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Desegregation led to growth of hoops tourneys

Did you ever stop to take note of the many basketball tournaments that take place this time of year? They ...

The beginnings of Black studies at U of Minnesota

By Odera Odenyo Contributing Writer “I reject the view which regards African history as the story of European adventures.” With ...

This Week’s Spotlights March 31- April 6

Sheraton Bloomington 7800 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, 952-835-7800 April 13-16: 12th Annual White Privilege Conference Theme is “This Land Is Whose ...

Teaching kids through low-budget travel

By Sheletta Brundidge Contributing Writer Spring break is almost here, and if your children are anything like my son Andrew, ...

VCU vs. Butler & Kentucky vs. Connecticut in Final Four!

The NCAA tournament does not always deliver the best team to their marquee event, the NCAA Final Four. In 2011 ...

Scant coverage of NCAA women’s games ‘all about the dollars’

Onika Nicole Craven -Photo by Charles Hallman Crystal Flint - MSR file photo My March Madness reached an all-time vertical ...

It’s a three-peat for Hopkins boys’ basketball team

Marving Singleton Siyani Chambers Zach Lofton Joe Coleman - Photos by Mitchell Palmer McDonald Hopkins, led by MARVING SINGLETON, JOE ...

Winfield has a new challenge; Gopher football has three Black coaches

Jeff Phelps Brian Anderson Melvin Rice Photos courtesy of the U of Minnesota Melvin Rice photo by Scott Walstrom, NIU ...

NorthPoint food drive

NorthPoint food drive NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center’s Community Food Shelf is working to raise a combined $55,000 in food ...

Study finds City of Minneapolis deficient in minority contracting

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Business owners Mariaha and Korey Dean helped prioritize the needs and concerns of small businesses. ...

Midwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council welcomes new president

By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer On Wednesday, March 16, a welcoming reception was held for Duane Ramseur, the ...

St. Paul NAACP’s new chief says branch alive and busy

By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Jeffry Martin became St. Paul NAACP president in January. “My vision for the St. Paul ...

It’s time to quit “waitin’ on Roosevelt”

“The pot was empty,/ The cupboard was bare./I said, Papa,/What’s the matter here?/I’m waitin’ on Roosevelt, son,/ Roosevelt, Roosevelt,/Waitin’ on ...

Mpls Civil Rights case backlog eliminated — by shredding

Last week’s column reported three Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) personnel who have emerged as heroes in exposing serious ...

Black comics are an usher’s nightmare

In my mild-mannered secret identity, I usher for a great metropolitan theater establishment. Step in a phone booth and emerge ...

Jazz needs fresh artists, new music to move the art forward

Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Nicholas Payton’s new mixtape, Bitches, features guest vocalists Cassandra Wilson and Esperanza Spalding. -Photo by Michael ...