Local & State

Some people are living proof that caring makes a difference.

Joyce Ester longs for the day when a Black woman leading a college or university isn’t unusual but rather a commonplace. Nearly two years ago she became the third Black female college president in Minnesota when she was named Normandale Community College president.

As well as promoting academic excellence, parents should be educators of their children rather than solely depending on public education in this regard.

A man full of creativity, artistic drive, talent, and an entrepreneurial spirit, Charles Johnson is most recognized by the way that he dresses.

While the February 12 “Membership Voices” session (7:30-9:45 am) is not open to the public, union members and non-union community members can speak with Commission members at a MRLF-hosted “Town Hall Dinner” at the United Labor Centre Thursday, February 11, from 6-9 pm.

At 7:30 am on January 22, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden and staff hosted a roundtable conversation with the public as one of the monthly Early Mornings with Elizabeth meetings.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken last week announced that the Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Wilhelmina “Mimi” Wright as a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Confident and informative is the way he communicates. Kwasi (kwah-see) Nate is owner of Fitness for Seniors Program, which specializes in the baby boomer generation “because I see a lot of people on canes, walkers, wheelchairs and “go-carts,” he says.

A mother sent her fevered child to school because she couldn’t afford to miss work and stay home with him. She later had to rush the child to the emergency room because the fever kept rising.

Minneapolis is one of six pilot cities selected to look into improving police-community relations. The city was selected last year for the three-year project by the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice (NI).

This year’s plan for the Minneapolis Urban League (MUL) emphasizes its health and wellness programming, Steven Belton, MUL president, told the MSR in a recent interview at the organization’s Northside headquarters.