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Insight News April 20 - April 26, 2015
Vol. 42 No. 16 • The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • insightnews.com
MUL RESPONDS
Star Tribune article about Urban League intentionally misleads Jim and Sylvia Clingman
The April 13 article by Star Tribune Reporter Alejandra Matos, “Minneapolis Urban League Under Fire for Potential Double Billing” was intentionally misleading and failed to share the true facts. We were quite disappointed to read Ms. Matos’ final product after spending hours with her and providing her with copies of contracts and reports. We even offered to make available students and program participants to tell the tremendous impact that the Urban League Academy Alternative School and the Urban League 13th Grade Program has had on their lives.
‘FIRST YOU CRY’ Jim Clingman, his family, their faith and their fight By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - It was the perfect plan. After living in his native Cincinnati, Ohio for all of their 22 years of marriage, Sylvia and Jim Clingman were preparing to move to another state and start a new life.
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School board tables MUL Academy contract renewal The Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to table the approving the Urban League Academy’s contract for the coming 2015-2016 academic year while MUL explores location options for the next school year. The Board took this action despite the recommendation of Interim Superintendent Michael Goar that the Board renew the Urban League Academy contract for another year, as it ultimately did for its other contract alternative schools. The Minneapolis Urban League currently owns several, underutilized buildings.
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Batala McFarlane
Fire devastates West Broadway businesses, upstairs housing units By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer A Wednesday (April 15) early morning fire roared through a row of businesses and residences leaving many
homeless and one high profile community organization in search of new operating facilities. The fire that started in the UnBank, a check cashing business located at 913 W. Broadway in north
9 a.m. the fire had already claimed several of the block’s businesses and apartments. No injuries were reported but there was extensive property damage along the block.
Minneapolis, quickly spread to neighboring businesses and second floor apartments in the connected row of the 900 block of West Broadway Avenue. The first call to the fire department came in around 8:30 a.m. and by
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Justice Wilhelmina Marie Wright
Obama nominates Justice Wilhelmina Wright to United States District Court for Minnesota WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, President Barack Obama nominated Justice Wilhelmina Marie Wright to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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Ellison, Pocan lead call for Constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to vote By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer
Harry Colbert, Jr.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) [center] along with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) [seated left], Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon [standing left] and Wintana Melekin of Neighborhood Organizing for Change (NOC) gather to discuss a proposed amendment to the Constitution to ensure the right to vote.
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With the right to vote being questioned in states throughout the nation, representatives from neighboring states are calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to ensure citizens’ rights to vote. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)
and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) gathered this past Thursday (April 9) with organizers in North Minneapolis to rally support for an amendment that would end what they called an assault on voting rights throughout the nation. The pair of Democratic representatives said they are trying to build bipartisan support for the proposed amendment, but say
most challenges to voting are coming from the Republican right. “Coming from Wisconsin we have some of the best to show for in the past in this area (of protecting the right to vote), and some of the worst in the current,” said Pocan, referring to current Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker,
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Business
Commentary
Progress MN: Louis King II
MLB continues to honor Jackie Robinson while struggling to attract Black fans
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