And A Hard Place... By Dwight Hobbes “You gotta do what you gotta do” is Angela Morris’ pragmatic approach to ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Park should better honor the legacy of the person for whom it is named, say community ...

By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer Minnesota’s The Choice Is Yours program, which was started 10 years ago as a result ...

Starting Anew By James Davis Hello, once again, to all of you who follow my column, and I thank you ...

By Donald W.R. Allen, II Guest Commentator   After reading last week’s interview with Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) ...

Through my Eyes By Ron Edwards Booker T Hodges, current president of the Minneapolis branch of the NAACP, strongly urged ...

Little By Little By Matthew Little Because of the collapsed roof of the Metrodome, on Tuesday, December 28, we witnessed ...

Issues And New Perspectives By Lucky Rosenbloom We need Black leaders capable of understanding the conservative/Republican ideology. We need Black ...

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The Bookworm Sez By Terri Schlichenmeyer Doesn’t it seem like everybody in the world is weighing in with their Official ...

Fitz Beat Larry Fitzgerald Glendale, AZ — It was supposed to be one of the highest scoring shootouts in BCS ...

Prep Scene By Mitchell Palmer McDonald Finally got a chance to see Columbia Heights mix it up in boys’ basketball ...

Kwame’s Kapsules By Kwame McDonald During my 70-plus years of conscious athletics watching, listening and participating, let me share with ...

For too many years my hometown, Detroit, has been much maligned by nighttime comics and knuckleheaded sportswriters.

Today’s Entrepreneur by Ste Brown The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder has provided a platform by which we can help community members see ...

Pastor's Corner I sometimes wonder if our young people are doctor shopping for someone who will play the game that ...

Mellaneous Mel Reeves As we wish one another a Happy New Year and look forward to another year, we will ...

Through My Eyes The Minneapolis Story Continues... Ron Edwards This column provides an example of what Justice Louis Brandeis called ...

By Alfred Flowers Guest Commentator Our community is in crisis, and it is time for everyone to know. It is ...

THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHTS: Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010 or www.dakotacooks.com Sun., Jan. 9, 7 pm ...