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Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

Minnesota legalizes same-sex marriage

May. 15 |     But my same-sex marriage was real before the law passed       By Stephani Maari Booker Contributing Writer   Instead of attending to the novel I was supposed to be working on, I spent the afternoon in front of the TV...

Suburban Black student suspensions show little improvement in 2010-12

Suburban Black student suspensions show little improvement in 2010-12

May. 15 |   In some cases, the disproportionately high rates are growing worse       Second in a series     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   In last week’s edition, the MSR reviewed 2009 suspension data from several suburban...

Minnesota honors civil rights legend

Minnesota honors civil rights legend

May. 15 |     Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped reestablish Twin Cities NAACP branches     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) only lived in St. Paul for four years, but her impact during that stint laid...

Conference gives counselors tools for ‘Healing the Village’

Conference gives counselors tools for ‘Healing the Village’

May. 15 |     Founder Simmons says first step in healing the village is addressing male pain   By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer   It is said nothing is as irresistible as an idea whose time has come. The Fifth Annual 2013 Community...

Black suspensions more than double other students’ in suburban schools

Black suspensions more than double other students’ in suburban schools

May. 8 |     Hopkins students feel disrespected by school officials   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer     On April 26, Black Hopkins high school students walked out during the school’s last hour of the day. They complained of unfair...

Park Board as ‘hostile workplace’ revisited

Park Board as ‘hostile workplace’ revisited

May. 8 |       MPRB officials, NAACP see positive change; workers still ambivalent     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   The MSR last year published a series of stories on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) about unfair...

Spoken Hero: Terrence DuJour

Spoken Hero: Terrence DuJour

May. 8 |     Teen finds greatest satisfaction helping others     News Analysis   By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer   People in our community and their giving spirit to others often go unnoticed as “Unspoken Heroes. Our Spoken...

North Minneapolis celebrates Earth Day

North Minneapolis celebrates Earth Day

May. 1 |     People of color most impacted by negative actions in the environment       By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer     On Saturday, April 27, Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM) and the Minneapolis chapter...

Northside Achievement Zone  hiring mostly Northsiders

Northside Achievement Zone hiring mostly Northsiders

May. 1 |   Nontraditional approach seeks workers already ‘connected to the Zone’       By Vickie Evans-Nash  Editor-in-Chief   Lucretia Gill is a connector. She talks to families with children in North Minneapolis to determine their...

MPD looking for ‘a whole  new breed of officer’

MPD looking for ‘a whole new breed of officer’

May. 1 |     Chief Janee Harteau expects cops to form relationships in the community   By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau says she wants a “values-driven department,” which includes improving relations...