Communities must ‘demand transformational change.’
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Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Welcome: Auburn, Virginia, Texas Tech and Michigan State!
Thanks, Michigan State, for destroying millions of basketball fans’ bracket and pools, and denying the most dynamic circus-like story in all of basketball from reaching the games marquee event!
Posted inBulletin
Free tech support!
Need help with your computer or other devices? As part of Minneapolis Tech Month in April, Emerge Technology Center will host a Fix-It Tech event on Thursday, April 11.
Posted inArts + Culture
Nipsey Hussle, inspiration beyond tragedy
Nipsey Hussle transcended stereotypes to become a role model you would not believe if you saw it in the movies.
Posted inArts + Culture
Ballerina Misty Copeland says her message is more important than her dance moves
ou think Misty Copeland stands strong in those ballet slippers as the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater, wait until you hear her talk about the importance of Black unity and upliftment.
Posted inBulletin
QPR – suicide prevention classes in St. Paul
QPR is a free, one-hour presentation sponsored by NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) that covers the three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide: Question, Persuade and Refer.
Posted inArts + Culture
Actress Caroline Chikezie on the importance of representation
Caroline Chikezie’s character Dr. Major Nichole Sykes on Fox’s show The Passage is not just a scientist. She is the head of a government lab…
Posted inOpinion
Shameful legacies, ongoing neglect
In most American cities throughout the 20th century, people of color, African Americans in particular, were relegated to separate and structurally unequal communities often by means of the practices briefly referenced above.
Posted inSports
Final Four a lesson in large-event planning
A group of University of Minnesota students studying event management are getting hands-on experience working with the Men’s Final Four.Â
Posted inBulletin
UROC’s 2019 Summer Resource Fair
Get a jump on summer and learn about fun-filled and educational activities for youth at the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center’s (UROC) annual Summer Resource Fair on March 30.
Posted inOpinion
There is no such thing as ‘Black Identity Extremists’
At a time when violence by White supremacists is on the rise, the FBI appears to be targeting Black people in a secret intelligence program concerning so-called ‘Black Identity Extremists’ — an inflammatory term for a group that doesn’t even exist.
Posted inOpinion
Resilience is not one of the R’s at North High
If words count, then the Star Tribune headline, ‘At North High lessons include reading, writing and resilience,’ and its accompanying article sent more than a few messages in one.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight, News
Black Business Spotlight: K’s Revolutionary Catering
Northsiders Mariam Omari and Kotiareenia Taylor (known as Chef K) have turned catering into a movement.
Posted inBusiness
How to avoid tax refund processing fees
This year, social media is ringing the alarm once again on what has been called a ‘shady practice’ by the service. And, of course, this fee — which is essentially an advance on your tax refund — most affects low-income and non-tax savvy filers.
Posted inSports
Legacies prevalent at state tournaments
State champions Minnehaha Academy (Class AA), DeLaSalle (Class AA) and Hopkins (Class AAAA) brought home basketball titles from the girls’ and boys’ tournaments respectively while continuing legacies that reach back in time.
Posted inBulletin, Go Green
City of Minneapolis observes Earth Hour
Residents and businesses are invited to join the City of Minneapolis in switching off their lights between 8:30-9:30 pm on March 30 in honor of Earth Hour.
Posted inObituaries, Sports
Memorial to a ‘man’s man’
When they talk about local sports, they applaud local heroes like Earl Bowman, Doug Demmings, Coach Robinson and Russell Gary.
Posted inSports
Black-White grad gap shrinks
While countless Americans bemoaned their busted brackets on the road to the Final Four that winds up here in Minneapolis next week, two elephant-in-the-room issues still get overlooked annually: The players still don’t get a dime of the millions they generate, and the graduation disparity gaps between Black and White male and female basketball players still exist.
Posted inLocal & State, News
State action urged to curb rising homelessness
Homelessness is a ‘totally solvable issue,’ said Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) Executive Director Senta Leff.
Posted inSports
Watch: Globetrotter’s history-making trick shot at Mall of America
For the first time in the Harlem Globetrotters’ 93-year history, one of the stars of the team made a trick shot from a moving roller coaster.