This Black man’s Republicanism came to him as he watched football great and civil rights activist Jim Brown come on the news for visiting Trump Tower. At the sight of Brown’s excoriation by many Blacks for meeting Trump, Johnson said he decided to become a Republican.
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A brand new makeover — Estes celebrates grand opening
“[This] is a celebration of our longevity of service to the community,” Wesley told the MSR. “For the community, it gives a sense of pride and purpose in the burial of our loved ones.”
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Estes Funeral Home to celebrate new look and legacy
The Northside community fixture just got a state-of-the-art makeover.
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‘Imagine North’ — Thor launch celebrates new Northside narrative (photos)
The Imagine North Block Party featured live performances, including Ella Mai and Paris Bennett, along with youth activities, food trucks and building tours.
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Project aims to tell the stories of 90 Northside Minneapolis voices
The community conversations are also designed to “hold the City accountable and to not just let 90 stories sit on tape recorders, “but make sure we actually listen to them and learn something from them.”
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Faith community serves as place of hope, healing in midst of police shooting
Parishioners packed the sanctuary at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church hoping for a peaceful resolution after a Minneapolis police officer reportedly shot and killed 30-year-old Thurman Blevins Saturday evening following a brief foot chase
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North Side mourns yet another police shooting
Unanswered questions have surfaced as the case plagues the streets of North Minneapolis. One is whether Blevins had a gun as the police have stated in their reports. According to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), two 911 calls reported a man shooting a handgun, identified by one caller as silver.
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Man killed in officer-involved shooting in North Minneapolis (updated)
According to the MPD account, police officers responded to 911 reports that an adult male was shooting a handgun into the air and ground on the 4700 block of Bryant Avenue North.
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Grocery buses bring harvest to food deserts
The program began in St. Paul’s Frogtown, Battle Creek, and Midway areas. By using U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) maps to locate so-called food deserts and shopping-specific areas, organizers identified neighborhoods with limited access to fresh and healthy foods.
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Harvest schools announce ‘the next phase of our journey’
Harvest Preparatory School, a K-6 school founded in 1992, and Best Academy, a K-8 school founded in 2008, will merge and operate under a single board of directors.
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Northside’s ‘economic engine’ is revving up
The Penn Avenue-Plymouth Avenue quadrant is two-thirds close to completion. Thor Companies’ $36 million headquarters on the southeast corner of Plymouth and Penn recently had a “topping off” ceremony, Vice-President of Development and Investment D’Angelos Svenkeson told the MSR last week. The 92,000-square-foot retail and office complex and a 620-stall parking facility are in its […]
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New EcoVillage offers ‘deep affordable housing’ to some Hawthorne families
Much more needed to address the crisis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference on February 6 to publicly announce the opening of a new 75-unit affordable housing complex in the Hawthorne Neighborhood on Minneapolis’ North Side. The new Hawthorne EcoVillage Apartments, located at 617 Lowry Avenue North, was developed by Project for Pride in […]
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Councilmember Cunningham gives Minnesota Nice a new meaning
He feels safe in North Minneapolis A colleague once told Phillipe Cunningham that North Minneapolis was a place where she felt safest as a Black queer woman. “That really resonated with me because I have felt very unsafe as a Black queer man,” said Cunningham. Then he became a resident of North Minneapolis and understood […]
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Kindred Kitchen helps food entrepreneurs get a start
Kindred Kitchen is advancing the possibilities of shared kitchen spaces. Billed as a “hub” for food entrepreneurs, the 24/7-access licensed kitchen facility has served the Northside community from 1206 W. Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis since 2010…
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Rain couldn’t dampen All-Star kickball fun in North Mpls (photos & video)
It’s August and the Squad of Players Adult Kickball League is nearing the end of its third season. Last Sunday’s set of All-Star games, with a rib cook-off contest and a skills competition to judge the longest kick and the fastest around the bases, took place at North Commons Park in North Minneapolis. A local […]
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New ‘full-service’ center opens in North Mpls
For decades, the primarily African American-owned businesses on the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenues have not thrived as they did during and before the 1970s. In a series called “Transforming the North Side,” MSR Staff Writer Charles Hallman has been speaking with leaders of organizations who are working to bring jobs and other resources […]
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Northsiders show support for ‘one of the good ones’
Many oppose the transfer of a bridge-building MPD officer Meeting at the Zion Baptist Church on Sunday, March 26, community members sent a public message to the Office of Janee Harteau, Minneapolis Chief of Police, that Inspector Michael Friestleben, 53, should remain in North Minneapolis. “I have so much respect for this man… I just […]
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Penn/Plymouth projects raise hopes for Northside rebirth
THOR groundbreaking brings private investment to the area In North Minneapolis, the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenue for decades have not lived up to their thriving business history during and before the 1970s, businesses owned and/or operated primarily by African Americans. In a series called “Transforming the North Side,” MSR Staff Writer Charles Hallman […]
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Transforming the North Side — 44 groups collaborate to bring in living-wage jobs
In North Minneapolis, the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenue for decades have not lived up to their thriving business history during and before the 1970s, businesses owned and/or operated primarily by African Americans. Currently on the northwest corner sits Estes Funeral Chapel next to NorthPoint Health and Wellness. Across the street on its northeast […]
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Investments in North Minneapolis is warranted
Claims arguing against the Northside Greenway project, detailed in the September 2016 issue of the Camden News article “Pros and cons to the Northside Greenway,” deserve critical assessment. I envision a North Minneapolis that is healthier, safer, more economically thriving, and more socially cohesive as a result of the Northside Greenway project. The project was […]