Sources tell OBN that alleged witnesses are uncooperative and or unwilling to give information to the Minneapolis Police. If you witnessed this crime, it is your duty as a citizen of Minnesota to cooperate and…
Our Black News – Breaking News Federal Judge Susan J. Dlott has subpoenaed the National NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and the National NAACP Legal Counsel. The hearing is tomorrow at 10:00 AM in Federal…
Recorded results have shown that Collective Impact Groups have stalled in helping children of color achieve and maintain success in the public school system. A new delivery tool is here and today I introduce the…
Enough is enough. The organizers of the Twin Cities Black Lives Matter movement are planning a protest, march and rally focused on the Minnesota State Fair. I cannot comprehend the strategic planning, if any, by…
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Lynnell Mickelsen is a long-time progressive activist who lives in Minneapolis and blogs about education at putkidsfirstmn.org. By Lynnell Mickelsen | Originally published in MinnPost on 02/23/15 Here’s a modest education proposal for my fellow white people,…
By David Cay Johnston, AlterNet | Op-Ed Inequality is about much more than the growing chasm of income and wealth between those at the very top and everyone else in America. It’s also about education,…
Although she won’t be heading into the “Final Frontier,” Nichelle Nichols will be going on a NASA Observatory Mission this September. Nichols first starred as Lt. Uhura, Head of Communications for the USS Enterprise in…
Spoiler Alert: I just thought you should know. Don’t let pluralistic ignorance get in the way of supporting a winner. By Donald Allen, Black Man, and Conservative – who does not drink the Republican establishment…
Okay, I will play the central negative (devil’s advocate) and say if the Minneapolis /St. Paul Public Schools are spending over $20,000 per student in a classroom of 25, should parents and caregivers have their…