On Sunday, February 22, in honor of Black History Month, the Bloomington Historical Society and the Human Rights Commission of...
Read moreGreek Life at the University of Minnesota spent Tuesday working to assure the community it does not condone the actions...
Read moreNetworking doesn’t have to feel awkward or forced if you take the time to find techniques that fit your style...
Read moreOn the day of the first court hearing for the 11 defendants who are accused of various charges around the...
Read moreThe Justice Department’s recent investigation of the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department not only revealed widespread racism in its operation, but...
Read moreThe shooting and wounding of African American police officer Jordan Davis, at 5:30 am Saturday, February 21, 2015, had all...
Read moreAs Washington lawmakers, local officials and activists prepare to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to observe the 50th anniversary...
Read moreChocolate Chick Apparel gives new, improved meaning to attractively sweet and sassy, a boutique clothing line that specializes in simple,...
Read moreAfter nearly six months as Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) program director, veteran newsman Jonathan Blakley is overseeing “a variety of...
Read moreIncreased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout society,...
Read moreUniversity of Minnesota Black students and other students of color historically have not felt as welcomed on campus as their...
Read moreUniversity of Minnesota President Eric Kaler announced Wednesday that use of racial descriptions will be reduced considerably in U police...
Read moreMy grandson Malcolm (“Rocket”) gave me the coldest stare. I really hadn’t done anything. I was holding him and talking...
Read moreMany African Americans migrated to the North from the South upon being declared free people. Most came for opportunities to...
Read moreMelvin Whitfield Carter, Jr. was born December 1948. His father was born 1923 in St. Paul at St. Joe’s Hospital,...
Read moreIf the Minneapolis School Board approves it, Interim Superintendent Michael Goar plans to “right size” the district. “What we are...
Read moreSt. Paul Public Schools has “evolved” since 2009, the year Valeria Silva was hired as its superintendent. “Have we made...
Read moreOn February 18, Voices for Racial Justice (VRJ) held a rally at Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill, 105 University...
Read moreAs the Republican-led Congress prepares to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), civil rights groups, educators and student...
Read moreMany young African Americans will be shut out of the high paying jobs of the future, if they don’t earn...
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