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Support group offers information and understanding to Black women with breast cancer
Oct. 24 | By Vickie Evans-Nash Editor-in-Chief The African American Breast Cancer Alliance (AABCA) was started in October of 1990 by a group of women who had been affected by or diagnosed with breast cancer. This year they will celebrate 22 years...
City reports renovation of Riverside Plaza complete
Oct. 24 | According to a recent City of Minneapolis press release, the $65 million renovation of 1,303 affordable housing units at the iconic Riverside Plaza is now complete. The renovation is one of the largest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-supported...
Entertainer shares his family’s love with Northside youth
Oct. 24 | Dennis Spears, successful local entertainer and beloved mentor to youth on the North Side, attributes much of his life success to a man who loved him unconditionally, taught him patiently, and provided steady examples of good citizenship...
Report urges more positive LGBT stories in Black media
Oct. 17 | Conclusion of a two-part story By Charles Hallman Staff Writer LGBT people of color often are seen as “double-outsiders” in their respective communities, says the Opportunity Agenda report on LGBT issues and race released...
Living, surviving, and thriving with a disability
Oct. 17 | Living (the early years) I am in the middle of my fifth decade of life. I acquired my disability at the age of two and one half years old. Living with a disability is a mighty challenge for anyone. My disability happened early...
Food as a weapon: Welcome to a ‘new age of food justice’
Oct. 17 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Kwasi Nate Russell has studied the corridor on Minneapolis’ North Side from West Broadway Avenue, starting at Washington Avenue and east toward Girard Avenue, and discovered nearly 20 “major and minor fast-food/...
Black women: Reclaim your sacredness as containers for the spirit of our people
Oct. 17 | First of a three part column In my last article, I highlighted culture as a resource for healing, building, and creating financial prosperity among African American people. The central message expressed was the importance of a return to...
Lack of oral healthcare a crisis for poor children, children of color
Oct. 10 | Current supply of dental providers inadequate to meet provisions of new healthcare law Twelve years after issuing a landmark report that offered a framework for improving access to oral health, former Surgeon General David...
Join me on a journey to a new and better self
Oct. 10 | Years ago, after I delivered my wonderful daughter, I found myself eating out of depression; love of course played a part, but so did broken dreams. I also felt anxious, overwhelmed, and at times hopeless. When my daughter was three months...
