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The Urban LeagueMovement: a history fromwww.mul.org

Part 1 in a series of 4At the end of the Civil War, fourmillion former slaves weresuddenly on their own — fourmillion people with no politicalor legal status in America. There

were no customs or traditions todetermine their place. Racerelations depended primarily onindividual behavior. Only onething was certain: Neither theSouth nor the North believed thatNegroes would ever beconsidered the equal of whites.Even humanitarians andreformists did not foresee socialequality.

Thirty years passed before thestatus of former slaves wasaddressed. The position ofNegroes in America was thenclearly defined by law: separate

and unequal. The law wasenforced through rigidsegregation and throughdiscrimination in every sphere ofdaily living. These restrictionswere referred to as Jim Crow lawsin reference to a particularlyoffensive stereotype of the day.The laws on the books, however,represented only a fraction of thediscrimination that was actuallypracticed.

There were vocal dissenters -both white and black - to therepression of the Jim Crow laws.The dissenters fell into two

intellectual traditions. The firstapproach favored a social sciencemodel to bring about economicequality. The roots of the socialscience model were firmlyanchored in individual economicbetterment. Black intellectuals,social theorists, and whitephilanthropists led this group.Social theory gave rise to theSocial Work approach i.e. theimmediate elimination ofsuffering. Social Work, as adiscipline, sought to deal with theeffects of the system rather thanchange the system. The

immediate goal was to improvethe status of individuals throughimproving working conditions inindustry, increasing wages,obtaining better housing andgaining health care. The UrbanLeague grew out of this socialwork model.

The second approach wasbased on a philosophy of self-help and racial solidarity. Negroesalone would determine theirfuture. This model favored usingthe law to effect social change

Why is it difficult for HennepinCounty managers to engagecommunity resources andleadership in the solution side ofjuvenile detention, prevention andjustice?

Judge Tanya Bransford saidthe county had been moving inthat direction. “I was co-chair asthe presiding juvenile court judge,along with Fred LeFleur, who wasthe director of communitycorrections of collaborationbetween the Bench and theCommunity Corrections. TheBench does not control the purse

strings, but we have been tryingto push to institutional change.

“Part of it is saying how weare going to work withcommunities. We had a partsteering team that included MadDads and other community

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Republican Newt Gingrich isthe former Speaker of the Housewho once outlined a 10-point-plan called the “Contract WithAmerica.” Civil rights leaders

fiercely attacked this plan as a“Contract on America.”

He also once encouraged theRepublican Party to disregardauthentic Black leaders, saying,“It is in the interest of theRepublican Party and RonaldReagan to invent new Blackleaders, so to speak.”

Gingrich’s leadership style

has been described by politicalcommentators such as Dr. RonWalters, as “aggressivelynarrow, mean-spirited and evenhateful”.

Why then wouldquintessential Black activist andcivil rights leader the Rev. Al

Louis King and students at SummitAcademy OpportunityIndustrialization Center (SAOIC)Tuesday took steps to highlight thefailure of Minneapolis citygovernment to take responsibilityfor monitoring hiring and contractorcompliance on multi-million dollarsconstruction projects within earshotof City Hall.

Dozens of men and women whoare trained, or in training for,construction jobs walked the route

of the Marq 2 project, a federallyand Metropolitan Council and cityfunded transportation constructionproject aimed at reducingcongestion on Marquette and 2ndAvenues in downtown and in othercritical traffic areas in Minneapolis.The project is funded by $130million in Metro and federal funds,matched by about $50 million incity funds. The downtown portion

Sharpton tells why he is attending White Housemeetings with ultra conservative Newt Gingrich By Hazel Trice EdneyNNPA Editor-in-Chief

Solution side of juveniledetention and justice

Suluki FardanAlessandra Williams, HIRE Minnesota Coordinator

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Carter wins essay contest,honored at StateCapitol

$130 million protest

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Conversations with Al McFarlanelive from downtown St. Paul at the FLINT HILLS 2009INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL on May 26 at 11:00 amon KFAI 90.3 FM

Suluki Fardan(L to R) The Rev. Efrem Smith, Bill English, Scott Gray,

The Rev. Randy Staten, and The Rev. Ian Bethel

Khalid Naji-AllahThe Rev. Al Sharpton, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R),

and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L)

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State Rep. Bobby Champion’sbill addressing employmentbarriers to people who havecriminal records was signedinto law last week Monday,May 11 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.The public safety policyomnibus bill, House File 1301,features two provisions thatbegin to address the growingproblem of individuals withcriminal records findingemployment.

One provision requires allMinnesota public employers towait until a job applicant hasbeen selected for an interviewbefore asking about criminalrecords or conducting acriminal record check, except

for positions that alreadyrequire a background check.Passage of this legislationmakes Minnesota the first stateto adopt a statewide “Ban theBox” law since the initiativewas started by a group calledAll of Us or None in Californiaseveral years ago.

The other provision limitsthe admission of evidence of anemployee’s criminal recordagainst an employer if: (1) theduties of the position did notexpose others to a greaterdegree of risk than that createdby the employee interactingwith the public outside of the

Champion’s bill signed into law

Rep. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-58B

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Community elders Tuesday welcomed newly-hired MinneapolisUrban League president and CEO Scott Gray during the“Conversations with Al McFarlane” Public Policy Forum at theGlover-Sudduth Center for Economic Development and UrbanAffairs

Former Urban League board members, Bill English, the Rev.Randolph Staten, and the Rev. Ian Bethel joined the legacyleadership organization’s staff, current board members andcommunity leadership in congratulating Gray on his appointment.Gray begins the new job June 1. He presently is director of theMadison, WI Urban League.

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and bring about social equality.Its proponents believed that theattainment of the legal right toeducation, job skills and propertywould automatically bring with itsocial and economic equality. TheNAACP (National Associationfor the Advancement of ColoredPeople) became the heir to thisintellectual tradition. Throughoutthe early part of the century, theNiagra Movement, whichpreceded the NAACP, wasviewed as radical and separatistwhile the social workorganizations that preceded theUrban League were viewed asconservative.

These theoretical discussionsamong intellectuals had notanticipated the reality of themassive migration of Negroes toNorthern cities at the turn of thecentury. Three-quarters of theblack population in the Northlived in urban areas in 1910, ahigher ratio than that ofimmigrants. This was animmediate concern that

temporarily outweighed theissues of the protest movement.Urban racial reformers had toforego the crusade for politicaland civil rights in favor of jobs,housing, education, andsanitation.

Although today, the UrbanLeague Movement has a dualmission of providing socialservices and advocating for trueracial equality, it had a singlepurpose when it began. TheNational Urban League wasfounded in New York in 1910 as acollaboration between the city’smost prominent professionals,businessmen and reform leadersof both races. They embracedthree fundamental principles: • interracial cooperation • assimilation and integrationof Negroes and immigrants • individual economicadvancement through educationaland vocational skill development.

Although mutual aid societieshave always existed withinAfrican American communities,the Urban League was differentfrom other attempts in that it wasdesigned as a nation-wideorganization from the beginning.

A national system was key to

meeting the challenge of thegrowing northern migration. TheUrban League decided early onthat it would not duplicate thework of the Niagra Movement,later the NAACP. It would foregothe crusade for political and civil

rights to focus on the needs ofindividuals as seven hundredthousand blacks migrated Northbetween 1910 and 1920 lookingfor work.

From the white point of view,it was important to finance the

work of the Urban League toprevent “black problems” fromspilling over into the whitecommunity. From the Black pointof view, if you were going to trainAfrican Americans to work in ajob, there had to be jobs availableand employers ready to hire them.Cooperation offered a temporary,practical solution — a trade-offdesigned to combat poverty,joblessness and disease.

With the outbreak of WorldWar I in 1919, jobs suddenlybecame available. Due to thelabor shortage caused by the war,white employers reluctantlyemployed black workers. Butwhen the war ended, thoseworkers found that their jobswere now reserved for returningwhite veterans. As the economyslowly improved, the demand forhousehold help increased but jobsfor men without skills decreased.

The Urban Leagueestablished an IndustrialRelations Department toredistribute the concentration ofblack workers in northern citiesand to directly encourage industryto hire black employees. Itrequired considerable power ofpersuasion and conciliation to

maintain the organization at atime when racial issues were not anational priority.

By 1928, there were 42 UrbanLeagues including Minneapolisand St. Paul. In Minnesota, theNegro community was active andgrowing in the first two decadesof the century. At least five civilrights organizations were foundedbefore the Urban League.Wendell Jones, a postal clerk onWashington Avenue, was amongthe first to pay the fee to becomea charter member of theMinneapolis-St. Paul affiliate in1926. “At that time,” he said,“there was no office, no paid staff— just a meeting in a church.”

Although there was nosegregation by law in Minnesota,it was impossible for a black manto be served in a restaurant inMinneapolis. The Twin CitiesUrban League was terminated in1938 and Minneapolis and St.Paul became separate affiliates.Reports from early executives ofthe organization show that theywere given unusual opportunitiesto address community groups ondifferent aspects of race relations.

EDUCATIONThe fact that his family’s houseburned down last year hasn’tstopped 6th grade ShavaughntaCarter from continuing to be astrong student at ConcordiaCreative Learning Center in St.Paul. He was honored for hispersistence, and an outstandingessay on Wednesday, May 6, onthe Minnesota State CapitolSteps, as part of Minnesota’s 5thAnnual Charter School WritingContest. More than 1,100students, grades k-12 submittedessays.

Carter wrote that the housefire “took everything from me.”But Carter continues workinghard in school, where hispersistence was recognized andpraised. In his essay,Shavaughnta (pronounced

Sha-van-tee) wrote, “I’ve hada good life behind and in front ofme. I have never failed in schooland never been suspended and Iwill never be involved in a gang.”

Carter is the son of Elissa Wright.Mary Donaldson, director ofConcordia Creative LearningCenter, calls him “a young manof character and courage.”

Carter was one of twostudents from the school whowas taken to visit a Obama forPresident campaign office. Cartermade some phone calls on behalfof then Senator Obama. In hisessay, Carter wrote about thatexperience: “A lot of people said‘yes’ because you were a Blackperson, some said ‘no’ becauseyou were a Black person, I’mthinking you are a good person.”

Winners also will berecognized in four divisions:Grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9 – 12. First andsecond place winners will readtheir essays.

Kao Kalia Yang, winner oftwo recent Minnesota BookAwards, will speak to thestudents. She will describe what

writing has meant to her.This year’s contest is co-

sponsored by the Center forSchool Change at the Universityof Minnesota’s HumphreyInstitute, the TCF Foundation,and Charter School Partners.TCF Foundation will give cashawards to the contest winners,including $50 to Mr. Carter. Inthe event of rain, the ceremonywill be held in the Capitolrotunda.

Excerpts from essay:By Shavaughnta Carter

Here at Concordia CreativeLearning Academy, we learn andhave fun…My 5th Block teacher,Mr. A took me and another goodstudent to your campaign beforeyou were elected. A lot of peoplesaid “yes” because you were ablack person, some said “no”because you were a black person,I’m thinking you are a “good”

person…I just had a house fire last

year and that took everythingfrom me.

I’ve had a good life behind

and in front of me. I have neverfailed in school and never beensuspended and I will never beinvolved in a gang.

I love to play football and

basketball….I forgot to tell you, can you

stop the war? I will thank you alot for that.

Shavaughnta Carter wins essay contest, honored at State Capitol

Courtesy of Center for School ChangeAlice Seagren and Shavaughnta Carter

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duties of the position or thatmight be created by beingemployed in general; (2) a courtorder sealed any record of thecriminal case; or (3) the record

did not result in a criminalconviction.

The legislation was passedin large part due to thegrassroots organizing efforts ofthe Second Chance Coalition, adiverse coalition of 24community organizations,including: 180 Degrees, Inc.,AMICUS, Goodwill/Easter

Seals MN, Council on Crimeand Justice, Rebuild Resources,Jacob Wetterling Foundation,RS Eden, Minnesota Council ofChurches, NOLA Investigates –Criminal Defense Investigation,MN Catholic Conference,Minnesota Fathers & FamiliesNetwork, Northside PolicyAction Coalition, PeopleEscaping Poverty Project,Project for Pride in Living,Children’s Defense Fund, PeaceFoundation, Minneapolis UrbanLeague, HIRED, LIFE inRecovery, NAMI MN, theBarbara Schneider Foundation,Elim Transitional Housing,Emerge CommunityDevelopment, GreaterMinneapolis Council onChurches, and Juel FairbanksChemical Dependency Services.

The Minneapolis-basedCouncil on Crime and Justiceled direct lobbying efforts forthe legislation. According toCouncil President and formerHennepin County Judge PamelaAlexander: “Over the last

several decades increases incriminalization combined witheasier access to criminalrecords and heightened fear andscrutiny have created an entireclass of people who are subjectto permanent punishment andfind it extremely difficult tobecome fully-contributingmembers of their communitiesthrough stable housing andgainful employment. It includeshundreds of thousands ofMinnesotans. Passage of this

Sharpton plan a march and rallynear the White House at whichGingrich was been invited tospeak? And why did they attenda meeting together last weekwith President Barack Obama?

Sharpton answered thesequestions during an interviewwith the NNPA News Service:

“There is no agreement. Heand I are not working together,”said Sharpton. “He’s coming tosay, ‘Yes there is a race gap.’But, he and I are not working

together.”It all started at Sharpton’sNational Action Network(NAN) annual convention lastmonth, Sharpton said. Gingrichattended the convention in orderto debate Sharpton on issues.

“Every year, I debate a rightwinger at my convention,”Sharpton said. He noted that hehas also debated conservativetalk show hosts Sean Hannityand Bill O’Reilly.

“When I challengedGingrich on racial inequality, hedisagreed with me on vouchers,but he agreed with me that therewas racial inequality. ‘I said you

ought to be at our marchcommemorating Brown vs.Board of Education. He said,’ I

will’,” Sharpton said.That convention also

featured a speech by VicePresident Joe Biden whileObama was on his tour ofEurope.

When NAN reached out tothe White House for a meetingon educational inequities,Sharpton said it was the ObamaAdministration that askedSharpton to attend the meetingwith Gingrich, along withSecretary of Education Arne

Duncan and mayors of two ofthe nation’s largest cities, NewYork Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, also a Republican,and Los Angeles Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa, also a Republican.Villaraigosa was not able toattend.

“The White House said thatsince he came to my convention,they would invite him to thismeeting so they could hear allsides,” Sharpton said. “We had avery frank and blunt meeting for45 minutes. I thought it wasgood.”

He said the President has

“asked us to frame somethingthat the administration can dealwith to close the race gap ineducation. Gingrich and I don’tagree on vouchers, we don’tagree on other things. I’m notsupporting Bloomberg formayor of New York. I’msupporting Bill Thompson. But,we have agreed to work with thepresident in framing aneducation policy that will dealwith the racial inequality,”Sharpton said.

The march, which Sharptondescribed as a “march at theWhite House; not a march onthe White House,”commemorated the 55thAnniversary of Brown v. Boardof Education. The gathering isin commemoration of the 55thAnniversary of Brown v. Boardof Education decision. Sharptonhas called it a new “call toaction” in the wake of separate

and unequal education that stillremains.

Sharpton said Gingrichcould eventually play a pivotalrole in bridging the gap betweenRepublicans in Congress andthe Obama Administration onlegislation pertaining to theeducational inequities and otherissues.

“We haven’t gotten itchanged doing it the regularway. So why keep doing thesame thing for 40 years? Theone thing that I agree withObama is that if we keep doingthe same thing, we’re not goingto get a different result,” hesaid. “Besides, if we are gettingthem to agree with things thatwill help us, I think we would bestupid not to do that. Gingrichcame to my convention. I didn’tgo to his.”

of the transportation project costsabout $32 million.

Over the past several weeks,there was a startling lack of clarityregarding which governmental

agency was responsible formonitoring and enforcing minorityand women hiring goals and sub-contracting with minority andwomen owned firms. MinneapolisCivil Rights Department director,Michael Jordan said the projectdidn’t fall under his authority, andthat the Metro Council hadresponsibility for the project. The

Metro Council replied to emailinquiries from Insight News that itdid not have jurisdiction to enforcehiring and contracting goals.

During a broadcast of the“Conversations with Al McFarlane”program on KFAI, in which thequestions of who has responsibilityfor the project was being discussed,Insight received a phone call from

the State Department of HumanRights claiming it had responsibilityfor ensuring hiring contracting andhiring goals were met.

Shafer Contracting is reportinga 7 percent minority workforce,substantially short of the goal of 11percent. The company said it’s crewwas 5 percent female, while thegoal is 6 percent.

But only 2 percent of the projectis subcontracted to minority orfemale owned firms, a gapingdistance from the 17 percent goal.Eighth Ward City Council Member,Elizabeth Glidden, interviewed onthe radio broadcast said she was notsatisfied with the lack clarity andlack of accountability surroundingthe downtown construction project.

King and the Summit studentsappeared at City Council followingtheir protest walk along the Marq 2route to say they intended toheighten public scrutiny on federalstimulus spending projects that areintended to jumpstart ourcommunities as well, not excludeus.

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legislation is an important firststep towards alleviating thissituation, making ourcommunities more safe,economically stable, and just.”

According to the Council’sDirector of Public Policy andAdvocacy, Mark Haase, the“Ban the Box” law reducesdiscrimination and confusionbased only upon initialapplication, does not limitaccess to the criminal record,saves public employers timeand money and gives them a

more diverse applicant pool,increases employmentopportunities for otherwise-qualified applicants, and doesnot limit “private” employerdiscretion, but provides themwith a best practice model. Thecivil liability, or “Safe Hiring”law, gives employers some toolsin knowing when criminalrecords are relevant and whichtypes of records need not beconsidered at all. Employers

will need to be trained on howthis law can help them increaseemployment opportunities forindividuals with criminalrecords.

Along with Rep. BobbyChampion (D-58B), the bills’chief authors were Sen. MeeMoua (DFL) District 67 andSen. Ron Latz (DFL) District 44and Rep. Sheldon Johnson (D-67B).

The quiet walls of an ordinarilyempty classroom on a Saturdayafternoon at Harvest PreparatoryAcademy were filled with anintimate message of courage andresponsibility when they wereblanketed with the presence of atimely messenger of Hope.

The Men of M.A.R.C.H. (MenAre Responsible for CultivatingHope) and members of ourdiverse community were happy towelcome R&B singer CharlieWilson and hear his Declarationof Awareness, prior to his musicalperformance Saturday, May 9 atEpic Night Club. He happilyparticipated in a round tablediscussion designed to address amajor issue seeking lives in ourcommunity; the growing rate ofProstate Cancer in AfricanAmerican males.

Wilson, a former member ofthe acclaimed musical ensembleThe Gap Band, is continuallyhitting high notes with his solocareer as an artist and has alreadygarnered the number 1 spot on theR&B charts with the introductionof his latest album Uncle Charlie.But aside from singing his wayback into the depths of our heartswith musical testimonies of loveand redemption, his words off thestage amass the same significanceand vulnerability yet reside on adifferent hill of heightenedimportance.

As you know, the world is“masking up” to steer clear ofendemics like H1N1 (Swine Flu),but apart from the pandemoniumof this contagious disease laysanother epidemic seeking the livesof our brothers. Remember, notevery potential life-threateningillness is one that’s communicableor can be discerned through

symptoms. Sometimes thenecessity is not in covering up toprevent a problem, but rather by“unmasking” ourselves todiscover a hidden one.

Having overcome anonslaught of self-made obstacles,like his prior drug abuse, whichWilson has long since recoveredfrom, the last thing he expected inhis life was to be stricken withprostate cancer. “Some [hurdles]have been higher than others, butI’ve been jumping like hell to getover them. This is what I’ve beendoing since that last part of the80s,” he shared, when asked aboutovercoming cancer and otherobstacles in his life and career.

Early detection was a savinggrace for Wilson, but like manyAfrican American men, he toowas stubborn when it came to hishealth and keeping on top ofyearly checkups and doctor visits.“You know we don’t like to go tothe doctor. My wife made me goto the doctor,” he recalled. “Youhave to do it. The numbers arejust staggering: one in every threeAfrican American males willdevelop prostate cancer.”

Never having had anysymptoms aside from lower backpain, he naturally assumed he washealthy due to his active lifestyleand maintaining proper diet andexercise. At the advice of his wife,he still underwent his yearlyroutine checkups. After receivinghigh numbers as a result of aP.S.A. Test (Prostate SpecificAntigen Test) and a rectal exam,his doctors diagnosed him withprostate cancer and began treatinghim for the disease.

Catching it in enough time iswhat afforded him the ability tomake a full recovery. “Prostatecancer basically is a slow growingcancer. They call it the goodcancer. If you catch it, you cantake care of it. The numbers canbe really high and you can stilltake care of it because it’s veryslow. However, there areaggressive strains as well that willjust take off,” Wilson said.

He encourages people tounderstand that Prostate Cancer isno longer an age discriminatorydisease affecting merely the oldergeneration. “I heard of a brother,

who on his 40th birthday hadalready had six operations andthere was nothing they could dofor him. He just passed a fewmonths back. Over the years it’sbeen coming down more andmore. People always tell me, ‘I’llworry about that when I’m 55.’But no, it’s not just that [age]. I’mconvinced that it’s not just anumber,” he said.

Wilson painted a vivid pictureof the importance of earlydetection and getting on top ofyearly exams and checkups.Joined by his wife Mahin, the twotouched on the vulnerability andemotion’s men face when it comesto the diagnosis. They spoke onhow the disease affects not onlymen, but also the family.

Wilson, now an advocate forthe Prostate Cancer Foundation,understands that a lot of men don’tgleam with excitement when itcomes to taking a rectal exam, buta few minutes of possiblediscomfort can buy years, orrather decades, of a life worthliving.

“It’s not about me,” saidWilson. “This is a disease that’sattacking African Americans and alot of us don’t know anythingabout this. They don’t know whatthe symptoms are or that this is

happening. I’m trying to spreadthe word. I’m here. If I have aplatform, I’m here to talk to thebrothers. You need to go get acheck up. I know we don’t like togo to the doctors. People keepsaying, ‘You’re telling all yourbusiness.’ It’s not my businessanymore. I took care of me, nowI’m trying to take care of you. If Ican help tell you something, that’swhy I’m here.”

The Men of M.A.R.C.H.meeting, in existence for nearly 15years, was the perfect forum forrelaying the message of survivaland self-reliance. Like Wilson, thebrothers who make up thisextraordinary group of “HopeCultivators” share a similarpurpose with the work they do inuplifting, restructuring andcreating awareness on the issuesthat effect the African Americancommunity. The gentleman meetevery Saturday at HarvestPreparatory Academy at 1 pmwhere they encourage brothers ofall ages to stop by, be enlightenedand be accepted into a circle ofmen who actively participate inresonating positive change, notonly within themselves, but alsothe community at large.

Before the session closed, oneof the Men of M.A.R.C.H.

reflected: “We are stillmaintaining, but also sustaining.This, in part, has to do withcoming into a safe environmentwhere there are Black men whocan disclose and open up withoutjudgment. Everybody here feelssafe enough to be their real self.”The comfort within in theenclosed circle is what made iteasy for Wilson and other visitorsto communicate this personal yetimportant message to all that werelistening.

Through him and thetestimonies of the Men ofM.A.R.C.H., it’s easy to discoverthe obvious conclusion; if you’regoing to show up for life, then youmight as well be healthy enoughto live in it. Time is of the essence.Get your prostate checked today.

For more information on ProstateCancer, the causes, symptoms andtesting, please contact your localdoctor or visitwww.prostatecancerfoundation.org

For more information on the Menof M.A.R.C.H. organization andhow you can participate emailTyrone Terrill atw h t t 8 3 0 @ a o l . c o m

AESTHETICSR&B legend Charlie Wilson talks candidly about prostate cancer prevention

Courtesy of Drew M. LewisBack row L to R: Eugene Jackson, Alemou Foluke, Nawbaw

Kalema (only top of head showing), Jeff Howard, Johnny Howard, Tyrone Terrill, Milford Johnson,Charlie Wilson, James Muhammad, Clarence Jones. Middle row L to R: Darryl Spence, Eli Jackson

and Mahmoud El-Kati. Front row L to R: Donavee Chappelle, Sam Cook, and Muwata Ross

By Alaina L. Lewis


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Sen. Ron Latz (DFL) District 44

Sen. Mee Moua (DFL) District 67

Rep. Sheldon Johnson (D-67B)

organizations,” Bransford said. “But we were making the

mistake of having meetings thatwere convenient for the system.So the meetings would be in theGovernment Center. Finally wesaid that doesn’t make sensebecause everyone else has to payto park and go through security.So now we started having oursteering committee meetings inthe community, so they’re in theparks. We’re meeting more nowin the community, and hopefullyat times where we can engage–we’ve asked other people, suchas people from the Indian HealthBoard, and – the Division of

Indian Works, and African-American Family Services.

“We’ve asked othercommunity people to help usengage in this effort, but whatwe’re trying to do isinstitutionalize the changes so

that it’s not just something that isa change or an initiative of JudgeBransford that, when she’s gone,we’ll just go back to the old way,”she said. “We’re trying to say thisis going to be institutionalizedand built-in.

The Rev. Greg Foster’sprogram, Citadel of Hope, is acoaching resource that recruits,organizes and mobilizescommunity coaches to work withchildren that are not a danger tothe public. “Let them go to

someone like Citadel of Hope,particularly in zip codes 55411,55412, because that was the areathat so many of our youth werecoming from, and connect themwith volunteers or people in thecommunity who will get them tocome to court, and make surethey’re going to school. Thecoaches make sure they’re doingtheir sentence to serve, whatevertheir court orders are. And they

I can still vividly recall the hair-plaiting ritual which marked everyevening during my childhood. Iwould sit on the floor betweenmama’s legs while she sat perchedon the edge of her favorite chair(usually) gently, (always) slowlyarranging my (virgin) hair into sixplaits. Upon completion of her task,while I was rising from the floor,without fail, she would call “Morehair,” and I would respond, “GrowHair.” (Her call was actually more

like “Mo hair,” which of courserhymes with “Grow hair.”)

At least monthly, rather thansitting on the floor in front of mama’sfavorite chair, there was anotherchair that held vivid, slightlyhaunting, memories. It was thestraightening-chair —the place Iwould go and sit after my hair wasfreshly washed and dried. This chairwas placed directly in front of thestove, upon which sat a hot,smoking straightening comb, an oldtowel, and jar of hair dressing, calledHair-Rep. It was there I endured lotsof old-school detangling: pullinghard, until the comb no longer gotstuck. After that the entire head ofhair was pressed straight-twice.Next, came the smoothing of theedges of the hairline, called the“kitchens.” At least twice duringevery hair-straightening session,mama’s hand would slip and she’dtouch my ear, neck, or scalp with thathot comb. “Ouch!” I would scream,

and she always replied, “Baby,mama’s sorry!” Sometimes shewould fib, “Mama didn’t burn you,that was the hot grease touching yourscalp.” Either way, it was painful!

Now as a mother of two girlswith lots of hair, I find myself turninginto my mama, and reliving thosesame experiences, but from the otherend. My goal is to keep my girls’hair chemical-free for as long aspossible. I am always researchingand experimenting with new ways tomanage their hair in a healthymanner. The beauty of natural hair isthat it offers almost endless stylingoptions: curly, straight, twists, orbraids, and it’s fun to rock them all.What I realize is that some of thelong held beliefs about natural hairare just not accurate. Based on myown experiences and what I hadbeen taught, these are some of thehair myths that I used to believe.

Myth #1: If you do not have arelaxer, your pressed hair will onlybe straight if it is full of oil or grease.

Mythbuster: With the righttechniques and hair stylist, all hair

can be silky and full of body andmovement. To celebrate her 13thbirthday, I took my daughter Alannato H Design Salon, in the uptownarea of Minneapolis, to see Sylvia. Ihad heard that this lady could workserious magic on virgin (never-been-relaxed) hair of any texture. I don’tknow quite how, but Sylvia had mybaby’s hair flowing like a river. Ithad such body, and it looked nodifferent than relaxed hair. Herpress lasted longer than normal andthe body remained. We were boththoroughly amazed. If you don’tbelieve me, go see Sylvia foryourself.

Myth #2: Black hair can’t reallygrow long.

Mythbuster: With proper care andfeeding, Black hair can grow strongand long. Proper moisture is key-dryhair breaks continually. I have foundthat two of the best products formoisture and daily hair dressingcome right out of the baking sectionof the grocery store: olive oil andcoconut oil. Both are outstandingmoisturizers and excellent options as

hot oil treatments and as additions toyour favorite conditioners. Manyexpensive hair products containthese ingredients, so why not buythem for a fraction of the cost? DailyI use a small amount of coconut oilon my girls’hair and my own prior towrapping it with a satiny scarf.Failure to wrap hair nightly or use asatin pillowcase often leads tofurther breakage. Caution: Whenusing oils as a daily hair dressing,avoid the stiff, greasy look by usingan amount about the size of a dimeand working it throughout the hair.

Myth #3: If your ends are trimmed,it will never grow long

Mythbuster: Many women hatecutting any amount of their hair.Truth is, a cut may be just what isneeded to get your hair growing. Goto a good stylist and let him/her trimyour hair and remove split ends.Once your hair is trimmed or cut, do-it-yourself-styling is easier, and tripsto the salon can be less frequent,therefore less costly. A great hairinformation resource iswww.longhaircareforum.com. For a

$6.50 annual membership, you get toswap ideas and information with acommunity of women of color, whovalue strong, healthy, andmanageable hair.

I have been teaching my girlshow to care for their hair and how tolove their hair-in its natural state. Ithink they are getting the message.When God created Eve, I am certainthat He knew how much pleasureand pain her hair would bring. Heknew she would want to change itoften, make it curly one day andstraight the next. One of the waysHe decided to give us our owndistinctive mark is through varyingour hair textures. Our Creator is allabout letting us know how specialand unique we are. Rather thancomplaining and cursing it, learn tolove your hair and learn what makesit happy. After all, your hair, likeyou, is an original masterpiece-designed by God. Enjoy!Marcia Humphrey is an interiordecorator and home stager whospecializes in achieving high style ata low cost. A native of Michigan, sheand her husband, Lonnie, have threechildren.

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Your hair: An original masterpiece designed by God

By Marcia Humphrey

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The Rev. Jerry McAfee, pastorof New Salem MissionaryBaptist Church, promised Graythat there would be plenty ofnaysayers and negative-mindedpeople who would attempt to

derail and discredit theorganization, the communityand the staff. But, he said toGray and to Alfred Babington-Johnson, whose StairstepInitiative has been the focalpoint of an Internetdisinformation campaigndirected against the UrbanLeague, keep the high groundand keep on doing good work.

Saeed Fahia, executivedirector of Confederation ofSomali Communities inMinnesota, and Samuel Smith,a former Liberian legislator,echoed the sentiment, saying toGray the job ahead of himwould not be easy. They saidnew African communities havespecial needs and challenges,but also special gifts ofresilience and leadership that

can help strengthen the UrbanLeague service to ourcommunity.

Nghi Huynh, editor of AsianAmerican Press and presidentof Minnesota MulticulturalMedia Consortium said he hopethere would continue to be anever expanding vision ofleadership that allowed theUrban League to continue toserve the interests of AfricanAmerican and Africanresidents, and at the same timebring value and benefit to allcommunities of color, since allare similarly disadvantaged bystructural and institutionalbarriers.

Dr. Peter Hayden, a currentMUL board member andfounder and president ofTurning Point, the landmark

innovative chemical and mentalhealth rehabilitation program,and Dr. Bravada GarrettAkinsanya, president of BrakinsInstitutions, said thecommunity can and must movetoward healing, recognizingthat no voice is unimportant andthat every voice is important

and welcome.Nurse educator Saundra

Crump said effective service bythe Urban League and othercommunity serviceorganizations should be guidedby a commitment totransparency andaccountability.

Sylvia Amos, MUL ChiefAdministrative Officer, spokeon behalf of the MUL staff,saying the agency workforceenthusiastically welcomed Graywith a commitment tocontinued effective service andadvocacy.

Send community events to us by:email, [email protected], byfax: 612-588-2031, by phone: 612-588-1313 or by mail: 1815 BryantAve. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411,Attn: Ben Williams. Free or low costevents preferred. Visitwww.insightnews.com for moreevents.

Events

NDC Free Business Workshop:Website Marketing – May 196:00 – 8:00 pm, North RegionalLibrary, 1315 Lowry Ave N. Mpls.Discover various low-cost optionsfor attracting target audiences to yourwebsite. Space limited to computercapacity - register early. Preregisterwith Romaine at 651-379-8430

RetroRama - May 217 - 11 p.m. at the Minnesota HistoryCenter, St. Paul. Reservationsr e c o m m e n d e d :www.mnhs.org/retrorama or 651-259-3015. Information:www.mnhs.org, 651-259-3000 orTTY 651-282-6073.

Canoe the Chain of Lakes – May2310 am to Noon at the N.E. corner ofthe Lake Calhoun at the Boat launchnear the refectory. Ages 16 and up.There is a firm limit of 12 people sosign up early. Canoes, paddles, andlifejackets provided. Register atminneapolisparks.org or call 612-313-7725.

Growing Through Loss series –Now through May 26Apr. 21 - May 26, Tuesday eveningsat Church of St. Joseph, 171 ElmStreet, Lino Lakes. Registrationbegins at 6:45 pm., followed by aprofessional speaker at 7 pm., andsmall group discussions at 8 pm.Free childcare is available uponrequest.

100 Strong Who Care: BuildingBridges for the Next Generation –May 27, 2811:30 am - 1:30 pm each day atHmong International Academy,2410 Girard Ave. N., Mpls. 612-668-0019, [email protected].

Ordway Announces 2009 FlintHills International Children’sFestival – May 26 - May 31At the Ordway Center for thePerforming Arts. $5 tickets exceptfor free Sidi Goma performances.For more info or to volunteer:www.ordway.org/festival

GO! Northside 5K - May 3010 am: GO! Squads line the racecourse 10:30AM: Race Start atNorth Commons Park, 1801 JamesAve N 11 am to 1 pm: Finish LineFestival at the North CommunityYMCA, 1711 W. Broadway.http://gonorthside.org.

Minneapolis MOSAIC OpeningNight Kick-Off - June 6The seventh annual MinneapolisMOSAIC, a celebration of the city’sdiverse arts and cultures, kicks off onSaturday, June 6 with a free, arts-packed evening between 8th and 9thstreets and Hennepin and FirstAvenues in downtown Minneapolis.Info: www.minneapolismosaic.com.

COMMUNITYNorth side neighbors, students,chefs, caterers, cooks, electedofficials, business and spiritualleaders and development partnerslast month joined together at the1200 West Broadwaygroundbreaking ceremony togenerate excitement about WestBroadway redevelopment in general,and to celebrate stakeholders’commitment to make this building’srenovation possible.

This fall, the 1200 WestBroadway building will open acommunity event center, acommercial rental kitchen and retailand commercial businesses.

It is being developed by CatalystCommunity Partners, a socialentrepreneurship enterprise that saysit invests money, ideas, passion, andprivate-sector know-how to buildmomentum and achieve success.The business attempts to create long-term, measurable, sustainable socialreturn for neighborhoodcommunities and its partners byelevating integrity, respect, urgency,and intensity as core values that canproduce extraordinary change.

The firm purchases and redevelopsvacant and underutilized buildingsseeking to convert them intoproductive, sustainable properties. Itrecruits and supports retailbusinesses serving the neighborhoodcommunity and providingneighborhood jobs. It raises thefunding to achieve its developmentgoals and provides commercial realestate development support.

Catalyst Community Partners is awing of The Ackerberg Group, aproperty and project developer.Catalyst/Ackerberg collaboratedwith Mission Construction, MapleCrest Landscaping, Gertens, BKVGroup, Bruce Stillman, The PohladFamily Foundation, Jordan AreaCommunity Council, Minneapolis

Park & Recreation Board, the City ofMinneapolis and neighbors toreinvest in the Cottage Park area ofthe Jordan Neighborhood located atWest Broadway and James AvenueNorth.

The Cottage Park Developmentconsists of two new single-familyhomes, a major re-landscaping ofCottage Park, the addition of state-of-the-art playground equipment,traffic-calming speed bumps andrenovation of a historic communitychurch. Construction of the housesand landscaping began in late 2006and was completed in mid-2007.

A main component of theCottage Park Development was therenovation of Cottage Park itself.The park now has new landscaping,plantings, and public art. In June2008, new playground equipmentwas added to Cottage Park with thehelp of community volunteers.Sculptor Bruce Stillman donated aninteractive checkerboard sculpture,Gertens of Inver Grove Heightsdonated new plantings, and MapleCrest Landscaping donatedlandscaping boulders and labor toinstall the landscaping. TheMinneapolis Park & RecreationBoard added new lighting to thepark.

Catalyst Community Partnersserved as real estate developer for theCottage Park project. The architect,BKV Group, gave each of the housesits own design. Each 1,800 sq. ft.home has three bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms within two floorsof living space. The homes comewith central air, new appliances, aready-to-finish basement and a twocar detached garage. The contractor,Mission Construction, has 20 yearsof building experience with previousprojects in the Northside community.

More than 250 people attendeda Cottage Park neighborhood

celebration hosted by the PohladFamily Foundation in early summer2008 that included food from localvendors and musical performancesby students from the LundstrumCenter for Arts.

In April of 2007, CatalystCommunity Partners/The AckerbergGroup, in partnership with WelshConstruction, Collaborative DesignGroup and the Center forCommunication Development /KMOJ-FM responded to a City ofMinneapolis issued Request forProposals (RFP) to renovate theformer Delisi’s building located atthe southeast corner of Penn AvenueNorth and West Broadway.

When finished, Delisi’s will beknown as the 5 Points Building.

A reorientation of the existingbuilding creates a new entrancetoward the vibrant Broadway andPenn intersection and will include apedestrian-scale outdoor plaza. Thebuilding will house KMOJ-FMradio. The plaza will have patiospace for first floor restaurants andtransit stops complete withpedestrian-friendly public art. Boththe building and plaza will invitecommunity-based gatherings and bethe signature of the five-corner WestBroadway and Penn Avenue Northintersection, Catalyst says.

The project includes the totalrenovation of the building and thecreation of a 23-space asphaltparking lot from two adjacentparcels. The existing brick structurewhich was constructed in 1914 andmost recently housed the Delisi Barand Restaurant required a new roof,new floors, new mechanicals,elevator installation and extensivewindow and tuck-pointing work.

Catalyst Community Partners saysit hopes vibrant tenant-partners willbring energy, identity andsustainability to the neighborhood

community. As anchor tenant of 5Points, KMOJ-FM’s missionsupports the development work ofCatalyst Community Partners:

“KMOJ exists to develop andsupport the empowerment of theBlack community through the powerof mass communication by 1)providing information and educationnot offered through mainstreammedia outlets, and 2) teachingmembers of the Black communityresponsible journalism and mediaskills that offer professionalexperiences and increase thenumbers of Black people employedin the media industry.”

The 1101 West Broadway Buildinghas won three awards for excellence:the 2008 Neighborhood PreservationAward from the MinneapolisHeritage Preservation Commission

and American Institute of Architects- Minnesota; the 2007 NAIOPAward of Excellence for theRepositioned/Renovated category;and the 2006 Best in Real EstateAward in theR e d e v e l o p m e n t / E x t e n s i v eRenovation category.

Completed in April 2007, thesouthwest corner of West BroadwayAvenue and Emerson Avenue Northnow flows with renewed life.

After being vacant and boarded formore than 10 years, the 1101 WestBroadway Building began a majorrenovation that was completed inonly 7 months. The renovatedbuilding is now home to a creditunion, a community buildingorganization headquarters, and acoffee shop.

Catalyst Community Partners/

The Ackerberg Group, WelshConstruction, Emerge CommunityDevelopment (ECD), and CityCounty Federal Credit Union(CCFSU) teamed together torespond to a City of MinneapolisRFP-to develop the building that thecity acquired. The city awarded theopportunity to the team andconstruction began in October 2006.

The $4 million renovationsucceeded in allocating 27.5% of theproject hours to a constructionworkforce of color. CatalystCommunity Partners worked withthe City of Minneapolis, WelshCompanies, and the community tohire contractors of color andcontractors from within thecommunity.

West Broadway groundbreaking ceremony

www.catalystcommunitypartners.org1101 West Broadway building

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Nghi Huynh

Peter Hayden

Photos: Suluki FardanRev Jerry McAffee

Samuel Smith

Saeed Fahia Saundra Crump

make sure that they just come tocourt. That’s a lot cheaper,”Bransford said.

She said there is a need forevening reporting centers. “Themayor has said that we couldpossibly use some of theforeclosed homes, places whereyoung people, rather than beinglocked up for violating probation,could go to in the communityevery day after school from threeto nine o’clock at night. Managedby community people suchneighborhood centers couldmake sure that they’re in the rightgroups and that they’re doingtheir homework, that they’rebeing positive, and that they’renot just being locked up,” shesaid.

Winfred Payne is the directorof Alternatives, a program foryouth. He said, “We who work inthe community in smallerorganizations know that nobodyat the County works for free. Butwhen we ask about where themoney is, or when it’ll come,

we’re branded as always beggingfor the money or always worryingabout the money.”

“I have followed the money,”said the Rev. Greg Foster,explaining he has proposed an$8,000 pilot program. Heconcurred with Bransford, thatHennepin Corrections lack ofresponsiveness may be due tostaff and leadership turnover.“I’ve seen several people comeand go – Michael Belton, BrianSmith, Chris Owens. The realityis that it cost $324 and somechange a day to incarcerate ayouth. To not engage an $8000pilot program that can reduce

inca rce ra t i on ,and the high cost of incarceration,is just absurd.”

Jerry Moore said, executivedirector of the Jordan AreaCommunity Council said thereare many collaborations that areready but have been stuck at thisplace of bureaucracy. “Give ussome real timelines as to whenthis is going to happen. Let’s putsome dates to this. Let’s notcontinue to push this back.Ramsey County committed $1.1million to their communityinitiatives. Hennepin Countyneeds to get off that pot,” Mooresaid.

Jim Payne, joining theprogram from New York, saidwhat the community is seekingfrom Hennepin County shouldhave occurred a long time ago.

“But the problem is thecommunities don’t necessarilytrust the government, and thegovernment doesn’t necessarilytrust the community. So when youput them all in the same room,they bring in years of mistrustwith themselves. I understand thecommunity’s frustration. Itshouldn’t exist, but it does. Anduntil they all come to the table,you’re not going to get thisrectified,” he said.

HEALTH

The American HeartAssociation awarded Rev. BillyRussell of Greater FriendshipMissionary Baptist Church inMinneapolis, with the 2009Start! Lifestyle Change Awardat its annual Twin Cities Start!Heart Walk on Saturday, April25, at Harriet Island Park in St.Paul.

Russell was chosen thewinner among six finalistshonored during a smallpresentation at the event. Morethan 50 people were nominatedfor the award.

The Lifestyle Change Awardrecognizes individuals whohave made positive changes toimprove their quality of life andhealth over the past year such aslosing weight, becoming active,eating healthier and/ormanaging chronic diseases suchas diabetes. Finalists werechosen based on criteriaevaluating the significance ofthe change that was achieved;any obstacles that weresurpassed in achieving the goal;and the power that positivelifestyle change had not only on

the individual achieving it butalso those around him/her (i.e.family, friends, co-workers,community). The Twin Cities2009 Lifestyle Change Awardwas sponsored byUnitedHealthcare.

Russell, nominated by achurch member, was told lastyear at his annual physical thatif he did not lose weight hewould not live another twoyears. So with the help of dietand exercise, Russell lost 90pounds and his cholesterol andblood pressure are back tonormal. But Russell took it astep further. He set out toconvince his congregation tolive healthier lives, too. Hebecame a Power To End StrokeAmbassador for the AmericanHeart/American Stroke

Association to teach hiscongregants and communityabout the risk factors for strokesince the African Americanpopulation has twice the risk ofstroke. He went on to establisha parish nurse ministry andreceived a grant to set up anexercise room at the church sohis community members hadthe tools and education to takeaction to live healthier andlower their risks for heartdisease and stroke.

The other finalists includedMike Maguire, mayor of Eaganwho lost over 50 pounds aftersurviving cancer; MelissaConway, who quit smoking andlost 100 pounds to be ahealthier mother; Jackie Miller,who started walking tocounteract the effects of a desk

job and lost 100 pounds; LauraRutz, who quit smoking andlost 100 pounds to manage thegrief of losing her husband; andCarol White who lost 70 poundsto manage her family history ofdiabetes.

The Twin Cities Start! HeartWalk is the American HeartAssociation’s premiercommunity event that aims tobring people together tocelebrate the importance ofbeing physically active andliving healthy and to raise fundsfor research and publiceducation. The 2009 TwinCities Start! Heart Walkbrought over 30,000 people toHarriet Island on April 25 andraised over $1.6 million.

Honored at Heart Walk for making healthy lifestyle changes

Eric EberhardtRev. Billy Russell

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In 1945 Alice L. Sickels, thenexecutive secretary of theInternational Institute of St. Paul,wrote a history of the first years ofthe Festival of Nations which shefounded in 1932. This past April30 - May 3 was the 77thAnniversary of that now famousand popular event. Her book titlewas, Around the World in St. Paul.Since its publication by theUniversity of Minnesota Pressmany new immigrants have madetheir home in America in generaland in Minnesota in particular.Quoting from the book’s dustjacket the purpose of the Festivalwas “…to bring together thecommunity for a weekend ofsinging, dancing, and eatingtogether, on the basic assumptionthat when Americans, old andnew, become acquainted asindividuals, prejudices that infecttheir thinking will drop away andthe barriers that separate them willdwindle.”

That dwindling has proven tobe true for perhaps most of us. Butwith each new wave ofimmigrants there are often newprejudices to deal with and theage-old cycles repeat themselves.

An annual three-day festival isnever enough by itself unless asignificant number of us areinspired to live some of the spiritof that festival the rest of the yearround. The more diverse ourcommunities become the moreimportant it is to get to know ourneighbors and to share andcelebrate that diversity, to

recognize and honor what isunique to each of our differentcultures and ethnic backgrounds.

At this now past 2009 Festivalsome 90 different ethnic groupswere represented in the culturalexhibits, folk art demonstrations,an international bazaar, dance andmusic performances, and ethniccafes. Among these were 18different African identities:African American, Botswanan,Egyptian, Ethiopian, Ghanaian,Kenyan, Malawian, Malian,Moroccan, Mozambican,Nigerian, Oromo, Rwandan,

Somali, Tanzanian, Ugandan,Zambian and Zimbabwean. Forthe other 72 ethnic groups go to:www.festivalofnations.com.

Perhaps for most Festivalgoers the music, dance and foodcafes are the biggest draw butnone of the other attractions areleft with scarce attention.Meaningful and insightful visitswith the cultural exhibitvolunteers are most common.Former Minnesota GovernorHarold E. Stassen wrote of the1942 Festival, “The great FolkFestival planned and produced by

representatives of the culturalgroups in Minnesota under thesponsorship of the InternationalInstitute is one sure means ofcreating understanding, dispellingfear and prejudice and setting apattern, not only for our state andnation, but for the future world wehope will come with peace.”Those words still hold true these67 years later.

Reserve now the last weekendin April, 2010, for next year’sFestival and in the meanwhile goout of your way to make friendswith folks of a culture very

different from your own. Thatadvice or suggestion is for thosewho have not already done this.It’s called stepping out of yourcomfort zone. With honestopenness to something new anddifferent the rewards can be a life-long blessing.

Perhaps the time is right toupdate Alice Sickel’s 1945Around the World in St. Paul witha Book II. Without waiting forthat to be written a recommendedread for African American’s isHeld at a Distance: MyRediscovery of Ethiopia by

Rebecca Haile who grew up herein Minnesota at age ten (go to:www.rebeccahaile.com ) and agood read for recent Africanimmigrants to America is Roll ofThunder, Hear My Cry byMildred D. Taylor based on herfamily’s experience in America’srural South during the 1930’s.Mildred herself was a PeaceCorps volunteer in Ethiopia in the1960’s. Happy reading and happyfriendship making.

Millions are trying to live by TheSecret’s Law of Attraction, but thetruth is it won’t work unless youflex your “bounce-back” musclesthat give you the ability tosuccessfully navigate life’s speedbumps, according to change guru,Lisa Nichols.

Nichols’ new book outlinesnine steps or “muscles,” whichinclude confidence, faith inoneself, public and private honesty,and forgiveness. She says bydeveloping and toning her ownbounce-back muscles at criticalpoints in her life, she found thepower to become her authentic selfand achieve everything she daredto hope for.

Her book reveals thecomponents of her dynamic plan inthe context of her own remarkablestory. It prescribes specificexercises and action steps toinspire readers to learn from theirpast and move forward.

No Matter What: 9 Steps toLiving the Life you Love is thefocal point of Nichols’ nationaltour which comes to MinneapolisConvention Center, 6 – 8 pmSaturday, May 30, 2009. TheConvention Center is located at1301 Second Avenue South,Minneapolis, MN 55403.

In addition to the seminarNichols will be hosting teen

events, book signings and events atlocal churches where individualswill learn the 9 Steps.

Lisa Nichols helped launchtwo businesses: Motivating theTeen Spirit and Motivating theMasses. She has reached audiencesboth nationally and internationallywith a message of empowerment,service, excellence and gratitude.

Her participation in the self-development phenomenon, TheSecret, catapulted her toappearances on the “OprahWinfrey Show,” “Extra,” “LarryKing Live” and on NBC’s EmmyAward-winning show, “StartingOver.”

FULL CIRCLESt. Paul’s Festival of Nations inspires spirit of global connectednessBy David Neyman Sterling

www.lisa-nichols.com

No Matter What authorLisa Nichols in Minneapolis

Alchea Richards, Phoenix Plaskett and Cameron Jones serving sweet potato pie to thewriter/photographer from the African American Cafe.

Photos: David Neyman SterlingMelat Woldegebriel and her Ethiopian art work depicting the story of

King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 2008 Festival of Nations.


“I’m right in the middle ofwhere I’m supposed to be.”

The person who told me thiswas working his way out ofmultiple financial, emotionaland legal crisis, and seemed tome pretty far from anywhereanyone would want to be. Thedifference between his view andmine, however, was vision. I

saw where he was

coming from; he saw where hewas going.

Our sorry economy hasforced many people tocompromise on housing,employment and, of course,spending. I shared a St. Paulopportunity with an Eden Prairiecandidate, Pat, recently and hetold me the commute would beover an hour, but hey,

it’s a Job. If you’re findingyourself in the same situation,you might wonder whether thesacrifice is worth it. After all,you were on track to meetcertain lifelong goals. But thatwas before the layoff (orforeclosure or cancer diagnosisor whatever). Remember, acompromise does not

necessarily mean you’ve soldout or given up. It only meansyou are exploring options thatyou might never haveconsidered before.

The person you are doesn’tchange when life throws you acurve ball. You’re still you.Keep an eye on the vision youhave always had for yourself.Are the goals you had a year agostill valuable to you? If so,consider ways your currentsituation can lead you indirectlyto where you want to be. Pat’sgoal was to travel overseas withhis family. Between losing hisjob and watching hisinvestments dwindle away, thatdream seemed to be far from hisreach. Not to be beat, Patdecided to take my job and itsendless commute. “It will giveme time to listen to languageCDs and improve my Spanish,”he told me. So his dream is ontrack after all, if only delayedfor a while.

Stepping back inresponsibility or compensationcan be a direct ego hit to somepeople until they consider thepossibilities. The trade-offmight be a chance to expandyour skill set, learn a new

industry or make newconnections. One step backcould ultimately give you twosteps forward. Use everyopportunity to your advantage.If you no longer manage a staff,do you have more time to take aclass, or teach a class?Sometimes growth goes out, andsometimes up. You can continuedeveloping in your career even ifthe progression is not the pathyou first laid out for yourself.

Do not lose sight of what youwant out of life. Looking outfive, ten or twenty years, youwill realize 2009 is only amoment in time. Considercompromise the door into theunexpected. You can achieveyour vision —it must might bereached from a differentdirection.

Julie Desmond is Senior TalentConsultant with The WalstromGroup. Ask your careerquestions live, June 9th, 2009, at11am when Julie joins the KFAIbroadcast of “Conversationswith Al McFarlane” at theMinneapolis Urban League,2100 Plymouth Avenue North,Minneapolis.

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The North Community YMCAhas been revamped with thesuccess and engagement of theNorth Minneapolis communityyouth in mind. For over 150years, the YMCA has proven tobe the savior for manywandering youth, and at theGrand Opening Celebration onMay 2 one of those youth, FredFriswold, had a YMCA buildingnamed after him for all that hehas given back to thecommunity. Friswold, theYMCA “Commitment toCommunity” Campaign Chair,led the cause of donors andorganizers in rebuilding theNorth Community YMCA

because of what the YMCA didfor him as a youth. “This is mycity. I grew up on these streets.The YMCA helped make adifference in my life. I hopethat this building can make afew children’s growing upexperience a little moreenjoyable and less painful,” hesaid.

One of the youth speakers atthe Grand Opening let thewords “There’s not much to doaround here” slip out as sheinnocently spoke. Whether thatis true or not, this new YMCAYouth and Teen EnrichmentCenter provides a quick andpotent fix to the notion of therenot being enough choices forNorthside youth.

The programs of the NorthCommunity YMCA Youth and

Teen Enrichment Center aregeared to gain the attention ofyouth, no matter what theirinterests are. Naturally sports-focused programming,including swimming, is heavilyavailable, but programs alsoextend to media (television,radio, or print) training,photography, dance, acting,computers, cooking, and muchmore. “You can count onexciting programs, greatservices and a place in yourneighborhood where youbelong,” says Youth ProgramDirector Nichole Mundis.

One of the central highlightsof the revamped YMCA site isthe XRKADE Interactive GameCenter. The XRKADE “is acutting edge total environmentand experience complete with

the most advanced activegaming and entertainmentsystems…” states theinformational brochure. Thecombination of computerizedgames and physical activity ison the verge of widespreadimplementation as a meanstowards youth healthengagement, and thus theXRKADE Interactive GameCenter provides a majoropportunity to help kidsunderstand the changing digitalworld, while keeping in touchwith general principles ofphysical health. In addition,kids learn about the games theyare playing (baseball, tennis,boxing, fishing, dance, andmore…) and likely will get anidea or two towards creating thegames of the future.

The staff of the new NorthCommunity YMCA Youth andTeen Enrichment Center is astrong multi-cultural group ofleaders with Henry Crosbyserving as Executive Director,DeAnna Smith as Aquatics,Health & Wellness Director,and Nichole Mundis as YouthProgram Director. Servingabove them is Harold Mezile,President and CEO of YMCA ofMetropolitan Minneapolis.“This is the dawn of a new dayin the Northside. We want tomake this building a beacon ofhope, and will constantly keeplooking for new ways to make adifference,” said Mezile.

The Northside CommunityYMCA is rebuilt, and re-openedfor business as a progressiveYouth and Teen EnrichmentCenter. It would seemmandatory that allneighborhood parents (and alladults in general) learn moreabout their programming andleadership in order to protectthe Northside youth from thecurious, negative, media imagesthat don’t truly represent thetalent and promise thatNorthside youth possess.

For further information on theNorth Community YMCA Youthand Teen Enrichment Centercall (612) 588-9484 or seewww.ymcayouthcenter.org

Excuse me for this smallLebron break. We’ll do somelocal stuff starting with the St.Paul Schools conference trackmeet next week.

In the meantime, do you seethis dude Lebron?! I don’t

think that I have written it(though I constantly say it), butit is incredible to see that forLebron James, a half-court shot,and maybe even a ¾-court shot,is a legitimate shot attempt.When he launches a shot fromhalf-court you better set yourbeverage and popcorn downbecause there is a 50/50 chancethat it’s going in.

On top of his playingprowess, I just listened to hishalftime interview, and the 24-year-old sounded like he couldbe the coach. The situation sortof reminds me of other Hall ofFame caliber players such asMagic Johnson and MichaelJordan. Those ultra-eliteplayers have a tendency toglaze over what the coach sayson the sideline and do it theirown way when they get on thecourt (high school kids pleasedon’t try that unless you thinkyou are better than LebronJames). I mean, what is thecoach going to say if MichaelJordan changes the play? He’snot going to say too much if hewants to keep that coaching gig,I know that.

The greatest of the greatNBA players seem to comealong and change the wholeconversation about what ispossible for an NBA player.Though a larger group ofplayers could be mentioned,Lebron makes me think of twoplayers in specific: WiltChamberlain and MagicJohnson. In each case theseplayers broke the mold inregard to the characteristics ofsize and ability, includingmental ability.

When Wilt Chamberlaincame along he amazedeveryone with his nimbleagility combined with his 7’1”frame. Of course, in those days7’1” was much more rare than itis today in the NBA. Wilt wasgreat at scoring (I think scoring100 points in a game qualifies),rebounding, and defense.Without taking anything awayfrom Wilt, he definitely wasn’ta point guard though. I’m surehe dribbled down the courtoccasionally, but his talent wasbest suited for activities closerto the hoop.

Enter point guard Earvin“Magic” Johnson. Magic wasonly 6’9” compared to Wilt’s

7’1”, but historically mostguards fall in the 6’3” andunder category. With his sizeand mobility, Magic wasprobably the first great playerto come along with the abilityto play every position on thecourt, and he did just that in

game six of the 1980 NBAFinals after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hurt and Magic hadto help fill in for the 7 footer.For the record, it would beremiss not to mention that itwas Magic’s rookie seasonwhen he did that. It would alsobe remiss not to mention that hescored 42 points and gathered15 rebounds in that game on his

way to his first championshipring. It would me most remissnot to mention that he wasplaying for the Los AngelesLakers when he did that, and ofcourse that is the mostimportant thing (smile). Magicwas big, and he could just about

do it all.As for Lebron James, he can

do it all and make you say:“Good Lawd!!” while he’sdoing it. There is so much thatcan be said about Lebron Jameswith regard to his basketballplaying ability, and mentalacumen, that all I can really sayis that you need to tune in andobserve for yourself.

Players like thosementioned make spectators feellike someone just hit the fastforward button with regard tohuman ability within the sport.Part of my mission with thiscolumn is to help non-sportspeople to enjoy watchingsports. I don’t think that it isimportant that they watch sportsall the time, but there are somefolks in this world who areobviously doing what God putthem on the Earth to do, and Ithink others can easily drawinspiration from watching them.

Lebron James is 24-years-old (Good Lawd!). Ultimatephysical maturity in basketballseems to come at around 30-years-old (Good Lawd!!). Youmight want to grab a crosswordpuzzle or a good book and keepthe television on in thebackground for this one.

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