Will there be positive change in the treatment of our Black communities? Happy New Year! We will work to make it so by staying focused on the prize of civil rights and equal opportunity for all, White as well as people of color. How Minneapolis responds will determine whether or not positive changes are made […]
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Posted inOpinion
Tired of being mauled by police dogs and the justice system
It always seems that Black people are stuck in between a rock and a hard place in America. Lately, it feels like the whole mountain has fallen on us when it comes to the judicial system. What is it going to take for White people in charge of the justice system and politics to understand […]
Posted inBulletin
Proceeds from sale of high school senior’s Cuba photos go to good cause
Olivia Crutchfield, a senior at Eagan High School, Eagan, Minnesota, visited Cuba in 2016 and took some spectacular photographs. They were so stunning that her father, dermatologist Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD of St. Paul, Minnesota, hung several of the pictures on the wall in his office’s reception area. The comments were so positive, and […]
Posted inGo Green
Non-reusable clothes and linens accepted at Hennepin County Drop-off Facilities
Got torn or dried-in stained clothing? Not a problem. Clothes and textiles that can’t be reused or donated now can be recycled. Hennepin County Drop-off Facilities will take them, diverting recyclables from the garbage stream. Reminder: If your used clothes can be reused, give them away, sell or donate them first. Guidelines for recycling non-reusable […]
Posted inGo Green
Small changes in what you eat can make a big difference
Not everyone is inclined to think about the global impact of their food choices, particularly when they are not in their own kitchens. But experts say that average consumers can learn more about what’s on their plate and how it got there no matter who’s doing the cooking, and use this knowledge to make responsible […]
Posted inBulletin
Adair Mosley named president and CEO of Pillsbury United Communities
The Pillsbury United Communities Board of Directors announced December 20 that Adair Mosley has been named president and CEO of Pillsbury United Communities. Mosley has been acting as the interim president and CEO since the departure of Chanda Smith Baker in June 2017. Following Smith Baker’s departure, the Board of Directors retained Cohen Taylor to […]
Posted inBulletin
McCorvey Center YMCA has new branch director
It was announced last week that Kari Davis will be the new branch director of the YMCA at the Cora McCorvey Center (formerly Heritage Park). Davis has served in a leadership role in various nonprofits and brings a wealth of experience in both youth development and nonprofit leadership. She is a longtime supporter of the […]
Posted inOpinion
Holidays and impaired driving don’t mix
With the holidays here, it’s a good time to talk about impaired driving and what communities can do to prevent it. Twenty-nine years ago, Larry Mahoney drove his pickup truck down the wrong side of Kentucky’s Interstate 71 hitting a church bus head on and killing 24 children and three adults. The incident, which became […]
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
Women’s sports slapped down again
The 2017 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Final Four this weekend is in Kansas City, Missouri, but finding news on it is virtually impossible unless you know exactly where to go to find it. You certainly won’t find it on the eight most popular sports websites, according to eBizMBA, and definitely not on NBC Sports that “gives […]
Posted inHealth + Wellness
When is it time to have a conversation with a loved one about aging?
The holidays can provide such an opportunity Minnesota’s senior population is doubling as baby boomers reach retirement age. Soon there will be more senior citizens than schoolkids in our state. Minnesota must face the reality of a dramatically older society. The rapid growth in our senior population will personally affect nearly everyone in Minnesota: current […]
Posted inOpinion
Star Tribune’s logic on livable wages absurd
Why is the Star Tribune opposing livable wages for metro workers? Could it be that some of the businesses that have the most low-wage workers (Target, Walmart, Cub Foods) spend millions on advertising in the Tribune? The paper is working hard to protect the wealthy capitalists and their ability to exploit workers. The Tribune is […]
Posted inBulletin
Mpls North High School football team receive Super Bowl surprise
Polars football team and coach The Minneapolis North High School football team and their coach Charles Adams received a ‘super’ surprise this morning. The 2016 state championship winning team was greeted at North High School by representatives of the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee, National Football League and Minnesota Vikings, who told the players they […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Gov. Dayton appoints Tina Smith to fill Franken’s Senate seat
After nearly a week of speculation, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Wednesday that he would appoint Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill the seat of Sen. Al Franken. “Tina Smith is a person of the highest integrity and ability. There is no one I trust more to assume the responsibilities of this important office,” said Dayton. “I know that […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Gov. Dayton to appoint replacement as Sen. Franken resigns
Senator Al Franken announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate Thursday, December 7 after three weeks of sexual misconduct allegations made against him and growing calls from his Democratic colleagues to step down. Franken’s speech was in parts reflective and defiant. “Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to talk […]
Posted inOpinion
The Black soldier they left behind
Too many unanswered questions about death of Sergeant La David Johnson African American Army Green Beret Sergeant La David Johnson was killed in Africa in an ambush along the Niger-Mali border, October 4, 2017. As this is written, the Department of Defense has not released full information regarding how it was that he was missing for 48 […]
Posted inGo Green
Hennepin County plans to reach zero waste to landfills
The board adopted the Hennepin County Solid Waste Management Master Plan for 2018-2023. State statute requires metro counties to prepare master plans every six years that identify strategies to meet the state’s goal of zero waste landfilled by 2030. The county has made steady progress toward these goals and diverted 82 percent of waste from […]
Posted inGo Green
Recycle Your Holidays program is changing, but recycling efforts remain
Don’t know what to do with those old or no-longer-working strings of holiday lights? Making the switch to energy efficient LED holiday lights? Either way, recycle your old lights! Recycle Your Holidays is a one-of-a-kind statewide holiday light-recycling program in Minnesota created by the Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM). Although the Recycling Association of Minnesota […]
Posted inOpinion
Longtime poverty crusader makes impassioned call for justice
The opposite of poverty is not wealth. It is justice. — Bryan Stevenson The ultimate goal, of course, is the end of poverty itself. But as we pursue that goal, we must get rid of the laws and practices that unjustly incarcerate and otherwise damage the lives of millions who can’t fight back. We must […]
Posted inOpinion
My Black lesbian body is a target for police brutality
The reality of unarmed African American women — LBTQ, gender nonconforming and straight — being beaten, profiled, sexually violated and murdered by law enforcement officials with alarming regularity is too often ignored — especially with the focus of police brutality on our males. Like so many African American women, Sandra Bland’s death in 2015, resulting […]
Posted inBulletin
Buses return to Nicollet Mall Sat., Dec. 2
With the completion of the new Nicollet, buses will return to the mall on Saturday, Dec. 2. Metro Transit routes 10, 11, 17, 18, 25 and 59 will return to Nicollet after operating on Hennepin Avenue since late 2015 while Nicollet was under construction. Now that normal operations have returned to Nicollet, it’s important for drivers, […]