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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...
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...
The Tutu sisters visit the Twin Cities
May. 1 | Sharing cross-continental stories of trauma provides a mutual learning experience By Charles Hallman Staff Writer When tragedy strikes, such as the recent Boston Marathon blasts, the people directly affected are “tested,”...
St. Paul Foundation honors race ambassadors
Apr. 24 | Josie Johnson took on Voter ID Ellen O’Neill helped spark Duluth racial dialogue By Charles Hallman Staff Writer University of Minnesota Regent Emeriti Dr. Josie Johnson and YWCA of Duluth Executive Director Ellen O’Neill are among the five...
One man’s battle against illiteracy
Apr. 24 | A. J. Briscoe shares his life-changing lesson on the value of reading By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer The MSR has, of late, had the opportunity to report on education as empowerment with profiles on Carolyn Smallwood and educator-motivational-speaker...
New research exposes Detroit’s pre-Underground Railroad history
Apr. 24 | The beleaguered city’s slavery past suggests much about its potential future By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Detroit historically has been known as a key stop in the Underground Railroad, visited by Blacks escaping from slavery in the...
SUPPORT the 18th Annual MSR High School Graduation Celebration!
Apr. 24 | Click the image below to make a donation. April 23, 2013 Dear Friends of Minnesota’s African American Youth, The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) has, for 17 consecutive years, offered our African American graduates...
