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The Uncanny Story of Bullshit in Black Education: Sellouts, Hoodlums, Uncle Toms and Aunt Jane’s
At some point, people who get it will see all the “new programs” being vetted to address the perpetual failure of Black students in public schools and higher education institutions in the Twin Cities. This happens every year about this time. What these procrastinators of progress don’t understand, this is their last opportunity ever to fail [...]
Panel discussion on Race, Racism to be held at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
The killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida has awakened the sleeping giant of race and racism and opened opportunities to safely discuss race, racism and the value of a Black life in an open public forum. Usually, this topic is seeded in contempt prior to investigation. We’ll take and in-depth look on why Minnesota feels safe to march and rally [...]
Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights: The ongoing saga of rights that have nothing to do with civil – CRA meeting planned
There is nothing “civil” or “right” with the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights or the challenges the CRA is going through. Time spent blogging on the MDCR Wordpress blog could be time better spent investigating and solving more important civil rights issues in Minneapolis. The MDCR does not actively engage the community, especially [...]
Obama Signs Act to Allow Detention of Citizens
IBNN NEWS Editorial Note: I'm shocked by the deafening silence on an issue such as this by Black America and it's leadership. Some say the Republican Party of America wants to take us back to Jim Crowe? That would be rhetoric; President Obama's signing of this act is reality. Obama not only signed a bill into law stating that American's can be [...]
ON POINT! Special Christmas show LIVE from Washington, DC
Northside Achievement Zone's Sondra Sameuls said on Friday, December 23rd at approximately 9:45 a.m. - in regards to the $28 million grant, "If the outcomes don't get better in 5-years, I'll step down." Does that mean another name-change is in the making? ...ON POINT! travels to the nations capital to broadcast current events, [...]
All Silent at the Minnepolis Urban League. Tune in to ON POINT! at 4 p.m. today (12/17)
Tune in today at 4 p.m. for one of the most talked about radio programs in the Twin Cities and across the globe. ON POINT! will give a very important history lesson today. Click here to listen - today's topic: "The FAIL of Minneapolis' Black Infrastructure."
Minneapolis Urban League…Lost? Part 1: Tune in Saturday to ON POINT!
Join co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as they take you on a journey of adventure, intrigue about the happenings in Black communities around the United States and locally here in our home state of Minnesota. Something is wrong with everything from Shiloh International Ministries protecting another individual "fleecing the flock," to the [...]
National Peace and Justice Summit to be held in Minneapolis? Get your permits to carry now!
In a city where a trigger happy, White red-neck, neo-Nazi bastard can open fire on a Black man and kill him (them) in cold blood – robbery or no robbery, organizers of a Gang Murder Summit intend on inviting back the plague that hit the Twin Cities in the late 80’s – got your permit to carry? by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in [...]
Part 2: Council on Black Minnesotans executive director responds to investigation findings
Editors note: This posting is part two in a three part story that will end up asking former governor Tim Pawlenty and current governor Mark Dayton what the hell were they thinking in appointing board members that have no contact with the “core” Black community in Minnesota. Please view Mr. Collins response. If he goes, others must also [...]
Part 1: Student African American Brotherhood/B2B at MCTC Presents: Black Men in America – A Real Conversation
IBNN NEWS and its affiliates; ON POINT, Black Focus and Black Politics in Minneapolis are proud to announce a long overdue conversation with real people. Black Men in America will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, 4:30–6 p.m. K Building, Room K.3360 on the beautiful campus of Minneapolis Community and Technical College in downtown Minneapolis, [...]
