ADVERTISEMENT By Brandi D. Phillips Contributing Writer Southside Community Health Services is an organization with a long history of serving the community. Director of Development and Communications Autumn Chmielewski told the MSR, “We are a clinic that has been serving the South Side of Minneapolis and local areas for 45 years. “We actually started out as a … [Read more...]
An enlarged prostate has some annoying symptoms
It can also cause serious health problems if not treated First of a two-part column Who should care about prostate health? All men and any woman with a father, grandfather, husband, brother, son, uncle, boyfriend or male friend. Only men have a prostate. In fact, African American men have had the highest prostate cancer rate of any group in the world. African American … [Read more...]
Race and class appear equally divisive in America
The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful, and to despise, or, at least, to neglect persons of poor and mean condition is the great and most universal cause of the corruption of our moral sentiments. — Adam Smith An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. — Plutarch In the treatment … [Read more...]
Where is the money going? The untold story of who really benefits from human incarceration
A biweekly column in which various contributors from both sides of prison walls explore common ground for effecting change. By Deon Miller Contributing Writer There are a lot of different companies who benefit from mass incarceration. It is not just the Department of Corrections (DOC) — some of your favorite companies pray on us coming to prison because we are … [Read more...]
Give an energy-efficient holiday gift that keeps on giving
This holiday season you can give a gift that keeps on giving for years to come with energy cost savings. All it takes is selecting appliances, electronics or lighting that carry the Energy Star label, a symbol that guarantees your gift meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). An Energy Star gift will have the latest … [Read more...]