Summer Spots: Extended Entertainment Calendar
The Music • The Brick 111 5th St. N., Mpls., 612-333-3422 or www.thebrickmn.com Tue, Aug 7, 9 pm:...
Read moreDis-membering Stonewall
LGBTQ mainstream White-washes people of color out of historical 1969 rebellion “By institutionalizing memory, resisting the onset of...
Read moreFrom KMOJ to BET: Local radio personality steps into national TV spotlight
KMOJ-FM’s Miss Georgia was a guest judge on BET’s 106 & Park show. Photo by Charles Hallman By...
Read moreTop ACORN execs become whistleblowers
Author offers insider’s view of national organization’s demise By Charles Hallman Staff Writer At the height...
Read moreTwin Cities youth gains attention of national talent scouts
Musical theater performer started paying his dues on stage at age nine By Dwight Hobbes Contributing...
Read moreConference offers help to heal Black men
Mental health professionals learn about the need to address historical trauma By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer ...
Read moreMpls march protested alleged police brutality
On Friday, June 22, a march was held in downtown Minneapolis to protest an alleged incident of police brutality...
Read moreMiss Black Minnesota USA Pageant coming back strong
The Miss Black Minnesota USA Pageant is now under new ownership, leadership and direction. The executive director of...
Read moreEncourage good spending/saving habits in our kids
Immediate gratification, lack of information, and lack of discipline have forced...
Read moreFather’s Day Weekend honors positive Black dads
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A father of two daughters, Terry Austin wants all Black men to be...
Read moreLindsay defends higher hiring goals
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer There is nothing new about complaints from construction contractors and subcontractors that...
Read moreCEO Richburg credits business success to encouragement from others
Encouraging youth is now her passion By Lisa Bryant Contributing Writer Sitting down to talk to...
Read moreWhen times get tough, you drastically adjust
There’s a great deal to be said for calling your own shots. It’s a very attractive aspect of professionally...
Read more‘For our people, by our people’ — Turning Point launches a unique, culturally specific approach to providing service
In recognition of the June 13 open house for Turning Point, Inc.’s new Culturally Specific Service Center, the MSR is...
Read moreSwimmers save lives, including their own—Your fear of the water could endanger your child
In view of recent child drownings in the news, the MSR is republishing online our April 28, 2011 story “Swimmers...
Read moreStriving for diversity in communications industry — Diversity: an overused word, or still useful?
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Diversity is an overused word, said Greater Twin Cities Big Brothers Big Sisters...
Read moreStriving for diversity in communications industry — Local NAMIC advances national agenda
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) was founded in 1980....
Read moreChange the world — help a child learn to read
Reading Corps offers a chance to really serve the community By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer When...
Read moreKMOJ/MSR announce ‘positive’ partnership
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Two local “heritage institutions” are now partners to “promote the positives” of...
Read moreRamsey Lewis: Jazz piano great served up fresh tunes at Mpls club
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Ramsey Lewis’ recent two-day engagement at the Dakota Jazz Club in...
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