Threads Dance Project director speaks truth to spirit
She wants audiences to leave iDENTiTY uplifted By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer You don’t need to be...
Read moreMore MPS students to ride city buses
District plans to retire all yellow school bus service for high-schoolers By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Over the next...
Read moreWomen finally get reentry help targeted to their needs
A January 2012 Rise! graduation celebration,which occurs five times annually and will includeparticipants in the Reentry Connect programPhoto by Jessica...
Read moreDid Blacks help build MPS’s new Davis Center?
Based on contractors’ numbers, there’s no way to tell By Charles Hallman Staff...
Read moreExperience the shock-and-awe shoe effect at I Dream of Heels
By Robin James Contributing Writer Do you have a fixation on shoes? If finding the perfect pair...
Read moreBlack and Latino seniors most at risk of home foreclosure
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Over three million Americans age 50 and over are at risk of losing their...
Read moreHip hop classes nurture creative expression
This summer’s round of Hip Hop, History and the Arts came to a close with “Youth Performance Series (Act...
Read moreEnsuring racial equity in new health care
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Two-thirds of Americans who will be newly eligible for health coverage in 2014 are...
Read moreEtiquette as a way of life
Expert on civility teaches jail inmates As the CEO of your own small business, you need all the help you...
Read moreUnion election a historic first
Photo by Lisa Dickerson Lee Saunders’ recent election as president and CEO of the American Federation of State, County and...
Read moreNat’l Democratic Party hammers out 2012 campaign priorities in Mpls
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Dr....
Read moreLocal march supports need for Black role models
Activist highlights importance of positive mentors for youth of color By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer Participants of March for...
Read moreSherman Hemsley: The Jeffersons star had long stage and screen career
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Sherman Hemsley, (February 1, 1938 — July 24, 2012)Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Sherman Hemsley...
Read moreN. Mpls grassroots art effort founded by high school friends
Photo by James L. Stroud, Jr. Juxtaposition Arts transforms urban community from bleak to vibrant By Dwight Hobbes...
Read moreWill suspicion of ‘gender fraud’ police LGBTQ Olympians?
The 2012 London Summer Olympics began July 27. While we all know that homophobia in sports is the other “Don't...
Read moreCOPE Project gala funds scholarships for local youth
By Calvin-Allen Miller Contributing Writer Scholars of Minnesota-COPE Project is holding its Seventh Annual Scholarship Program/Gala and Fundraiser on...
Read moreDemocratic vote hardest hit by Voter ID
Opponents say ID requirement jeopardizes same-day voter registration By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A 2011 Brennan Center for...
Read moreHabitat for Humanity offers interest-free mortgages — High credit scores not required for eligibility
By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer For many families, owning a home is considered a financially unattainable goal...
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Lissa Jones: militant or pro-active?
Talking with Lissa L. Jones is not so much merely having a conversation as it is enjoying a revitalizing experience,...
Read moreLa Toya Jackson uses Michael’s name to sell her own sad memoir
Starting Over (Gallery Books/Ja Tail Publishing, $26), a slick case of bait-and-switch marketing, is billed as a biography of Michael...
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