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Posts tagged with "Keith Ellison"
North Minneapolis celebrates Earth Day
May. 1 | People of color most impacted by negative actions in the environment By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer On Saturday, April 27, Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM) and the Minneapolis chapter...
Keith Ellison deserves his own Fox ‘News’ program
Mar. 13 | By Isaac Peterson Guest Commentator [Editor’s note: The MSR welcomes back its former staff writer with timely observations on Congressman Ellison’s controversial run-in with talk-show host Sean Hannity.] If you don’t keep up with political...
Crutchfield among ‘Top 100 Newsmakers’
Feb. 20 | Minnesota doctor Charles E. Crutchfield III has been selected by “The Grio,” a division of NBC News, as one of the “Top 100 Newsmakers Making History in the United States 2013” for Black History Month. Former honorees include Michelle...
Congressional candidates’ radio debate ends in name-calling
Oct. 24 | Fifth-District rivals differ on debating vs. door-knocking By Charles Hallman Staff Writer With two weeks remaining before Election Day, have the voters in the Fifth District congressional campaign received enough information...
Funding cuts decrease access to books for 21,217 MN children
Aug. 29 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Children’s literacy programs, especially in low-income neighborhoods, are too often overlooked. However as school began this week, such programs as Reading is Fundamental (RIF) are operating without...
Ellison on taxes, Affirmative Action, gay marriage and reelection
Jul. 11 | Rep. Keith Ellison MSR file photo By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), up for reelection this November, has represented Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District since 2007 and is co-chair of the...
Cash flood drowning out voice of the people
Jun. 20 | Join the movement to get money out of politics By Rep. Keith Ellison Guest Commentator In a recall election a couple of weeks ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kept his job, but with a high price tag. In a state of only...
‘Long overdue’ Black museum dedicated
Jun. 6 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Roxanne Givens’ dream of a Black museum finally became a reality as the Minnesota African American Museum (MAAM) was formally dedicated last weekend. Those present for the ceremony agreed they were...
GOP fields challenger in 5th District
May. 9 | Chris Fields says he unites, Ellison divides By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Keith Ellison, the charismatic and hugely popular congressional representative of Minnesota’s Fifth District, is confronted...
