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South High students walk out to protest lack of Native cultural activities
Mar. 21 | By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer The smell of burning sage filled the commons area of South High School on Monday morning, March 11, as what was planned as a student walk-out was turned into a school-sanctioned assembly —...
Black in the USA
Mar. 19 | Sixteen year old Brooklyn youth shot and killed , protests held Kimani Gray was shot and killed last week in Brooklyn, after being hit by 7 bullets fired by two plain clothes New York City police detectives. Autopsies so far revealed that 3...
Oprah and Terrance are heating up the internet!
Mar. 18 | The web has been buzzing and howling about the back and forth between Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey who star in the upcoming movie The Butler. Howard had said rather coyly in an interview with Movie Fanatic about Oprah that...
Council on Black Minnesotans has new director, new agenda, new vision to get beyond tolerance
Mar. 13 | Edward McDonaldPhoto by James L. Stroud, Jr. By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief In October 2012, Edward McDonald was appointed director of the Council on Black Minnesotans (COBM). The process began when he...
Minnesota legislators work to finalize State health exchange — Democratic majority doesn’t make exchange a ‘slam dunk’
Mar. 13 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that beginning in 2014, each state either must have a health exchange available that allows qualified individuals to buy coverage, or join with other states...
MN immigrant plans U.S.’s first Somali museum
Mar. 13 | By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer On Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 there will be a benefit held at Lincoln International High School in South Minneapolis to increase awareness of and support for a Somali Artifact and...
Local makeup pro launches cosmetic line — Women of Color embellishes darker-hued skin
Mar. 13 | By Robin James Contributing Writer Popular makeup brands are catering to women of color now more than ever as companies examine and rethink the importance and power of reaching this unique audience. Celebrities like Queen...
Angela Henry is queen of the sleuth novelists
Mar. 12 | Mystery novelist Angela Henry (www.angelahenry.com) is about the freshest breath of air you’re likely come by in terms of light reading for a black audience. None of that soft porn you constantly get as romance, or the pot-boiling...
Godfather of Black psychology identifies Black strengths needed to counter harmful impact of mass media
Mar. 6 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black youth today “have a future of unknown opportunities…and need our support to get there,” said a longtime advocate for youth empowerment at a February 26 Minneapolis Public Schools...
