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Community Conversations on Race

Reporting on race and immigration in an election year: Come to talk or come to listen.


Tuesday, June 17
4-6 p.m.
First floor public meeting room
Family & Children’s Service
4123 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55406

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and La Prensa de Minnesota and the Twin Cities Daily Planet join in inviting you to become part of this community conversation on race.

We’ll have coffee and cookies and questions. What stories do you think need to be covered? What do you think should NOT be written or broadcast?

Open to all, but space is limited. E-mail editor@tcdailyplanet.net for information or reservations.

In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois wrote that “the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” More than a hundred years later, we still grapple with that problem. Let us address the problems of the color-line together.

Previous articles in Community Conversations on Race


Barack Obama’s speech on race in America

Ralph Remington’s riveting personal story at The case for reparations: Fixing the damage done by oppression is everyone’s responsibility.

Almost two years ago, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and La Prensa came together to form the Voices United newsroom. In March 2008, La Prensa de Minnesota published a lengthy and important summary of a forum sponsored by Voices United about race and immigration issues in Minnesota. The report from the forum is re-published here in four parts:

The fight for civil rights revisited: African Americans and Latinos together

Discrimination in the Post-Civil-Rights Era

Minnesota Nice?

Stopping the Spread of Hatred: Final thoughts from …
• Luz Maria Frias
• Katherine Fennelly
• Velma Korbel
• Nekima Levy-Pounds
• Alberto Quintela
• Peter Reyes
• Tyrone Terrill

From the Editor's Desk

By Mary Turck , TC Daily Planet

Last week, we published a story in which Minneapolis city officials talked about how well the city finances stacked up during the current recession, because Minneapolis did not have major stock market holdings. This week, Mayor R.T. Rybak and City Council President Barbara Johnson proposed a hiring freeze because of — you guessed it — stock market losses. MORE »

News you can use

Todo sobre mi bicicleta

By James Sanna and Cass Sanford , TC Daily Planet

This summer, it seemed like everyone was riding a bike. Whether people were commuting, running errands, or just cruising on a sunny day, Minneapolitans and St Paulites were putting the fun between their legs and going for a ride. It felt like The Twin Cities, Land of the Bicycle, where Thor cruises on his Schwinn World Tour. MORE »

Things People Say

Advise and Dissent: Noel Nix

By Emily Bright , TC Daily Planet

What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features Minnesota opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing.

Mr. President, this country needs you to truly govern in a bipartisan way—even when it gets hard and everyone from the left or from the right is attacking you—in order to bring about a change in the tone of politics. That’s easier said than done, I know. “Bipartisan” has become something of a cliché term, but true bipartisanship is something that we desperately need right now, to help us remember that we are part of something bigger than ourselves, bigger than just the group of people who agree with us. MORE »

Now Playing

THEATER | Jacob Marley makes the play...on Astroturf

By Betsy Mowry , TC Daily Planet

There are so many holiday shows and activities to choose from this time of year, it can be a challenge to decide where to spend your time. Even with the state of the economy and holiday gifts to buy, many people are still looking for the opportunity to spend of bit of money on a great holiday show that will offer a bit of the seasonal spirit. For those looking for something a little different, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul is worth consideration. MORE »