to take from some and […]
Posted inOpinion
Where is the equity plan for the Viking Stadium?
The Minneapolis City Council passed a binding resolution May 10, 2012, directing the Civil Rights Department to report to the June council meeting: “1) Master agreement details, including stadium equity plan; 2) Enforcement and reporting structure relating to Stadium Equity Plan” (see City Council website, www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@clerk/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-093512.pdf. It was approved by Mayor Rybak May 25, 2012. […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
The McKnight Foundation awards recipients for community service
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Gada Roba of Minneapolis, Gino Nelson of Lakeville and Ibrahim Hussein of Owatonna were among six Minnesotans recently honored by The McKnight Foundation for their community service. Named for the late former chair and president, since 1985 the foundation has given out Virginia McKnight Binger Awards in Human Service to […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
African American lupus ambassador shares her personal battle
Fifty-nine percent of Americans have limited knowledge about lupus and its destructive impact, yet one in every 200 individuals is estimated to live with lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune condition that is invisible to others but can cause extreme fatigue, painful and swollen joints, unexplained fever and skin rash. These attacks by the immune system […]