To The Editor: Saunders elected first Black president of AFSCME
The NAACP congratulates Lee Saunders on his election to serve as the new president of the American Federation of State,...
Read moreKudos to the Minneapolis Juneteenth committee
By Jimmy Stroud Contributing Writer Kudos to the Twin Cities Juneteenth Celebration, Inc. and their many volunteers for another...
Read moreA Sports Authority chair who understands the Black struggle
Kelm-Helgen’s civil rights history is a rich one There are names and families that remain strong in the pantheon...
Read moreIn South Africa, lesbians are terrorized with ‘corrective’ rape
To hear of human rights abuses of Uganda’s LGBTQ population is not new, sadly....
Read moreTarget has failed Brooklyn Park residents
City council needs to serve the people, not corporate greed By Boyd Morson Guest Commentator After reading the very...
Read moreTarget has failed Brooklyn Park residents
City council needs to serve the people, not corporate greed By Boyd Morson Guest Commentator After reading the very...
Read moreSegregation again: Black educators are being purged
Richard Green was the first Black superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools who later became chancellor of the...
Read moreDrone attacks outside of war zones are wrong and evil
“We always knew that drone strikes were wrong, that they encroached on Pakistan’s sovereign territory. We knew that...
Read moreCash flood drowning out voice of the people
Join the movement to get money out of politics By Rep. Keith Ellison Guest Commentator In...
Read moreHate-filled ‘Patriot’ groups still on the rise
By Marian Wright Edelman Guest Commentator The growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive...
Read moreTwo violations of Mpls City Charter in stadium bill
Requirement that stadium builders ‘make every effort’ to hire minorities is a cruel joke On the road...
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Money, power, respect: Part 2 — Power
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice...
Read moreIn CeCe McDonald case, the wrong hatefulness is on trial
It just shows the institutional racism when Judge Daniel Moreno, at the CeCe McDonald sentencing, disregards the deceased...
Read moreYour paramour will change — know how to handle it
You meet a wonderful woman. Things go well. Emotional pirouettes. You meet a marvelous man. Things go great. ...
Read moreElectric Ladyland DVD tells behind-the-scenes story of Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was one of the most famous Black men of his day. Yet he didn’t have...
Read moreOccupy Homes is right — foreclosure is a moral issue
As Mayor Rybak and the City of Minneapolis scramble to make clear their role in home foreclosures, the...
Read moreStill seeking answers for another bad audit
My last column included the “Findings” and “Conclusion” of a Blue Cross Blue Shield audit completed in early...
Read moreEducation versus learning: the war against Black students
By Donald W.R. Allen, II Guest Commentator The Minneapolis Public Schools has become a school system that...
Read moreStenglein takes on task of making downtown safe for all
A May 30 Star Tribune article, “Stenglein builds on strengths,” announced Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein becoming CEO...
Read moreWe want to help build the stadium
By Roberts Woods Guest Commentator I am a North Minneapolis Black man speaking on behalf of the...
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