Funding cuts decrease access to books for 21,217 MN children
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Children’s literacy programs, especially in low-income neighborhoods, are too often overlooked. However as...
Read moreAuthor uses life experiences for children’s books — Proceeds used to support Liberian orphanage
By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer If you read, write or know anything about fiction, then you know...
Read moreVoter ID march
On Sunday, August 26, 2012, an estimated 400 concerned citizens/protesters converged at the Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis....
Read moreStudents can still register to vote on Election Day in MN
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer According to Rock the Vote, a national young people’s voter registration advocacy group,...
Read moreFormer Brooklyn Park candidate emphasizes importance of primary elections
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Reva Chamblis, former candidate for Brooklyn Park City Council’s East District, isn’t by...
Read moreRonnie Laws and Tom Browne: Jazz-funk giants joined forces at Dakota
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer “Always There” (1975) and “Funkin’ for Jamaica” (1979) are legendary songs for Ronnie Laws...
Read moreMinneapolis child waits for transplant donor
Be the Match need Blacks to join their registry By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The...
Read more‘The Wheatley’ reinvents itself as needs evolve
Director Milon talks about what holds communities together The Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC), also affectionately known as “The Wheatley,”...
Read moreDave Chappelle sneaked into Twin Cities and left ’em laughing
Dave Chappelle don’t have a lick of sense. For that matter, Tracey Ashley ain’t wrapped too tight, either. Between...
Read moreThreads 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....
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