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By Sheletta Brundidge Guest Commentator My momma called me the other day with tears in her voice. Her words broke up as she tried to explain the reason for her sorrow. And if my momma is crying, that means somebody is dead and she is in jail for killing them. The woman is strong, and […]

By Frank Erickson Guest Commentator “The case against defendant Johannes Mehserle has provoked racial unrest at every turn, and police in Oakland, the scene of the killing, were on alert for more problems following a sentence that many thought was too light.” (Pioneer Press, November 6) The community’s reactions to the Oakland Transit officer’s sentence […]

By Ron Edwards Guest Commentator It took 15 years to tell us what we already knew “Disparities Found in Contract Awards” was the Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 headline in the Star Tribune about a study kept under wraps for five years, a study which cost $500,000 and took five years to complete. The disparity problem […]

By Deepak Bhargava Guest Commentator What a difference two years make. In 2008, President Obama swept into office on a platform of hope and change. All across America, there was a groundswell of voices calling for an end to a political system that upholds the powerful special interests that ran America into the Great Recession. […]

By Ron Edwards Guest Commentator This election highlights the continuing impact of race on our politics As I write late on election night, November 2, 2010, Republicans have won back control of the U.S. House and Democrats have retained control of the U.S. Senate. It could mean the opportunity for the compromise voters obviously are […]

By Dwight Hobbes Guest Commentator I remember well last year’s accusations that the hit film Avatar has racist overtones. Undertones. Something. Never thought about it twice. Hollywood making a racist movie is not exactly man-bites-dog news. And didn’t go see Avatar. My loss. Until I swung by my favorite DVD dealer — the pawn shop, […]

By Lucky Rosenbloom Guest Commentator ‘Black gangs share the vision of the KKK’ returns Due to the heavy response to my last column, I am running it again with the following proposal: I am offering $200 to anyone who does not agree with what I say and will prove what I am saying is wrong. […]

By Mel Reeves Guest Commentator An open letter to the community As most folks know by now, there has been a recommendation to close Minneapolis North High School. However, 265 young people have taken a stand and have committed to fight to keep their school open, and a few hundred community folks and teachers have […]

By Ron Edwards Guest Commentator Unfortunately, the dark forces that took his life remain at large The wrongful death of Dominic Felder at the hands of Minneapolis police on September 20, 2006, along the 3900 block of Bloomington Avenue South, cannot be reversed. But a measure of justice was received by his family when a […]

By Rev. Mary Flowers-Spratt Contributing Writer What is the connection between White privilege and zero tolerance in our educational system, and why is this connection important for understanding the adverse effects of zero tolerance policies on our children? I will explain. What is White privilege from the White folks’ perspective? White privilege is a way […]

By Matthew Little Guest Commentator The wife of Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas shook the mainstream media by reviving one of the most universally attention-getting Supreme Court hearings in that body’s history. Virginia Thomas recently announced that she was requesting attorney Anita Hill, now a professor of law at Brandeis University, to publicly apologize for […]