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‘Black Minnesota’ Archives
Civil Rights, Unemployment and Racism half-ass discussed on “Taboo Thursday!”
This is a gentle reminder to attend the Community Forum on Racial Disparities in Minneapolis on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Moot Court Room, 1000 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Bring your voice signs. Another missed opportunity with a Dog & Pony show.
Silly Politricks: Community Forum on Racial Disparities in Minneapolis – Send in the Clowns
“There once was a Black man from the land of civil rights. He looked high and low to solve his plights; He went to a forum, it really bored him; and he finally figured out there’s not really a fight.” ~Don Allen Going through the motions is not enough to address civil rights issues in Minneapolis. Those who govern civil rights aren’t [...]
17 weeks since the North Minneapolis Tornado: When do the Victims get paid? (Don’s Funny Video Blog)
Tune in Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 4 p.m. CST to BlogTalkRadio's ON POINT! This is a call-in program and we want to know, "What happened to the money?" Click here to see show page. Until Saturday, watch the video below. By the way, the Village is not your inner circle of friends you "Jackwagon!"
How President Obama can win back America in time for 2012: Is it really about jobs? An open letter to the Black President
While it’s understandable that people want to work, what’s not acceptable is all the finger pointing going on. This has nothing to do with the lack of jobs in America but everything to do with agencies that are attempting t0 not to be identified as the ones who misused the 2009 Stimulus dollars. The only thing President Obama has to do is [...]
Economic Solutions: Make North Minneapolis a Fair Tax Zone. “If You Can’t Do Something Smart, Do Something Right”
"This is what they feared... and they were right to fear... because there's a whole universe of folk who are gonna know it too. They're gonna see it. Somebody has to speak... So no more running. I aim to misbehave." ~Captain Malcolm Reynolds - Serenity (the Sci-Fi Channel) by Donald W.R. Allen, II - Editor in Chief/IBNN NEWS and Black [...]
Is President Obama responsible for the highest Unemployment Rate for Blacks ever in 27 years? Join us today on BlogTalkRadio’s ON POINT! Saturday at 4
CNN Money announced on Friday, September 2, 2011 that Black unemployment: Highest in 27 years. Join co-hosts Ronald A. Edwards and Don Allen as we discuss the lack of opportunities in the Black community along with the plantation infrastructure purposely set up that denies Blacks and people of color to live the American Dream. Tune into at 4 [...]
Solutions: iPads in the hands of 200 Northside children…it’s better than a gun and kids don’t die
Technology - and its many applications to assist in creating excitement while learning has been somewhat elusive for children in the under-served communities of the Twin Cities. While large educational institutions have used President Obama's Stimulus Money to purchase iPads for staff, no clear vision was put fourth on what the new technology [...]
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak: “Whose arming our children?” Did you ever think to ask the folks you’ve funded for that in North Minneapolis? (Don Allen’s Fox News interview response – Video Blog)
Today at 10:00 a.m. another public relations press conference is scheduled to be held in north Minneapolis. IBNN NEWS will be there to ask the hard questions that have never been answered. Until then, below is the interview form Fox 9 News with IBNN Editor in Chief Don Allen. And yes, there will be more! Video: Fox 9 News Minneapolis, MN [...]
Mama, I just killed a Man; put my gun against his head; pulled my trigger now he’s dead
“…Mama, life had just begun - But now I've gone and thrown it all away…Mama, ooo - Didn't mean to make you cry - If I'm not back again this time tomorrow…Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters. ~Queen Below: The rock group Queen put out a song called Bohemian Rhapsody. Released 31st October, 1975 - Spent 17 weeks on chart (9 [...]
Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius needs to surround herself with powerful advocates of color in order to address the Mis-Education of Minnesota’s Black, Latino, Native America, and Somali Children
Positions in Governor Mark Dayton’s cabinet for Black Minnesotans was a process that IBNN alleges was corrupt, without integrity and down-right unfair. Competent, creditable, and qualified members of the Black community were asked to send resumes to the Headwaters Foundation for consideration of positions in Governor Dayton’s cabinet. [...]
