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Audrey Annette Hodge
Mar. 27 | Audrey Annette Hodge, age 48, passed away March 12, 2013 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her father, William, and brother, Kirk Bennett, Sr. Audrey was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 27,...
Ray Williams October 14, 1954 — March 22, 2013
Mar. 27 | He might have been the most exciting player on “the best [Gopher] team you’ve ever seen,” said Desi Williamson of Ray Williams, who died March 22 of cancer at age 58. Williams, who played at Minnesota (1975-77), is the only Gopher who was ever...
Memoriam — Joe L. Spratt July 3, 1937 — March 28, 2012
Mar. 27 | Joe L. Spratt was born on July 3, 1937 in Itta Bena, Mississippi to the late Issac Spratt and the late Theola Starks-Spratt. Joe Louis was one of nine children. He was a very soft-spoken man with a great big voice when it came to singing God’s...
Mpls survey shows many Blacks still face the digital divide
Mar. 27 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A City of Minneapolis survey found that 82 percent of residents have computers with Internet access at home. However, only 65 percent of Near North residents have such access, and 25 percent of...
Black Minnesotans lobby at the State Capitol
Mar. 27 | Can the new ‘Black agenda’ move the community forward? By Charles Hallman Staff Writer There was nothing new revealed last week during the Council on Black Minnesotans (COBM) Lobby Day at the State Capitol presenting their Black...
‘Harlem Shake’ videos spark effort to ‘resist the fad’
Mar. 27 | News Analysis By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer On March 13, Hamline University in St. Paul hosted a forum titled, “The Harlem Shake as Blackface: A Critical Look at Cultural Appropriation.” The forum was a panel discussion...
Black and Single Blues — A Vegas gig brought Keith and Lesli together again
Mar. 27 | How could Keith figure out a way to not break Lesli’s heart? A knife began twisting in his gut. Why? He’d walked away from women with barely more than a second thought. Who was she to be somebody so special? Back when they’d first...
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
Mar. 27 | The Music Masta Killa Masta Killa of the Wu-Tang Clan Fri., Mar. 29, 9 pm • Amsterdam Bar & Hall, 6 W. 6th St., St. Paul, 612-285-3112 or www.amsterdambarandhall.com • Masta Killa has made appearances on every Wu-Tang...
South Mpls grandmother spared eviction by Occupy campaign
Mar. 27 | News Analysis By Mel Reeves Contributing Writer Above, supporters rally outside Gayle Lindsey’s home; right, Gayle Lindsey with megaphonePhotos by Chris Juhn After a public pressure campaign led by Occupy Homes MN ’s Foreclosure and Eviction...
