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Posts tagged with "Black History Month"
Black History Month Calendar of Events
Feb. 6 | Black History Month Calendar of Events Through Thurs., Feb. 14 Saturday, February 9 11 am — Truth Be Told Spoken Word Workshop, Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul For teens: Join us for a spoken word writing and performance...
St. Paul native spearheads projects highlighting Black achievement — Rondo, Toni Stone, Jimmy Lee, Dred Scott left imprint on Minnesota history
Jan. 30 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black folk and their accomplishments in Minnesota too often have been overlooked or undervalued, believes Frank White. For several years now White has been working on several civic projects to spotlight...
Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges: Play about civil rights-era child hero re-created in new staging
Jan. 30 | It isn’t often a figure from African America history is still around once his or her accomplishments finally are celebrated. A spectacular exception, of course, is President Barack Obama. Not nearly as famous but nonetheless a hallmark...
Black History Month Calendar of Events
Jan. 29 | Black History Month Calendar of Events Through Wed., Feb. 6 Thursday, January 31 6:30-7:30 pm — My Soul Looks Back, Sumner Library, 611 Van White Mem. Blvd., Minneapolis Celebrate Black History Month with songs, poetry and stories that give...
The life of Sally Fitzgerald
Mar. 7 | Pardon me if I’m not walking straight these days for the first time in my life. I understand now what pain my sons have been going through since April 2003. Ms. Sally Fitzgerald, 78, my beloved mother, died February 22 during Black...
What you can do to preserve Black history — and why you should
Feb. 8 | ”When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the...
Now the real battle for 2012 begins — Let’s hope it doesn’t get much uglier
Feb. 8 | The ugliness during the Republican primary in Florida provided us a front-row seat in the arena of negative electioneering that has become a hallmark of the 2012 Republican campaign. To say it has been uglier in the past doesn’t excuse...
