U of M Huntley House gives support, guidance to Black male students — Residence named after leader of 1969 Morrill Hall takeover
By Lauretta Dawolo Towns Contributing Writer “They were a band of brothers — boys right out of...
Read moreMSR Brief: Closed meeting of Sabathani board gives rise to speculation
Community members are asking what is going on lately at Sabathani Community Center as rumors circulate on the topic...
Read moreConcentration of Level 3 sex offenders on North Side ‘dumping ground’ opposed
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer According to the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ (DOC) latest reporting, there...
Read moreThe challenges of meeting workforce hiring goals
Some companies seem surprised they are considered noncompliant One of three South Minneapolis Ice Cold Constructionhome-building...
Read moreKaramu House conversations launched to develop new Black narrative
By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief The second monthly Karamu House meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday,...
Read moreSpoken Heros: Coach teaches youth basketball and life lessons
News Analysis By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer People in our community and their giving spirit to others...
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Soul balladeer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland gone at age 83
R&B great Bobby “Blue” Bland, born Robert Calvin Brooks, has passed away.
Read moreMinneapolis Civil Rights to post monitored construction projects online
Graphic courtesy of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Department Public now privy to who is meeting workforce goals and who...
Read moreNo candidates of color for Mpls Park Board elections
MPRB commissioners make ‘huge decisions’ affecting Black youth By Charles Hallman Staff Writer East Phillips Park in MinneapolisPhoto by...
Read morePatrick Henry valedictorian sets her own course rather than follow the crowd
Her example refutes stereotype of young Black women By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer One has to wonder whence the...
Read morePark Board embraces change in response to changing communities — Outreach director says cultural competency now a basic staff expectation
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Minneapolis is vastly different today than a couple of decades...
Read moreU of M student becomes seventh Black to serve on Board of Regents — The first, Josie Johnson, urges continuing the fight for diversity
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The 12-member University of Minnesota Board of Regents is the school’s governing...
Read moreEntrepreneur turns doodling into profitable business — Cards By Beverly lets buyers express their own sentiments
Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer This being June and all, between school graduations, Father’s Day, birthdays and folk...
Read moreMayoral forum focused on Mpls communities of color — Candidates acknowledged inequities but lacked solutions
By Jamal Denman Online Editor On Thursday, June 6, the Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis hosted...
Read moreCherryhomes trashed Fifth Ward’s records — Missing files raised questions of impropriety, legality
By Jerry Freeman Community Editor In view of former city council president Jackie Cherryhomes’ return to the political...
Read moreSchools seek remedies to racial suspension gap
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black students nationwide are suspended at least twice more frequently than...
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St. Paul’s Montgomery earns international honor
Award recognizes her mentoring of women police officers Deborah Montgomery’s longtime mentoring and community leadership will be formally recognized later...
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Family suspects police cover-up in Terrance Franklin shooting
Uncle says ‘crazed individual’ profiled in media is not his nephew Something happened May 10 after he allegedly was earlier involved...
Read moreCommunity involvement now emphasized in Mpls Park Board planning
By Jamal Denman Online Editor Over the years, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has had...
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