‘New’ Northrop multi-purpose cultural center ‘open to all’ by spring 2014
U of M officials say urban community engagement a top priority By Charles Hallman Staff Writer University of...
Read moreA mother’s lesson leads to feeding hundreds for Thanksgiving
Oak Park Center helps those whose food dollars are stretched to the limits By Charles Hallman Staff Writer...
Read moreFree Angela provides a brilliant, invaluable look into America’s history
Movie Review By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer It is sad to see how complacent we Black people have...
Read moreBuilding the ‘Buy Black’ movement in Minnesota
Local entrepreneurs discuss challenges, offer solutions News Analysis By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The idea for the recent...
Read moreSafe Harbors bill offers new hope to exploited young women
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer In 2011, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM) launched MN Girls Are Not...
Read moreFormer mayor to mayor-elect: Get public support for a change agenda
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Minneapolis in a few weeks will see a new mayor and several new faces...
Read moreFamily-owned Black business sees employee satisfaction as key to success
Local packaging company rebounds, expands following economic crisis By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Eighth in a series ...
Read moreMinnesota’s history of racial intolerance exposed
Book Review By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle’s introduction to The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota (History...
Read moreWashington mascot protest heats up in Minnesota
Activists say R-word and N-word equally offensive By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Advocates who consider the Washington professional...
Read moreEntrepreneur creates dentures with special appeal to people of color
Entrepreneur creates dentures with special appeal to people of color By Charles Hallman Staff Writer In this week’s segment...
Read moreShá Cage brings the story of Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly to Park Square Theatre
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Shá Cage has emerged as one of the Twin Cities’ most powerful proponents for...
Read moreCan foreign investors rescue North Minneapolis?
New proposal would match Asian employers with Black workforce By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Is foreign investment the...
Read moreWhat does the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce do for Black business?
Many Black business owners are not sure By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The overarching question of the MSR...
Read moreMultitalented JD Steele keeps pushing the creative envelope
His latest project: a dance opera score blending Black and Indian genres By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer JD...
Read moreMayoral candidate Don Samuels: two-term Minneapolis City Council member
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Councilmember Don Samuels says he is the only mayoral candidate that has “clarity of...
Read moreMayoral candidate Betsy Hodges: two-term Minneapolis City Council member
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Mayoral candidate Betsy Hodges pledges that if elected next month she will ensure that...
Read moreMayoral Candidate Bob Fine: 16-year Minneapolis Park Board commissioner
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer “I’ve grown up in Minneapolis my entire life,” says mayoral candidate Bob Fine, who...
Read moreSupporting our own
Community awareness, trust cited as factors in Black business and event success By Charles Hallman Staff Writer With...
Read moreNorth Minneapolis mayoral forum disappoints community members
(top-bottom) Mark Andrew, Betsy Hodges, Jackie Cherryhomes, Don Samuels, Stephanie Woodruff By Helen Duritsa Contributing Writer When...
Read moreAuthor shares stories of successful education models
Educator says politics should be secondary to educating students By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Dr. Patricia Moore Harbour...
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