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Master musicians Gary Dennis Hines (standing at left), co-founder and director, Sounds of Blackness, song stylist and composer, Bernice Gregory (right); multi-instrumentalist and bandleader and recording artist, José James joined Al McFarlane...
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Sometimes, all anybody ever needs to succeed is a break.Just one good chance, that's all. A helping hand, a leg up, a little faith. Sometimes, all anybody ever needs to succeed is loving support. Or, as you'll see in the new memoir by Felicia ...
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MPD uses demotions to achieve diversity?By Dwight Hobbes, ColumnistThe Minneapolis Police Department is in the process of having its head handed to it. On a platter.Five veterans officers, Sgt. Charles Adams, Lt. Medaria Arradondo, Lt. Lee Edwards, Lt. Do...
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Finding money to invest takes discipline. You must make an assessment of what you currently spend money on if you want to start saving. Take the money spent on food as an example. How do you shop for groceries? The following suggestions will trim hundreds...
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By Dwight Hobbes, ColumnistPictured: Mahmoud El-Kati Kinshasha Kambui's picture should be in the dictionary, right next to the words "commitment to community." And no one will agree more than the folk who've witnessed her tireless ...
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By Titilayo BediakoAfrican Americans are a mighty people. It is demonstrated time and again through endless contributions that people of African descent have made to the United States and the world. Kwanzaa is a time when we can express our greatness. Kwa...
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For some people elements of the holiday season conjure up old traditions, stories, activities, scents, smells and sights. Store shelves, commercials, front lawns displayed with lights, plus office parties, remind the religious and non-religious to buy pre...
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The University of Minnesota Student Parent HELP Center (SPHC), in collaboration with the Student Parent Association (SPA), recently held a Student Parent Visibility Day. At the event, SPHC and SPA recognized the vital contributions that student parents ma...
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By Bishop Noel JonesWhen I was coming along, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, it was: "If you get the girl pregnant. . . " Today it is, "If you get a disease . . . " So the whole thing has changed considerably. We have moved from getting s...
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Hamline University receives grant to support urban teaching effortsHamline University announced that its Graduate School of Education's Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching has been awarded $50,000 by the Otto Bremer Foundation. ...
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By Julie DesmondFinding a way to align activities with your priorities will ensure that daily goals are set - and met - even during the most hectic times....
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The Minneapolis Urban League's Roosevelt Gains received a special recognition award at the National Association of Minority Contractors-Upper Midwest (NAMC-UM) Chapter 2007 Annual Awards Banquet and Celebration. The banquet was held on Friday, Novemb...
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Despite all eyes being on the state of Iowa and its early Democratic presidential primary on January 3rd, it is the string of twenty-two states to hold primaries and caucuses on February 5th that will likely decide which candid...
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Major issues associated with dangerous substances in kid's toysEARTH TALKFrom the Editors of E/The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: I have been alarmed at recent news about dangerous substances in kids' toys shipped to the U.S. from China, ...
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Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - The health crisis in America, which has left 47 million people without health insurance, is devastating veterans and their families. What does it say about America when the men and women who have risked their lives for ou...
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Senate should pass Second Chance Act swiftly to give more ex-offenders, families new lease on lifeBy Marc H. MorialAt a young age, Taneka Davis knew just how hard life could be. At just 15 years of age, she was thrown into a county jail in Pittsburgh amon...
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I've just returned from Sudan, where I have learned more of the horrifying details about a modern day French Slave Trade of children in Africa. A non-governmental organization (NGO) called Zoe's Ark was busted trying to transport 103 childre...
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Supreme court finally abolishes unfair sentencingBy Judge Greg MathisPassed in the mid-1980s, federal drug sentencing laws forced judges to deliver fixed sentences to individuals convicted of a drug-related offense, regardless of their direct role in the ...
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A boost for people who get social securityThe New Year ushers in many changes. One important change for most people who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments is a benefit increase in 2008....
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Growing Concerns:A parenting question-and-answer column with Dr. Martha Erickson of the University of MinnesotaQuestion: I've recently started doing child care in my home for several young children and I've observed some sexual curiosity that I...
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