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Macy’s celebrates innovators and visionaries during Black History Month Macy’s welcomes local change makers at eight stores nationwide, highlighted by special appearances

by Issa Rae in Los Angeles and Laverne Cox in New York City (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK –Macy’s is celebrating Black History Month by welcoming a host of innovators in fashion, entertainment, art, music, literature and technology, who are pioneers in their industries.

Innovation is one of the cornerstones of Black culture, helping to propel trends, widely influencing pop culture, and changing the face of history. From music to science, Black culture has created a wave of change that has helped drive the country to new heights. With innovation comes an extraordinary opportunity to push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and make unprecedented waves.

This year, Macy’s special guests will discuss how they blazed their own paths and how the connection to their heritage helped inspire their success.

Macy’s will also celebrate those making a difference and impacting their local communities, while helping to pave the way for future generations.

As part of Macy’s Black History Month celebrations, actress, writer and producer Issa Rae will appear at Macy’s Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles.

Macy’s will also welcome Emmynominated actress and equal rights advocate, Laverne Cox, at Herald Square in New York City. Both

will participate in moderated conversations about Black history, their inspirations and innovation in showbiz.

“These upcoming Black History events serve as wonderful opportunities for Macy’s to bring bold, ground-breaking Black innovators into our stores and to our communities,” said Kristyn DoarPage, Macy’s vice president of Diversity and Inclusion Strategies.

“As a retailer committed to celebrating trailblazers, Macy’s is thrilled to open a space where our community can engage with these artists as they share their life stories and inspirations.”

Rae’s rise from web series creator to one of Hollywood’s “it” girls is nothing less than remarkable.

Rae’s content has garnered millions of views online and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress for her hit show, HBO’s “Insecure.” Rae’s web series, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” was the recipient of the coveted Shorty Award for Best Web Show, and her first book, a collection of essays, is a New York Times Best Seller.

“I am excited to be working with Macy’s during Black History Month to celebrate those young and old whose innovation and talents are transforming American culture and making undeniable contributions to art and entertainment,” said Rae. Laverne Cox is a twotime Emmy-nominated actress and Emmy-winning producer

best known for her work on the critically acclaimed Netflix original series “Orange Is the New Black,” where she plays the groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset. Her work as an actress and advocate landed her on the cover of TIME magazine as well as two Emmy nominations, back-to-back SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, a Critic’s Choice nomination, and consecutive NAACP Image Award nominations. Her work as an advocate landed her a coveted spot as one of Glamour magazine’s 2014 Women of the Year.

“I am grateful to be working with Macy’s during Black History Month to contribute to powerful conversations about the transformative work being done by young innovators,” said Cox. “There is never a better time to discuss the contributions made by the Black community, and what an inspiration it is to be among those fighting for change.”

At each of the Black History Month events, Macy’s customers will have an opportunity to meet and greet with event special guests. Macy’s Black History Month events will be held at stores in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco and Aventura, Fla. For additional information on Macy’s Black History Month festivities and special guests, please visit macys.com/celebrate.

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The Baylor family started with one McDonald’s 20 years ago in North Minneapolis – now they have six

Broadway McDonald’s anchors Baylor business vision

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor @HarryColbertJr West Broadway Avenue is considered the commercial hub of North Minneapolis.

The street is home to the iconic Capri Theater – the site of Prince’s first-ever concert.

Within walking distance of one another there is a grocery store, a big-name pharmacy, a fullservice bank, the headquarters to Minneapolis Public Schools and many other businesses. Today West Broadway has become a desired destination, whereas that was not the case say 20 years ago. But 20 years ago, Tim Baylor saw the vision of a West Broadway of today … and of tomorrow.

Baylor, who has a background in commercial real estate, saw the benefits of doing business on West Broadway … and in North Minneapolis.

When Baylor went to work

for the McDonald’s corporation as a real estate representative he had little idea that one day he would become a franchisee.

Some 30 years later Baylor, along with his wife, Doris Baylor, and son, Justin Baylor, have a total of six McDonald’s in their business portfolios, including restaurants in Arden Hills, Golden Valley, Plymouth, Robbinsdale and Roseville. But it all started 20 years ago with the opening of the McDonald’s at 916 W. Broadway Ave. “That was around the time the company made the decision to close the McDonald’s at Penn and Plymouth (Avenues) and there was a concern that McDonald’s was abandoning the community,” said Baylor.

“A gentleman named George Sherman was in the process of building the second phase of the mall (on West Broadway between Bryant and Emerson Avenues) and he needed an anchor; and together, he and I were able to get this (McDonald’s) approved.

Baylor said though the

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Justin Baylor (left) and father, Tim Baylor, celebrate the 20-year anniversary of their McDonald’s restaurant at 916 W. Broadway Ave. in North Minneapolis.

McDonald’s was approved, the franchisee was still a mystery.

“At the time there was a

shortage of owner/operators, so I was asked if I’d be interested,” said Baylor. “I had been in

(operator) training for about three to four months and little did I know, the company had me

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The Republican Party is dead; cause of death … suicide Managing Editor

By Harry Colbert, Jr. @HarryColbertJr I’m a bystander to a suicide and I’m more inclined to watch, daring not to step in.

I’ll admit, the party to this action is no friend of mine. I do not shed a tear in witnessing this demise, and at moments I have to admonish myself for feeling a sense of glee in witnessing this dreadful act.

And this suicide is not quick.

It is not painless. In fact, it is quite gruesome. Yet I can’t turn away.

The act could have been avoided, as this suicide was not the intended outcome. The hope was to become stronger than ever before. The hope was for invincibility. The result was auto-asphyxia. Attempting to put the figurative (and in far too many instances literal) noose around the neck, the twine subsequently landed around the neck of the devilish fiend.

The suicide I speak of it that of the Republican Party.

It has been more than 50 years in the making, but alas, death is upon us. And the Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. And

believe it our not, I’m not as gleeful as I had imagined I would be.

For the entirety of my life the Republican Party has not been my friend. In fact, the Republican Party swore itself as my enemy. My only fault it seems, is my mere existence. I’m not sure if I was targeted for who I am and for what I stand or was I simply a convenient foil. Either way, war was declared and I was unwittingly placed in the direct line of fire (both figuratively and literally).

It all started with that “Southern Strategy.” I – being Black – was the convenient “boogie man.” I was the person killing off the white man, raping the white woman,

stealing the white person’s jobs. I was to be feared, not revered. Nevermind that my heart is pure. According to the fearful Southern and rural and suburban Northern whites, I was the absolute embodiment of evil.

At first it was me and me alone, but when I wasn’t threating enough, I got company. You didn’t have to be Black to be evil. To fulfill the Southern Strategy, Brown was good enough. Since Blacks shed the label “negro” (Spanish for Black), those who crafted the Southern Strategy decided if Blacks wouldn’t

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The Black Press and the NAACP join forces to address issues affecting the Black community

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic, strategic partnership with the NAACP, one of the most influential civil rights group in the world, during the NNPA’s Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas.

“Sometimes you have to take a step back and reconnect in order to move forward,” said NAACP chairman Leon Russell.

“Signing this agreement is taking that step back and it says it’s time for us to recommit to each other and work together to move our people forward.”

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Dorothy Leavell (second from right), the chairman of the NNPA, signs the strategic partnership agreement between the NNPA and the NAACP designed to jointly focus on key issues that affect the Black community, as (from left-right) Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP; Leon Russell, the chairman of the NAACP; and Dr. BenjaminChavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, look on during the 2018 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Dr. Amos C. Brown (left), the senior pastor at the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco delivered a passionate speech about the Civil Rights Movement as Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, looks on, during the 2018 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas.

Leaders in education, civil rights, religion and housing discuss the state of Black America at annual NNPA conference

State of Black America is strong, experts say

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Four preeminent leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the AfricanAmerican community, during a “State of Black America” forum at the 2018 National Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas.

Dr. Lezli Baskerville, the president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO), spoke passionately about the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), while Julius Cartwright presented a sobering, yet optimistic report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).

And while the Rev. Tony Lee, the pastor of Community of Hope A.M.E. Church, delivered fervent remarks about the strong

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state of the Black church, it was a fiery, no-holds-barred speech from the Rev. Dr. Amos Brown that brought the capacity crowd to its feet.

Brown, a civil rights icon who serves as the senior pastor at the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and president of the San Francisco Branch of the NAACP, touted the virtues of the oldest civil rights organization in America and its importance today. In what amounted to a sermon worthy of any Sunday service, Brown said the Black Press must tell the story of African-Americans.

“Let no one else tell it for us,” said Brown, before providing a vivid picture of his foray into the Civil Rights Movement, as a teenager.

“One of the problems with the Black community, today, is that we don’t have enough rituals of remembrance,” said Brown.

Referring to the current

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Ford announces new STEAM column at 2018 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference Beginning in March, Ford Motor Company will author a new quarterly column focusing on Science, Technology Engineering, Art and Mathematics, also known as STEAM, that will appear online on BlackPressUSA.com and will be available for all NNPA member publications.

Renah Carlisle, sales zone manager for Ford’s Phoenix region, made the announcement about the new column and delivered

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keynote remarks at NNPA’s 2018 Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas.

“In tandem with other programs and initiatives, with the launch of this new STEAM column, we’re excited to not only put a focus on an important issue impacting our youth, but to also offer one more contribution to increase awareness, consideration and participation in exciting, dynamic career opportunities available to all young people everywhere,” said Carlisle.

The new column will serve to put an important and needed spotlight on career opportunities many, if not most, of today›s youth believe are out of reach for them.

“We are excited to join Ford in this important conversation about the future of our youth,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis.

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(From left-right) Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, Renah Carlisle, the sales zone manager for Ford’s Phoenix Region, and Dorothy Leavell, the chairman of the NNPA pose for a photo during the 2018 NNPA Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Across the country, our members serve as the voice and advocate for the communities they serve.

The unsettling fact that every 26 seconds a student

drops out of high school should be impetus enough for leaders, mentors and all who care about the future of our youth to develop a pipeline for future leaders

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STEAM careers.”

Ford has enjoyed a decades-long relationship with the Black Press for more than 40 years. Since 2011, that relationship has

been spotlighted through its partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).

Among other engagements, each year NNPA gives ten (10) students attending Historically Black College and Universities a cash scholarship in Ford’s name. These scholarships have been given of behalf of Ford for 15 years.

According to national data, in 2018, eight million STEAM jobs will be available in the U.S., but the vast majority of our students will be unprepared to fill them. Fifty-one percent of all STEAM jobs are projected to be in computer science related fields. The federal government alone needs an additional 10,000 IT and cybersecurity professionals, and the private sector – including the automotive industry – needs many more.

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API President touts economic opportunities for Blacks in the oil industry

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Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), said there are incredible career and business opportunities in the petrochemical industry and he’s committed to increasing awareness about those prospects in the Black and Hispanic communities.

API is a national trade association that represents all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, according to the group’s website, and its membership includes “large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms.”

In 2015, the natural gas industry supported more than 4 million jobs across the U.S. “from production to end uses such as manufacturing,” the State of American Energy 2018 report said. “The number is expected to rise to 6 million jobs by 2040.”

Gerard said looking at the energy industry, in general, there

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Baylor said the West Broadway location was perfect in many ways.

“This (location) felt good to us,” said Baylor, who is a resident of North Minneapolis.

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“The majority of the products and the components in that smartphone come to you via petroleum products, natural gas and oil,” said Gerard. “Without natural gas and oil, you couldn’t build that smartphone the way you use it today, even down to the circuitry that makes it such a high-tech instrument.”

Gerard said that it’s important that AfricanAmericans turn their focus toward the oil and natural gas industry, because the career and business opportunities will only continue to grow.

“We’ve got a lot of AfricanAmerican groups that are apart of our strategy to better understand those interests and secondarily how to communicate and educate (the Black community) about those opportunities,” said Gerard. “We just have to stay at it; we have to persevere. We can’t get frustrated after six months, and say ‘well, its not working as fast as we would like it to.’

These are long-term objectives.

We’re already gaining some traction. These are generational challenges that don’t (change) overnight. We’ve got to keep pushing the understanding and the opportunity in the African American community.”

are still emerging opportunities for new job creation, low-cost affordable energy, and export markets.

“The sky is the limit, to some degree, in our ability to expand and grow and I think that’s exciting, particularly from the job perspective side,” said Gerard. “What we’re trying to do is broaden our base particularly in the Black community about the opportunities that are available.”

That is why Gerard has committed to speaking to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to dispel some of the myths about the petrochemical industry; some believe that many of the jobs are on oil rigs in Texas or Oklahoma.

“We’ve got to find those partnerships, everything from individual students, who are just rising up to begin to consider their own careers, to small businesses to opportunities all the way up to the C-suite,” said Gerard.

People who work in the oil and natural gas industry are engineers, accountants, and designers; they work in marketing, finance and transportation, Gerard said He said the Black Press can play

a number roles in educating the Black community about the opportunities in the oil and natural gas industry.

“We need to identify African-American leaders currently in the oil and natural gas industry and profile them; let them talk about their successes, let them share their stories with others,” said Gerard. “We also have to continue our efforts to reach out and educate the community so that people just don’t think that (only a handful of people) got lucky. No, no these opportunities are for everybody.”

The president and CEO of API also said that the oil and natural gas industry must do a better job with communicating a clear message about the impact of the industry on everyday life. The 2018 State of American Energy report noted that everything from artificial heart valves and air bags to seat belts and astronaut’s space suits are made with petroleum-based products. Gerard added that the contributions of the oil and natural gas industry extend to the ubiquitous smartphones that millions of Americans use every day.

the community and to work with young people and to train them. Some say there is no better first job than working at a McDonald’s. It’s important to my family and I to be a visible part of this community.”

One younger person who has benefitted from Tim Baylor’s tutelage is his son, Justin Baylor.

Justin Baylor has followed in many of his father’s footsteps.

Justin Baylor is a graduate of a HBCU – Delaware State University – and Tim Baylor

of Morgan State University (Maryland). Both also have backgrounds in commercial real estate working for large corporations. But the younger Baylor, now the company’s chief operating officer, realized it was better to work for his family than working for others.

“I was working on the East Coast for six or seven years when I first got out of school, and in doing that I realized I was working to make some other family wealthy and that

didn’t make me as happy,” said Justin Baylor. “It allowed me to appreciate what my family had built.”

Justin Baylor, a graduate of DeLaSalle High School, earned his way up to his current company role.

“I started as a cashier when the store first opened. We all wear many hats in a small business,” said Justin Baylor.

“I remember going through the trenches of the first days.”

Looking towards the

future, the Baylors have greater visions for West Broadway.

“We hope it looks like Uptown,” said Tim Baylor, a former member of the Minneapolis Planning Commission, talking of the chic area in Minneapolis just south of downtown. “But now is time to be working on that vision. If you want it to happen 20 years from now, now is the time to be working on it.”

Today is the 20 years ago for Tim Baylor and his family.

go after the Spanish speaking.

And when it was realized that Mexicans too weren’t enough to strike fear in the hearts of “good white people” the next logical goblin was the Brown that was from not around; thus those of the Muslim faith

were targeted. And let us be clear, Islam is not the target.

The target is melanin. There are plenty of other faiths that do not align with “traditional American Christian values.”

Many come to mind.

But together, Blacks, Mexicans and Muslims made for the perfect three-headed dragon. And for every dragon, there must be a dragon slayer.

Every fantasy needs a hero.

Thus, I introduce to you Donald J. Trump – Frankenstein’s monster.

And Frankenstein’s monster is set to destroy the village. It is he who has placed the noose around the neck of the Republican Party and it is he who is tightening the noose one outlandish act (or Tweet) at a time.

With the pending demise of the monster, comes the demise of his creator. The village cannot trust the creator to not try and recreate the monster. Dr. Frankenstein can no longer be left to his own devices. Frankenstein cannot control himself. He is slowly and horrifically killing himself.

And it’s kind of sad to be honest.

As many of the party are quick to point out, Republicans

are (excuse me, were) the “Party of Lincoln.” Those day are long gone. Today the party is the party of David Duke, of the “alt right,” aka white nationalist, of Roy Moore … of Donald J. Trump. This is today’s Republican Party. This is not opinion; this is fact.

No way to claim “fake news” regarding this reality. This is reality television in its truest essence.

The noose is tightening.

The symbolism of a noose around the Republican Party’s neck is quite fitting.

The party’s noose if figurative.

There have been far too many literal nooses hung in the name of white nationalism … white purity … throughout this land.

Those were snuffed out a life at a time. This self-inflicted noose of the Republican Party will snuff out millions (about 62-plus million or so).

Death is not pretty. It is oftentimes quite gruesome.

Death by hanging is especially ghastly. It’s exhaustive. It does not occur in an instant.

The body will fight until the bitter end; but the outcome is inevitable.

Yet it didn’t have to be.

There was plenty of opportunity for peaceful

coexistence.

By enlarge, Blacks in American simply wanted to exist without repercussion. Same for our Mexican brothers and sisters.

Same for our brothers and sisters of the Islamic faith. To get a bit corny, appealing to the Trekie in me, “we came in peace.”

Unfortunately, peace was not the objective of the modern Republican Party.

Today’s Republican Party is driven by war, isolationism and most importantly, fear. Sadly, isolation means dying alone.

Yes, we are witnessing the death of the Republican Party.

It is hard to watch. It is not pretty. But as I stated before, in my lifetime the Republican Party has never been a friend of mine. I don’t relish its demise, but at the same time I am also unable to shed a tear.

I once knew a Somali woman who lost a child. In efforts to comfort the woman I expressed my condolences.

She had seen death before. Her response was curt. “People die,” she told me.

Parties die too. Such is life.

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A Federal Court has ordered Lorillard, Altria, Philip Morris USA, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to make this statement about designing cigarettes to enhance the delivery of nicotine.

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• Lorillard, Altria, Philip Morris USA, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco intentionally designed cigarettes to make them more addictive.

• Cigarette companies control the impact and delivery of nicotine in many ways, including designing filters and selecting cigarette paper to maximize the ingestion of nicotine, adding ammonia to make the cigarette taste less harsh, and controlling the physical and chemical make-up of the tobacco blend.

• When you smoke, the nicotine actually changes the brain – that’s why quitting is so hard.

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Women’s Wellness: Understand symptoms and risk factors for heart attack

By Dana Starks Mayo Clinic Staff Although heart disease can often be thought of as a problem for men, heart disease is the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United States.

One challenge is that some heart disease symptoms in women may be different from those in men. Fortunately, women can take steps to understand their unique symptoms of heart disease and to begin to reduce their risk of heart disease.

Heart attack symptoms for women The most common heart attack symptom in women is some type of pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest. But it is not always severe or even the most prominent symptom, particularly in women. And, sometimes, women may have a heart attack without chest pain.

Women are more likely than men to have heart attack symptoms unrelated to chest pain, such as neck, jaw, shoulder, upper back or abdominal discomfort, shortness of breath, pain in one or both arms, nausea or vomiting, sweating, lightheadedness or dizziness and/or unusual fatigue.

These symptoms can be subtler than the obvious crushing chest pain often associated with heart attacks. Women may describe chest pain as pressure or a tightness. This may be because women tend to have

blockages not only in their main arteries but also in the smaller arteries that supply blood to the heart – a condition called small vessel heart disease or coronary microvascular disease.

Women’s symptoms may occur more often when women are resting, or even when they’re asleep. Mental stress also may trigger heart attack symptoms in women.

Women tend to show up in emergency rooms after heart damage has already occurred because their symptoms are not those usually associated with a heart attack, and because women may downplay their symptoms.

Heart disease risk factors for women Although several traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease – such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity – affect women and men, other factors may play a bigger role in the development of heart disease in women.

Women with diabetes are at greater risk of heart disease than are men with diabetes.

Also, women’s hearts are affected by stress and depression more than men’s. In women, smoking is a greater risk factor for heart disease in women than it is in men. A lack of physical activity is a major risk factor for heart disease, and some research has found women to be more inactive than men.

Low levels of estrogen after menopause pose a significant risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease in the smaller blood vessels (coronary

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Knowing the risk factors for heart disease is vital in reducing the chances of heart attack. microvascular disease).

Another factor is “broken heart syndrome.”

This condition – often brought on by stressful situations that can cause severe, but usually temporary, heart muscle failure – occurs more commonly in women after menopause. This condition may also be called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome or stress cardiomyopathy.

Pregnancy complications

can lead to heart disease. High blood pressure or diabetes during pregnancy can increase women’s long-term risk of high blood pressure and diabetes and increase the risk of development of heart disease in the mothers. Some research has found that if a woman had pregnancy complications such as high blood pressure or diabetes the children may also have an increased risk of heart disease in the future. Women

with inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, may also have a higher risk of heart disease. Research is ongoing in other heart disease risk factors in women.

Women can make several lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of heart disease, including quit or don›t start smoking, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight and eat a healthy diet that includes whole grains, a variety of fruits and vegetables,

low-fat or fat-free dairy products, and lean meats. Avoid saturated or trans-fat, added sugars, and high amounts of salt.

Women also need to take prescribed medications appropriately, such as blood pressure medications, blood thinners and aspirin. And they›ll need to better manage other conditions that are risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Exercise Kits Help Promote Healthy Activity in Twin Cities

Kids get moving at Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities is doing something about childhood obesity by taking action to address a problem that has become a national health crisis.

The Jerry Gamble Club recently received a special donation from UnitedHealthcare of 200 Nerf Energy game kits to help encourage youth to be more physically active through “exergaming.” The donation to the organization’s midtown facility was timed to coincide with the post-holiday season and ongoing winter – a time when children tend to be more sedentary.

The kits, which include an activity tracker, soccer ball and instructions to download the limited-release Nerf Energy Rush mobile game, were donated to the Jerry Gamble Club by UnitedHealthcare in collaboration with Hasbro.

About 50 club members participated in the demonstration event Jan. 25, to try out the kits and learn how to use the devices. As children participate in physical activity, they are rewarded with “energy points” that are tracked by the kit’s activity band, and these points turn into screen time to play the mobile game on a smartphone or

tablet.

The donation is part of a national initiative started two years ago by UnitedHealthcare and Hasbro to donate more than 10,000 kits to schools and community organizations encouraging young people to become more active.

Nationwide, approximately 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Minnesota, studies show 27 percent of youths ages 10 to 17 are considered obese

UnitedHealthcare donated 200 Nerf Energy Game Kits to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities as part of a national initiative to encourage young people to become more active through “exergaming.” Rep. Fue Lee (DFL-59A) and Misty Magner-Ladner, UnitedHealthcare of Minnesota, passed out kits to the Jerry Gamble Club.

Healthier soul food cookbook takes fresh approach to traditional recipes (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES – The “Healthier Traditions Cookbook: Soul Food,” a healthy twist on traditional Southern dishes, features 17 classic recipes and is available for complimentary download today.

The cookbook, a collaboration of Transamerica Center for Health Studies (TCHS) with the Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP), helps maintain the integrity of these soul food dishes, while identifying easy steps people can take to enjoy healthier versions. Each recipe was adapted and tested by two nutritionists to ensure an increase in nutritional value and decrease in caloric value.

According to the American Heart Association, “heart disease is the No. 1 killer for all Americans, and stroke is also a leading cause of death. As frightening as those statistics are, the risks of getting those diseases are even higher for African-Americans. High blood pressure, obesity and diabetes are the most common conditions that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.”

Recipes in the cookbook include red beans and rice, gumbo, pan-fried catfish, smothered pork chops and

peach cobbler; and have a breakdown of the calories, fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, fiber and protein content of the dish. in addition, how-to videos that highlight the preparation of some of the dishes are available on TCHS’s website and YouTube channel.

“Transamerica Center for Health Studies is proud to partner with the Association of Black Women Physicians to create a soul food cookbook that increases the nutritional value of these recipes while keeping the heartiness of Southern favorites,” said Hector De La Torre, executive director of TCHS. “This is the third cookbook we have prepared and, consistent with our values, these recipes help to improve health and wellness.

Soul food and Southern cuisine have a history as rich as their flavors, and this cookbook includes interesting facts about soul food history, in addition to helpful nutrition facts.”

With the impact of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes on the AfricanAmerican community, the recipes are meant to be both nutritious and flavorful, and seek to empower healthier choices around the dinner table.

For example, nutritionists

make simple substitutions like swapping out regular flour for whole wheat flour in cornbread, and replacing bacon while keeping the smoky flavor with paprika in collard greens.

“The Association of Black Women Physicians empowers Black Women to lead in health and wellness for ourselves and the community through premiere educational programs, resources, and partnerships like this one with Transamerica Center for Health Studies that help to spur healthier eating choices,” said Dr. Sherril Rieux, from the Association of Black Women Physicians. “Our patients are always asking for ways to eat healthier, and this cookbook was a great way to highlight the health benefits of dishes that have brought happy memories to families for generations.”

The “Healthier Traditions” cookbook complements other ABWP initiatives like its wellness workshops, which are organized, implemented and facilitated by physician volunteers. The series is offered in community forums to educate families about diabetes, hypertension, asthma, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and general health and wellness issues.

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LaDonna Sanders-Redmond to run for Hennepin County Commissioner

By Abeni Hill

For some people creating and enacting change is seen as more than a vocation.

“I really felt my calling has evolved over a number of years to different fields,” said Seward Community Co-op Diversity and Community Engagement Manager LaDonna Sanders-

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Redmond. A candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner, SandersRedmond talked about her work during her time in Chicago, which included helping women who were released from prison and struggled with substance abuse to community organizing to food justice work. Sanders-Redmond offered her comments while a recent guest on “Conversations with Al McFarlane.”

In the same realm

as her background, Sanders-Redmond said her reasoning behind her candidacy is no different.

“I started to look at where could I impact the system,” said SandersRedmond. “I’m a person that believes you can make change in this lifetime.”

For inspiration, Sanders-Redmond said she looks squarely towards the Civil Rights Movement.

“We have what it takes to create the communities we want if we stand up

and stand strong and demand that it happen,” said Sanders-Redmond.

“It’s the few people who stand up and make the noise and the rest follow. “(It is important to look back) into our history at pivotal points to know we are indeed going to make it.”

“Conversations” airs Tuesdays at 1 p.m. on 90.3 FM, KFAI and online at www.kfai.org.

Poor People’s Campaign exhibit opens at the Black History Museum The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final human rights crusade in a new exhibition on the “Poor People’s Campaign,” a multicultural coalition that began in 1968 to end poverty.

The exhibition, “City of Hope: Resurrection City & the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign,” features rare archival film and new oral histories with people who helped organize the campaign including Marian Wright Edelman and Andrew Young.

It also features wooden tent panels, lapel buttons, placards and murals created by and used by some of the nearly 8,000 people who occupied the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for nearly six weeks to call the nation’s attention to the crippling effects of poverty for people of color, children and the elderly.

The museum’s exhibition is housed in its gallery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as a partner to the exhibition,

paign.

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture recently opened the “City of Hope” Exhibition to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Poor People’s Campaign.”

“American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith,” which explores the history of citizen participation, debate and compromise from the nation’s formation to today.

“With new and recently discovered film and audio footage, images and objects, this exhibition provides a rare look inside the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and commemorates the legacy of Dr. King’s final campaign for economic justice,” said Lonnie Bunch, III, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “This exhibition

reminds us that despite the unprecedented economic growth in America over the past five decades, there are still many Americans living below the poverty line. Although the Poor People’s Campaign did not achieve its goal of eradicating poverty, it spawned a multiethnic and multiracial movement for economic fairness whose belief in helping America live up to its ideals still inspires to this day. The stories of those who sacrificed so much are found in ‘City of Hope: Resurrection City and the Poor People’s Campaign.’”

Original sound re-

cordings of musical performances and conversations among campaign participants have been provided by the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

The recordings, along with never-seen film produced by the Hearst Corp., show how people lived during the sixweek occupation at Resurrection City. Among the film highlights is footage of people traveling in a caravan of muledrawn wagons from Marks, Miss., to Memphis for King’s memorial service and then on to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Poor People’s Cam-

Background on Poor People’s Campaign and Resurrection City In the 1960s, as the United States emerged as a global model of wealth and democracy, an estimated 25 million Americans lived in poverty.

From the elderly and underemployed to children and persons with disabilities, poverty affected people of every race, age and religion. In response, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by King and The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, organized the Poor People’s Campaign as a national human rights issue.

As a multiethnic movement that included African-Americans, MexicanAmericans, Native-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Asians and poor whites from Appalachia and rural communities, the six-week, live-in demonstration in Washington, D.C. attracted protestors nationwide. The campaign leaders presented demands to Congress, including jobs, living wages and access to land, capital and health care. It was the first large-scale, nationally

organized demonstration after King’s death. The campaign, the final vision of King’s life, has come to be known as his most ambitious dream.

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The University of St. Thomas seeks students of color for full-tuition scholarships Applications are now open for the Dease Scholarship Program at the University of St. Thomas.

The full-tuition scholarships are generally awarded to students of color, first-generation students and graduates from urban high schools who demonstrate commitment to academic excellence, leadership and their communities. Students wishing to compete must be admitted to the University of St. Thomas and meet all other scholarship program guidelines.

The deadline for application is Feb 21. Students may apply at www. stthomas.edu/scholarships.

Over its 10-year history, the Dease Scholarship Program has supported more than 200 St. Thomas students. Dease

scholarships are renewable and thereby offer an opportunity for students to earn a four-year degree at St. Thomas.

Dease scholars live on campus the first two years of their University of St. Thomas career, and have a collection of programming initiatives that they are expected to participate in throughout their four years at St. Thomas. These initiatives are focused on building community, providing oneon-one support, and fostering academic, career and leadership success. Activities including a retreat, meetings with university and community leaders, academic and career support and advising sessions, mentoring and events with other Dease scholars. Scholars are also

expected to become involved in service opportunities and activities on campus.

The Dease Scholarship Program supersedes any merit award that St. Thomas may have already awarded. Students demonstrating financial need are eligible to receive need-based federal aid (Pell, SEOG, etc.) and Minnesota state grants (if eligible) to meet the remaining cost for room and board.

For many students with high financial need, the combination of the Dease Scholarship, federal aid and grants meets the full cost of St. Thomas’ tuition, fees, room and board. Funds from all sources may not exceed the cost for tuition, fees, room and board, and an allowance for books and personal expenses.

The Minnesota Humanities Center and Marian Hassan partner to produce Somali youth anthology The Minnesota Humanities Center, in collaboration with Somali author and educator Marian Hassan, is seeking submissions for a first-of-itskind Minnesota Somali Youth Anthology.

This anthology will be edited by Hassan and will include the first-hand stories of Minnesota’s Somali youth (ages 10-30) around ideas like what it means to be American, coping with loss and displacement, negotiating the charged identities of being a Muslim and a third-culture person and much more.

“As a documentation of experiences for Somali youth, my hopes for the anthology are that it will start intergenerational dialogue to facilitate teaching and learning across the generations,” said collaborator Hassan. “I hope the anthology will also be a learning and teaching tool for the larger community about the Somali

As a documentation of experiences for Somali youth, my hopes for the anthology are that it will start intergenerational dialogue to facilitate teaching and learning across the generations. – Marian Hassan

people and their resilience as people from a culture of enduring faith in the face of all challenges.”

The Humanities Center believes the anthology will serve as a necessary act of selfrepresentation for Somali youth in a challenging time when their multiple identities are often vilified.

“In 2004, the Humanities Center and leaders from Minnesota’s Somali communities came together to develop a bi-lingual children’s book series that took well-known Somali folk tales and published them side-by-side in English and Somali for the first time, promoting intergenerational relationships and literacy. Now, this successful partnership looks to focus on the voices of Somali youth in a similar way,” said Humanities Center president and CEO, David O’Fallon. “The Somali Youth Anthology will use the power of

the humanities to lift the voices of our often unheard young Somali-Minnesotan friends and neighbors.”

The Somali Youth Anthology submission process will include several phases.

Submissions (in Somali or English) will be accepted until March 30 in a variety of formats (written, audio, visual, etc.). Over the course of several months after first-round submissions, selected youth will work with experienced community storytellers and writers to edit and develop their pieces. Come spring, selected youth will have a final, workshopped draft to submit to the editorial panel for final review and assessment.

Those interested in submitting may do so at www.mnhum. org/stories-and-culture/somaliyouth-anthology.

The Minnesota Humanities Center’s Somali Youth Anthology will be published at a date yet to be determined.

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Community New ads reveal how cigarettes were designed for maximum addiction

Tobacco companies forced to run ads starting Super Bowl Sunday The nation’s largest cigarette manufacturers intentionally designed cigarettes to make them more addictive.

That’s just one of the facts featured in new ads the tobacco industry has been court-ordered to run.

The tobacco companies have never had to publicly admit, until now, that they conducted extensive research to make cigarettes as addictive as possible, manipulating nicotine levels, making design changes like new ďŹ lters and adding chemicals to make them easier to get hooked on. To help make sure the message about the tobacco

industry’s deception gets out, Minnesota health advocates are amplifying the tobacco industry’s ads to make sure more people will see them. This includes social media ads and other digital and newspaper ads in Minnesota. “Things have changed in the media landscape in the 11 years since Altria, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard and Philip Morris USA were ďŹ rst ordered to run these ads,â€? said Mike Sheldon, senior communications manager of ClearWay Minnesota. “For example, the tobacco companies aren’t running any ads in social media, which is where the

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young people who could beneďŹ t most from the ads would see them. That’s why local health

advocates are stepping up to share the truth tobacco companies don’t want people to know.�

Instead of starting to run ads back in 2006 when the ruling against them ďŹ rst came down, the tobacco companies ďŹ led multiple appeals to avoid publicizing the ads.

It has been nearly 20 years since the Department of Justice ďŹ led suit against the top cigarette manufacturers, revealing a conspiracy dating back to the 1950s to hide the harmful eects of smoking. The judge in the case stated in her 2006 ruling that the tobacco companies deceived the public, suppressed research and destroyed documents in order to protect their proďŹ ts. She ordered the tobacco companies

to run the ads to help counter these decades of deception.

Nearly ten million Americans died since then due to smoking-related diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Think how many lives could have been saved if the public knew what the tobacco companies hid about how dangerous their products are – and what the companies did to make cigarettes even more dangerous,� said Sheldon. “It’s up to all of us to make sure the truth gets out about Big Tobacco’s decades of lies.

Lives depend on it.�

Jennifer Nguyen Moore announces candidacy for Ramsey County Board Jennifer Nguyen Moore has announced her campaign for Ramsey County Board, District 3.

Nguyen Moore said as a Commissioner, she will lead through transparency, community engagement, relationshipbuilding, and amplifying voices of constituents. “As a woman of color and the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, I am running for Ramsey County Board to ensure that our community thrives, and

not just survives,â€? said Nguyen Moore. “I am passionate about building healthy communities and equitable systems that beneďŹ t all residents in District 3, while breaking down barriers and being honest about the disparities and cycle of poverty that are real for many of our residents.â€?

Nguyen Moore serves as a Ramsey County election judge and on two advisory boards for the state – the Environmental Justice Advisory Group with the Minnesota Pollution Control

Agency and the Health Equity Advisory Leadership Council with the Minnesota Department of Health.

She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Policy and Social Justice at the University of Minnesota.

Ramsey County District 3 includes Falcon Heights and St. Paul neighborhoods of Como, Frogtown, Hamline-Midway, North End and Payne-Phalen.

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The fight for freedom and justice continues Man Talk

By Timothy Houston Columnist As we move into Black History Month, I ďŹ nd myself in a state of reection.

Overt racist behavior is at an all-time high, and we as Blacks in this country as being challenged as we seek to take the

NAACP From 3 NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr., who once served as president of the NAACP, called the partnership historic. “This (signing) consummates a working relationship of two of the world’s largest organizations focused on the empowerment of Black people,� said Chavis.

NNPA From 3 administration and its policies, Brown said, “‘The man is doing today what he’s always done.�

Baskerville, a 2014 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, said the state of HBCUs remains strong. “From my vantage point, HBCUs in 2018 are strong and

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“moral high ground.� In today’s political climate, this is not an easy task. We must stay engaged in the struggle so that we will not become complacent or cynical.

Here are a few of my guiding principles to use as the ďŹ ght for freedom and justice continues on.

First, put your trust in God. If all we see what is in front of us, our words will only reect our limited view. Your spiritual view should be upward. This world is unjust, but God is just. The Apostle Paul lets us know that if we have hope in this life only, we are above all men most miserable.

Although death and racisms are forever before me, I will trust in

God. The words of the palmist is true, “In all of our ways, if we acknowledge him (God), he will direct our paths.�

Keep ďŹ ghting. The ďŹ ght for freedom and justice continues.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.â€? And now that injustice has reached the highest oďŹƒce in the country, we must escalate the ďŹ ght in every clime and place until justice runs downs like a river and righteousness like a mighty stream. As a people, we must never stop ďŹ ghting the good ďŹ ght of faith. Let’s take to the pulpit, ballot box, and the streets.

Individually and collectively, we must be committed to ďŹ ghting for freedom and justice for all.

Fight hate with love. If love is not your guiding principle, your actions will be contrary to the good that you hoped to accomplish.

Violence begets violence, hate brings forth more hate; but love conquers all. Those who believe violence is the answer do not understand the guiding principle of King – “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.� Love is not a passive emotion reducing us to doormats and punching bags.

Love is a gift from God given to

us as believers to ensure that hate never prevail.

Finally, get active. Edward Everett Hale wrote, “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.

And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.�

Never determine your impact by numbers alone. Refuse to be a thermometer, rising and falling with the changing environment.

On the contrary, declare yourself to be a thermostat, created and designed to inuence your environment. Get active. The ďŹ ght for freedom and justice needs you.

The ďŹ ght for freedom and justice continues. Don’t ever give

up the ďŹ ght. We must all stay engaged because we can always do something. When you do something, you empower yourself to be more than what you see.

As we move forward into this new uncertainty, this is one thing we can have conďŹ dence in; love conquers all.

Timothy Houston is an author, minister and motivational speaker committed to guiding positive life changes in families and communities. To get copies of his books, or for questions, comments or more information, go to www.tlhouston.com.

NNPA National Chairman Dorothy Leavell added that she’s very pleased with the new partnership. “I attempted to do something similar in the nineties and I’m very determined now,â€? said Leavell. “We are going to set a precedent and I hope we will be able to repeat this with many other national organizations, because if we solidify our strength, things will be dierent for all of us in the United States of America.â€?

Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, said one of the things

he and Russell share in common is the rich tradition of the NAACP. “Anytime we move away from that (tradition), we lose our way,� said Johnson. “The NAACP would not be here, if not for William Monroe Trotter, a civil rights activist, newspaper editor and real estate businessman based in Boston, Massachusetts; the NAACP would not be here today, if not for Ida B. Wells, a newspaper writer ... the NAACP would not be here today, if not for W.E.B. DuBois and his Crisis magazine.

I commit today, that we will be

joining the NNPA.�

Johnson added that the NAACP is as strong as its volunteers and the Black Press is as strong as its readers, many of whom are NAACP members.

The signing, which took place on Jan. 26, was attended by a number of NNPA members, staers from both organizations and Gary, Ind. Mayor Karen Freeman Wilson, the ďŹ rst African-American woman to hold the oďŹƒce of mayor in the state of Indiana. “We have to take the resources that we have in our collective communities and we

have to use these resources in a way that educates our children and beneďŹ ts our people,â€? said Wilson. “We also have to support (Black) businesses.â€?

Wilson added that Black consumers have to let go of the stereotype that Black businesses are inferior to white businesses.

She also noted that AfricanAmericans are not receiving a fair shake from the federal government and, in her city, ďŹ nances are a challenge she’s trying to meet head-on.

night, a light bulb went on and it was that we can’t wait on the Republican governor to save Gary,� said Wilson. “So, I said to my team that whatever the governor does or doesn’t do, we are going into the war room and we will stay there and not come out until we have a plan.�

Wilson joined Russell, Johnson, Chavis and Leavell in advocating for a strong relationship between the NAACP and the Black Press. “If Black newspapers didn’t tell our stories, no one ever would have,� said Russell.

getting stronger. In fact, it’s harvest time for HBCUs,� said Baskerville, who also said that the vitriol coming out of the White House and the policies that jeopardize voting and other rights are reminiscent of the time when HBCUs were born. “The actions and words and legislation taking place will turn back the clock, if we let it happen. But, I say it’s harvest time for HBCUs, because it’s the 50th anniversary of the sanitation workers march (in Memphis) and the death of (the Rev.) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and we are still going

strong. We are 106 strong, but if you read fake news, HBCUs are closing. I say its harvest time, because while HBCUs are just three percent of schools, we graduate 20 percent of AfricanAmericans across the country, 60 percent of African-American public health professionals; 50 percent of African-American public school teachers and more than 40 percent of Black STEM professionals.�

Cartwright said NAREB, the oldest group representing Black realtors, is working to help Black homebuyers.

“Most African-Americans were stripped of their wealth with the housing decline when trillions of dollars were lost,� said Cartwright.

According to a recent report, Cartwright said the median net worth for Black families is less than $2,000 while the median net worth of white families is roughly $100,000. Further, he said, while the median wealth of white women was about $41,000, the median wealth for Black women was only $5. “Real estate is the cornerstone of wealth,� said

Cartwright. “That’s the equity we need to pass on to the next generation.�

When it comes to the Black church, Lee cautioned AfricanAmericans not to be disillusioned about religion by megachurches and television evangelists. He said the A.M.E. church is united, and membership is beginning to climb; mobilization eorts like the get out to vote campaign in Alabama during the contentious Senate race between Democrat Doug Jones and Republican Roy Moore are also increasing.

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Monday, Feb. 5 FILM 36th Chamber of Shaolin on 35mm Trylon Cinema 2820 E. 33rd St., Minneapolis 7 p.m. $8 Classic Kung-Fu at Trylon Cinema with “Enter the 36th Chamber.”

Tuesday, Feb. 6

8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Benjamin Clementine’s “I Won’t Complain” has racked up more than 3.5 million views on YouTube since 2016.

The crooner’s distinct voice has been on the ears of many worldwide.

Songstress Jamela Pettiford presents a new night of jazz, soul and blues at the new Heritage Tea House.

Sunday, Feb. 11

Thursday, Feb. 8

COOKING

OPEN MIC

Cooking with Klass North Market 4414 Humboldt Ave. N., Minneapolis Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Speakeasy Heritage Tea House Boutique 360 W. University Ave, Suite 103, St. Paul

Chef Gerard Klass has been selling out his “Soul Bowl” pop-up kitchens and now brings a food demonstration and tasting event to North Market.

DANCE

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Aesthetically It! is a list of picks from the editors of Aesthetically Speaking. Aesthetically It! features venues, events, outings and more that are worthy of “It” status.

If you have a venue, event or outing that you feel is “It” worthy, email us at aestheticallyit@ insightnews.com

Royal Blood featuring Sophia Eris and Venus De Mars Icehouse 2528 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis 10:30 p.m. – 1:45 a.m.

21-plus $8 Royal Blood, a monthly dance night curated by femme artists Haley McCallum and Serita Colette featuring powerful women in the DJ scene, whose reputation to elevate will make you sweat.

Wednesday, Feb. 7 HIP-HOP/JAZZ Benjamin Clementine Fine Line Music Café 318 1st Ave. N., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

18-plus $20-$35

Every Thursday head down to the brand-new Heritage Tea House for open mic.

Friday, Feb. 9

Monday, Feb. 12

ART EXHIBITION

R&B

1967: The Plymouth Ave. Rebellion New Rules 2015 N. Lowery, Minneapolis 7-9PM

Dr. Mambo’s Combo Bunker’s Music Bar 761 N. Washington Ave., Minneapolis 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.

21-plus $7

New Rules presents a gallery showing of works centered around the 1967 uprising in Minneapolis. The exhibit runs through Feb. 23.

The Minneapolis classic, Dr. Mambo’s Combo serving up ’70 and ’80 R&B for more than 30 years.

Saturday, Feb. 10 JAZZ/SOUL/BLUES

Tuesday, Feb. 13

Soulful Saturdays Heritage Tea House Boutique 360 W. University Ave., Suite 103, St. Paul

DISCUSSION

Mar. 14 - 20

A Good Time for the Truth Minnesota History Center 345 Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

All ages No cover Explore race relations in the Twin Cities with three of the contributors to the book, “A Good Time for the Truth.” Authors will talk about their experiences, followed by a discussion

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Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 4 PM Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis VocalEssence Chorus VocalEssence Youth Choir VocalEssence Teaching Artists Patricia Brown, Karla Nweje, and Roxane Wallace, dancers Niles, hip-hop artist

Dream of a better world as we pay tribute to the Harlem Renaissance, on the 100th anniversary of its birth, through song, poetry, hip-hop, dance, and more. season

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about everyday activism and what Minnesotans can do to address it in their lives and communities.

Minneapolis 8:30 p.m.

21-plus $12-$20

Wednesday, Feb. 14

A soldier in the name of soul, Mark Joseph has worked with countless musicians, producers and collaborators.

Known as one of the hardest working musicians in the Midwest, he pushes the envelope musically searching for the hottest players, grooves and cuts for his improvisational live show.

CLASSIC SOUL Har Mar Superstar Sings Sam Cooke Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 6 p.m. $120 (price includes performance, four-course dinner, tax and gratuity) Crooner Har Mar Superstar helps couples celebrate Valentine’s Day with the songs of Sam Cooke.

Thursday, Feb. 15 BOOK RELEASE/PARTY The Dandies Project Lookbook release 514 Studios 514 N. 3rd St., Suite 101, Minneapolis All ages No cover The Dandies Project is a coffee-table book celebrating men of color, who are also positive members of the community and men of style. All proceeds from the book will go to benefit a local charity. Last year’s recipient was Hallie Q. Brown Community Center in St. Paul.

Friday, Feb. 16 ALTERNATIVE SOUL/HIPHOP Mark Joseph & the American Soul The Hook & Ladder Theater and Lounge 3010 Minnehaha Ave.,

Saturday, Feb. 17 ALTERNATIVE SOUL/R&B Oshun Public Functionary 1400 12th Ave. N.E., Minneapolis 9 p.m.

18-plus $15 The ultra-soulful duo, Oshun, brings its psychedelic vibe to the Public Functionary.

Sunday, Feb. 18 SPOKEN WORD Uprooted Honey 205 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

21-plus $15 Uprooted follows spoken word stories in the perspective of individuals whose communities and ancestral roots have experienced nomadic shift including immigrants, multicultural individuals, trans-racial adoptees, people chased out of land or whose ancestors have experienced genocide (Native people) and undocumented persons.

Biopic chronicles rise, fall and triumphant return of South African singer/activist, Zenzile Miriam Makeba

‘Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba’ Film Review

by Kam Williams Zenzile Miriam Makeba had the “misfortune” of being born Black in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1932, which relegated her to second-class citizenship.

In fact, she spent the first six months of her life behind bars with her mother, a sangoma (witch doctor), sent to prison days just after her birth. Luckily, her mom was also an amateur singer, and that was a gift Makeba inherited. She married at 17 and had a child a year later, but was soon abandoned by her abusive husband. So, she started singing professionally to support her young daughter.

After performing and recording with several different bands, she found a measure of fame as the lead singer of an allgirl group called The Skylarks.

Then, while on tour out of the country in 1959, Makeba’s passport was revoked after the release in Italy of “Come Back, Africa,” a secretly-filmed, antiapartheid docudrama in which she appeared.

Despite the ban, Makeba’s career would catch fire while in exile, with the help of such influential entertainers as Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier.

Soon, international audiences were appreciating her unique sound, an eclectic mix of jazz, pop and traditional African tunes.

But because of the continued civil strife back in her homeland, Makeba used her platform to criticize the South African government.

In 1963, she even testified at the United Nations, imploring

Zenzile Miriam Makeba the organization to impose economic sanctions on the country for its imprisonment of attorney Nelson Mandela and thousands of other political activists lobbying for equality.

However, Makeba would fall out of favor in 1968 after marrying Stokely Carmichael, a leader of the Black Power Movement. After all, it was one thing to point out all the injustice in her native South Africa, but quite another to complain about the mistreatment of AfricanAmericans. Almost overnight, Makeba’s concerts were cancelled and her records were pulled off the shelves.

Hounded by the FBI and her career ruined, she abandoned

the U.S. with Carmichael for Guinea, but would have to wait for the fall of the Apartheid regime to be welcomed home with open arms by outlawed freedom fighter-turnedpresident, Mandela.

A fitting tribute to a rare talent who dedicated her life to the liberation of oppressed people all over the world.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 90 minutes In English and French with subtitles To see a trailer for Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba, visit: h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=JyKX4XnJWA4.

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Paying tribute to the Minneapolis Sound album was that. Those songs were written with nothing but joy and for one reason and one reason only and that’s love …

I’d like to dedicate this award to them (Babyface, Jam and Lewis and Riley). They are my heroes.

They are my teachers. They laid the foundation. This album wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor @HarryColbertJr

During Bruno Mars acceptance speech after receiving the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year, the pop/soul crooner gave credit where credit was due.

It’s no secret that Mars’ “24K Magic” is in many ways a musical throwback. It’s an ode to the soulful sounds of the mid to late ‘70s and 1980s.

It’s synthesizer, bass and horns heavy with stirring guitar riffs throughout. In short, it’s that “Minneapolis Sound.”

Hawaiian-born, Mars is proof that the Minneapolis Sound is known the world around.

While accepting his 2018 Album of the Year Grammy – one of six he took home on Jan. 28 – Mars said it was the Minneapolis production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry

these guys.”

No Bruno, no it wouldn’t.

And it also wouldn’t exist without Prince. An argument can be made it wouldn’t be possible without

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Tony Paul of the International Reggae All Stars Lewis, among others, who were his musical teachers.

“So,” began Mars in honoring those who laid the path. “I’m 15 years old and I’m opening up a show in Hawaii called ‘The Magic of Polynesia.’

My job (was) to entertain 1,000

people – 1,000 tourists from all over the world. I would put together a set list of like 10-12 songs. Later on in life, I found those songs that I was singing were either written by either Babyface, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, or Teddy Riley. And

with those songs, I remember seeing it. I remember seeing it firsthand; people dancing that had never met each other from two sides of the globe, dancing with each other, toasting with each other, celebrating together.

All I wanted to do with this

The Manhattan Transfer, Take 6 at Ordway Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is set to host two concerts in February – The Summit: The Manhattan Transfer Meets Take 6 on Feb.15 and Classic Albums Live presents Pink Floyd – “The Dark Side of the Moon” on Feb. 24.

With 20 Grammy Awards between them, The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 have joined forces to perform together. The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 together boast a range of styles that covers nearly every genre of popular music – from jazz to swing, from gospel to R&B. In addition, as The Manhattan Transfer marks the 40th anniversary of its debut recording on Atlantic Records, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne will honor founding member Tim Hauser, as they continue to tour with their newest member, Trist Curless.

For the first time in popular music, Classic Albums Live recreates the greatest albums from the 60s and 70s live on stage, note for note – cut for cut. For Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon,” 11 talented musicians perform the emblematic 1973 record that was listed as No. 43 on Rolling Stone magazine’s definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

To reproduce the “soundtrack of our lives,” Classic Albums Live personnel researched the album and goes to great lengths in concert to replicate each and every sound live – never using tape or computers. Pink Floyd’s album has become the flagship for Classic Albums Live.

“It’s the show that changed our lives for the better. We hope that at some time during the performance, you close your eyes and dream of both the future and the past. And that you

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Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 realize that you have grown up with one of the greatest pieces of music ever made,” said founder and music director, Craig Martin.

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‘Minnesota Black History 101’ on display in Hennepin Gallery through March 28 “Minnesota Black History 101: A celebration of Black life, history and culture in Minnesota” is on display at the Hennepin County Government Center.

The exhibit at the Hennepin Gallery, A-Level, 300 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, features artifacts, memorabilia and narratives offering a unique glimpse into the

lives of Minnesota’s pioneering African-Americans. From the birth of George Bonga in 1802 to civil rights movements and beyond, the exhibit presents Minnesota’s Black history of faith, politics, music, sports and more. The exhibit is on display through March 28.

In honor of the upcoming

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Images on display at the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. 6th St., Minneapolis, as a part of the “Minnesota Black History 101: A celebration of Black life, history and culture in Minnesota” exhibit. The exhibit runs through March 28.

Super Bowl, the exhibit also features photographs from Vikings team photographer Andy Kenutis and Vikings artifacts from the 1960s and 1970s.

The exhibit is curated by

Tribute From 11 the stylings of a Mint Condition.

And before Mars brought the funk, Lipps Inc., powered by the vocals of Cynthia Johnson, let the world know Minneapolis/ St.Paul was the original “Funky Town.”

Living in the midst of it all, it’s easy to take for granted the many musical and cultural treasures we have in our backyard. It’s one thing to celebrate them while they’re gone (yes, we certainly celebrated Prince in his earthly presence), but let’s make sure to

Hawona Sullivan Janzen from the University of Minnesota Urban Research and OutreachEngagement Center gallery.

Sullivan Janzen has curated many collections and exhibitions throughout the Twin Cities

recognize the living.

Let us celebrate Jam and Lewis. Let us celebrate their original bandmates, Morris Day, Jellybean Johnson (who amazingly, we can see performing almost nightly around town), Jesse Johnson, Monte Moir and Jerome (like Prince, only one name is needed). They taught us how to “Walk,” reminded us that “Gigolos Get Lonely Too” and had millions of people dialing “777-9311.”

Long before Rihanna dreamed of “Diamonds,” Sheila E. had us living the “Glamorous Life.”

The Family (fDeluxe) allowed us the hear the “Screams of Passion,” Alexander O’Neal taught us about that “Saturday

Christopheraaron Deanes, assistant curator, is a renowned Twin Cities artist and assistant principal at the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

The exhibition and corresponding events are sponsored by the Hennepin County Library in collaboration with the Minne-

sota African American Museum as part of their “History Comes Alive” series. The Hennepin Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The gallery is a project of Hennepin County Communications.

Love” while Next was smoothing it out with “Butta Love.”

During those troubling days, it was Sounds of Blackness reminding us to be “Optimistic.” And how fitting is it that Prince would pave the way for KING? The Minneapolis Sound shouted for “Freedom” with Ipso Facto (this week’s cover photo).

When it comes to Minnesota hip-hop, all will agree that there’s something of a Fifth Element in the Atmosphere; and we’re reminded we’re all kin thanks to our Brother Ali. And beat goes on.

It goes on with Zuluzuluu. It goes on with Jesse Larson. It goes on with Liz Gre.

It goes on with Paris Bennett.

The Minneapolis Sound was on display for thousands of fans from around the globe during a week’s-long series of free live concerts as a part of the Super Bowl LII festivities. The concert event, which features several of the aforementioned artists, was curated by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. This was Jam and Lewis’ way of celebrating the Minneapolis sound, past, current and future.

The fact that Bruno Mars walked away with six Grammys should not shock anyone thanks to his generous use of the Minneapolis Sound.

As his musical idol, Prince, would say, it’s simply a “Sign ‘O’ the Times.”

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NOW THROUGH MARCH 18, 2018

MNHS: HISTORY FOR ALL We at the Minnesota Historical Society realize that the history of African Americans in this country cannot be segregated into one month of the year. They must be fully integrated into the story of America. Without the stories of the African American men and women who were brought to this country against their will, forced to build a country in which they could not fully participate, and who continue to struggle to have their humanity recognized, there would be no United States of America.

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This summer, we will be introducing new stories at Historic Fort Snelling that examine the lives of the enslaved people who called the fort home. In the past, we have focused on Dred and Harriet Scott—and their meeting, marriage, and fight for freedom— because of the time they spent enslaved in a free territory. This narrative of the Scotts at the fort will be expanded to a larger discussion of citizenship, and our nation’s current struggle to define who is an American.

In addition to the Scotts’ life, we are refocusing the interpretation in the fort’s Captain’s Quarters to

the time period of Zachary Taylor, and the enslaved men and women who ran his household—some of whom continued with him after he was elected president and moved to the White House in 1849.

Finally, we will look at African American foodways, and how enslaved women influenced the cooking and eating habits of the fort residents.

As we enter Black History Month, I encourage you to visit mnhs.org, the MNHS website, to discover more about upcoming programs at our 26 historic sites and museums throughout the state.

Black History Month may have started as a single week, but the contributions of African Americans impact us 365 days a year.

MELANIE ADAMS Melanie Adams, PhD, is the senior director of Guest Experience and Educational Services at the Minnesota Historical Society. In this role she oversees MNHS programs, exhibits, and historic sites located throughout the state, which serve one million people per year.