Big cable is at it again. Comcast — the only cable company in town — slyly announced on...
Read moreIn a new Economic Policy Institute report, “A Jobs-Centered Approach to African American Community Development,” Algernon Austin, director of...
Read moreMumia Abu-Jamal will not be put to death. For all that is a relief to people with conscience, there...
Read moreMy Minneapolis beat continually exposes me to the fact that Black folks are really not liked nor appreciated in...
Read moreI want a moratorium on all foreclosures. Most folks have practically paid for their houses anyway when you take...
Read more”The Master’s tools will never dismantle the Master’s house,” advises feminist Audre Lorde in her famous essay. I...
Read moreHerman Cain disappeared in the first week of December 2011 as a candidate for the Republican nomination for president....
Read moreOut in the community, at meetings, in the media, or while talking with others, think of all the...
Read moreBy Benjamin Todd Jealous Guest Commentator In legislatures across the county, misguided state politicians have proposed, and...
Read moreA Hollywood casting crew is coming to the Twin Cities looking for Somali actors and extras for a...
Read morePeople who think that the owners of big business newspapers like the Star Tribune don’t take the side...
Read moreBlack unemployment in Minneapolis was 20.7 percent in 2010 (nearly four times that of Whites) and even higher...
Read moreIts potential influence at the legislature is exactly what our community needs now In this column we will...
Read moreLast July, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) Americans and our allies celebrated New York State becoming...
Read moreWhen the Monday, November 21, morning edition of the Star Tribune hit the streets, I was amused by...
Read more“Casting call for pirates sparks excitement, unease,” read a recent headline in a Minneapolis paper. It was about auditions...
Read more“Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m proud!” — James Brown Thanksgiving — what a marvelous word! To...
Read moreBy Charles Hallman Staff writer Texas A&M Assistant Sports Management Professor Akilah Carter-Francique facilitates Sista To Sista, a...
Read moreThe No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency DVD box set makes an excellent gift By Dwight Hobbes The No....
Read moreBy Jill Melaas Guest Commentator National Adoption Month is recognized during the month of November. This is...
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