Thursday, February 7, 2013

So much for 32 percent Black participation in stadium construction — When will the State deposit its $50M statutory requirement?

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Editors note: Since there is no “minority percentage” out of the 32%, how will stadium officials track minority hiring? Secondly, why use the word, “minority” when there are not distinct guideline for hiring?  
 
by Ronald A. Edwards – The Minneapolis Story (as published in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder) for OurBlackNews.com

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Minnesota’s Black History Month upstaged by President Obama’s Gun Control?

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The ghosts of Huey, Martin, Malcolm and Ida don’t approve of today’s political mess in Minneapolis. Black History Month has already be sanitized, homogenized and unrecognized in Minnesota. So why does the president do this to his black people in Black History Month? Tune in Saturday to find out…Tune in this Saturday to The Ron and Don Show – “The Presidents visit to Minneapolis: Truth and Consequences” on BlogTalkRadio.

Monday, January 14, 2013

African Americans (and Friends) Against Mainstream Media release 2012 4th quarter television ratings for Minnesota

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African Americans (and Friends) Against Mainstream Media have released their 2012 4th quarter Twin Cities television ratings. AAAMM is an ad hoc group of editors, bloggers, business owners and community members that are concerned about the level of news produced and aired in and about communities of color.
 
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WCCO’s Angela Davis on vacation – can WCCO-TV’s morning news survive its Whiteout?
 
by Donald W.R. Allen, II – Editor in Chief/OurBlackNews and Chairman of African Americans (and Friends) against Mainstream Media – join us on Facebook by clicking here.

African Americans (and Friends) Against Mainstream Media – Minnesota Television Ratings (4th Quarter 2012)
FOX 9 News                  A
KARE 11 News             F
KSTP 5 News               D
WCCO 4 News              D-
MTN (16, 17, 75)          A

Twin Cities (IBNN NEWS/Television Ratings/January 15, 2012)…At the quarterly meeting of African Americans (and Friends) Against Mainstream Media held at Hamline University’s Bush Library on January 4, 2012.  A decision was made to launch campaigns to boycott WCCO-4 and KARE-11 News in regards to concerns about coverage of communities of color. We invite people interested in becoming part of the television news think-tank to contact us by sending an email to ibnnnews@gmail.com with your contact information. AAAMM will alert you to the next meetings. Below are the fourth-quarter ratings (2012) for metro television stations in the opinion of the group African-Americans (and Friends) Against Mainstream Media. Read the rest of this entry »

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