Black women hammering at media’s glass ceiling — Mainstream offers them ‘dismal’ opportunities

Apr. 3 |     By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   A new study points to a “stubborn gender inequality” affecting females in U.S. media. “The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2013” study, released in March by the Women’s Media Center...

Book explores, honors powerful African American women

Nov. 14 | It doesn’t take a clairvoyant to predict Lakesia D. Johnson’s Iconic: Decoding Images of the Revolutionary Black Woman (Baylor University Press) is headed for sustained popularity. It may take a minute, since college publishers don’t have the...

On crime, racism, and distrust of police

Aug. 29 |   “When you shoot somebody, that’s not the only person that you’re killing.”   — Nona Gaye, Marvin Gaye’s daughter, testifying after his death   I attended a neighborhood meeting on racism. Afterward I mentioned the comments...

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Documentary recalls era of radical struggle

Feb. 15 |     A film review By Brittany Lewis Contributing Writer   On Friday, February 24, the group Solidarity will host a free screening of the film The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis. The social hour...