The National Basketball Association again gets high marks for racial hiring, according to the latest Racial and Gender Report Card (RGRC) by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). “The NBA remains the industry leader among men’s sports for racial hiring practices,” states TIDES Director Richard Lapchick of his latest RGRC released July […]
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Local WNBA alumnus reflects on career highlights
For 20 weeks, to commemorate the WNBA’s 20th season (the MSR having covered each season), the MSR sports section will feature a column or article on the W in our “20 in 20” series. This week: The city in the house Tracy Henderson, a Minneapolis Henry and Georgia grad, was the first city native to […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Preventive medicine: Police stops, a discussion for the times
Back by popular demand due to the difficult times we live in, here’s a helpful checklist on what you should do and say if you are approached by the police. Conclusion of a three-part column Two weeks ago, in this three-part preventive medicine series on safe and effective ways of dealing with police-citizen encounters, I discussed how to handle vehicle stops […]
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Start-up enterprise puts the ‘special’ in special events
Fledgling boutique company Fabulously Authentic may not be a small operation all that much longer. Into its second year, the operation shows a trademark sign of success — razor-sharp event planner Stacey Clark at the helm, specializing in tailor-made client satisfaction. If you have an investment in putting a product or organization in the public […]
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MSR Top Five Happenings | FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, Blackout Improv & more!
A snapshot of events around town 11th Annual FLOW Northside Arts Crawl A three-day premier art event and community celebration in North Minneapolis July 28-30 | 12 am — 10 pm W. Broadway, Mpls. More info: www.northmpls.org/flow2015 Rhythm in Rice 2016 featuring Ms. Debbie Duncan Rhythm in Rice(RiR) is a free live concert series hosted in […]
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Women’s sports coverage still ‘dismally low’
It’s too bad that the latest on women’s sports coverage is still the same old story. “Even when the media do cover women’s sport, the coverage often trivializes women’s athleticism and hetro-sexualizes female athletes,” said Purdue Professor Cheryl Cooky in the Washington Post’s Kevin Blackistone article published in June. Cooky, along with Michael Messner and […]
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Fifty years ago The Way was born — celebrate the legacy Aug. 6
Learn about its life and death from founding staffers August 6 There are still community members who, when asked, easily remember The Way. But their numbers are dwindling. “I run into people all the time that do” remember the “nontraditional” community center founded in 1966 on Minneapolis’ North Side, said Verlena Matey-Keke, one of the […]
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Inherent bias must be rooted out
“Inherent bias” is defined as “the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner” by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University. Many feel that Philando Castile was the victim of inherent bias when he was shot and killed on July 6 […]
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VIDEO | President Obama says no one “more qualified” than Clinton
President Obama gave an inspirational address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa, July 27, effectively passing the baton to Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Walking out to U2’s “City of Blinding Lights,” as he did throughout his many campaign stops, the president struck a hopeful note and made a strong case for Clinton stating, “I can say with confidence […]
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Getting by on grit and the occasional fish
Community Profile To Jerry Hill, independence isn’t just a word — it’s a way of life. It always has been. “Ever since the fourth or fifth grade I used to go with my grandfather, and he showed me how to cut grass,” which indirectly led to Hill doing for himself, as he readily attests now […]
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Dennis Green, a great and pioneering coach
Early Sunday morning en route to church, a Black woman mournfully asked, “Did you know about Dennis Green? It’s sad.” The unnamed woman affirmed how many local Blacks and others felt when the news broke Friday, July 22 that Green died at age 67 of cardiac arrest. This reporter thereafter trolled the web and other […]
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Allen, Brown giving back through SAQ camp
St. Paul Highland Park student athletes are learning valuable lessons from two who walked in their shoes during the 1990s. Johnny Allen Jr. and Marc Brown — who played football for the Scots during the mid-1990s — are getting them ready for the up-and-coming season through a Speed, Agility and Quickness (SAQ) program they developed […]
Posted inArts + Culture
REVIEW | Lowertown Blues & Funk Festival
A yearly blues festival in the Twin Cities is a great idea. There are several jazz joints and more rock clubs than you can shake a stick at, but not a single place to go on a regular basis and enjoy some good old fashioned, gut bucket, down-in-the-alley original soul music. Having it in Lowertown, […]
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Obama’s legacy: Are we better off? Dr. Malveaux weighs in
A tip of the chapeau to Dr. Malveaux! Dr. Julianne Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is a labor economist, noted author, and colorful commentator. Her contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender and their economic impacts are shaping public opinion in 21st Century […]
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Chef Earl serves a brisket to die for — if you can catch up to him
Stupid Hot is one of his 31 sauces Food trucks during the summer are all over downtown Minneapolis. But don’t look there for Chef Earl. He could be found anywhere across the Twin Cities. “I’ve been cooking for 40 years,” said Earl, a food vendor. He and his wife Felicia set up shop weekly at […]
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Edwards wrong: Park board employee not fired
Once again I feel it necessary to respond to misinformation and allegations included in Ron Edwards’ Spokesman-Recorder commentary, “Michael Baker is out at Theodore Wirth: Demotion as of October 1, 2016” (July 7, 2016). Quite simply, Mike Baker is not “out” at Theodore Wirth. He has been — and remains — a valued employee, and […]
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The violence that violence produces
Baton Rouge/Dallas vigilantism is endemic to our culture Yet another instance of “despicable” violence in the U.S. and yet another round of handwringing, but if we are honest, this can’t really be a surprise to anyone. We live in a violent nation, violent in every sense of the word. While preaching nonviolence to the masses, […]
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White LGBTQ community can relate to Black fears
They too have long been victims of police violence I am always worried to the point of nail-biting when my spouse leaves in the morning for Boston Medical Center if she’ll return home to me, because she’s always stopped by the Cambridge or Boston police. They don’t see Dr. Thea James. Her gender nonconforming appearance […]
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Consider not just ‘who’ matters, but also ‘what’ matters
Continued denial of underlying causes will keep violence predictable Shooting events during this bloody summer of 2016, here and across the country, have long been predictable. So why haven’t plans been devised and implemented to stop, hinder, or slow it? And why, given a half century and more of studies showing the link between violence […]
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PHOTO | Mandela Day celebrated at Sabathani
On Saturday, July 16 people gathered in the Sabathani Community Center auditorium from 1-4 pm for the third annual Nelson Mandela Day program. Retired Judge LaJune Thomas Lange, who is the honorary consul for South Africa for the State of Minnesota and president of the International Leadership Institute, was the coordinator and host for the […]