Health + Wellness

Hello, once again, to those of you who had followed and responded to my ”Starting Anew” column. I know it has been a while since my last article, and that is partially due to the fact that I am adjusting to my new place of residence. Since my life had been a whirlwind of one […]

 He was a really handsome Black man. It wasn’t until I asked him the time and he pointed to his watch with a small gesture that I realized he was deaf. We talked every day after that on our commute to work. He carried pen and paper; I took an American Sign Language (ASL) class […]

On November 11, Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson will speak at the annual dinner and fundraiser for ThreeSixty Journalism, a nonprofit program that trains Minnesota teens from diverse communities in the skills of journalism and publishes their work online and in print. The youth journalism program celebrates its 10th year at the University of St. Thomas […]

I am pleased to announce that for the first time in six years, Minneapolis Public Schools has made progress in narrowing the achievement gap between students of color and White students. We could not have hoped for more encouraging state test results. Significant across-the-board gains were made in reading for American Indian, African American, Asian […]

By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Arriving Sept. 26 at Wilson’s Image Barbers on West Broadway in North Minneapolis, there’s such bustling, both on the sidewalk and in the barbershop, you’d think somebody was giving something away. You wouldn’t be wrong. The Hue-Man Project is offering the Clipper Clinic, vital information and hands-on outreach to safeguard […]

Tola Ogundare is a volunteer who truly enjoys and appreciates young people. He feels called to give back to the community by making a positive impact on youth. He knows that volunteering is important for building strong communities, and he learned from his parents that what you give as a volunteer, while adding value to […]

‘One Minneapolis, One Read’ event Mon., Oct. 3, 7 pm, Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St., Mpls. • One Minneapolis, One Read is the first citywide “read,” where the entire community is encouraged to read a single book and join in a community conversation • The book selected, The Grace of Silence, was written by […]

The Twin Cities Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Minnesota teams won first and fifth place at the 2011 National BDPA High School Computer Competition, which was part of the 2011 33rd Annual BDPA Technology Conference held August 3-6 in Chicago. The members of the High School Computer (HSCC) team were Cedric Cyrus (Como High school), […]

The current buzzwords today are “Go Green.” We’re being told to go paperless, recycle, replace our wood sash windows, buy fuel-efficient cars and new household items like light bulbs, toilets, kitchen appliances and even our furnace, and remake our lives with fuel efficiency. “Bear in mind a weird American paradox,” University of MN student Patrick […]

The Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder has provided a platform by which we can help community members see more clearly what is at stake and how area minority entrepreneurs are doing in this depressed economy. While shining a spotlight on local entrepreneurs, we hope to provide creative solutions to help find your way out of this economic crisis. […]

“A right delayed is a right denied.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. My name is Oliver Edward Nelson, III. I am an attorney at Magna Law, a minority-owned local law firm. Our firm’s motto is “Serving Our Community,” and I am hopeful that I can use this space to, in some way, further that end. […]

As we begin the 2011-2012 school year, I am excited to see our students engaged in learning and achieving high results. Minneapolis Public Schools teachers and staff members are prepared to promote student success and accelerate student achievement. We have been working to strengthen our organization internally and externally with a specific goal in mind: […]

Holidays and summer are at the center of our childhood. I was moved by the genuineness of this quote: “Nothing is more powerful than the memories created by a child’s experiences.” (www.westarkchurchof christ.org) We are adults, but we hold tightly to childhood moments. For me, it was family get-togethers. Every other year, relatives would arrive […]

Angela Young is a single mother of three children. Her home was recently damaged in the tornado that swept across North Minneapolis May 22. She and her children are living in a hotel in Brooklyn Park and are dealing with the multitude of challenges that come along after losing a home and experiencing the trauma […]