YWCA Minneapolis Announces Radical Restructuring, Prioritizing Social Justice Initiatives
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | September 6, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – In a groundbreaking move, YWCA Minneapolis is embarking on a radical restructuring to intensify
Why is everyone talking about A Court of Thorns and Roses?
By Leah Moe, Multimedia Editor | The Metro Scoop Published on 9/6/2023 A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas has commanded significant attention in the literary community for several
TMNT Mutant Mayhem – Movie Review
by Pierre Young, Editor-in-Chief of The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper Published on 9/6/2023 Cowabunga! The turtles are back in an inspired ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ animation, two years in the making. ‘Teenage Mutant
ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED: WE NEED A BOLD MOVEMENT TO WIN BACK OUR BODIES
By Jessica Garraway, Opinion Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper This is the opinion section of the paper, so let me give my blunt opinion: I am mad. Damn mad. On
Minnesota Tribal Nations Lead Recreational Marijuana Push as New Law Takes Effect
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton, Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 Minnesota’s cannabis landscape is undergoing a historic transformation as two tribal nations, White Earth Nation and Red
‘Henrietta Lacks’ Family Secures Historic Settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific Over “HeLa” Cells
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 4, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A seismic shift in the fight for justice and recognition has occurred
Brittany Delaney’s Fight Empowers Community: Battling Lupus with Resolute Spirit
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton, Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 ST. PAUL – The St. Paul community is coming together to support Brittany Delaney, a courageous Spoken
Empowering Change: Minnesota Premieres “It’s Basic” Documentary, Fanning the Flames of the Guaranteed Income Movement
By Joseph-Charles Peeples-Hampton Staff Writer | The Metro Scoop Student Newspaper | August 7, 2023 ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Wellstone Center was ablaze with excitement on Wednesday, July 19th, as the
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Movie Review
by Pierre Young. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has taken 2023 by storm, captivating both huge Spider-Man comic book fans and general viewers alike. As the
A Look at Some of the Bills Which Were Made New Laws from the 2023 Legislative Session
By: James J. Berreth ST. Paul, MINN. (The Metro) – On the 23rd of May, the 2023 legislative session ended here in Minnesota, and any hope for legislation not yet passed by
Remembering the life of Victor Rosenthal: Social Justice Advocate, Professor, and Executive Director of Jewish Community Action.
By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan “As serious as he could be at times, he loved to laugh more than anything, especially with his family.” Ben Rosenthal St.
Donald J. Trump Has Been Indicted
What That Means and What’s Next for the Former President By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan NEW YORK – Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a
Steve Simon, Minnesota’s Secretary of State
A Profile “…we have a success story in Minnesota with our democracy and elections, not perfection, but a real success story.” By: James J. Berreth, Government and Political Writer with The Metropolitan
Financial Troubles in Prison
Guest Writer Wilfred Hudson Saving money in prison is difficult, but it is an important way for a person to have some financial security when he is released. Having a bank account
No Hope for early release for Incarcerated people in Minnesota?
Guest Writer Cyrus Trevino What reasons do the incarcerated population in Minnesota have to stay on the right path while doing their time, if there is no hope for early release? As
Keep Doing Art
By Eduardo Morales When people go to prison, one of the first things we learn is to “do your time.” When you are sentenced, your time alive as a human being is
Family Ties
by Jamil Eason The stark reality is that the penal system’s communications infrastructure wasn’t designed to allow incarcerated people easy access to the communities they have been removed from. How can an
Get with the program
Guest Writer Brok Junkermeier From the outside looking in, prison life holds multiple views and stereotypes. Movies like “Desperate Measures” and TV shows like “Locked Up: Raw” are exaggerated. Movies and shows
Kamala Harris at Metro State
Pierre Young Arts and Entertainment Editor On a surprise visit to the Twin Cities on the morning of October 22nd, Vice President Kamala Harris came to Metro State University, where she was
Fun and Fandom at 2022 Twin Cities Comic Con
Pierre Young Arts and Entertainment Editor The biggest comic con of the Twin Cities is back! This time with more exciting guests such as some mighty morphers, hobbits from Middle-Earth, and an
FEDERAL PELL GRANT RESTORED FOR PRISONERS
By Richard Johnson U.S. Congress in December 2020 passed a Stimulus Bill, inside this Bill contained a provision to Restores the Federal Pell Grant program for incarcerated inmates in county jails and
Upcoming Midterms Highlight the Importance of Voting
(Creative commons photo) James J. Berreth Opinion Writer It is no secret that we are at that phase of American life when we are bombarded with political ads, each one disseminating views
Metro at the Movies:Elvis
Joseph Palumbo Arts and Entertainment (Property of Warner Bros. Pictures) Elvis Presley is a name as quintessential to the history of American music as Abraham Lincoln is to American politics. Iconic men,
Metro Game Reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder’s Revenge
(Dotemu) COWABUNGA! The turtles are back in the arcade-style beat-um-up “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge.” The game takes place during the 80s era of the Ninja Turtles and bridges the gap
Making space for abolition in the university
Tikkun Bambara Guest Opinion Black Table Arts “Art is the future” event, April 24th, 2021. Credit: Uche Iroegbu. When we refer to “Black ontology,” it seems, we are also thinking of spaces
Reforms to Transformation: Visions from the Frontlines of Twin Cities Educator Struggles
(Republished from Left Voice) Educators in Minneapolis are currently in their second week on strike. Here, two Twin Cities educators write about the state of public education and the fight for better
To build a new labor movement, lay the right foundations
Guest Opinion Emmett Doyle Between the “Great Resignation” and “Striketober,” 2021 was heralded by some observers as the revival of the American labor movement. It has been a hopeful year, but it
The war abroad: Why we should care about human rights abuses in Colombia
Jessica Garraway Opinion Editor Participants at a meeting between the WFP Solidarity Collective delegation and Afro-Colombian social leaders from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Cauca, Colombia. The meeting was held in Timba, Buenos
The Minneapolis Police Department must be reckoned with
JESSICA GARRAWAY and ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer and Opinion Editor Since the uprising following the murder of George Floyd, the conversation around policing in the United States has been split wide open,
The Afghanistan debacle is a U.S. problem, not just a Biden one
ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer While President Joe Biden tries to withdraw the rest of the U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan by September 11, the Taliban have made rapid gains in taking over
Why books should be sacred in the wake of cancel culture
(Pixabay / Qiangxuer) Jonathan Hiatt Guest Writer Like many kids who grew up appreciating Dr. Seuss books for their wit, humor, playfulness and inventive use of the English language, I am concerned
Texas blackout crisis a wake-up call to act on energy insecurity
(AshrafChemban / Pixabay) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On Feb. 20, a polar vortex plunged Texas into a state of complete chaos, resulting in power outages in millions of homes. While Texas Republican
Trump survives impeachment to deliver keynote at CPAC
( Gerd Altmann / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor By a Senate vote of 57-43, former President Trump survived his second impeachment on Feb. 13. Despite coming up short of the two-thirds
College in a Pandemic
HaticeEROL / Pixabay) ERIANNA JILES Opinion Writer Before our state lockdown was ordered by Gov. Tim Waltz back in March 2020, I didn’t know what COVID-19 meant for my upcoming semesters. I
President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 ceremony marks the turning point for unity our country needs
(Pixabay / Mark Thomas) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer On the eve of his inauguration, President Joe Biden held a ceremony honoring the 400,000 COVID-19 victim’s who died in the past year. Biden’s
President Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’ at inauguration
(user1492992852 / Pixabay) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor President Joe Biden firmly established unifying our country as a top priority as he spoke at his inaugural address as the 46th President of the
Do we need nuclear energy to help defeat climate change?
(Pixabay / Robert Gasparro) NATHAN HOYHTYA Opinion Editor With the climate change threat escalating, environmentalists are increasingly forced to examine all their options to reach net-zero carbon emissions before 2050. America finds
America’s history tells us that freedom of religion relies on the separation of church and state
(Mandy Hathaway / The Metropolitan) By Mandy Hathaway Freedom of religion is an important but polarizing issue. It is important because the freedom of religion is one of the founding principles of
New COVID-19 vaccines get emergency use authorization
(Artem Podrez / Pexels) ERIK SUCHY Opinion Writer With COVID-19 infecting millions and claiming hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, desperation for a vaccine that will stop the surge in cases has never been