For decades, Chauntyll Allen has served youth in the classroom as a Saint Paul Public Schools employee. The Rondo native has also worked in the community in youth outreach, where she’s been focused on inspiring youth to choose positive paths in life. After experiencing issues firsthand that she wants to work on and effect change […]
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Photo Galleries
Community responds in solidarity against New Zealand mosque attack [photos]
The community once again stood together to show the strength and endurance of the members of the Dar Al Farooq Center, its supporters, and the larger Twin Cities community.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Black leaders prominent among 2019 Bush Fellows
Provided by the Bush Foundation, Fellows receive upwards of $100,000 over a one- to two-year period to further develop their leadership skills.
Posted inArts + Culture
What is the significance of Friday prayers in Islam?
Following the terror attack on two New Zealand mosques last week, many Muslim communities across the world gathered as usual for their most important weekly ritual – Friday prayers.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Contending with the winter blues, or SAD
It is very common for us to experience the winter blues living in Minnesota with the decreased sunlight, frigid temperatures and relentless snow.
Posted inBulletin, Health + Wellness
Free March workshops help those living with dementia and caregivers
Nearly 100,000 Minnesotans live with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementias and that number is expected to grow dramatically over the next decade. While there is no cure, studies show that engaging in meaningful activities can improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their caregivers.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Doctors need to discuss all treatment options for Black men with prostate cancer
African American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained unchanged for over four decades. Although research has focused on identifying the biological differences that may lead to this difference, there’s growing evidence […]
Posted inBusiness
The high costs of student loan debt
There’s no way around it: Americans are drowning in student loan debt. The Federal Reserve reports that nearly 50 million Americans collectively owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. That’s $521 billion more than the total U.S. credit card debt.
Posted inOpinion
Defunding Inter-American Commission on Human Rights would be terrible for women
The IACHR has served as a forum in which the U.S. has been called to account for its role in perpetuating violence against women and other human rights violations.
Posted inOpinion
We need to clamp down on tobacco and vaping access for youth
Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips — they die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Death from tobacco is, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the leading cause of preventable death. But too many people, enticed by […]
Posted inOpinion
The Black women jailed for ‘stealing’ an education
Actress Lori Loughlin was taken into custody by the FBI Wednesday in Los Angeles after she, fellow movie star Felicity Huffman, and 48 others were charged in a $25 million college admissions scam. ABC News said the repercussions are being felt from Hollywood to the boardrooms of major corporations. A former cast member on the […]
Posted inSports
Bell finishes regular-season career at U of M
Kenisha Bell, a 5’9” guard who starred at Bloomington Kennedy, recently completed an outstanding regular-season career at the University of Minnesota, scoring 23 points on “Senior Day” and leading the Gophers to an 81-63 win over Michigan State University.
Posted inLocal & State, National, News
‘Hate will not win’: local reaction to New Zealand mosque massacre
‘Hate will not win. Our communities are resilient,’ said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Minnesota in response to the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings.
Posted inSports
Women’s hockey internship has steep learning curve
The National Women Hockey League’s (NWHL’s) first-year Minnesota Whitecaps is the first local pro team in this century to have someone not White working in its marketing and public relations department.
Posted inOpinion
Parenting while poor is no crime
In spite of the fact that being poor is not a crime, America tends to treat people in poverty as though it were.
Posted inGo Green, News
Why Jamaica is leading the climate revolution
Even before the British billionaire invested US$1 billion in making the region ‘climate-smart,’ Jamaica, Barbados and Dominica were pioneering a renewable energy boom in the Caribbean.
Posted inLetter to the Editor, Opinion
Where is the outrage?
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been accused of going to massage parlors in Jupiter, Fl. and having sex with women who are being held against their will and being coerced into prostitution.
Posted inBusiness
6 ways to manage student loan debt
It’s never too late to get started on tackling student loan debt. It may seem overwhelming, but know you’re not alone. Here are six tips to get you started on your repayment journey.
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Gopher recruit’s Senior Night not quite what he’d expected
Senior Night for a particular sport season’s final home game, whether high school or college, is never void of emotion. Only the player’s and the team’s actual last game of the season is more emotional because of its finality. Jarvis Johnson is a Minneapolis native and a 2015 De La Salle High School graduate. He […]
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
Time is running out for T-Wolves to dodge NBA disgrace
From the very beginning when the Timberwolves became an organization, the days of owners Marv and Harv playing their home games at the old Metrodome, it’s been one bumpy ride after another.