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Thank you Tubby for an excellent run! — Tubby Smith: a man of principle and integrity
Apr. 3 | First things first: we join and support the observations made by our longtime friend Sid Hartman in his columns last week that “Firing Smith would be a big mistake for Gophers.” Once again, the University of Minnesota (1) showed...
White unions get $1 million to train workers of color to build stadiums? — It’s time for the B.S. to end
Mar. 21 | Which legacy for the Vikings Stadium? Only qualified White workers or qualified workers regardless of color? Employment apartheid or inclusiveness? Employment inclusiveness and fairness, or employment apartheid and unfairness? The 100...
Will Blacks finally get a fair share of work on this stadium?
Feb. 20 | Chair of stadium authority raises serious questions about past inclusion Michele Kelm-Helgen, chairwoman of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), who oversees design and construction of the Vikings’ “People’s Stadium,”...
President Obama’s visit to discuss gun violence disappoints
Feb. 14 | What joy and excitement energized the Black community, individuals and organizations alike, anticipating seeing and meeting the first African American president, Barrack Obama, in North Minneapolis when he was in town Monday, February 4 to make...
So much for 32 percent Black participation in stadium construction — When will the State deposit its $50M statutory requirement?
Feb. 6 | Vikings People’s-no-new-taxes stadium is unraveling for the African American community. “It’s ours” ballyhoo regarding Minnesota has become “it’s mine” for NFL, the Wizard of Oz behind the Vikings’ curtain. • 32 percent...
Decision announcement days: January 15 & 18, February 1, 2013
Jan. 16 | Sports Facility Authority and the Minnesota Vikings Will the “Stadium Powers” (Minnesota Legislature, Minneapolis City Council, Vikings, NFL and the Minnesota Facilities Sports Authority that oversees the stadium construction project),...
The abuse of Black children in MN’s education system — Highlighting the Mpls. and Bloomington districts
Jan. 9 | Thurgood Marshall wrote: “None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody — a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns — bent down and helped us pick up our...
Still waiting for the Equity Plan for the new Vikings’ and Minnesota’s People’s Stadium
Dec. 5 | Where is the long awaited/anticipated Equity Plan for the People’s Vikings Stadium, a plan to guarantee inclusiveness (all of “we the people”) in the development, construction and operation of the stadium? Inclusive means diversity (more...
Vikings bounce back, beat Cardinals 21-14
Oct. 24 | Seven games into the 2012 season, the Vikings forged forward with a 21-14 hard-fought win over the Arizona Cardinals. Minnesota is now 5-2 and remained undefeated at home at 4-0. Sunday’s Mall of America Field sellout crowd of 61,068 was...
