The MSR followed the action locally and nationally The year 2016 was a year of protest both across the Twin Cities and across the nation. It began locally with two groups, holding to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice for Marcus Golden of St. Paul and Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, two groups […]
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2016 a busy year for our unique sports coverage
Once again this year, both our columns “Another View” and “Sports Odds and Ends” each week provided unabashed and often unprecedented coverage of women sports, Black coaches, Black players and Black people, staying true to our primary mission to provide readers news and information they can’t or won’t find anywhere else. “When are we going […]
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No due process is business as usual at U of M
It’s a sad way to end an old year and begin a new one The University of Minnesota and Hennepin County have once again demonstrated their racist and sexist sides by causing social injustice in their handling of the U of M football team’s threat to boycott the December 27 Holiday Bowl in San Diego […]
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Lynda D. Jackman
February 27, 1946 — December 24, 2016 Lynda D. Jackman, 70, passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016 at her home in Bloomington, MN surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of Wallace (Jack) Jackman. They shared 52 wonderful years of marriage together. Born February 27, 1946 in Chicago, IL, she was […]
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Lebron Riley
January 26, 1960 — December 23, 2016 Lebron Riley, 56, passed away in his home on December 23, 2016. Born on January 26, 1960, Lebron described himself as the “original” Lebron, and a son, brother, uncle, dad, grandfather, great grandfather, friend and man who knew himself. Lebron was an entrepreneur and never met a stranger. […]
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Outstanding 2016 prep highlights
This week my column will highlight five important accomplishments in prep sports for the year 2016. This includes a Minneapolis City Conference school that captured state basketball and football titles; another winning a championship in a St. Paul City Conference school making its first-ever state tournament appearance; a traditional Class 4A power capturing another state […]
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Laurice J. Lewis
Laurice J. Lewis of Minneapolis, age 50, passed away peacefully Monday, December 19, 2016 surrounded by loved ones in her childhood home. Laurice is survived by her loving mother, Rosalind; brothers, Rodney, Robert and Davey (wife Terri); and sisters Racheal (husband Ronnie), Robin, and Renee (partner Gina); her beloved dog, Zeus; and a host of […]
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Diane Janine Witherspoon
Sunrise: October 26, 1948 — Sunset: December 14, 2016 Diane was born and raised in Minneapolis. She graduated from North High in 1966. After graduation she attended St. Olaf College in Northfield. Diane then relocated to California and later to Las Vegas five years ago. Diane always wanted to be a teacher and did teach […]
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2016 was the year of the upset
These events in sports were covered by me this year. I was there and saw it with my own eyes. The Timberwolves finished 29-53, missing the playoffs for the 12th straight season. They fired Sam Mitchell as interim coach even though the team improved from just 16-66 the previous year under the late Flip Saunders. […]
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Jeanette Ruth Frazier
Sunrise: April 20, 1935 — Sunset: November 21, 2016 On April 20, 1935, Jeanette Frazier (then Roberts) was born to the union of Hollis and Susie (Williams) Roberts. Jeanette, the seventh of 11 children, lived in Cincinnati only to the age of 10 because her mother died after a long illness. Jeanette loved her mother […]
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History of Blacks in NFL escapes young players
“Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” a traveling exhibit, opened at St. Paul’s Minnesota History Center in September. Over 200 artifacts, photos, film footage and interactive displays are featured. One of the exhibit’s 10 sections, “Pro Football’s Road to Equality,” uniquely caught my attention. It is billed as “an inspirational […]
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Christmas Day NBA games preview
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Since its second season in 1947, the NBA has played on Christmas Day. The 1998 lockout was the last time without league games scheduled or played. Over a decade later in 1983, NBA Christmas Day telecasts became traditional as NFL Thanksgiving Day games and New Years’ Day college bowl games. Five […]
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Black-White graduation gaps among college bowl teams ‘shameful’
Gaps between all student-athletes and non-athletes ‘scandalous’ First of a two-part column If academic success, especially by Black football players, were the prime criterion for post-season bowl consideration, there probably would be a lot fewer schools playing than the 80 schools selected for 40 bowls. The 2016-17 Bowl-bound College Football Teams report by The Institute […]
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Two busy weeks in prep hoops
The past two weeks have been quite eventful in prep basketball. There were outstanding performances by three St. Paul City Conference teams; a former St. Paul City Conference great coach led her girls’ basketball team to victory; three metro-area alums played in an important collegiate match-up; and two Minneapolis City Conference rivals played a game […]
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MSR Top 5: Kwanzaa, Kat Williams, Terence Blanchard, The Temptations & more!
A snapshot of events around town Kat Williams Live Veteran stand-up comedian and actor, rapper live in concert Dec. 31 | 8-11 pm Target Center 600 1st Ave. N., Mpls. More info: www.targetcenter.com/events/detail/katt-williams The Temptations The Temptations have been a driving force in popular music for more than 50 years – See them perform their […]
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Denzel and Viola co-star in adaptation of Pulitzer prize-winning play
Back in 1987, Fences won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. The August Wilson classic, set in the Pittsburgh in the ’50s, chronicled the day-to-day struggle of a blue collar, African American family. The production was brought back to Broadway in 2010, and it landed the Tony for […]
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What’s wrong with a Black Santa?
“Santa Clause is not a n***er!” This was one of many internet responses to the Black Santa at the Mall of America this year. The racist commentators were correct: He is an intelligent Black man who is giving his time to bring hope to children. There is nothing ignorant about that. The Mall of America’s website […]
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Outreach, collaboration are priorities for Southside health clinic
ADVERTISEMENT Southside Community Health Services is an organization with a long history of serving the community. Director of Development and Communications Autumn Chmielewski told the MSR, “We are a clinic that has been serving the South Side of Minneapolis and local areas for 45 years. “We actually started out as a free volunteer clinic in […]
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An enlarged prostate has some annoying symptoms
It can also cause serious health problems if not treated First of a two-part column Who should care about prostate health? All men and any woman with a father, grandfather, husband, brother, son, uncle, boyfriend or male friend. Only men have a prostate. In fact, African American men have had the highest prostate cancer rate of […]
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Race and class appear equally divisive in America
The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments. — Adam Smith An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most […]