Greg Alford If you can’t recall when you last had a delectable slice of homemade, sweet potato pie you will after stopping in at C & G's Smoking Barbecue. It leaves you licking the last few crumbs off your fork, wondering how seriously you want to watch your waistline as you consider ordering another piece. You can’t come by this kind of fare on a … [Read more...]
Immigrants’ fear of government could skew 2020 Census
At stake are vital federal resources If you think immigration concerns are only for immigrants and the census is moot, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins’ monthly gathering of community voices, which convened last Friday, November 1, offered reasons to think again. “Afternoons with Andrea: Immigration and Census 2020 Update” illuminated the issue’s … [Read more...]
‘What God Is Honored Here?’ breaks ground on vital topic
Authors Kao Kalia Yang (l) and Shannon Gibney “What God Is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color” (University of Minnesota Press, $19.95) is an arresting anthology of tragically traumatic recollections. Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang, co-editors and contributors, accomplished authors … [Read more...]
Child Protection under fire as critical legislation to help Black families stalls
Parents, attorneys, activists and community supporters of the bill gathered in the Minnesota House after the final committee hearing of last year’s legislative session on March 28, 2019. Kelis Houston is second from the right in the second row, seated between Rep. Rena Moran and activist Sharon Greene. "The narrative has been created by Hennepin and Ramsey County that Black … [Read more...]
Advocate helps public housing tenants fight privatization, gentrification
Angela Williams Scarce as affordable housing is, one needn’t be victimized to hold onto it. Renters need not be abused by landlords who take ruthless, at times illegal advantage to provide poor living conditions, cheat tenants, and otherwise exploit people who need to keep a roof overhead. Those who most need to know this, however, often don’t. Housing … [Read more...]