President Obama called for the nation to come together after a hard-fought and often divisive election cycle which saw the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. While acknowledging ideological differences between his party and President-elect Donald Trump, Obama said he instructed his administration to provide a smooth transition of power to […]
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MN lawmakers in urgent need of more diversity, candidate says
“There is urgency in our state. We are the best in everything; we make the top of the list in everything. But, people who look like me are on the bottom of everything.” These are the words of Minnesota House District 60B Democratic candidate Ilhan Omar.
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Donald Trump elected 45th president of the United States — What can the Black community expect?
Donald Trump defied the odds and stunned political pundits and many across the nation by defeating Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. Trump, during his successful presidential campaign, told an all-White audience that he has a “new deal for Black America,” but he offered few specifics. When […]
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Sister Spokesman Small Business Showcase encourages and informs local entrepreneurs
Fun and informative are two words to describe the event In advance of 2016’s Small Business Saturday on November 26, Sister Spokesman: Small Business Showcase and Shopping Extravaganza, held on Saturday, November 5, provided information to current and perspective entrepreneurs. The ballroom at Midpointe Event Center in St. Paul was packed with excited shoppers and […]
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Finality of Prince’s death comes too soon in Paisley Park tour
Better it should follow the celebration of his work “Uptown,” “Calhoun Square”: the late musician Prince was known for writing songs that spoke of areas around his Twin Cities hometown. But none were more significant than “Paisley Park.” On October 6, Prince’s Chanhassen home was opened for fans to tour. The massive white structure made up […]
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Robert “Bob” Blakeley — remembering one of St. Paul’s greatest athletes
Robert “Bob” Blakeley, one of the greatest athletes in St. Paul and St. Paul City Conference history passed away October 30. “I saw him in action — he was the best I had ever seen in our conference,” wrote longtime St. Paul youth coach Billy Peterson in an email. “I was very fortunate to know […]
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Remembering Robert “Bob” Blakeley
Robert “Bob” Blakeley, one of the greatest athletes in St. Paul and St. Paul City Conference history passed away October 30. “I saw him in action — he was the best I had ever seen in our conference,” wrote longtime St. Paul youth coach Billy Peterson in an email. “I was very fortunate to know […]
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Tyler Perry back in drag for another madcap adventure
No one has ever accused Tyler Perry of being short on ideas. After all, the prolific writer/director has been the brains behind a profusion of plays, movies and television shows. But he would be the first to admit that he was not the source of inspiration for Boo! A Madea Halloween, the ninth in the Madea series […]
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Retiring WNBA veteran leaves behind an ‘extraordinary’ legacy
Renee Brown was an integral part of the WNBA since its drawing-board days. She signed the league’s first players. She has been involved with all on-court basketball operations and player-related programs. She represented the league at USA Basketball since 1996, including as selection committee chair for the U.S. women’s basketball team, which won six Olympic […]
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Four teams playing for state playoff birth
Minneapolis North, St. Paul Highland Park, Robbinsdale Cooper and SMB have plenty to be proud of. Each football team will be playing for a state football playoff this Friday. Minneapolis North’s season has been pretty quiet, but the Polars themselves are making a lot of noise. Last year’s second place Class 1A runners-up are seeking […]
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Olympic Games showcased strong female role models
They also exposed enduring stereotypes Black females dominated this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio: Simone Bales and Gabby Douglas (gymnastics), Simone Manuel (swimming), Venus Williams in tennis. Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first U.S. athlete ever to wear the traditional headscarf as a Muslim woman. The American women’s basketball team that stormed through the competition and […]
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Racism addressed in ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ public dialogue
Need for more such talks apparent An almost two-hour “school-to-prison pipeline” dialogue wasn’t expected to reach a solution, but organizers and attendees both say it was a good starting point for future discussions on the subject. “It [the time allotted] can go by quickly,” warned Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News reporter and host Brandt Williams […]
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Masquerade ball helps Way to Grow exceed funding goal
Tickets sold out to the formal attire masquerade ball fundraiser hosted by Way to Grow, a 27-year-old nonprofit located in North Minneapolis dedicated to early childhood education. Close to 800 people were in attendance at the downtown Minneapolis Depot from 6-10 pm. The theme this year for Way to Grow’s annual Shine Celebration was “The […]
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Non-voting Blacks could help make USA a shame again
At a time when African-Americans – especially millenniums -should be running even pole-vaulting to the polls because not voting could help shift the race to Donald Trump. But so far this isn’t happening. Early voting polling shows a decrease in turnout from 2012. Perhaps the apparent lack of enthusiasm can be explained because in 2012 […]
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Mpls power structure taunt the Black community in Jamar Clark case
No one expected the unfair, unjust, immoral police system we live under to discipline (even in liberal and supposedly progressive Minneapolis, the future of home of the Super Bowl in 2018) in any way the cops who unnecessarily killed Jamar Clark nearly a year ago. So why did the Minneapolis power structure, led by two […]
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Fighting for democracy: Our votes matter
For decades, the NAACP has used its mighty voice and its strength in numbers to force change: change in our schools, change in our police departments, change at our state capitols and in Congress. This year, the first presidential election in 50 years without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act, we will need […]
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How will this election affect our bottom line?
You can only camouflage who you are for so long. If you watched the debates between Trump and Clinton, you saw firsthand mudslinging in politics like I have never witnessed before. If Obama acted like Trump did during his presidential bid, with all the accusations, Obama would most likely be in jail. Trump has a […]
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Election 2016: the worst of two evils
Even Clinton supporters believe attacking Iraq in 2003 was a war. How else could their conscience support Hillary Clinton? Britain’s recent Chilcot report has the Iraq invasion and “subsequent turmoil causing 461,000 deaths from 2003 to 2011.” Clinton supporters must believe that attacking Iraq in 2003 was not an act of terrorism. They must believe […]
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Be an active, present, participating parent
A new school year has started and the end of the first quarter is fast approaching. Ideally, the best approach when school starts is to monitor your child’s academic performance each week and ask them how things are going at school. As a parent, you should know what is going on at all times. Yes, […]