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Posts tagged with "Urban League"
Apr. 17 |
Outreach and education essential to success
Open enrollment for the new MNsure health exchange program is slated to start this October.
“This process of creating a Minnesota [health] exchange was a lengthy one,”...
Mar. 13 |
Who will monitor and enforce Black participation on the so-called ‘People’s Stadium’ project?
My concern is for the ending of the discrimination patterns and practices that prevent access for Black men and women to the opportunities...
Jan. 16 |
Habitat for Humanity focuses on eight-block N. Mpls area damaged by tornado
By Charles Hallman
Staff Writer
Homeownership among Blacks on the Northside has been waning in recent years, first because of the mortgage foreclosure crisis,...
Dec. 12 |
By Charles Hallman
Staff Writer
Blacks are barely represented on the air and in management at Twin Cities television and radio stations. The MSRrecently examined four local station websites — WCCO (Channel 4), KSTP (Channel 5), KMSP (Channel...
Oct. 17 |
By Raynard Jackson
Guest Commentator
With the presidential election right around the corner and most of the pundits saying the race is Obama’s to lose, I have begun to ponder the possibility that Romney might win and the impact that...
Oct. 3 |
There are many reasons to live in or move to the Northside. These reasons are based on the many assets of our community and the assets of many of the people who live here.
Some move to the Northside because of the great housing deals,...
Sep. 12 |
Some employees find workplace still hostile
By Charles Hallman
Staff Writer
Since MSR’s January 5 exclusive article on racial discrimination against current and former Black Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) employees, MPRB...
Mar. 28 |
By Charles Hallman
Staff Writer
A new executive director for Minnesota’s Council on Black Minnesotans (CBM) will be in place by June, predicts CBM Board Chairman Donavan Bailey. A Rochester resident, Bailey sat down last week...
Nov. 16 |
Today the Black community has an opportunity to take real leadership in ending our cities’ persistent educational crisis. We have an opportunity to change the game by impacting the negotiations that are currently happening between...