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Archive for February, 2013
Budding lawyer became educator and top sports official instead
Feb. 20 | Someone recently told me that people sometime confuse Jimmy Robinson for Jimmy Lee. We asked Jimmy Robinson to talk about his career and help make the distinction clear. The late Jim “Jimmy” Lee, who’s featured on this week’s MSR front...
West is best in NBA All-Star shootout, 143-138
Feb. 20 | HOUSTON — When you get four starters in an All-Star game from the same city, that’s a big advantage. And boy, did the West make the East stars pay for the third straight year. The West stars shined the brightest in a 143-138 shootout in...
A special day at Robbinsdale Cooper as 14 players sign letters of intent
Feb. 20 | A couple of weeks ago, I got invited to witness the signing of Robbinsdale Cooper football player and defensive back MALIK RUCKER. The senior was to sign his letter of intent to play and further his education at the University of Iowa. The...
Another strong-arm tactic to divert taxpayer dollars to franchise owners’ bottom line
Feb. 20 | Short of a new building, local taxpayers should pay for improvements to the downtown arena where the Minnesota Timberwolves play, according to NBA Commissioner David Stern. These “Stern comments” came a couple of weeks ago prior to...
Who was Jimmy Lee?
Feb. 20 | His name on a recreation center is no assurance of recognition in St. Paul history By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Who is Jimmy Lee and why is a St. Paul community center named for him? “I never met him or knew who he was,” admits...
Minnesota griot honored by Turning Point
Feb. 20 | Mahmoud El-Kati talks about race and democracy By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Mahmoud El-Kati. Mention the name and you’ve said it all: icon historian, scholar and griot. And he can talk your ear off. That’s okay. When he’s...
Personal care attendants looking to unionize
Feb. 20 | In-home healthcare workers caring for family members feel they deserve better pay By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Personal care assistants (PCAs) are persons who care for elderly and disabled folk at home. Clara R. NaKumbe, age...
Youth-focused Black History Month celebration planned
Feb. 20 | Black parents also encouraged to participate By Youthprise Staff Contributing Writers “Renewing Hope in the Promise of Minnesota’s Youth” is an opportunity to commemorate Black History Month with a series of events on February...
Blacks have a different agenda from Whites on gun control
Feb. 20 | Let me state what’s important to African Americans on the gun issue. White Americans who have invented the Black boogieman will never give up their guns that they feel will protect them from the American Black uprising, which has always been a myth,...
