Thyroid disorders, including Grave’s disease, are important to recognize and treat The thyroid is a small gland located in the middle-front of your neck. It is a bit smaller than a soda cracker and is shaped like a butterfly with open wings. The thyroid gland is a major regulator of your metabolism and other functions. The […]
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Posted inBooks, Education
Readers are leaders: Buy your children more books
We are our children’s first teachers, and what we teach them makes a difference. According to research by Betty Hart of the University of Kansas and Todd Risley of the University of Alaska, by age three, poor children have an accumulated experience with 30 million fewer words than their wealthier counterparts; a greater percentage of […]
Posted inArts + Culture, Television
Issa Rae: African Americans must ‘reclaim’ their stories
Issa Rae once wrestled with either going to business school or law school after her graduation from Stanford University. She ultimately opted for neither as her career as a producer and creator became more focused and drew her away from her original post-college pursuits. “A clear path? No!” Rae told an audience of mostly women […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Teens prepped as future entrepreneurs
As class lets out, North Minneapolis’ Patrick Henry High’s hallways, like any school’s, teem wall to wall with chaotic vitality, the boisterous signature of spirited teenagers. It isn’t just any school, though, not one that meets the mainstream notion of wholesome boys and girls being boys and girls, which makes all the difference in the world. Society […]
Posted inOpinion
Pastor’s criticism of LGBTQ not mentioned in his public eulogies
The Reverend William (Billy) Franklin Graham Jr. (1918 – 2018) has died at the age of 99. Too often, hagiographies are painted when people die, especially of ministers. The televangelist, however, is not deserving of such high praises. While Graham’s inarguably the most influential minister of the 20th Century, his ministry — which provided pastoral counseling […]
Posted inSports
Women’s sports still shoved to back of media coverage bus
College sport coverage is as sexist and unbalanced as ever. March Madness each year sadly brings this to light, especially in hoops. Men’s post-season tournaments, for example, will get the lion’s share of media coverage while their female counterparts barely get mentioned. We again tested our aforementioned hypothesis by doing an unscientific analysis of television […]
Posted inSports
New reports show little progress in college sport race, gender hiring
College sport, according to two new report cards, is doing average in racial and gender hiring. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) and the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center both released their annual report cards last month. The Tucker Center’s Women in College Coaching Report Card released February 7 found that 41 […]
Posted inSports
‘Pardon the Interruption’: interviewing Michael Wilbon
Sports and politics: In 2018, the two are inseparable thanks to Donald Trump, because he has gone where no U.S. President before him has gone in the White House. All of his flaws and scars are open wounds, and because of it we have dialogue. Fire NFL players, he told the owners in 2017, for […]
Posted inSports
‘Fab Five’ prep stars of the week
This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature five boys’ basketball players – Tayler Johnson, Tre Holloman, O’Dell Wilson IV, Nasir El-Amin (Minneapolis North), and DeWayne Givens (St. Paul Johnson) – who turned in brilliant performances in the Twin Cities boys’ basketball championship last Saturday. North defeated Johnson 84-58 to capture their third consecutive TC title. Dr. […]
Posted inObituaries
Jordyn Elizabeth Owens
May 17, 2011 – March 1, 2018 She’s Now Dancing With the King Jordyn Elizabeth Owens, a young lover of the arts, entered this world on May 17, 2011 in Wilson, North Carolina and departed on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. She was truly a God-given gift and child […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Women of color want ‘equal representation of our own’
Second of a two-part story This story concludes last week’s “Who’s at the table when decisions are made?” Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) tells us that of nearly 1,900 women state legislators in office nationwide today, 24 percent are women of color, and of the eight women of color who are […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness, Sister Spokesman, Sister Spokesman Highlights
Sister Spokesman talks mental health (video and photos)
Sister Spokesman’s “Let’s Talk About It: Mental Health” lived up to its title as an expert panel discussed a wide range of mental health issues at Hallie Q. Brown on Saturday, March 3. Attendees packed the room to hear Marques Armstrong of Hope and Healing Family Counseling; Renita Wilson of Kente Circle LLC and Dr. […]
Posted inOpinion
We already know that poverty is a math problem. So, what else is it?
Growing up poor can lead to lifelong emotional problems Fourth in a six-part series To grow up in poverty can have a lasting impact on a child. What is less understood is how it affects the early relationships that shape a child’s social and emotional growth. – Abby C. Winer and Ross A. Thompson Chronic stress, […]
Posted inSports
March Madness kickoff
March Madness is college sport’s Super Bowl – its biggest stage whether on the court, in the pool, on the ice, on the mat or on the floor apparatus – at a time when so many amateur sports conclude their respective seasons in the same given calendar month at virtually the same time. This, along […]
Posted inSister Spokesman, Sister Spokesman Highlights
Networking with a sisterhood focus
Sister Spokesman keeps growing to meet Black women’s needs and interests High praise comes from Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Publisher and CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard when speaking about the Medtronic Foundation, crediting Jacob Gale, the foundation’s vice president of philanthropy, with making a strong effort to support communities of color. The Spokesman-Recorder nonprofit has benefited from Foundation support […]
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
Timberwolves lose All-Star Jimmy Butler
Minnesota has to be snake-bit, don’t you think? Fourteen years in a row they have missed the playoffs, and a year ago Glen Taylor hired Tom Thibodeau as president and head coach. In Chicago, Thibodeau was successful five years straight in the playoffs. However, his critics dogged him with the fact that he wore his […]
Posted inGophers/College, Sports
Celebrating Black Gopher student-athletes
In recognition of Black History Month this year, the University of Minnesota is “Celebrating Those Who Made Us Great” by interviewing (via surveys) former Black student-athletes. In this month’s “Sports Odds and Ends” we will publish as many of these interviews as space allows. This week: Ibrahim Kabia, Lea B. Olsen, Alena Brooks Ibrahim Kabia […]
Posted inSports
‘Fab Five’ prep stars of the week
This week’s “Fab Five” photos feature five girls’ basketball players – Maykayla Van Nett, Raiyne Adams, Kaylynn Ashberry (St. Paul Como Park), and Morgan Hill and Jade Hill (Minneapolis South) – who turned in brilliant performances in the Twin Cities girls’ basketball championship last Saturday. Como Park defeated South 80-74 to capture their fourth straight […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Grants address disparities in African American births
$1.3 million in Human Services grants aims to enhance prenatal care The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) recently awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to help enhance prenatal clinical services and reduce significant health disparities in birth outcomes for African Americans. The Integrated Care for High-Risk Pregnancies (ICHRP) pilot program aims to address […]