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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,...
Joanna Katherine Holbrook Barnett
May. 8 | Joanna Katherine (nee Lee) Holbrook Barnett, age 90, of Minneapolis, passed away on Saturday May 4, 2013 in her home, surrounded by her loving family, following a long battle with leukemia. She is preceded in death by her husband, Welton P. Barnett,...
Update on MPD’s 2012 assault on Ames Elks Lodge — No contact with MPD for over a year
May. 8 | My May 2, 2012 headline was about the April 21, 2012 assault by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) on the Ames Elks Lodge. What a shameful MPD disgrace. My subheading: “A 150-year-old Black Fraternal Organization was brutalized...
A skeptical take on the Boston tragedy
May. 8 | The tragic bombing that occurred at the Boston Marathon cannot be looked at in only black and white terms. Conspiracy theorists and political hacks are having a heyday with this. I am content with saying I don’t know what exactly happened...
Abortion a threat to Black women, Black families, Black population
May. 8 | I appreciate responses from Spokesman readers regarding the truths being provided in my column. The documentation is irrefutable. I challenge anyone to disprove the content of my column by focusing on other mentions instead of Ms. Sanger....
Does it really matter? — Athletes’ sexual orientation none of our business
May. 8 | Two weeks ago we learned that the WNBA’s top overall pick is gay. Last week we learned that a longtime NBA veteran center is gay. Neither news item bothered me at all. However, what does bother me is what convinced Britney Griner...
Undisputed champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. now 44-0
May. 8 | LAS VEGAS — You might say that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is in a league of his own. After spending over two months in jail and not stepping into the ring for almost two years, the new welterweight champion of the world proved again he’s...
Inner City All-Star Classic started as single game, now an annual event
May. 8 | The 20th Annual Inner City All-Star Classic is set for Sunday, June 16 on the campus of the University of St. Thomas. The game features some of the top senior girls’ and boys’ basketball players of color in the metro area. The idea...
