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Archive for October, 2012
This week’s entertainment spotlights!
Oct. 31 | Flight Various metro-area theaters A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to what really happened...
Wu-Tang Clan founder’s new film a ‘dream come true’
Oct. 31 | RZA becomes a director with The Man with the Iron Fists By Demetairs Bell Contributing Writer Wearing the triple crown in his feature film debut as a director, co-writer and leading man, RZA, the founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, gives you...
Traci Ayanna Brown
Oct. 31 | Traci Ayanna Brown, age 36, transitioned on October 12, 2012. Traci is the beloved daughter of Pastor Melvin and Mrs. Helen Brown and sister of Melvin M. and Roderick Brown. A Minneapolis native, Traci graduated in 1993 from South High School, received...
A historical presidential election
Oct. 31 | This nation’s voters face a historic decision November 6, 2012: choosing between two Harvard graduates, both good, admirable family men, each with similar visions but clear differences on how to meet them. Given the improvement trend in the economy,...
Food shelves have become a necessity these days
Oct. 31 | Here’s some comparison-shopping, heads-up on a few places in S. Mpls Jericho Road Ministries, 1628 East 33rd Street, from cheerful volunteers to a usually bleary-eyed Director Jeff Noyed, is a caring operation that goes the extra step to...
Voting wrongs vs. voting Rights
Oct. 31 | By Brandon Hill Guest Commentator In the election of 1788, laws barred poor White men from voting. In the election of 1864, laws blocked former slaves from voting. In the election of 1912, laws barred White women from voting. In the election...
Latino activists join with marriage activists: Will it work?
Oct. 31 | The kerfuffle concerning undocumented immigrants and legalizing same-sex marriage are usually competing and unresolved hot-button issues for voters heading toward the ballot box. Immigration advocates and LGBTQ rights groups have long tried to get...
Gophers tackle represents local talent on the team
Oct. 31 | Ra’Shede HagemanPhoto by Charles Hallman It’s a rarity in Gopher football to see a player listed on its current roster from the Minneapolis City Conference. It’s even rarer that a city player is a starter as well. Ra’Shede Hageman is that...
