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Cannibalism as a metaphor for the commodification of culture

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St. Cloud profiling exposed

By Charles Hallman , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

St. Cloud State University (SCSU) students, faculty and staff, and St. Cloud citizens, most of them persons of color, expressed embarrassment, frustration and anger during the October 9 Council on Black Minnesotans (CBM) hearing on racial profiling. MORE »

Council on Black Minnesotans takes on St. Cloud racial profiling

By Charles Hallman , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Public hearing to address allegations of ongoing police harassment of people of color MORE »

St. Cloud State dean is determined to do the right thing

By Charles Hallman , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

“I think leadership at the top is very important,” says Williams, who has been at SCSU since 1999, of the university’s past diversity efforts that fell short. She adds of new school president Earl Potter, “I like the way the new leadership is recognizing and acknowledging racism.” MORE »

St. Cloud still reeks of racism

By Myrle Cooper , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Can local Blacks summon the courage to force change? MORE »

St. Paul coverage is funded in part by a generous grant from the St. Paul Foundation.

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Articles we are working on

By Mary Turck , TC Daily Planet

December 1, 2008 – We are working on stories on:

• Jordan Area Community Council
• Minnesota Court of Appeals appellate mediation project
• What’s happening to the 3M property in Dayton’s Bluff?

If you have information, anecdotes, or ideas about these stories, we want to hear from you — email editor@tcdailyplanet.net MORE »

Things People Say

Advise and Dissent: Sparkle Jones

By Twin Cities teens , ThreeSixty

What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing. This opinion came from Your Turn — Teens advise the next president on what youth need.

Abortion: I believe taking away a woman’s right to abortion is taking away her freedom. There are diverse reasons why abortion is the best option. There may be rape; few people want a reminder of a traumatic event. There may also be financial issues; many women just can’t afford children. Additionally, women with weak emotional states frequently turn to alcohol and drugs and this dependency leads to abuse and/or neglect of her kids … If a woman makes this call, or wants the option to make this call, why do people pass judgment? Hard decisions are based on beliefs and if you make a decision based on what you believe, then everyone should both accept and respect your decision. — Sparkle Jones, 17, Humboldt High School MORE »

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THEATER | Soap opera star returns home to Osseo to pull off a Christmas "Miracle"

By Jean Gabler , TC Daily Planet

Yellow Tree Theatre is a professional theater created in a space vacated by an Osseo furniture store. The stage was created by dropping black curtains and building risers on three sides for a small audience. Two months ago, with rehearsals set to begin, they suddenly lost the rights to their holiday show: Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Three weeks later, playwright Jessica Lind, a co-founder of the company, had written Miracle on Christmas Lake and they were back in business. MORE »