More jobs, but wage growth remains sluggish By Freddie Allen Contributing Writer The Black unemployment rate improved from 8.6 percent in October to 8.1 percent in November, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department. The White unemployment rate ticked down from 4.2 percent in October to 4.1 percent in November, likely because White workers dropped … [Read more...]
Belly on up to Mama Sheila’s table
Soul food plus vegan, Mexican, Somali dishes all from scratch By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer There's a new chef in town and her name is Mama Sheila Brathwaite, owner of Mama Sheila's Soul Food Kitchen. Say goodbye to bland. No longer need you bring your meal back to the office or home with spice and sauce packets to help it actually taste like something. … [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...]
Holiday fun on a budget
By Tammy McIntyre Contributing Writer Managing your children’s expectations can be difficult during the holiday season, especially when many winter holidays involve giving gifts. As a parent, you may feel pressured to spend your last dollar to see a smile on your child’s face, but before you do, check out these Minneapolis and St. Paul opportunities to create wonderful … [Read more...]
Southside clinic’s ‘wonderful journey’ has served generations of Native Americans
ADVERTISEMENT By Brandi D. Phillips Contributing Writer South Minneapolis is home to a community clinic founded by three women physicians that has served the Native American population since 2003. Dr. Lydia Caros, CEO and one of the founders of the Native American Community Clinic (NACC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, told the MSR, “The three of us [founders] … [Read more...]