Race/Ethnicity
Big Brothers/Big Sisters exec challenges Black men to mentor youth
The Black community currently is in a "state of emergency" because there are so many young Blacks who need mentoring, especially Black males, says Darlene Bell. MORE »
OPINION | Any hair is good hair
Long as there's been Black folk in America, there's been this and that about hair. So-and-so's is nappy. The other one has a process. Or get out the straightening comb (God help those poor, scalded scalps of the 1950s and '60s).
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NACDI aims to transform Minneapolis Native American community
"We will return to our ceremonies, and we will gain back our strength and our values," said Justin Kii Huenemann, President and CEO of the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). "We are just at the beginning of this new prosperity." That, at least, is the prophecy that Huenemann learned as a young man and re-told to the October 22 American Indian Community Development Symposium. According to the prophecy, the Native people of North American (or Turtle Island) would endure seven generations of extreme hardship-- they would lose their language, turn away from their ceremonies and traditions, and experience terrible tragedies, death, and famine, but at the end of the seven generations, there would be a period of prosperity. According to the prophecy, it will take seven more generations to bring about the resurgence or culture, language, and strength to the Native American people in North America. MORE »
Problems seen in energy stimulus programs
State energy officials need to do a better job of ensuring that minority and low-income workers are included in weatherization and other stimulus projects, one lawmaker argues. MORE »
Metro Gang Strike Force victim testifies
At a legislative hearing on Thursday, Terrance Frelix testified he was detained by officers from the Metro Gang Strike Force. His vehicle and the equipment in it he used to run his property management business was seized by the police officers. Frelix was later released and no charges against him or his companions were filed. However, Frelix has yet to get his vehicle and equipment back.MORE »
Election shenanigans heat up in Maplewood city council race
With just under a week until the Maplewood city elections, the quirky politics of the suburb just north of St. Paul have taken some interesting turns. Dueling fliers that some residents describe as "racist and homophobic" and a recording of a 911 call of candidate allegedly threatening a neighbor are among the more noteworthy occurrences. MORE »
Gonzalez will direct Minnesota Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
The Minnesota Department of Health has appointed Jose Gonzalez to direct the Office of Minority and Multicultural Health. Gonzalez joins the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) at a time when the agency is seeking concise strategies in bridging disparities of health. Gonzalez joins MDH after working with the Bush Foundation where he reviewed grant requests on community health projects.MORE »
"Racist, homophobic" campaign fliers distributed in Maplewood
When Maplewood city council candidate Jim Llanas told the Minnesota Independent this summer, "Brace yourself. It's just going to get ugly," he wasn't far off the mark.MORE »
OPINION | Leonard Peltier statement on parole denial
The United States Department of Justice has once again made a mockery of its lofty and pretentious title.MORE »
Tillie’s Bean opens Tillie’s Two on Franklin Avenue
Tillie's Bean is bringing on their daily fresh roasted coffee to the Franklin Ave area with their second coffee shop located at 1931 Nicollet Avenue South, on the corner of Franklin and Nicollet avenues. MORE »
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