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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,...
Patience: When is it no longer a virtue?
Apr. 24 | Many of us here at the MSR recall being taught by our elders that “Patience is a virtue,” and very often we have found their advice to be true. Often, if we wait and exercise patience, in time what is fair and what is just will prevail. Those...
Minneapolis Public Schools brings on new head of athletics
Apr. 24 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The Minneapolis City Conference once was considered the jewel of high school conferences around the state. Unfortunately, various factors over the years have contributed to its slowly decreasing...
Trained doulas can improve childbirth outcomes — Emotional support ‘inseparable’ from cultural support
Apr. 17 | By Michelle Lawrence Contributing Writer Recent research from the University of Minnesota shows what women like Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra have known for decades: Cultural support during pregnancy has a positive impact on birth outcomes...
Some Black women crack media’s glass ceiling
Apr. 10 | Josie Thomas optimistic based on her CBS experience By Charles Hallman Staff Writer The number of women in leadership positions virtually has not changed since 2009, says a Women’s Media Center study on females in...
Louisville wins NCAA, beats Michigan 82-76
Apr. 10 | The Cardinals of Louisville are the champions of basketball, rallying as only Louisville can to beat Michigan 82-76. Louisville, in the last game as a member of the powerful Big East Conference, captured their third NCAA title, their...
Youth sports build more than just muscle — Laverne Turner helps students achieve academic success, learn leadership skills
Apr. 3 | By Jamal Denman Contributing Writer As a youth, local community leader Laverne Turner was heavily involved in organized team sports, and he remembers how positive an impact it had on him growing up. As an adult in 2003, he says...
This week’s Entertainment spotlights!
Apr. 3 | The Music Rahsaan Patterson Thurs., Apr. 4, 8 pm • Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-1010 or www.dakotacooks.com • With a sound that evokes comparison to Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and Prince,...
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...
