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Only Ones are common in the sport of baseball
Jun. 12 | Baseball supposedly is the all-American game, but today it looks more like apartheid: Whites watch a game mainly played by White players, while most of the Blacks at the ballpark are not fans but concession workers. It’s...
Twins’ Hicks more comfortable not batting leadoff — for now
May. 15 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer It’s not unusual that a rookie struggles early. However, a month and a half in the books, first-year Minnesota Twins centerfielder Aaron Hicks was “demoted.” Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire is...
Twins’ diversity talk seems mostly for show
Apr. 10 | A new movie on the life of Jackie Robinson premieres Friday. It has support from people in high places. “We think that everybody in this country needs to watch this movie,” advises First Lady Michelle Obama on the movie 42...
When will MN’s ‘no Black workers need apply’ policy end?
Mar. 13 | Who will monitor and enforce Black participation on the so-called ‘People’s Stadium’ project? My concern is for the ending of the discrimination patterns and practices that prevent access for Black men and women to the opportunities...
Only certain changes for beleaguered Twins are fewer Blacks
Feb. 6 | Baseball each year is like that groundhog that supposedly predicts how long winter will last. It reminds us of a welcome change of seasons ahead. Spring training begins this week, which signals that the frigid weather hopefully soon...
Black IT pros give back
Jan. 30 | News Analysis By Jerry Freeman MSR Senior Editor Irwin Sylvah (l) and Emmaly ManchanthasoukPhoto courtesy of BDPA Lots of people talk about “giving back,” “reaching back,” “paying it forward,” all expressions...
‘No Black talent on the air’
Dec. 19 | White perspectives dominate local mainstream media By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Black voices are barely heard on local mainstream radio. It’s even worse in local sports radio. “There is no Black talent on the air in the Twin Cities...
In final analysis, Title IX created ‘unprecedented opportunities’
Dec. 19 | After 40 years of existence, Title IX still raises the hair on the necks of those critics who strongly feel the federal law hurts men’s sports. These naysayers continue to propagandize this lie. However, more often than not it seems that...
Twins outdo Wolves as Whitest pro team in Minnesota
Dec. 12 | Unless things change, the Minnesota Twins won’t have a single African American player on its opening day roster for the 2013 season. In the span of a week — no pun intended — the team unloaded its last two Black players, outfielders Denard...
