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Posts tagged with "St. Paul"
Local churches take up fight against diabetes
May. 15 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Diabetes is the “gateway disease” that often can lead to other health concerns, especially for Blacks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one of every three Blacks in this country either has diabetes...
On Whitney Young: our Minnesota national treasure
May. 8 | We must deal with ourselves, but you must deal with us, too.” — Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Pulitzer Prize winner Seeing The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s fight for civil rights, a documentary film by Bonnie Boswell,...
State health officials hope to build more trust, better communication with communities of color
May. 1 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) survey last fall found that communication barriers such as language, trust, culture and literacy exist that prevent health messages from reaching various communities. “It...
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
Apr. 24 | The Music The Bar Kays Sun., Apr. 28 7 pm • Epic, 110 N. 5th St., Mpls., 612-332-3742 or epicmpls.com • Originating as the Stax Records’ house band in 1966, they played on records by Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor,...
On soul food
Apr. 17 | Filmmaker Byron P. Hurt (born 12/31/69) presented his documentary Soul Food Junkies at Macalester College in St. Paul during Black History Month 2013. The film was also shown at the Merriam Park Branch of the St. Paul Public Library...
Black Minnesotans lobby at the State Capitol
Mar. 27 | Can the new ‘Black agenda’ move the community forward? By Charles Hallman Staff Writer There was nothing new revealed last week during the Council on Black Minnesotans (COBM) Lobby Day at the State Capitol presenting their Black...
More should be done to honor Kwame McDonald
Feb. 13 | Why is it that we Blacks must often wait for the shortest month each year to be honored, to get our accomplishments recognized, to get our heritage respected? Why do we often have to be half-past dead to finally get our bouquets? It took one...
Minister celebrates his 105th birthday — Reverend Smith describes himself as a ‘late bloomer’
Jan. 30 | By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer On Saturday, January 19, Wayman AME Church in North Minneapolis played host to a glorious event that celebrated the 105th birthday of Reverend Noah Spencer Smith. The church was filled with...
Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges: Play about civil rights-era child hero re-created in new staging
Jan. 30 | It isn’t often a figure from African America history is still around once his or her accomplishments finally are celebrated. A spectacular exception, of course, is President Barack Obama. Not nearly as famous but nonetheless a hallmark...
