By Alfred Flowers Guest Commentator Our community is in crisis, and it is time for everyone to know. It is time for everyone to realize that the systems and institutions that have been created for our benefit are failing to deliver on their promises to us. It is time to shine a very bright light […]
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ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
THIS WEEK’S SPOTLIGHTS: Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010 or www.dakotacooks.com Sun., Jan. 9, 7 pm & 9 pm: Stanley Jordan Tickets are $25 for the 7 pm show and $20 for the 9 pm show. Tues.-Wed., Jan. 11-12, 7 pm & 9 pm: Oleta Adams Tickets are $40 for the […]
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Film dramatizes true story of Southern injustice —The Lena Baker Story recalls tragic life, death of woman in Jim Crow era
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer As a young girl in the early 1900s, Lena Baker and her mother pick cotton in rural Cuthbert, Georgia. Much to the chagrin of her mom, Baker later began working as a prostitute because she wanted to move north, but was arrested and sentenced to 10 months’ hard labor. She […]
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Royals claim the throne
Prep Scene Mitchell Palmer McDonald The Hopkins boys’ basketball team, led by University of Minnesota signee JOE COLEMAN, Northern Iowa-bound MARVIN SINGLETON, and point guard SIYANI CHAMBERS, helped the Royals stake their claim as the state’s best with a 101-53 victory over Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) to win the Best Buy Classic at Augsburg College […]
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Black NFL coaches now 55-49 for the season Frazier retained by the Vikings
Kwame’s Kapsules Kwame McDonald Black coaches in the NFL were 3-4 during the final week of the season. Winners were Indianapolis (JIM CALDWELL) 23, Tennessee 20; Pittsburgh (MIKE TOMLIN) 41, Cleveland 9; Tampa Bay (RAHEEM MORRIS) 23, New Orleans 13. Losers were Chicago (LOVEY SMITH), Cincinnati (MARVIN LEWIS), Minnesota (LESLIE FRAZIER), and Denver (ERIC STUDESVILLE). […]
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Diversity report cards: Local teams again earn dismal grades
There’s diversity in sports that we regularly see, namely the players. But what about diversity in key areas where business decisions are routinely made? Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) located at the University of Central Florida, annually grades the various pro leagues and college sports’ racial hiring […]
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2010 Vikings season a complete failure!
Fitz Beat Larry Fitzgerald There is no sugar-coating the disappointing Vikings 2010 season — plain and simple, they did not get the job done. The Vikings’ two-year run of NFC North titles is over, and the reality of a 6-10 season, last in the Division, is humbling. Last year the Vikings had 10 Pro Bowl […]
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Are Blacks getting jobs on the Schubert Theater project?
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Photo by James L. Stroud Photo by Charles Hallman When the $18 million Shubert Theater renovation project began in late 2009, City officials predicted it would create over 100 construction-related jobs. After hearing concerns from some MSR readers that not enough of these jobs were going to workers of color, […]
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Opponents of MLK dog park get organized
The Minneapolis Park Board commissioners are scheduled to meet January 5 to establish a citizen advisory committee (CAC) that will discuss a new dog park for the city’s Sixth Park District. Proponents want it at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, while opponents prefer it be installed elsewhere.
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Thrift helps the Si-Asars to honor their community service commitments
…And A Hard Place By Dwight Hobbes Photo by James L. Stroud Anura and Rekhet Si-Asar bend with the economic winds, but they don’t let it break their commitment to community. Specifically, as founders and directors of the Imhotep Science Initiatives, they’ve needed to make adjustments in educating youngsters, but they’ve kept the doors to […]
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Coalition mobilizes to save North High
By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer Photo by Jamal Denman In October 2010, the Minneapolis School Board announced plans to close North Community High School due to poor performance and declining enrollment. Since then, community activist Mel Reeves and a few other dedicated individuals in North Minneapolis committed to keeping North Community High School open organized […]
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Special Retrospective Illustrations by Christopher E. Harrison
For this issue, we feature story illustrations that we have run throughout this past year created by our own talanted Christopher E. Harrison. Click on the image for a larger copy to print. Better yet, request a print edition and sign up for a weekly subscription to be mailed straight to your box! Email to: […]
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Permanent Housing
If there is a location that we may have missed, please email Display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Evergreen Residence 177 Glenwood Ave. N., Minneapolis 612-204-8406 Single room housing for single men and women, $350 per month cctwincities.org/evergreen_residence _________________________________ Hope Harbor 53 Glenwood Ave., Minneapolis 612-659-0705 long wait list, […]
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Shelters
If there is a location that we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Our Saviour’s Lutheran 612-872-4193 2219 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis check in at 2 p.m. for openings ____________________________ Salvation Army Harbor Light 1010 Currie Ave., Minneapolis 612-338-0113 space for workers ($7 per night) and people with […]
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Clothing
If there is a location that we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Central Lutheran Church 612-870-4416 333 12th St. S., Minneapolis Mon. 9:30 a.m. – noon, Thurs. 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. _________________________ St. Stephen’s Free Store 612-874-0311 2211 Clinton Ave. S., Minneapolis Tues. – Thurs. […]
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Alternative Healing
If there is a location that we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Center for Spirituality and Healing Phone: 612-624-9459 Web Address: http://www.csh.umn.edu _____________________________ Homeopathic Health Clinic 2515 Franklin Avenue St. Paul, MN 55114 www.homeopathichealthclinic.com 651-379-1198 email: kkurzriemer@homeopathichealthclinic.com ________________________________ Pathways 3115 Hennepin Ave. S. Minneapolis MN 55408 […]
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Farmer’s Markets
The following is a list of farmer’s markets in the Twin Cities and places to buy local produce. If you have a submission for the greater metro area or a market we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. St Paul Farmers’ Market – Aldrich Arena 1850 White […]
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Sliding Fee Clinics
If there is a clinic that we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Central Avenue Clinic 2610 Central Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55418 Phone: 612-781-6816 Web Address: http://www.fremonthealth.org Provides: Family practice, mental health, adolescents, geriatrics, family planning ____________________________ Centro, Inc. Centro provides a wide range of support […]
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Mental Health Clinics
Center for Victims of Torture 649 Dayton Avenue St. Paul, MN Main Phone: 612-436-4800 Web Address: http://www.cvt.org Provides outpatient therapy, medical treatment, psychotherapy, and connects consumers to social services which can improve their chances of success. __________________________ Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) Provides primary care services to children and low income families in South Minneapolis. […]
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Free Clinics
If there is a location that we may have missed, please email display@spokesman-recorder.com to have your location added to our list. Model Cities Primary health care * Interpreters are available 839 University Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone: 651-221-4442 Web Address: http://www.modelcities.org ____________________ The Union Gospel Mission * Basic dental services * Acute care clinic […]