Mayor Jacob Frey drew boos and tough questions at the AALF forum as challengers DeWayne Davis, Omar Fateh, Jazz Hampton, and Brenda Short challenged his record on small business support and transparency ahead of the November 4 election.
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A Mayoral Forum for Minneapolis’ Future to Center Community Voices and Black Leadership
The African American Leadership Forum will host a community-driven mayoral forum on Oct. 15 at the Capri Theater, centering accountability, care, and collective leadership. Confirmed participants include Mayor Jacob Frey, State Sen. Omar Fateh, Brenda Short, and Rev. Dewayne Davis. Free; registration encouraged.
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Twin Cities Juneteenth 2022 events offer opportunity for reflection, commemoration, and celebration
Today, celebrations take the form of family gatherings as well as city-wide events to reconnect with our
communities while honoring this important moment in history.
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MSR Forefront: Raising Black Scholars forum
Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) in partnership with the African American Leadership Forum (AALF) will host a virtual cultural education forum, ‘Realizing Wakanda.’
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Panelists advise ways to stay connected but safe
The African American Leadership Forum last week discussed ways to social distance during the holiday season.
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Back-to-school puzzle an ‘unsolvable Rubik’s Cube’
The debate over distance learning and its overall impact on students has not quieted down despite fears among many parents, teachers and others over reopening schools.
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America is fighting a racial as well as a viral pandemic
Despite the pandemic, many people are more concerned about long-existing systemic racism judging by the last three week’s of protests.
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Meet the new director of the African American Leadership Forum
Lacora Bradford Kesti will head the African American Leadership Forum, the organization announced.
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New AALF director talks leadership change and vision for the future
“I had a lot of different perspectives I wanted to [share with] the community. NEON gave me a tremendous opportunity to form all those experiences and provide a direction that will last for a while at the organization. This was my next step,” said Marcus Owens
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Less than one percent: That’s Black businesses’ share of MN public sector spending
The African American Leadership Forum (AALF) two years ago asked several public entities about their spending with Black-owned businesses. Last weekend, the group released their report showing what at least seven public entities have spent in recent years with Black businesses. The results fell far short of a recommended six percent minimum to reflect the […]
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Community partners take on menthol tobacco marketing to local African Americans
Menthol cigarettes are having a disproportionate negative impact on the health of the Twin Cities African American community. Yet new evidence suggests that many among this population don’t realize the harmful effects that menthol is having on them. A new grassroots health initiative aims to change this and to encourage members of the community to […]
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Sharpton straddles fence on menthol cigarette ban
His role unclear on panel biased toward tobacco interests Last week Minnesota had an unlikely visitor at Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in South Minneapolis: Rev Al Sharpton. With very little press or other announcement of his presence, those who were informed may or may not have known what the purpose of Sharpton’s visit was. […]
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MN House Republicans: Black lives don’t matter
With the Minnesota State Legislature’s 2016 session slated to end next week, the issue of addressing economic inequality among its state citizenry of color may once again be ignored.