The Confederate Flag is a part of Black History
The Confederate Flag is just as much a part of Black History as the Underground Railroad. Let it be written, let it be told, let it be learned.
Editorial Opinion
Open note to Minneapolis Park Board president Liz Wielinski: Both MPRB and Mpls NAACP guilty of malfeasance
Ms. Wielinski, I cannot stand with the professor or her arguments on white supremacy, but from my vantage point, there is a challenge within the hiring construct of the Park Board. It is racist, bigoted and in 2015-16 does send black “qualified” professionals back to the time of “White Only drinking fountains.”
Antiquated Black Twin Cities leadership thwart effort for Gang Truce
“…Children are not bad from the beginning; they only imitate their atmosphere.” Sexuality song by PRINCE By Clique Vehemence, Guest Columnist – Our Black News North Minneapolis has been a hot-bed of gun violence since…
City of Columbia Heights and its Black youth trouble-maker problem
KEEP OUT! There’s been a few things suggested: cutting out parts of the rides or even putting a fence around, which would not, in my view, be very practical.”
Open letter to the Mayor’s Husband: Gary Cunningham – Don’t worry, it will be okay…
Your position at the Minneapolis Economic Development Association (MEDA), again in my opinion, denotes you have cordial and diplomatic community engagement. If you’ve done this to me, how many more people have experienced the shutdown of engagement from you. This creates and issue for you; the community and any political ventures you support.
Minnesota DEED: Fraudulent Community Outreach leads to Outcry
If DEED’s mission with the Pathways to Prosperity program is to “help educationally under-prepared adults succeed in well-paying careers by integrating basic skills education and career-specific training in fields where new skills are in high demand,” then why did DEED ignore grassroots, community agencies in north Minneapolis after contacting them and requesting they apply for the grant?
Questionable conduct by county attorney in prosecution of Jerome Copeland
Under the state constitution, only the MN State Supreme Court can be petitioned to order the opening into the investigation of the death of Jamar Clark.
Prince: The Black Person Mainstream Minnesota truly respected
“This is what it sounds like when Doves Cry.” ~Prince By Don Allen, Publisher – Our Black News In the mid-1970s, sitting in the band room at Minneapolis Central listening to a conversation between Prince…
Franklin and Clark are Dead: Black Unemployment at 40% (Minneapolis)
Like Terrence Franklin, in six-months Jamar Clark will fade from all tables of conversations. This is normative history of Minneapolis. The question is will you be a part of a system that addresses the community’s disparities, or will you continue a boutique protest that certainly cannot help Franklin or Clark?
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Lisa Clemons: A Dose of Common Sense
SOLUTION, SOLUTIONS, SOLUTIONS… Finger pointing has yet to resolve any problems in Minneapolis.