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Poverty and the criminal justice system are intimately related
One of the most critical, yet often overlooked aspects of poverty in this nation is the escalating incarceration rate of American citizens. The Justice Policy Institute notes that since 1970, the...
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Gang summit in Mpls
Preparing for summer 2014 The “invitation only” “North Side Safety Summit” (“Gang Summit”) was held April 18, 2014, in North Minneapolis at the School District’s West Broadway headquarters. The Star...
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I remember when the community supported us
By Lovell Oates Contributing Writer Conclusion of a series Last week: If the bridge is not built to reconnect these [incarcerated] brothers…in the end, the work being done in the community will...
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2014 All-Star Classic lineup
According to DEREK REUBEN, director of the Inner City All-Star Classic, the rosters are set for the annual boys’ and girls’ basketball contests featuring the metro area’s top seniors. Reuben, who was...
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U of M study: Race matters most in determining who breathes bad air
The Twin Cities earn yet another racial disparities distinction By Isaac Peterson Contributing Writer In April, researchers at the University of Minnesota released a study showing that people of...
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The quest for health equity is lifelong
In 2002, April was designated as Minority Health Month to increase awareness about health disparities that exist for people of color. Even though April 2014 Minority Health Month is now past, we must...
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Project Sweetie Pie cultivates an urban farm movement
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer It’s a tough call as to whether Project Sweetie Pie (www.projectsweetie.org) is the proverbial idea whose time has come or if its founder/director, irresistible...
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Family contact with prisoners known to reduce re-offending
Community asks commissioner to remove obstacles to such contact By Raymond Jackson Contributing Writer On April 24, Reverend Jerry McAfee of New Salem Baptist Church hosted an event introducing...
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Make Black people more marketable by building our brand
By Marquis Rollins Guest Commentator During your daily commute today, if you were to stop at any Mom & Pop’s convenience store in the nation, you would find it. To locate it requires a search...
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Fried Chicken, Watermelon and You aims to heal cultural damage
Author challenges dysfunctional decisions Blacks make that hinder their progression By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer African Americans today are not known for an abiding sense of...
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Blacks most visible behind the scenes at Citrus Bowl
ORLANDO — Take away the players’ parents, event workers, and even the players themselves, and there weren’t a lot of Black folk seen at this year’s Citrus Bowl. There was an obvious “color” contrast...
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Terrorism in the homeland
U.S. Attorney says danger is present in the Twin Cities U.S. Attorney Andrew Lugar sounded a warning on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 that terrorism recruitment had penetrated the liberal comfort of...
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Blacks lag in accessing high-speed Internet
As education, jobs, and the national and global economy go digital, people without broadband (high-speed Internet) access risk being left behind. This disparity in who’s online and who isn’t is often...
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Stress relief offered to those caring for persons with dementia
Program is first to focus on African Americans (Photo courtesy of VOA)(back row l-r) Tuesday Glover, dementia coordinator; Maria Thomas, project coordinator; Monisha Washington, community health...
View ArticleFacebook continues to fail the Black community
MGN Online “Mr. Zuckerberg, would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night?” That was a question Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) posed to Facebook founder and CEO Mark...
View ArticleSuicide isn’t just a ‘White people thing’
Joseph Sohm/shutterstock.comResearch suggests that suicides by racial and ethnic minorities are undercounted. As a sociologist and criminologist, I often do community outreach on mental health...
View ArticleThe promise of personalized medicine is not for everyone
Wadi Lissa/Unsplash African Americans are underrepresented in large-scale genetic and neuroscience studies Could your medical treatment one day be tailored to your DNA? That’s the promise of...
View ArticleFDA approves first new sickle cell medication in 20 years
(Courtesy of Dr. Crutchfield)“Sickle” red blood cells are curved like the farm tool of the same name. Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) recently (July 7, 2017) received FDA approval as the first new...
View ArticleRace, culture, and Black mental health
Charles Hallman/MSR NewAtum Azzahir Blacks are 20 percent more likely to have serious mental illness problems than the general population, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports. Major...
View ArticleMinority job applicants often face invisible barriers
Research has shown African Americans get fewer job callbacks than Whites. astarot/Shutterstock.com. Race-based discrimination is common in the hiring process. For example, racial minorities are less...
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