By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Minnesota Spoken Word Association (MSWA) founders e.g. bailey and Shá Cage have achieved a...
Read moreWhere was I? Ah yes, Mr. Herbie Hancock. Last column, I mentioned his name. Imagine: It’s Christmas time, and...
Read moreOn October 1, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer Eric Roberson introduced songs from his upcoming CD, Mr. Nice Guy, and...
Read more“Movies, Media & More” — despite the nice, innocuous title — is neither nice nor innocuous. I just call it...
Read moreBy Charles Hallman Staff Writer As was the case in previous festivals, the 2011 Twin Cities Black Film Festival...
Read moreA movie review By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer The creator of GhettoPhysics has tapped into something that is slowly seeping...
Read moreSome time back, Chris Rock stepped on stage at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. He didn’t say so much as...
Read moreThe O’Shaughnessy 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, 651-989-5151 or http://oshaughnessy.stkate.edu Tues., Oct. 4, 7:30 pm: Esperanza Spalding Tickets are $35-$55....
Read moreWynton Marsalis turns 50 on October 18, 2011. But before that personal milestone, he returns to Orchestra Hall on October...
Read moreFrom the mouths of babes: Lebron Riley, executive director of Urban Jungle, Inc., recalls, “Back in ’94, ’95, a father...
Read moreIt’s great when an up-and-coming comedic ace pays homage where it’s due, which is exactly what happened when...
Read more“ The lack of diversity in top advertising agencies’ creative positions remains an unresolved issue in the advertising industry, says...
Read moreJust great. Begged and bugged my boss to work Janet Jackson. Walk in late. Not CPT, still, tardy on...
Read moreIt wasn’t that long ago around this time of year when I put down the laundry basket, packed a bag,...
Read moreTwin Cities arts icon Shá Cage prevails. The internationally accomplished actor, playwright, performance artist and spoken-wordsmith, in June, accepted a...
Read moreBilly Strayhorn’s song “Something to Live For” comes to mind as I write this column. As I’m thinking of what...
Read more“In 1990, Anton McCray, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana, Jr. convicted and sent to prison for...
Read moreA Black Parent’s Memoir by Jeffrey Groves and Shatona Kilgore-Groves, M.S., (Minneapolis: Black Parent Group Books, 2010, 94 pages)...
Read moreUrban Jungle will provide community-centered fun for inner-city youth—By Dwight Hobbes, Contributing Writer From the mouths of babes: Lebron...
Read moreRené Marie is a renegade artist and what poet Sonia Sanchez would call a “Truth Seeker.” When she sings, she...
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