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Cookie Cart receives grant from Hennepin County to improve recycling program
Cookie Cart’s Simone and Ali hard at work on recycling. Cookie Cart, a Minneapolis bakery and nonprofit organization, received a $10,000 recycling grant in January, along with 10 other Hennepin County...
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A sports reporter’s spring notebook cleaning
Marlene Stollings’ second hire on her Gopher women’s basketball coaching staff is Nikita (Niki) Dawkins. She is a 23-year coaching veteran who has been a VCU assistant coach the last two seasons and...
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Black female strength coach a true rarity
Conclusion of a two-part column If it’s hard being a Black female coach in any sport, it’s more than likely harder still for a Black female strength coach. Mia Erickson of the Mayo Clinic Performance...
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Lawyers of color names Levy-Pounds one of the most influential law professors...
University of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Nekima Levy-Pounds is one of the most influential young minority law professors in the country, according to media and research company Lawyers of...
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How to be a community activist: just show up
While speaking at a local college, I was recently asked a question by a student that I felt I would answer publicly. I was asked what does one have to do to become a community activist and how do you...
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Your work self: values at work
Introducing a new column from a longtime MSR contributor Now that you have started the journey toward self-sufficiency, you need to identify your values at work. Values are conditions and...
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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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Bertha Mae Johnson Smith
February 12, 1920 — April 18, 2014 Bertha Mae Johnson Smith passed away peacefully at the golden age of 94 on Good Friday, April 18, 2014. Bertha was the first African American school teacher in the...
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Viola Wilder
April 19, 1924 — April 28, 2014 Viola Wilder, beloved sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, age 90, of St. Paul died on April 28, 2014. She is survived by her brother Joe Wilder; also survived by a...
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