Race/Ethnicity

Minnesota honors civil rights legend: Juanita Jackson Mitchell helped reestablish Twin Cities NAACP branches

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1913-1992) only lived in St. Paul for four years, but her impact during that stint laid an eventual path to many firsts in Minnesota. The Juanita Jackson Mitchell Crusader for Freedom Exhibit, a compilation of Mitchell’s personal photographs and other artifacts, was on display at the State Capitol May 8-14.

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Suburban Black student suspensions show little improvement in 2010-12

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Student walkout, April 26, Hopkins High School (Photo by Charles Hallman)

In last week’s edition, the MSR reviewed 2009 suspension data from several suburban schools showing, as the story headline stated, that “Black suspensions [are] more than double other students’ in suburban schools.” The MSR also reviewed the 2010-11 and 2011-12 discipline data from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to determine if schools have improved since 2009.

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Big Marina Grill & Deli in Columbia Heights: Middle Eastern and more

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

The buffet offerings are as varied as the clientele at Big Marina Grill & Deli, 4755 Central Ave., Columbia Heights—mostly Middle Eastern, with lamb shanks, chicken kabobs, kofta kabobs, stuffed grape leaves, grilled eggplant, felafel, hummus, tabouli, soups, samosas, baklava, and Greek and Middle Eastern salads and pastries. But there are lots of other dishes to choose from as well—shrimp, fried chicken, fish, barbecued beef ribs, pasta, veggies, and more. The price is a very reasonable $11 for lunch, and $14 evenings and weekends. An a la carte menu is also available, with salads, burgers, sandwiches, dinner entrees and combination platters for two, four or six. 

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Community Empowerment through Black Men Healing Conference gives counselors tools for ‘Healing the Village’

By Dwight Hobbes, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

It is said nothing is as irresistible as an idea whose time has come. The Fifth Annual 2013 Community Empowerment through Black Men Healing Conference quite evidently fills that bill.

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Prepare and Participate: Lao American Parenting to Pursue Knowledge

By Ketmani Kouanchao, Kouanchao Corner

     Recently, a student in my program was preparing a speech, and she was moved by the words of the late El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz who said “Education is the passport to the future,

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Local churches take up fight against diabetes

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Beverly Propes

Diabetes is the “gateway disease” that often can lead to other health concerns, especially for Blacks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one of every three Blacks in this country either has diabetes or is pre-diabetic, and nearly 39 percent of Black Minnesotans’ deaths are caused by diabetes.

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Popular culture's appropriation of the Harlem Shake

By John Tanur Badgley, Community Voices

UPDATED: February of 2013 forever engrained flailing bodies, ridiculous costumes, and a deep, chopped and screwed voice commanding  everyone to “do the Harlem Shake” in the minds of h

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Something's missing at the New Bohemia Wurst & Bier Haus in Northeast Minneapolis

By Jeremy Iggers, Iggers Digest

I stopped by recently for a brat and a beer at the New Bohemia Wurst & Bier Haus, 233 E. Hennepin. It's a popular place, with more than 30 different local, regional, and foreign beers on draft and another nearly 50 different beers in bottles and cans.

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Tribal jurisdiction of some children sought

By Lee Ann Schutz Wahi, Session Weekly/Session Daily

An effort to help Native American children retain ties with their tribal communities if parental rights are terminated awaits action by the governor.

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Brooklyn Park African and African-American communities convene 350 leaders for civic engagement

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Abdullah Kiatamba, executive director of AIS, speaks to a crowd of people during a recent civic engagement conversation at Brooklyn Park’s City Council Chambers (Photo by Ibrahim Hirsi).

“This is not a talk show,” said Abdullah Kiatamba, executive director of the African Immigrant Services, at the May 9 civic engagement forum. “It is not a conference for resolution. It’s about shifting people from being observers to active leaders.”

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