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Minnesota Timberwolves: The ‘Whitest team in the NBA’ has an even Whiter front office
Dec. 5 | Director of basketball operations counts coaching staff as front-office staff to claim diversity By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The National Basketball Association for years has been graded as “the most racially diverse group...
‘Colorblind racism’: Language of sports filled with barely disguised bigotry
Jun. 27 | A memorable scene from Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is Lee character’s argument with a White man over the latter not recognizing the Black players he liked, such as Magic Johnson, as being just as Black as Lee is. The late Kirby Puckett was...
Rappin’ with Wolves rookie Ricky Rubio
Jan. 18 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The MSR recently got a few one-on-one moments with Minnesota Timberwolves rookie guard Ricky Rubio. Considering how the local and out-of-town media have virtually fallen to their knees,...
Belated recognition of Augustus surprised no one here
Jan. 4 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Seimone Augustus last week became the first Black female and the third Black athlete to be named the Minneapolis daily newspaper’s annual sportsperson of the year since the recognition began in 1998. The...
