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Archive for January, 2013
Rooney Rule misnamed — should be called Rooney Ruse
Jan. 23 | The NFL’s Rooney Rule that mandates teams looking for a new head coach to interview at least one Black candidate today resembles a Peanuts comic strip. Team general managers and owners are like Lucy holding the football, and Black coaches...
Check out the pics
Jan. 23 | With Johnson and Central playing for St. Paul City Conference bragging rights in boys’ basketball (at the time of this publication), here are some boys’ basketball pictures from this season and one from the past, along with the following descriptions: 1....
Mpls native converts success as player into coaching know-how
Jan. 23 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Kachine AlexanderPhoto by Charles Hallman Her players haven’t as yet called her “Coach,” but Kachine Alexander says she can’t wait for one of them to challenge her to a game of one-on-one. “I...
Bobby Z presents 2nd annual benefit concert for heart health
Jan. 22 | Bobby Z’s organization My Purple Heart and the American Heart Association will present the 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! on Saturday, March 9, 8 pm, at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. Robert Rivkin, a.k.a. Bobby Z, is the...
Press conference on Mpls high school racial incident held at MSR
Jan. 22 | A press conference about a recent racially charged incident at Washburn High School in Minneapolis was held Tuesday, January 22 at the MSR office. As told in a press release issued by Minneapolis Public Schools, on Friday, January 11,...
2013 Graduation Event information!
Jan. 17 | In today’s environment, the obstacles and challenges facing young people, particularly students of color, can be as difficult as navigating a minefield. This is especially important when you consider that more than one out of three African...
MLK Holiday Event Calendar 2013
Jan. 17 | Friday, January 18 7 pm, Friends School presents the 2013 MLK Celebration, The O’Shaughnessy, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul • Free• 651-917-0636 or www.fsmn.org Saturday, January 19 8 am — 2 pm, Fifth Annual Power of...
Django Unchained director really loves Black people!
Jan. 17 | Check out this photo in W Magazine: Quentin Tarantino defends his use of the “N” word, but is he really about the “E” word — exploitation? Write your own caption for this magazine photo and post it on our Facebook FAN PAGE for...
Stadium equity plan not yet a reality
Jan. 16 | Is a 32 percent people-of-color workforce goal overly optimistic? News Analysis By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer The plans are in full swing for the new $975 million Vikings stadium. And yet again many in the Black community hold...
