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A political Ponzi scheme: The fix was in with 2012 election
Nov. 21 | Shell-shocked Republicans are asking “What happened?” as they lick their wounds and offer recriminations and finger pointing regarding who to blame for losing the election. They are the Bernie Madoff Ponzi-like schemers, losers asking what...
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...
Taxation without representation
Oct. 10 | Force of contract law needed to ensure Black contractors/workers for stadium Action: $34 million contract awarded September 28, 2012, by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (FSFA) and the Minnesota Vikings, their largest stadium...
Status quo fixes won’t stop the frightening violence
Sep. 5 | It is the elephant in the room that people don’t want to talk about: the ongoing street violence affecting so many African Americans in this country due to the dysfunctional institutions, leadership and policies that allow caste-like barriers...
Where is Thinh Q.N. Tran? — Supposed business associate of Eric Mahmoud disappears with fraud case
Aug. 29 | The cascading unraveling of the schemes of Eric Mahmoud, reported in three recent stories in the Star Tribune (August 10, 20, and 22, 2012), began in Atlanta in 2005 and again in Minneapolis in 2010. On April 21, 2010, District Court Judge...
In Twin Cities, Blacks still need not apply
Jul. 11 | “Twin Cities Still Worst in U.S. for Black Jobseekers” (Star Tribune headline, July 2, 2012). “New report shows little change from 2009 unemployment rates.” — Economic Policy Institute. That is a repeat of the June 18, 2010 report...
A Sports Authority chair who understands the Black struggle
Jun. 27 | Kelm-Helgen’s civil rights history is a rich one There are names and families that remain strong in the pantheon of the civil rights struggle for freedom and liberty for all in Minnesota, including such names as Newman, Johnson, Humphrey...
Segregation again: Black educators are being purged
Jun. 20 | Richard Green was the first Black superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools who later became chancellor of the New York City Schools. He was an educator’s educator. He earned respect and affection of all involved with education,...
Heat and Thunder promise stormy NBA Finals
Jun. 13 | OKLAHOMA CITY — Miami returns to the NBA Finals stage after finishing off the Boston Celtics in a dramatic game seven (101-88) to capture their second straight Eastern Conference title. The Big Three — yes, Miami is again knocking...
