Health + Wellness

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 […]

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 […]