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.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mpls North Coach McKenzie helps diversify Final Four operations
Mpls North Coach McKenzie has been an integral part of strategies that helped the IAC identify minority contractors…
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
Here come the Warriors — again
The 2018-19 Warriors return to Minneapolis on Friday; they have won 50 or more games six years in a row. With less than 10 games remaining, they are gearing up for another title run.
Posted inGo Green, National, News
‘Black Farmers’ gear up for legal fight after appeals court setback
The descendants of Earnest Lee Boyland from Mason, Tenn. filed a lawsuit in the 1990s alleging that the USDA adhered to discriminatory policies against African American farmers…
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight, News
Black Business Spotlight:Wilson’s Image Barbers & Stylists
For the past decade or so, Teto Wilson’s barbershop has served as a Northside staple for not just a good haircut, but also as a place for gathering, good times, and even accessing community resources.
Posted inArts + Culture
Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ makes a killing with $70M+ debut
There was no sophomore slump for Jordan Peele. His latest film Us earned a staggering $70 million, marking the biggest opening weekend for an original horror movie.
Posted inNational, News
Formerly incarcerated people face a tough journey home
Indeed, the questions and obstacles they face can be overwhelming. Will they ever find a job, especially if they lack the skills employers need? What about affordable housing?
Posted inBlack History Month, Special Editions, Sports
Three Minneapolis women who broke cheerleading color barriers
Few people realize that not only did women athletes cheerleading at sporting events originate right here in Minnesota, but several African American women made history here by breaking the cheerleading color barrier. Prior to 1923, cheerleading had been an exclusively White male activity. That year, the University of Minnesota (U of M) became the first […]
Posted inOpinion
Noor and Franklin trials to test scales of fairness and justice
Two important, high profile trials will soon take place in Minneapolis regarding Mohamed Noor and Terrance Franklin.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Minnesota women’s hockey on a roll
Women’s hockey dominated this reporter’s attention last weekend. Minnesota (31-5-1) defeated Princeton 5-2 last Saturday at Ridder Arena to advance to the program’s 14th Frozen Four appearance. The Gophers will play Cornell in the first of two semifinals Friday at Hamden, Conn.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
NCAA selection committee still hard at work as tournaments begin
The 10-member NCAA men’s basketball tournament selection committee, composed of Division I athletic directors and conference commissioners, don’t select the four finalists that will compete during the first weekend of April for the national championship. But earlier this week they did select the 68-team field. “We put in a great field,” Stanford AD Bernard Muir […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Hidradenitis suppurativa: hard to pronounce, hard to live with, and hard to treat
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that may be caused by an inappropriate response of the body’s immune system.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Following that long winding road to the Final Four
For the last couple of weeks, this columnist instead followed other roads to that other tournament — the women’s NCAA Final Four that also is held the same weekend in Tampa.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Gophers defeat Louisville in NCAA opener 86-76
Freshman guard Gabe Kalscheur scored a game-high 24 points Thursday, including 15 on three-pointers, to lead the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team to an 86-76 victory…
Posted inArts + Culture, Movies
Elba makes directorial debut with gritty coming-of-age drama
Though slightly marred by a tendency to telegraph its punches, the coming-of-age drama marks Elba’s noteworthy directorial debut.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Rondo native seeks council seat to make city safer, more welcoming
The 26-year-old Hamline University graduate, former high school teacher, and current political consultant is running for St. Paul City Council in Ward 1. She wants to build her community up with steady jobs, safe streets, and a welcoming city council and police force.
Posted inArts + Culture
How acting a fool led to a shout out from Michelle Obama
I screamed, laughed, cried, lost all feeling on the left side of my body and peed on myself a little bit. Cause baby, Mrs. Obama, our Forever First Lady, sent ME a tweet!
Posted inSports
Girls’ state tournament: a quick summary
The 2019 state girls’ basketball tournament will be one to remember with outstanding performances from Hopkins, DeLaSalle, Minnehaha Academy, Stillwater, and Robbinsdale Cooper.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
All roads now lead to Minneapolis!
So let the journey begin: It’s called March Madness. The men’s field of 68 teams begins this week with the challenge of who can win six games and capture a national championship.
Posted inObituaries
Pam Davis Carr
Native Minnesotan Pam Davis Carr recently lost her battle with cancer. Carr was the daughter of Syl Davis, founder of The Way Community Center, and Rose Davis Harris, a popular 1970s keypunch instructor at Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center (TCOIC), currently known as Summit OIC.