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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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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...
