By Lucky Rosenbloom Guest Commentator “Last week, a White man was fined for shooting a rabbit out of season. But of course, it’s safe to murder a Negro. A rabbit is better off than a Negro because in Alabama, Ni****s are always in season.” Vernon Johns We have Black so-called organized gang members who sell drugs to […]
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Fong Lee rally in North Minneapolis (P1)
Fong Lee rally in North Minneapolis (P1) Minneapolis, MN. (IBNN NEWS/October 2, 2010)…At the corner of 4th Street and 34th Avenue North friends and family members of Fong Lee gathered to protest the murder of Lee who was shot eight times by fired Minneapolis Police officer Jason Anderson. Video by The Independent Business News Network […]
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Poverty outlook grows grim — especially for Blacks
Repeated recessions take their toll By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that the overall U.S. poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent — but it’s nearly 26 percent for Blacks, up almost a percent from 2008. This translates to just under 10 million Blacks living in poverty in this country. […]
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Will statute of limitations end for Blacks in sports media?
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Non-traditional media could diversity landscape My column last week posed the idea that an all-Black sports radio station is important and now needed here in the Twin Cities. This week we ask when the statute of limitations will end for Blacks to be fully included in the sports-media landscape that […]