Geoffrey Canada creates ‘A Small Army of Love’

Oct. 10 | Harlem Children’s Zone founder gives feedback on Northside Achievement Zone By James L. Stroud, Jr. Contributing Writer   If a revolutionary is a person dedicated to change in any establishment, like a school system, business, or a government...

Wanted: Northside residents with passion for helping families

Feb. 29 |     African American community members deliver message of the Zone   By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer  Later this summer, the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) will be hiring just under 30 people to fill new employment slots....

Northside Achievement Zone envisions a ‘tipping-point’ of success

Feb. 22 |   By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer   Over the next five years, just over 1,000 families in an 18-by-13-block area of North Minneapolis will be participating in a $28 million social experiment. What is at stake is much more than...