Health + Wellness

If someone you’re in a relationship with threatens to hurt you, get out. Don’t sit around, wasting time, wondering how seriously he or she meant what they said. Do not explain it away as being uttered in the heat of the proverbial moment. Don’t chalk it up to, “Well, that was just the liquor, the […]

In the book For Your Improvement, authors Michael M. Lombardo and Robert W. Eichinger highlight 19 behaviors that could be considered career stallers and stoppers. The authors methodically present conditions under which some personal development might be called for: • You are average in a skill that needs to be higher. • You are weak […]

The Minneapolis Public Schools will welcome students in grades 1-12 back to school on August 29 and our new kindergarten students on August 31. It is important that all of our students arrive at school on the first day ready to learn. Not only are we preparing for the upcoming school year, but we are […]

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 increase readership and provide creative solutions to help find your way out of […]

We have heard the line, “This will hurt me more than it will hurt you.” Let me say neither my mother nor my grandmother ever preceded the occasional whuppin’ with a warning of pain. They told us it was coming, and they did it. But lives and social conditions have changed. (By the way, I’m […]

Dear Minneapolis partners and friends, We constantly strive to do all that we can to continue connecting with our communities and families. Everyone is busier than ever, which is why we work hard to develop innovative and creative ways to provide our families and the community with information and support that they need to ensure […]

As I was working on this month’s column, a tornado ripped through North Minneapolis. I saw drama unfold as our community came together helping those in need. I saw children who were displaced, probably confused and frightened. My mind immediately went to children in grandfamilies and foster homes, whose lives had already changed and changed […]

This legislative session was about choices and priorities. With Minnesota’s future at a crossroads, it was absolutely essential to make calculated, thought-out decisions about how to strengthen the working and middle classes and create jobs in a way that was not only fair, but would also protect the most vulnerable Minnesotans. New to the legislature, […]

Commentary  By Samuel Simmons, Jr. and Minister James Muhammad  Contributing Writers Whether right or wrong, when discussing the ills and disparities within the African American community, many things are talked about, such as violence, drugs, poverty, and emotional, physical and spiritual health. However, there are two that come to the forefront, especially in the urban […]

Seeing as it was released in 2006, odds are you won’t find The Dead Girl on most store shelves, maybe the big chains. Go out of your way to watch it. However you movie shop, checking DVDs out of the library, ordering them through some online service or other, put in a special request. The […]

As I near the end of my first year as superintendent, I have been reflecting on the work we have done together. I was inspired, as I began the year, by the actor Danny Glover, who dedicates every performance to someone. It might be Nelson Mandela or the old man who guards the stage door, […]

Local Masonic Lodge receives national service award Helios Lodge #273 of Cambridge, MN, was one of 17 lodges nationwide to receive the Mark Twain Award for Excellence in Masonic Awareness. Helios Lodge Worshipful Master Ralph Powell (l) was presented the award by Minnesota Grand Master John L. Cook, Jr. (r), with Helios Lodge member David […]

By JEFF HAYDEN This column was written with Minneapolis Eighth Ward City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden. The turn of April to May is usually a time of sunnier skies and happier times where we look forward to spending our afternoons and evenings outdoors in our communities with friends and neighbors. Unfortunately, the turn of seasons […]

BY RENA MORAN We are heading into the last leg of the 2011 legislative session, and the stakes continue to be high for Minnesotans. Budget proposals passed by the Republican majority will have particularly devastating effects on our community. As a new member to the Minnesota State Legislature, I ran with the belief that it […]

Every child who enters our school doors is an individual with a unique set of life experiences, talents, skills and challenges. I strongly believe that every child deserves our fullest and most intentional support in helping him or her achieve success in school, as well as in life. To do this, our schools must be […]