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Posts tagged with "Minneapolis Urban League"
Does Minnesota need a ‘13th’ grade?
May. 15 | By Donald Allen Contributing Writer The Minnesota House of Representatives have enacted a bill attempting to establish a “13th” grade pilot project based in north Minneapolis. The bill, H.F. 1149 is part of an education and...
No More Excuses
Jan. 30 | Too many have sacrificed for us to give up now Most of the excuses we make up make it hard for our life on this earth. Everything that really matters we make excuses for: excuses why we won’t go to school, why we don’t listen to our parents, why...
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...
No to the Republicrats and Demicans — And no, I ain’t crazy
Oct. 24 | Malcolm X used to tell a story about how a field slave said, “Let’s run away from here,” but some of the content, satisfied and visionless house slaves responded, “Where can we find a better master [but master nevertheless] than...
Andrew Young: Public projects (like stadiums) should invest where most needed
Jun. 6 | By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer Former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young, as featured keynote speaker at last Thursday’s 2012 Minneapolis Urban League Gala “Picking up the Torch,” offered an example of how a public...
Beauty Exxtreme showcases full figures in fashion
Jun. 6 | Local company puts plus-size women, big-and-tall men on the runway By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer In American media and advertising outlets everywhere, there are images of tall, freakishly thin, fair-skinned...
Met Council committed to minority hiring on light-rail construction
Feb. 15 | By Wanda Kirkpatrick Guest Commentator Sixteen years ago, when Gwen Miller told family and friends she was going to be a construction worker, the reaction was, “Are you kidding me?” Miller wasn’t kidding. Her children’s...
