Month: August 2012
Nat’l Democratic Party hammers out 2012 campaign priorities in Mpls
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Dr. ...
The Dark “night” has always been with us
“Now, even as we learn how this happened, and who’s responsible, we may never understand what leads anybody to terrorize ...
Minneapolis Police Department tears itself apart from the inside
Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) truth and lies were on display during the trial that began July 16, 2012. Mainstream media ...
Press releases: what every reader needs to know about them
Here at the MSR, like every other medium, we are daily bombarded with hundreds of press releases from hundreds of ...
‘Justice’ sweeps transwoman’s self-defense aside
Travesty on top of tragedy, Chrishaun ”CeCe” McDonald, railroaded to prison, was further victimized, demeaned in court this past June ...
N. Mpls. native Darren D. Moore earns Ph.D.
Darren Moore, Ph.D. with grandmotherLilene Moore Twenty-eight-year-old Darren D. Moore of North Minneapolis received a Ph.D. in marriage and family ...
Same Sex domestic violence
Domestic abuse is domestic abuse. Doesn’t matter who perpetrates violence against whom. To the point, regardless of gender or sexual ...
Codependency: a danger to healthy Black relationships
When people generally hear the term codependency, they think of addictions. Codependency is a term developed from studies dealing ...
Jonathan Butler: Gospel a part of versatile music veteran’s tapestry of sounds
By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Jonathan Butler’s upcoming CD, Grace and Mercy, is one of many gospel albums he ...
Local march supports need for Black role models
Activist highlights importance of positive mentors for youth of color By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer Participants of March for ...
Sherman Hemsley: The Jeffersons star had long stage and screen career
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Sherman Hemsley, (February 1, 1938 — July 24, 2012)Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Sherman Hemsley ...
N. Mpls grassroots art effort founded by high school friends
Photo by James L. Stroud, Jr. Juxtaposition Arts transforms urban community from bleak to vibrant By Dwight Hobbes ...
WNBA rookies report: Newcomers offer surprises by mid-season
Swish Appeal’s Nate Parham last week offered his mid-season assessment on the first-year WNBA ...
Eddie Robinson deserves full credit as top winning college coach
Eddie Robinson won 408 football games at Grambling State, and Joe Paterno passed Robinson up with his 409th win in October ...
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