This past February, Ramsey County Sheriff Jack Serier appointed Inspector Booker T. Hodges to Undersheriff of Administration for the county....
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Read moreIt is frustrating that many important women and minorities in journalism have never received the recognition they deserved. A good...
Read more(Photo courtesy of St. Olaf College) “It is my mission to serve my people” said Dr. Josie Johnson during a...
Read more(l-r) Jim Dolan, sculptor, and Charles Snargrass, Sr. (Our Work is Done statue is the background) Jamaican reggae singer...
Read more“It is all about the legacy of keeping King of Wings alive in Minnesota and teaching people about him and...
Read moreWhen you have a passion for something, you pursue it with all your energy, blood, sweat and tears. Ethan Horace...
Read moreSweet Potato Comfort Pies nourish empathy, unity “The pies I believe have a calling of giving comfort to anyone,” says...
Read moreEditor's note: This story was published prior to the July 21 announcement by Mayor Betsy Hodges that she would be...
Read moreDonesha Benson There is a saying: “If you do what is easy, your life will be hard; if you do...
Read moreSylvia Bartley Dr. Sylvia Bartley is always searching for answers. She is a scientist, a world traveler, and a well-known...
Read moreDr. Shakeyla Barber, DDS When we go looking for a dentist, what we will most likely find are White males....
Read moreRadio veteran reflects on his storied career, health concerns and community support Walter Banks, better known as “Q Bear,” is...
Read moreSelby Wine & Spirits is one of the few African American-owned liquor stores in the Twin Cities.
Read moreNoah Branch Noah Branch is a 2017 Cecil E. Newman Scholarship recipient. His scholarship-winning essay appears below. Throughout my life,...
Read moreIn late February, Northeast College Prep School paraprofessional Onika Craven invited me to speak to a classroom of fifth graders...
Read moreLovia Nsiah of Wells Fargo (right) presenting Sadiyo Dirie with her certificate at the 2017 Graduation Celebration. Sadiyo Dirie is...
Read moreNonprofits and educators are always looking for ways to increase funding for their programs, but many of them lack the...
Read moreErnestine Gates Attorney Marian Wright Edelman was the first African American woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar. She is often...
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