There were many individuals who contributed to an outstanding 2014-2015 prep season. Here are some people that come to mind.
Posted inSports
Whites Only still the rule for most newspapers’ sports reporting
Jim Crow is alive and living well in racial hiring at both Twin Cities daily newspapers’ sports departments, but they are not alone according to the latest Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) biannual Racial and Gender Report Card.
Posted inSports
Timberwolves on the clock
Thursday, June 25 is a historic day for the Minnesota Timberwolves. For the first time in franchise history the Timberwolves will have the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick.
Posted inOpinion
Did they get it right in Spokane regarding Rachel Dolezal?
Rachel Dolezal’s complex, challenging and comprehensive civil rights story deserves honest and complete reporting, an obligation and requirement CNN and too many print journalists and broadcast commentators have failed to meet.
Posted inMetro, National, News
Feds promote trust-building between communities of color, cops and courts
Skepticism was in no short supply June 16 at the American Indian Center in Minneapolis. The occasion was a community meeting called to introduce the U.S. Department of Justice’s new National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, an effort described as “designed to strengthen relationships between minority communities and the criminal justice system.”
Posted inNational, News
Twin Cities community prayer service to honor and reflect on Charleston shootings
For many Black churches Wednesdays are usually designated as a day or evening for Bible studies and prayer services. But this Wednesday, June 24, will recognize and put into perspective the tragic events of a week ago at Charleston, South Carolina’s historic Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church. The community prayer vigil will be held at Wayman A.M.E. Church, 1221 7th Avenue in North Minneapolis at 7 pm.
Posted inMetro, News, Sports
U.S. African American cyclists to converge in Twin Cities
The National Brotherhood of Cyclists’ (NBC) Equity in Motion event (July 15 -19), which is not for brothers only. Sisters, too, are invited to get their two-wheel thing on.
The founders of Black Girls Do Bike Twin Cities — Pamela Moore, Tammy McLemore and Darcia Durham — will be on hand, having a pedaling good time along with lots of other similarly inclined ladies.
Posted inSports
Players and others weigh in on college basketball rule changes
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel last week adopted new rule changes in both men’s and women’s basketball. Men’s basketball now will have a 30-second shot clock; a four-foot defensive “restricted arc” in the lane; and the five-second, closely guarded rule is eliminated. Players also now can dunk in pregame and halftime warmups.
Posted inSports
Inner City All Star Classic held in St. Paul
The 22nd Annual Inner City All Star Classic took place last Sunday afternoon, June 14, at Schoenecker Arena on the University of St. Thomas campus. The event featured some of the top senior boys’ and girls’ basketball players in the metro area.
Posted inSports
Oxford Playground: St. Paul’s field of dreams
The corner of Lexington and Marshall in St. Paul, once a ragged patch of land and post-WWII housing huts, later became Oxford Playground, a real-life baseball field of dreams. Two future hall-of-famers, among others, played there, another “forgotten story” Frank White wants told.
Posted inArts + Culture, Books
Faith comes on board
“What’s wrong?” Sam asked Faith after she hung up the phone.
“Oh, I haven’t been doing well in that class since I signed up for it. So, he’s pretty upset that I didn’t go this morning and didn’t call to say I wasn’t going. To tell you the truth, I’ve been thinking about dropping it, anyway.
Posted inNational, News
Black women in journalism on the decline
Media on all platforms are failing women, especially Blacks and other women of color, according to the new Women’s Media Center (WMC) report.
Posted inNational, News
WMC report: More Black women needed behind-the-scenes
Women in film and television entertainment are underrepresented and outnumbered by men, says the 2014 Women’s Media Center (WMC) U.S. media report.
Posted inEducation, Metro, News
MPS: School choice will not close achievement gap
Fourth in a multi-part series
Over the past few weeks, the MSR has published a series of articles focusing on an organization called Better Ed, which has launched a campaign highlighting the shortcomings of Minneapolis and St. Paul Public schools. They promote “school choice” as a solution. Their main argument is that the schools spend approximately $21,000 per students with very poor student outcomes, especially for African American students.
Posted inSports
Warriors take control, up 3-2!
I’ve been told history is written by the winners. That, my friend, is no secret. My question to you is this: How will LeBron James’ legacy be viewed if he loses another NBA Championship?
Posted inSports
Only One gets a taste of Japanese Baseball
The Shikoku Island League Plus independent baseball league, founded in 2005, consists of four clubs: Tokushima Indigo Socks, Ehime Mandarin Pirates, Kagawa Olive Guyners and Kochi Fighting Dogs.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
U of M athlete’s racial graduation gap ‘still not acceptable’
The NCAA introduced the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in 2005 “for a more accurate measure of graduation performance of NCAA athletics programs,” says The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida.
Posted inMetro, News
Conference to focus on healing the community through Black men
The seventh annual Black Men’s Healing Conference coming up June 25-26, like those preceding, shouldn’t be perceived as pertaining only to men. The conference has always been about providing insight to empower the community itself.
Posted inOpinion
Blacks must be invisible to the Minneapolis ‘miracle’
In February of this year The Atlantic magazine published what soon became a widely scrutinized article titled “The Miracle of Minneapolis.” In this essay, author Derek Thompson championed the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan area for its high percentage of college educated residents, median household income, affordable housing, low poverty, and high employment, particularly among what is defined today as the millennial generation.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
More miraculous medical advances
My previous three columns have described several discoveries in medicine that have enriched the quality and prolonged the lives of humankind. This week’s column features more magnificent medical advances that have changed the way we live.