In an effort to prepare children for rewarding careers in the future, Risen Christ School (RCS), a 325-student K-8 grade school located in the Powderhorn Park area of Minneapolis, has created Imagine the Possibilities. More than 90 percent of RCS’s students come from families who are living either at or below the poverty line. Many […]
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MN Health Plan the right direction for state
Last year President Obama made history with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, bringing healthcare to millions of uninsured Americans and guaranteeing preexisting conditions are covered. The Affordable Care Act is reaping benefits already in Minnesota with the implementation of early Medical Assistance, which will cover 90,000 Minnesotans while easing our state budget strain. […]
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NFL owners lock players out!
U.S. District Court Judge David Doty of Minneapolis, a Ronald Reagan conservative, delivered a huge victory for the NFL players’ union. He ruled the NFL owners were in violation: The lockout insurance to the owners from the TV networks of $4 billion was a no-no. His ruling on punitive damages is soon to come in […]
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Women also have an NCAA tournament
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Even before the bids were announced Sunday afternoon, nonstop talk about this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament began and continues on both television and radio. However, barely an hour, plus a second on another channel, was devoted to the 2011 NCAA women’s team selections on Monday, nearly 24 hours after […]
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March Madness: Let’s call it what it is, ‘The Big Pimpin’ Tournament’
Whenever I heard this week’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament referred to as “The Big Dance,” my annoyance meter blasted into the red. But after reading Thabati Lewis’s new book, Ballers of the New School (Third World Press), I have a new perspective. Just three years ago, 34 participating schools earned an average of $9.4 million […]
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How Love ‘broke’ Wilt’s record
According to recent erroneous reporting, WILT CHAMBERLAIN’s astounding National Basketball Association professional career record of between 220 and 230 double-doubles was allegedly broken by KEVIN LOVE last week. This is a record that was never mentioned until recently when, supposedly held by the great MOSES MALONE, it was about to be recognized by the professional […]
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Council on Black Minnesotans may need sharper focus as ‘sunset bill’ advances
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Council on Black Minnesotans is inconspicuously located in the Wright Building, 2233 University Avenue in St. Paul. Lester Collins, left, is the council’s executive director. Photos by Charles Hallman The Council on Black Minnesotans (CBM) is one of four ethnic councils established by the state legislature to address the […]
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35th Pan African Conference ‘beyond expectations’
By Rebekah Zens Contributing Writer Hard work and dedication has always been the attitude of Professor Michael T. Fagin throughout his many years of teaching at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Pan African Student Leadership Conference is one event that he puts his heart and soul into and agrees with Black American political activist Jesse […]
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Northsider studies how to help save his community
Philip Binns -Photo by James L. Stroud, Jr. It is one thing to look at what’s wrong with North Minneapolis. It’s another altogether to see what’s wrong and decide to something to help. Especially if you happen to be from that community and know firsthand what a bad rap the whole place gets because the […]
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Sen. Harrington earns his ‘legislative legs’ on the fly
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A 33-year law enforcement veteran, John Harrington rose through the rank-and-file to become St. Paul’s police chief. He is very familiar with rules and procedures. Now as a first-term Minnesota state senator, Harrington is finding that experience useful at the capital as well. “I thought the police department had rules, […]
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Expo offered empowerment for teenage ‘divas’
Project Diva held its Teen Females of Color Empowerment Expo 2011 at UROC in Minneapolis On Saturday, February 5, Project Diva, Inc. produced the “Teen Females of Color Empowerment Expo 2011.” The expo took place at the Urban Research, Outreach and Engagement Center (UROC), located in North Minneapolis. Project Diva, Inc. is a nonprofit organization […]
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Clear choices on budget: I want your input
The state budget is the most important issue we will face this legislative session. Already, we are beginning to see clear choices emerge as to how we will go about solving the deficit. I want to make sure you are aware of the key choices we are debating and get your input about how we […]
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‘The Plan’ revealed: no more jobs for Black Minnesotans in 2011 and beyond
One of the important features of history is date sequences. They identify occasions of events, including place, circumstances and people involved. Here are some recent historical landmarks in the purposeful denial of jobs to Blacks in this city and state. Historic date: April 18, 2008 — Report of Michael Jordan, then director of the Minneapolis […]
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Our babies still wait to cash in America’s IOU Critical thinking in the Black Independence Movement
“One hundred years later [after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863], the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. “One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst […]
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The Battle of the Alamo: setting the record straight
Wonder what school kids in Mexico read every year at this time when American students are handed hogwash about Texan heroes who martyred themselves at the historic Battle of the Alamo. Hopefully they aren’t subjected to the same brainwashing bilge. One thing’s certain: Mexican American youngsters here in this country would be well served, when […]
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New jazz concerts, CDs for the new spring season
Jamaican jazz piano virtuoso Monty Alexander’s live album Uplift on Jazz Legacy Productions will be released March 29. Photo courtesy of montyalexander.com As I review many a press release and think about upcoming jazz-related happenings, Abbey Lincoln’s recording You Gotta Pay the Band comes to mind. She’s backed by Hank Jones on piano, Charlie Haden […]
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This Week’s Spotlights: March 16-20
Cedar Cultural Center 416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls., 612-338-2674 or www.thecedar.org Sun., Mar. 13, 8 pm: Acoustic Africa featuring Habib Koité, Afel Bocoum and Oliver Mtukudzi Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of show. Pillsbury House 3501 Chicago Ave. S., Mpls., 612-825-0459 or http://pillsburyhousetheatre.org Mar. 11 — Apr. 10: Broke-ology Malcolm, the […]
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Is March ‘the cruelest month’ in sports as well as weather? It might well seem that way to women hoopsters and their fans
Journalism Professor Marie Hardin Penn State Coach Coquese Washington Photos by Charles Hallman Gender equity has to some degree existed in sports for some time, but not where March Madness is concerned. For women’s basketball followers such as me, it’s more like March inequity, which makes me mad. The annual month-long hoop-a-thon officially began last […]
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Washburn defeats Johnson in Twin City Game
Shortly before the boys’ basketball season got started, Minneapolis Washburn Coach REGGIE PERKINS indicated that his team would make a little noise before it was all over. The Millers did more than that. The City Conference champs made a profound statement by defeating defending Class 3A champ St. Paul Johnson 85-80 in the Twin Cities […]
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Racial hostility, pernicious in sports history, still active at U of M
Official Minnesota often supports and licenses the hate visited upon Black athletes. The normal and general hostility that Black athletes face is the reason they are cited more than non-Black athletes for misdeeds when found in similar situations. America has a dismal record in all areas of humanity. Each and all of us underestimate the […]