On December 3, VJ Smith, national president of M.A.D.D.A.D.S. Incorporated, received the Peace Ambassador Medal of Honor Award from the Little Angels during their national tour at the Manhattan Center in New York City, New York. The event was sponsored by the Washington Times Foundation, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, and the Universal Peace … [Read more...]
Obamacare predicted safe for 2017, but future uncertain
The Affordable Care Act could be vulnerable under new administration By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Over a third of MinnesotaCare recipients need to confirm or update their eligibility information before the end of the year, advises the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). An estimated 36,000 recipients of the state’s basic healthcare plan are … [Read more...]
North High victory Prep Bowl at Vikings stadium offered affordable look at facility
Prep Bowl offered an affordable look at the new sports facility By Charles Hallman Staff Writer Half the cost of the newly opened Vikings Stadium, known as the “People’s Stadium” before its corporate branding, has come from the people’s money — taxes and related public subsidies totaling more than half a billion dollars. Now is the time to assess just what the … [Read more...]
Papa Lemon history series draws from local author’s family
By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer Twin Cities authors have done well to provide children such fare as Anthony Peyton Porter's Jump at de Sun biography of Zora Neale Hurston, M. Ann Machen Pritchard‘s Phil the Pill and Friends, and Linda and Nneka Onyilofor’s My Brother Adam. These offerings, educational and entertaining, empower by encouraging, indeed nurturing a sense of … [Read more...]
A rarity: Two sets of Black twin sisters compete at the Barn
There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year at the University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2016-17 school and sports year, the MSR will highlight many of these players. This week: freshmen basketball players Kehinde and Taiye Bello Conclusion of a two-part column There are 11 schools … [Read more...]