A Celebration of Revelations Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director America’s cultural ambassadors return with two equally explosive evenings. May 1st and 2nd, 7:30 PM at the Orpheum Theatre. For more information or tickets visit ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000.
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Photo: Andrew Eccles
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s Linda Celeste Sims & Glenn Allen Sims in Revelations
INSIGHT NEWS April 30 - May 6, 2012 • MN Metro Vol. 38 No. 18 • The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • www.insightnews.com
“We are here for a purpose. We are all on a mission.” Al McFarlane I thank the Creator and the ancestors for what they have done in your life and in the lives of our people around the country. I thank all of those who have come before us, who make it possible for us to fight every day, to carry on, to believe that redemption is at hand and that a brighter future is ahead that will come through our continued work and struggle. I thank the Creator and the ancestors for assuring us that we are equal to the task. King Peggy I am so happy to be among all these powerful and very educated people in this room. My given name is Peggieline Bartels. Most people ask me, why don’t you have an African name? Suluki Fardan
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Nana Amuah-Afenyi VI (King Peggy)
Zimmerman does not get the “Hispanic” pass card on racism Commentary
By Irma McClaurin, PhD Culture and Education Editor
George Zimmerman has finally been arrested. But is it too little too late? Perhaps, but it is important that those who follow this case not get confused by the assertions that Zimmerman could not be racist because he is “Hispanic.” What has been missing from the discussion thus far is an analysis of race and racism in the countries of Central and South America, and how
Spanish-speaking immigrants (and/or their American-born children) can harbor cultural baggage that includes their own brand of racism rooted in slavery and the subsequent disenfranchisement of people of African origins who reside in the countries of Latin America. Fortunately, my fellow writer for Insight, Alberto Barrows, an Afro-Panamanian and an
attorney, has given us a firsthand analysis of what the cultural baggage of racism looks like up close and personal in Central and South America-- http://www. insightnews.com/news/8786afortunadamente-aca-no-losmatan#.T4l6VByeOqU.email Overlay this history of a Latin-American formulated racism (racismo) towards Afrodescendientes (people
of African descent) with the United States’ history of racism towards Blacks, and we have a collision waiting to happen. George Zimmerman does not get the pass card on racism because he is “Hispanic,” for the simple reason that many light/ white-skinned (blanquitos/as) people with origins in Central and South America have been socialized in their own histories
and cultures to regard los negroes (Blacks) as less than themselves. First we must understand that the term Hispanic is an invention of the U.S. Census. It references a large group of people from different countries of origins who share a similar language— Spanish.
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St. Paul Foundation honors citizens working to fight racism By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer ST. PAUL – Nearly 600
attendees were on hand to help The St. Paul Foundation honor a group of recipients for their works to end racism and improve race relations throughout the state.
The sixth annual Facing Race Ambassador Awards, held this past Monday (Apr. 23) at the Crowne Plaza in downtown St. Paul, honored the works of
Mahmoud El-Kati and Steve Pederson in their efforts to stamp out racism in Minnesota. El-Kati, a professor emeritus of history at Macalester College, helped found
the African American Studies department at the University of Minnesota. Pederson, who is white, lives in rural Alexandria and has two adopted African
American children and works with regional advocacy groups such as the Diversity Resource
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AfroDescendientes
Negritude Afro Descendientes By Alberto S. Barrow N.
Artika R. Tyner
Artika Tyner
Education policy reform motivates leadership scholar Source: ABA Spotlight: Artika Tyner received her B.A. from Hamline University (Major: English; Certificate: Conflict Studies). Due to her passion for advocating for social and
educational policy reform, she decided to pursue graduate studies at the University of St. Thomas. Tyner obtained her Juris Doctor, Masters of Public Policy
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Full Circle
Peace of Hope works to assist families of those incarcerated
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Es posible que este artículo le parezca una colcha de retazos, y a lo mejor así es en efecto, porque intenta, en una suerte de síntesis, exponer dos corrientes de opinión, contrastadas entre sí, ambas sin duda interesantes.
En esta costura hecha con ideas ajenas, desde luego algunas de las cuales comparto y otras no, las puntadas recogen visiones que se han cruzado en las redes sociales, a partir de la publicación de la denuncia de Hilda García, una afropanameña, madre de cuatro hijas, a quienes ha tenido que plancharles el cabello, porque en el centro educativo a la que asisten se le dijo: “Su hija no puede venir a la escuela con ese peinado”.
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Las travesuras racistas de Delmiro Nuevamente, el caricaturista Delmiro (Diario El Siglo / Panamá), esta vez en la edición del sábado 21 de abril, y apelando a una representación de la afropanameñidad del periodista Ricardo Jaramillo, quien estuvo en primera fila
Aesthetics Getting Ziggy with it
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de una malograda rueda de prensa que ofreció el presidente Ricardo Martinelli, coloca al comunicador social como un rastafari.
Suluki Fardan
Karl Reichart
The Capri Theater: Bringing up the lights on Broadway Business Leadership Profile By Erin Jerabek, Executive Director West Broadway Business Area Coalition North Minneapolis’ Capri Theater, located at 2027 W. Broadway has been in the
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Health
Robbins Wellness Center expands practice, vision
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spotlight recently with Mayor R.T. Rybek’s State of the City address and Minnesota Monthly naming the Capri, the “Best Jazz Venue” in the Twin Cities. All the positive support for the Capri has left people wanting to know more about how they can be involved in this North Minneapolis destination. The Capri Theater was built in 1927; once named the Paradise Theater (1933-
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Lifestyle
Volunteers landscape foreclosed and tornado-damaged properties
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