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Some 2,000 journalists and media personalities were in Twin Cities for the 40th National Association of Black Journalists convention in Minneapolis, August 5 – 9. Iyanla Vanzant, Louis Gossett, Jr. and more were in attendance, Mint Condition performed at a fundraiser, and Prince invited members to Paisley Park to close out event.
See highlights from those in attendance in the Storify, and check the website and this week’s print for more NABJ coverage.
By the mid-’70s, NABJ founder Sam Ford worked at CBS affiliate WCCO-TV, where he did enterprising and heart-wrenching reporting. Walter Middlebrook, another young journalist, began long and rewarding career at both city newspapers. And Michael Days learned valuable lessons as an intern the climbed the industry ranks to editor of a metropolitan daily. Here are their stories.
As part of our celebration over the next several months of 80 years of continuous publication, the MSR will be republishing notable stories from our extensive archives of more than 4,000 weekly issues of African American news in Minnesota.
Rod Hicks, chair of the 2015 NABJ Convention, visited the MSR offices August 5 and chatted with MSR Publisher/CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard (l) and MSR Editor-in-Chief Vickie Evans-Nash.
The winds of change have taken an interesting turn at the online publication Twin Cities Daily Planet. TCDP began with a mission to cover culture diversity and, increasingly over the years, to do so by the pens of minority writers. It was the first such entity hereabouts since the magazine Colors: A Journal of Opinion by Writers of Color folded in the late ’90s.
Wallace Collier, born June 25, 1923 in Minneapolis, was “a giant” on Minneapolis’ North Side, say his family and friends. He passed away July 24 at age 92. His funeral was at Ascension Church on July 31, and he is now buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
On Saturday, August 1, friends, supporters and contributors of the oldest African American-owned business in Minnesota gathered at St. Croix Boat & Packet on 525 Main Street South in Stillwater to commemorate 80 years of continuous publication of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) with a riverboat cruise celebration.
Members of Urban Ventures’ Summer Lab stopped by the MSR office July 23 and chatted with MSR Publisher/CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard, as part of a community scavenger hunt. Much to the delight of the youth group, NFL wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. — who plays for the Arizona Cardinals and grew up in the neighborhood — […]
Will Minneapolis take the top spot for hosting the most National Night Out events across the nation for the fourth straight year? Last year the city once again placed first for city’s with a 300,000+ population.
From Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 5-9, members of the National Association of Black Journalists will convene their first convention in Minneapolis. This Twin City — sibling St. Paul is next door — has a special relationship with Black journalists.
The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) celebrated 80 years of service to the community with the Legacy Boat Cruise, Saturday, August 1, 2015.
The July 16, 2015 issue of the MSR carried a story on Washburn Center for Children under the headlines “Leading provider of children’s mental health services has no Black clinicians: Agency relies on other sources for cultural competence.”
The Saint Paul City Council passed a resolution July 16 offered by Council Member Dai Thao to formalize a Sister-City relationship with Djibouti City, capitol of Djibouti, a country on the Horn of Africa. Mayor Chris Coleman supported the resolution and participated in a ceremonial signing event later that day in the lower level of city hall.
Local prep star works to ‘raise his game’ for collegiate play Cretin-Derham Hall’s Jashon Cornell garnered national attention from many of the best collegiate football programs in the nation as the 7th best defensive end in the country as well as the 3rd best defensive end in the Midwest, the best in the state of […]
The MSR recently spent a weekend late night with a group of middle-aged Black men who owns cars that made Detroit famous for its styling. The group regularly meets in St. Paul near the State Capitol. Read more of the story below. Reggie Washington says his 1968 Cadillac Calais’s makes it unique. “When I had it painted, […]
As part of our celebration over the next several months of 80 years of continuous publication, the MSR will be republishing notable stories from our extensive archives of more than 4,000 weekly issues of African American news in Minnesota. Many of our readers will surely recognize friends, family and neighbors from the distant and not-so-distant […]
Minneapolis, for the first time, is hosting the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention August 5-9. The MSR recently interviewed convention organizers, NABJ officials and others about the group coming to town as part of our pre- and post-convention coverage.
A late-night “car lot” at the corner of Rice and University, in the southern shadow of the State Capitol building in St. Paul, is where vintage cars and other vehicles are regularly displayed by their owners.
A new “cutting edge” pool is expected to open in North Minneapolis later this month. The Webber Park Natural Swimming Pool (NSP), pending inspection approval, will open July 24, said Minneapolis Park Board officials.
According to a park board fact sheet, there are approximately 20,000 NSPs, mostly located in Europe. They are “living systems… They function more like a stream, lake or wetland.” Most NSPs in North America however are private.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) officials still hope to have the North Commons Water Park open before the summer is over. It has been closed for maintenance and repairs until further notice.
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