‘Society’ Archives
How far does the MnDOT scandal go? It’s deep…
For your review, IBNN provides it's readers with an exclusive look at the letter sent to the Federal Highway Administration with numbers that were not certified per the 2013 MnDOT civil rights audit. (Continue reviewing below letter - click on any of these documents to enlarge). MnDOT to FHA 2011. The problem with this letter was identified [...]
Death in the Basement: What is Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau covering up?
What is Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau covering up? Obviously not her hair style. Tune in tomorrow at 3 p.m. for the best in Black Talk Radio on BlogTalkRadio’s ON POINT – The Ron and Don Show. The team will examine and reconstruct information about the Franklin case that will show something is terribly wrong inside the Minneapolis [...]
The double killing seems to have blown over
IBNN Editors Note: Friday May 10 Terrance (Mookie) Franklin was killed by police in south Minneapolis after being chased. According to family members and other sources: Mookie was shot in the back of the head 5 times and in the back twice in what appeared to be an execution in the basement of a house on 27th and Bryant Avenue south. Mookie was [...]
Activists, Radio Hosts ask for the resignation of Civil Rights Director in Minneapolis
“The mission of the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights is to enforce Minneapolis Code of Ordinances Title 9, Chapter 172 (police conduct oversight), and to promote understanding of civil rights among residents, businesses and government.” Listen to the program from Saturday, May 25 here: ON POINT, The Ron and Don Show. What you [...]
Minnesota could tax my smokes to help pay for the “People’s Stadium” – Hey, F**K You!
Screw you and your stupid creative financing. Maybe governor Mark Dayton can raise money for the new people’s stadium by taxing some people in his cabinet members for dropping the ball on civil rights, contract compliance enforcement and that silly little oversight of not hiring any blacks on the state capital restoration project. Matter of [...]
Hennepin County seeks community insight during preparation for north Minneapolis human services “hub”
Don't forget to "LIKE" the Hennepin County Facebook™Page by clicking here. First meeting Tuesday, May 14 at 6 p.m. (photo: Hennepin County) IBNN Public Service Announcement via Internet Marketing Social Media Concepts Minneapolis, MN...Starting May 14, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department will host a [...]
Youth Coordinating Board (YCB) meets: Where was the Northside Achievement Zone?
NAZ: "Doing very little or nothing is not something that you keep locked away and hidden from the general public. Or maybe you do..." This is the story: Something observed has to be measured to be analyzed; One cause can have more than one effect; One effect can be caused by more than one cause; Causes almost certainly have to be [...]
Does Minnesota Need a “13th” Grade?
Finding ways to keep black students behind the curve. If it does not happen by white men, there are black men and women who will step in. by Donald Allen, Editor-in-Chief – OurBlackNews.com and The Independent Business News Network Minneapolis, MN - The Minnesota House of Representatives have enacted a bill attempting to establish a [...]
St. Paul Police Department wants youths away from the system and in School
Please, take our poll on the right----> Drop Out to Drop Ins - showing immediate success is very important. (Numbers based on estimates.) Click photo to enlarge. “There will come a time when the need for a grassroots community engagement will put Black and Hispanic men and women back in their communities to reach the youth that need to [...]
Northside Achievement Zone: Aiming kids towards College? Former NAZ board member pulls the covers off no achievement in NAZ
Expected college graduation for poor minority students in 2035 does nothing to fix issues in 2013. On Saturday, April 27 a former board member of Peace Foundation/NAZ was interviewed on the Internet radio program ON POINT with Ronald A. Edwards and myself. This former board member uncovered that NAZ was not doing the community any favors and [...]
