‘Enormous’ graduation gap between Blacks and Whites in college hoops
In past years, I used to scrounge newsstands for any piece of needed information to fill out mimeographed bracket ...
Month: March 2013
Why so little love for the NIT?
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and the Women’s National Invitation Tournament both offer “deserved opportunities” to men’s and ...
Tubby Smith relieved of coaching duties at Minnesota
University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Norwood Teague announced today that head basketball coach Tubby Smith has been relieved of ...
Job vacancies at highest point in seven years
DEED report shows 318 occupations in demand By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A recent Minnesota Department of ...
Way to Grow shows one way to close the achievement gap
Intensive home program supports students and their families News Analysis By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Way to Grow ...
Film documents a year of inner-city high school reality
A documentary on one year at an American high school will premiere on public television next week. 180 Days: A ...
South High students walk out to protest lack of Native cultural activities
By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer The smell of burning sage filled the commons area of South High ...
Black & Single Blues: Keith worries he might — god forbid! — have found his soul mate
Lesli threatened to — hell, had done it — make a lie of Keith’s conviction that soul mates do ...
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
The Music Herschel & The Detainees Present... BOOMBASTIC! Sat., Mar. 23, 8 pm • Fine Line Music Café ...
Living the Single Life: Trina James
This Week’s Single: Look here every week for MSR’s profiles of local men and women who are, at least for now, ...
Shá Cage solo theatrical debut examines the N word through women’s eyes
In Twin Cities spoken word, a field glutted with grandstanding hacks, gifted veteran Shá Cage is an exception that ...
White unions get $1 million to train workers of color to build stadiums? — It’s time for the B.S. to end
Which legacy for the Vikings Stadium? Only qualified White workers or qualified workers regardless of color? Employment apartheid ...
Hugo Chavez was worthy of respect
I asked some young Black people recently if they were familiar with Hugo Chavez. Unfortunately they weren’t, but ...
Salaried vs. hourly and why all pay is not equal
By Dedrick Muhammad Guest Commentator If unemployment rates fall to pre-recession levels, will our economy be as ...
Are opposite-sex friends okay if you are in a committed relationship?
Photo Credit: Granger Wootz I came across on Facebook a sister by the name of China La’Amour, who has a ...
Spoken Heroes
Often times people in our community and their giving spirit to others goes unnoticed. This is our opportunity to ...
Finally, parity in men’s college hoops
Can we say with all surety that parity was finally achieved this year in men’s college basketball? ...
Wild, wild NFL win and lose!
Give the NFL credit for being smart. Number one, all they do is win. Revenue-ratings, popularity, continued growth, and ...
State tournament highlights
Wow! What a state tournament. So much that could be written, but only so much space to fill — ...
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