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Archive for August, 2012
Hot headliners hit the Selby Ave. music festival
Aug. 29 | It is with great pride and pleasure to announce, it’s time to kick back and enjoy one of the best free music festivals in the upper Midwest. I’m talking about the 2012 Selby Ave. JazzFest happening on Saturday, September 8, 11 am — 8...
Where is Thinh Q.N. Tran? — Supposed business associate of Eric Mahmoud disappears with fraud case
Aug. 29 | The cascading unraveling of the schemes of Eric Mahmoud, reported in three recent stories in the Star Tribune (August 10, 20, and 22, 2012), began in Atlanta in 2005 and again in Minneapolis in 2010. On April 21, 2010, District Court Judge...
The rulers’ goal is to put ya’ll back in chains
Aug. 29 | “He’s going to let the big banks write their own rules, unchain Wall Street. They are going to put ya’ll back in chains,” said Joe Biden in remarks that have stirred controversy. The Obama administration has stuck by and backed Biden’s...
Please publish accurate information on SCSU Black graduation rates
Aug. 29 | As St. Cloud State approaches the 2012-2013 school year, projections are that the university will continue its trend of welcoming growing numbers of students of color, including Black or African American students. In the last decade,...
Why are so many Black men dying?
Aug. 29 | By Terry Yzaguirre Guest Commentator As I arrived at the homicide scene on 21st and Penn Avenue North in Minneapolis on August 18at about 9 am, the crime lab was still working on the bullet holes on the exterior of the home after...
WNBA partnership offers internships, mentoring for Black youth
Aug. 29 | But will the Lynx join this national diversity effort? The WNBA recently has joined forces with 100 Black Men of America to create more mentoring opportunities for Blacks. 100 Black Men was founded in New York City in 1963 and...
Jackie Robinson’s fight against racism: the untold story
Aug. 29 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Jackie Robinson’s legacy and life story has been told and retold over the years, but mostly it has been focused on his historical breaking of baseball’s color line after World War II. “The thing...
Larry Fitzgerald, Jr. reaps rewards for giving back
Aug. 29 | SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Monday, August 27, I’m on the road again doing what I do. This time, I’m not covering a game or sporting event. As many of you know, my oldest son Larry, Jr., NFL star with the Arizona Cardinals, has done many good things on...
