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Nigerian leader promised banned military aircraft at meeting with Trump

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the U.S. president announced the approval of a dozen war planes for Nigeria whose sale had been frozen by former President Barack Obama.

Rebuking his Nigerian counterpart for the proliferation of violence throughout that country, Trump expressed concern for “the burning of churches and killing of Christians.”

Buhari blamed the violence on militia trained by the late former Libyan president, Muammar Gadaffi.

He thanked the U.S. for, “giving us the aircraft that we asked

for,” adding “We’re even more grateful for the presence of U.S. military advisors in Nigeria.”

Trump called the sale of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft “the first-ever sale of the American military weapon to Nigeria. This new aircraft will help Nigeria target terrorists and protect civilians.”

In fact, the planes were in the pipeline since the Obama administration, but the sale was frozen in one of Obama’s last decisions in office after a Nigerian fighter jet mistakenly bombed a government-run refugee camp, killing over 100 refugees including Red Cross volunteers.

The 12 aircraft, with weapons and services, are worth $593 million and include thousands of bombs and rockets.

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But fighting Boko Haram requires much more,

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Stephen Onyeiwu of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania.

“Unrest within West Africa is driven by local grievances, corruption and weak governance, human rights violations, and imported religious ideology.”

Buhari could also do with substantial non-military assistance. In particular, he needs help to address two huge social problems in Nigeria … the fact that 70 percent of Nigerians live in abject poverty, and that more than 50 percent of the country’s young people are jobless.

“But Buhari should not count on Trump to increase aid for the kind of economic transformation the country needs,” continued Onyeiwu. “In the 2017 financial year, the US budgeted a mere $608 million in foreign assistance to Nigeria, a number which eerily echoes the price tag for the 12 fighter jets Nigeria wants to buy.”

The much-heralded meeting of Trump and Buhari struck a sour note for the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria.

“One wonders if Trump is not aware or deliberately ignored the murder of several Muslims in a mosque at the University of Maiduguri, or those killed in mosques in Yobe and Zamfara and many other parts of the country,” said Saheed Ashafa, student group president. “As Muslims, we condemn and reject all forms of terrorism, insurgency and oppression in whatever name being perpetrated. We should also remember that in Nigeria, most families are composed of Christians and Muslims alike, just as we have other faiths.

Trump’s call for separatism when the world is advocating for collectivism is not a healthy offer.”

“Black Panther” to deliver keynote speech at Howard University’s graduation

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor

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Howard University alumnus Chadwick Boseman, 40, will give the keynote address at the school’s 150th commencement ceremony on May 12.

The star of the movie “Black Panther” will also be presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

“I’m excited to return to the Mecca in celebration of the achievements of our illustrious students,” said Boseman in a statement announcing the keynote address. “Let’s listen, learn and build with one another.”

The movie “Black Panther” has become a worldwide phenomenon. It has now grossed more money than the hit movie “Titanic.”

“Black Panther” has now grossed

more than $1.3 billion worldwide and is the highest-grossing film of 2018. The movie is also now the third-highest-grossing film ever in the United States and the10thhighest-grossing film of all time.

Boseman graduated from Howard University and attended the British American Dramatic Academy at Oxford. Boseman can currently be seen starring as T’Challa/Black Panther in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” Boseman’s breakout performance came in 2013 when he received rave reviews for his portrayal of the legendary Jackie Robinson in Warner Bros’ “42” opposite Harrison Ford. He also portrayed James Brown in Universal Pictures’ “Get on Up.” “We are extremely pleased that Chadwick Boseman has accepted our invitation to address the class of 2018,” said Howard University Board of Trustees Chair Stacey Mobley. “His words as one

Chadwick Boseman who has walked the same halls as our graduates will truly resonate and inspire them to reach for the stars. It is an incredible honor and privilege for the Howard University community to welcome back home one of its native sons, Chadwick Boseman, to deliver the 2018 commencement address. He has played some of the most iconic African-Americans that have transformed history, including Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Howard’s own Thurgood

Marshall.”

In a statement about Howard University’s 150th commencement ceremony, Howard President Wayne Frederick said Boseman’s role in the blockbuster film “Black Panther” reminds us of the excellence found in the African diaspora.

“Howard continues to be a gem that produces the next generation of artist-scholars, humanitarians, scientists, engineers and doctors,” said Frederick. “Mr. Boseman exemplifies the monumental heights and levels Howard graduates can achieve by using the skills and knowledge they acquired at the university.”

Lauren Victoria Burke is a congressional correspondent for the NNPA Newswire. Lauren also works independently as a political analyst and communications strategist. You can reach Lauren by email at LBurke007@gmail. com and on Twitter at @LVBurke.

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Ellison: DNC alters approach to voter engagement; welcomes progressive

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor harry@insightnews.com

Any old blue just won’t do for Rep. Keith Ellison.

Ellison, who is the cochair of the Democratic National Committee and who represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, said his party is reaching out to once forgotten voters and welcoming in a new breed of Democrat. He said the old way of doing things has proven not to work and now Democrats are taking their message to the streets.

“For the past 10 to 12 years our party has been focused on presidential races. Since 2008 Democrats have lost hundreds of elected state seats. There are only seven Democratic secretaries of state,” said Ellison, during a May 1 interview with Al McFarlane on “Conversations with Al McFarlane, which aired on 90.3 FM KFAI. “We’ve got to work up and down the ballot. Since 2016 we’ve flipped 40 state seats and we’ve got more to come.”

Ellison said the DNC approach had become too impersonal and many were left out of the calculation altogether.

“We as a nation had been suffering from low voter turnout and the previous thought (at the DNC) was to focus on areas with high voter turnout and get them to vote for our candidate. (Now) we’re knocking on doors and rebuilding relationships,” said Ellison.

Some of the relationships Ellison said the DNC is rebuilding is with ethnic media.

He said such relationships are key in reaching untapped voters.

“When people talk about fake news they don’t say that about Insight News and other ethnic press because these outlets were built on a promise of trust,” said Ellison.

The former chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Ellison said the DNC hears the call being shouted by many in the party – “Any old blue just won’t do.”

“I absolutely agree; any blue won’t do,” said Ellison in an interview following his radio segment. “We need people who will stand for true Democratic values and stand for all Americans. We need people who will come in and fight.”

One of the fights Ellison is waging is working to extend protections for Liberians living in the U.S. In March President Donald Trump ordered an end to special legal status to

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Rep. Keith Ellison (right), co-chair of the Democratic National Committee, talks with Al McFarlane about issues facing the party and the nation during a May 1 airing of “Conversations with Al McFarlane.” thousands of Liberians – many of whom reside in Minnesota, which is home to the largest Liberian population in the U.S. Ellison co-sponsored legislation to extend protections to Liberians, as well as those from Sierra Leone and Guinea, but he said with Republicans in charge he is not hopeful the bill will get much

traction.

“We need to elect new people (in the House). Republicans are not moving on anything dealing with immigration,” said Ellison. “We need new people in office.”

Ellison said the president’s stance – and much of the Republican Party stance – on

immigration is backwards.

“The idea of kicking out DACA youth; it makes no sense. So, these are kids who trained and educated in our schools with our (tax) dollars, and then we say, ‘get out’ … that’s flawed thinking,” said Ellison. “And the people who come here are coming for a bet-

ter life … they’re coming to contribute; they’re coming to work.

The idea that immigration is a bad thing is ludicrous.”

“Conversations with Al McFarlane” airs Tuesdays from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. on KFAI and stream on www.kfai.org.

Takes over for the retiring Jeffrey Hassan

Marcus Owens to take the helm at African American Leadership Forum Marcus Owens will take over as the new executive director of the African American Leadership Forum (AALF).

Owens, currently president of the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), will take the helm at AALF July 1. Under his direction in just under four years, NEON more than quadrupled its operating budget and staff size, launched a social enterprise business and created a co-working space for entrepreneurs. Prior to joining NEON, Owens spent nearly a decade working for the Target Corporation where here worked on several corporate initiatives including diversity and inclusion.

A native of North Minneapolis, Owens has his MBA, is a 2017 Bush Fellow, 2017 Young American Leaders Program (Harvard University) participant, 2018 Minneapolis Business Magazine 40 under 40 honoree and 2018 MN Business Magazine Real Power 50 honoree.

“I’m extremely excited to be joining the African American Leadership Forum,” said Owens. “I believe the Forum’s focus on building the African-American community from within is the key driver to developing a more just and

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MDHR reaches agreements with 10 districts, charter schools to reduce disparities in suspensions

(Left to right) Incoming African American Leadership Forum (AALF) executive director, Marcus Owens, AALF board chair, Dr. Sylvia Bartley and retiring executive director, Jeffrey Hassan. healthy community for all African-Americans in the region and beyond. I look forward to working with the board of

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directors and members to build on the great foundation and legacy created by the dynamic leaders, past and present, of the

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Forum.”

Owens takes over at AALF for Jeffrey Hassan, who is retiring at the end of June.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced it has reached collaborative agreements with 10 Minnesota public school districts and charter schools to reduce the disparities in suspension and expulsion rates for students with disabilities and students of color and two school districts received charges of discrimination for educational discrimination.

The school districts and charter schools with settlement agreements include Bloomington School District, Cass Lake-Bena School District, Mankato School District, North St. Paul-MaplewoodOakdale, Robbinsdale School District, Best Academy Charter

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School, Dugsi Academy Charter School, Mastery Academy Charter School, Prairie Seeds Academy Charter School and St. Paul City Charter School. The Department is continuing negotiations with additional school districts and charter schools and anticipates announcing another round of Agreements in the coming weeks.

“I want to thank the leaders of these 10 districts and charter schools for coming to the table, having productive conversations, and identifying their own solutions tailored to their independent communities to ad-

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Business Kizzy Downie named Model Cities CEO Model Cities announced Kizzy Downie as the organization’s next chief executive officer.

Downie succeeds Beverley Oliver Hawkins, who will be retiring as Model Cities’ CEO in late July. Downie, 40, takes the helm with more than 12 years of experience at Model Cities.

She has held four positions at Model Cities, including Youth Enrichment Services program coordinator, manager of housing services, director of operations management and director of community services.

Downie most recently served as Model Cities’ director of community services where

she oversaw Family Support Services, Youth Services Programs, Homeownership Services and Financial Literacy, the largest of Model Cities’ three divisions. She was responsible for a portfolio that included HomeStretch Workshops, Pre-Purchase Counseling, Children’s Mental Health and all Supportive Housing Services.

And, she served as the project manager for Model Cities BROWNstone’s Reading Room, working closely with designers, artists, and contractors in the completion of this space.

Before joining Model Cities, Downie served as

program coordinator of Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama.

“I am proud to say we found a great match for what Model Cities’ needs. Kizzy will be an excellent leader in the Model Cities movement. She is smart, brave, unpretentious and has the skills the organization requires,” said Brenda Bailey chair of the Model Cities board.

“I am honored and humbled to be appointed Model Cities’ CEO. I am committed to continuing the work that has been started and sustaining the support our stakeholders have for Model Cities,” said Downie.

“As we create the Model Cities

Kizzy Downie, new CEO of Model Cities

of tomorrow, I will focus on facilitating opportunities that enrich the lives of our community, while also creating future sustainability and growth within our agency.”

Downie earned a bachelor’s and Master of Public Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She currently serves on the boards of Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care and Cycles for Change. She is also a member of the Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOMECo) and African American Financial Capabilities Community of Practice (AAFC-

COP) collaborative groups.

Bailey praised the work of Model Cities’ current CEO, saying “Model Cities is deeply appreciative of Dr. Hawkins who has been the chief executive officer of Model Cities for the past 34 years. Her leadership, Bailey said, has built this organization with integrity and a clear sense of purpose.

We will be forever grateful for her leadership and vision.”

St. Paul-based Model Cities, a private nonprofit organization, serves families and youth from the seven-county metro area at six locations.

Neighborhood Development Center announces annual Entrepreneur Award winners The Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) hosted its annual Entrepreneur Awards April 21.

The Entrepreneur Awards celebrate the contributions of

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small business entrepreneurs and the impact they make on the community. Awards to honor entrepreneurs and businesses for the positive impact they make on the neighborhoods they are based

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Small Business of the Year).

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business lending (and Shariaacceptable financing), business services and real estate incubators to help clients start and grow small businesses.

City anti-discrimination ordinance protecting renters takes effect Enforcement of the City’s amended civil rights ordinance prohibiting public assistance discrimination in housing, including discrimination against renters who participate in the Section 8 program, took effect May 1.

Families in Minneapolis who participate in public assistance programs face an especially challenging task of finding affordable housing in Minneapolis.

The housing discrimination amendments to the civil rights ordinance, approved by the City Council in March 2017, prohibit landlords from denying public assistance participants the opportunity to apply for available housing, or refusing to rent to potential tenants because of the requirements of a public assistance program.

The amendments also prohibit landlords from imposing unique rental standards or

otherwise treating potential public assistance tenants differently from other tenants.

Landlords, however, still maintain the ability to screen all prospective tenants as permitted by law.

The Minneapolis civil rights ordinance has always prohibited discrimination based on a person’s receipt of public assistance. Sixty other states and cities across the country have similar protec-

tions

against discrimination.

People can report violations of the ordinance by calling 311 or the Civil Rights Department at (612) 6733012. People may also report violations in person at City Hall, Room 239, or online.

The City’s Civil Rights Department is also accepting public comments on draft guidelines relating to what would constitute an “undue hardship” for landlords with

respect to the requirements of a public assistance program. The “undue hardship” provision in the ordinance provides an affirmative defense for landlords if a landlord can prove that he or she will suffer “undue hardship” as a result of a requirement of a public assistance program. The draft guidelines can be found on the City’s website. The department is accepting public comment on the draft guidelines until May 30.

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Nation article probes issue of white supremacists running for public office

Associate Editor Nigeria & West Africa Chief Folarin Ero-Phillips

In “Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists,” longtime Nation contributor Donna Minkowitz investigates the avowed white nationalists running for office across the U.S. – from Washington to Wisconsin, California to Massachusetts, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Illi-

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nois, Virginia and beyond.

Depending on definition, anywhere from nine to 17 white supremacists and far-right militia leaders are currently running for House and Senate seats, governorships, and state legislatures. Minkowitz says they don’t need to win to be dangerous.

In 2017, white supremacists killed 18 people – almost double the previous year – and hate crimes in major cities jumped 20 percent. White nationalists running for office pushes the limits of acceptable public racism even further, explains Minkowitz, and can radi-

cally shift the Overton window, a term that describes the range of ideas that the mainstream media deem politically acceptable.

Minkowitz says the more that racists run for office, the more they will develop a political infrastructure, forcing progressives to spend time preventing

catastrophically racist policies from being enacted instead of fighting for the progress they want.

This investigation will appear in the May 14, 2018, edition of The Nation.

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Community Groups to working with Ramsey County to resolve outstanding warrants

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The Minneapolis branch of the NAACP has joined forces with the ACLU of Minnesota, Ramsey County, and Ujamaa Place to host

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MDHR From 3 dress the state-wide problem of disparities in discipline. These leaders are not alone with dealing with these disparities – but they are the first to stand up, lean in and drive toward solutions. In our meetings with school districts and charter schools, we heard time and again that Minnesota can do more to support our educators and students to achieve success in the classroom

a warrant resolution event.

The event takes place Saturday (May 12) from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the High School for the Recording

Arts, 1166 University Ave., St. Paul, and is an opportunity for community members to resolve their Ramsey County warrants without being

arrested. Misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, and probation violation warrants are eligible for resolution. Pre-registration is not needed. If people have

questions, they can contact Jana Kooren from the ACLU of Minnesota at (651) 485-5925, or jkooren@aclu-mn.org.

and in life. Kids simply can’t learn if they are not in school.

These agreements are a crucial step in ensuring we are doing all we can to help Minnesota students develop their interpersonal and learning skills so they can thrive,” said MDHR Commissioner Kevin Lindsey.

The collaborative agreements aim to alleviate disparities in suspensions and expulsions to allow every student the chance to participate fully in their education, to partner with educators to address the implicit bias that influences perceptions of student behavior, and to increase student

and community engagement. The agreements allow school officials to develop their own strategies to retain local control in student discipline decisions, maintain effective learning environments that promote academic success, and offer alternatives to suspension that keep students in school.

Educators, community leaders, and legislators from around the state reflect on the opportunity to create safe, positive environments for students while engaging parents, students, and school staff.

“There is no cause greater than providing a great education to all children,” said Superintendent Rochelle Johnson, Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

“We must all find pathways to keep children in schools as well as make that school time a positive experience in their lives.”

“As a state legislator and director of the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP), I welcome and support the recent collaboration agreements among several public school districts, charter schools and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to change school discipline practices that disparately punish students of color, American Indian students and students with disabilities,” said State Rep. Carlos Mariani Rosa, MnEEP executive director.

“Closing academic gaps can’t be done without advancing civil rights and with the State’s help, our schools can do that while designing better ways to create safe schools where all students learn.”

“We are looking forward to working with partners

such as the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to ensure a positive and supportive school climate where all students can develop their unique potential and positively contribute to their community,” said Robbinsdale Superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins. “We must work together to address local, state, and national disparities so we can truly inspire and educate all of our children.”

“Too often in the field of education we find ourselves in the work of replication and not the work of reimagining.

Classrooms today look like classrooms from 25 years ago and discipline practices today look like discipline practices from 100 years ago. The unquestioned belief is that school worked for me so surely it must work for all kids. The reality is that it does not. Too many kids are not accessing an equitable learning experience through no fault of their own. Education in 2018 requires new imagination and new ways of doing business.

Restorative practices is one such reimagining. Instead of creating a transactional, power-centric school dynamic, restorative practices create a truly human dynamic that acknowledges that we all make mistakes. Instead of blame and shame, we need the chance to repair harm and reintegrate with our community, said Justin Tiarks, Principal at St. Paul City School. “We have spent the past three years exploring this new way of doing school to great impact. Since implementing restorative practices, we have seen a reduction in suspensions of 90 percent

sustained over two years and we have not expelled a single child.”

The agreements between MDHR and these school districts and charter schools are in effect through 2021 and provide districts and charter schools will implement a three-year plan to ensure that data collection, discipline policies and behavior management strategies are consistently implemented across the entire system, districts and charter schools will provide semi-annual reports to the Department to detail their efforts undertaken to implement their behavior management plan.

Districts and schools will also account for the training provided to their personnel and the qualitative assessment of practices and policies; districts and charter schools will participate on a diversion committee created by MDHR in which they will share best practices to reduce suspensions and eliminate disparities, implement implicit bias training and increase student engagement; school boards, superintendents, executive directors and principals will offer opportunities for parents, students, school personnel and the larger community to provide feedback concerning their discipline policies and MDHR, in collaboration with MDE, will publish technical guidance on best practices to reduce suspension and expulsion disparities for all students.

The agreements do not involve student discipline decisions made by school officials when safety was a concern, or a student was in possession of a weapon or illegal drugs.

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Changing bodies and minds

By Alejandra Oliveras Afrodescendientes There was a joyful air of celebration, tinged with just a bit of melancholy, during the last day of the most recent round of the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge.

Participants arrived with spring in their steps and smiles on their faces, ready to tackle what the last day of these 10 weeks had to bring. One of the participants even arrived dressed to party.

“But I came prepared just in case we were doing this”, she said with a smile as she went to change into her exercise clothes; and all had a good laugh.

The last class was very much like the first … a blur of pushups, crunches, stretches and steps. But there was something glaringly different from that first class, however; movements were stronger, faster, more deliberate.

The participants’ eyes shone with

a new sense of determination and renewed self-confidence. As the session drew to an end, participants gave their notes to the instructors and that’s when the real magic began.

Everybody assembled in a conference room to reflect on the past 10 weeks and celebrate everyone’s accomplishments. As each participant recounted their story, common denominators began to emerge, and all testimonies were woven with the same thread … “I found out I can.” In the midst of more than one tear, each participant recounted what they found out about their bodies and themselves through the challenge, and the results were spectacular.

Needless to say, it was not easy. That thread was also part of the weave. Waking up in the dark to get to the class at 6 a.m. took some getting used to for more than one participant. Some days some of them couldn’t.

But support systems were established and wake-up calls fol-

lowed. Some participants took each class fighting through insurmountable pain, showing unwavering grit they didn’t even know they had.

Thus, results began to show.

Backs began to feel better than they had in years. Knees started to bend in ways that were thought impossible anymore. Waking up at the crack of dawn became easier, and as participants noticed their bodies and attitudes changed. They thirsted for more.

The instructors Chaz Sandifer and Val Fleurantin even had to instruct a participant to exercise less. “You need to chill,” they told her smiling proudly.

The participants saw more than their bodies change; they saw their mindset shift as well. They all concurred that the energy and the motivation their instructors brought with them to each class was infectious and made them come back for more. Finding out that they could do this, even though it hurt, made them feel better about themselves. “I’ll

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Participants and instructors of Round XI of the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge.

The next round begins May 14. start caring for me now” was repeated over and over.

From not wanting to come at 6 a.m., now participants didn’t want to leave. They each received a certificate commemorating their achievements, tickets

to a Twins game because this was a celebration, after all, and a goodie bag courtesy of the Wedge with healthy snacks and a $10 gift card so they could dine and celebrate feeling good enjoying delicious, healthy food.

“I’d do it again”, participants agreed. The next Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge begins on May 14. For information on how to participate, email info@insightnews.com.

Diabetes and me Man Talk

By Timothy Houston Last week I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

This was a shock to me because I have always been in the “normal” glucose range and generally healthy overall.

But after I received a steroid injection for my back pain, I immediately begin to notice some severe symptoms. Two days later, I was in the doctor’s office getting the diagnosis.

I have to admit that although my father, brother, and many other family members have/

had diabetes, I knew very little about it. But over the last week, I have had a crash course on it and its impact. Although I still have a lot to learn, here are a few key facts that I have learned so far.

First, diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar levels are too high.

Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that helps the glucose get into

your cells to give them energy.

With Type 1 diabetes, your body does not make insulin.

With Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well.

Without enough insulin, the glucose stays in your blood.

You can also have prediabetes.

This means that your blood sugar is higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Having prediabetes puts you at a higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes.

Secondly, diabetes untreated worsens overtime.

As an African-American man, I have to be extremely vigilant. Having too much glucose in your blood can cause serious problems. It can damage your eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Diabetes can also cause heart disease, stroke and even the need to remove

a limb. As African-Americans, we are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. In addition, we are more likely to suffer complications from diabetes, such as end-stage renal disease and lower extremity amputations.

Finally, although severe, diabetes is treatable. Blood tests can show if you have diabetes. One type of test, the A1C, can also check on how you are managing your diabetes. Exercise, weight control and sticking to your meal plan can help control your diabetes. You should also monitor your blood glucose level and take medicine if prescribed.

Diabetes is a serious disease, but because of my faith and God, I am already victorious. I will not stick my

head in the sand or excuse it away. I will do my part, and trust God to do his part. I currently monitor myself twice daily, meet with a dietitian weekly, remove sugar from my diet, and reduced the amount of carbs I take in. I take the medication that I am prescribed, knowing that the day it is no longer needed, I will be the first one to know.

I pray that my transparency about my experience will inspire someone else to get checked and get healthy.

Timothy Houston is an author, minister, and motivational speaker committed to guiding positive life changes in families and communities. For questions, comments or more information, go to www.tlhouston.com.

New app to battle bias in maternity care to be featured at upcoming MIT Hackathon

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(Black PR Wire) – A new app concept, known as “the Yelp for the health equity movement” was featured at the MIT Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon (April 27- April 29) at the MIT Media Lab in Boston.

“Irth is birth, but we dropped the B for bias,” said Kimberly Seals Allers, maternal and infant health advocate who developed the app concept after her own experiences. “I read several reviews and received great recommendations from my white girlfriends. This was supposedly a top-rated hospital.

But my own birth experience as a college-educated, unwed, Black woman left me feeling traumatized and disrespected.

Then I realized that other black and brown women had similar experiences, even at the “best” hospitals. It was clear to me that not all types of people experience the same hospital in the same way.”

Irth collects birth experiences and allows users to enter information about themselves, including race, class, gender identification, or even sexual orientation to find a detailed hospital review and rating from someone similar to the user.

“A review from a middleclass white woman does not necessarily help a low-income Black woman, a transgender person, or a same-sex couple understand what their experience may be like. With Irth, you tell us exactly who you are and we find a review and rating from a person just like you,” Seals Allers explains.

App designer, Kimberly Seals Allers.

Research demonstrates implicit bias, including race, class, gender identification or even sexual orientation can impact care.

Bias in medical care has been specifically linked to the country’s high infant and maternal mortality rates according to a featured in the New York Times. In a Vogue article, tennis star Serena Williams shared how she almost died after her own health directives were repeatedly ignored.

“Collecting the intersectional experiences of birth at U.S. hospitals, gives us the data to push for social change and greater accountability.” Said Seals Allers. “We are building a community of Irth-ers who stand

up for bias-free care.”

Irth will also feature unique content and expand to cover pediatricians, Ob/Gyns and other healthcare professionals.

Irth is a project of Narrative Nation, a non-profit working to shift the narrative of health disparities with communitypowered storytelling, media and technology.

The 2018 MIT Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon drew hundreds of engineers, parents, designers, doctors as well as 30 companies from around the world to improve the technologies and experience of breastfeeding technologies.

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Former NBA World Champion Trent Tucker to advocate for child nutrition Former Minnesota Gopher and NBA basketball player Trent Tucker will fulfill a passion and work to reduce hunger among Minnesota’s children. He is joining Hunger Impact Partners (HIP) and will be a spokesman and advocate for nutrition programs available for children from low-income households throughout the state.

“It’s heartbreaking when I see a child who doesn’t have enough food,” said Tucker.

“I’m eager to work with Hunger Impact Partners on behalf of children and teens to make sure they get the nutrition they need to perform at their best -- academically, physically, mentally and artistically.”

Tucker will be involved in a host of activities to support HIP’s goal to increase children’s

participation in meals programs, including narrating public service announcements and online videos, speaking at community meetings, engaging youth and fundraising.

“Trent will be a champion of children and work to engage others in the community,” said Ellie Lucas, CEO of HIP, a nonprofit that focuses on children from birth to age 18.

“He will also help raise the necessary funding to make sure our community programs receive the support they need to feed our children on a sustainable basis.

We are very excited to have Trent as part of our team. His passion, his experience and his knowledge of the community will be invaluable.”

Tucker played basketball at the University of Minnesota

where the Gophers won a Big Ten championship in 1982. He was drafted sixth overall by the New York Knicks and played for 11 years in the NBA, winning an NBA title with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in 1993.

He returned to the U of M to finish his college degree 24 years after he left. Tucker worked at the University for several years and most recently worked at the Minneapolis Public Schools as its district athletic director.

He was a broadcaster for Timberwolves games and the Big Ten network. He is currently a studio analyst for the Minnesota High School Tournament basketball games and has a weekly show on KFAN radio.

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Clifton Taulbert headlines Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul’s Annual Assembly

Clifton Taulbert

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, businessman and entrepreneur Clifton Taulbert is the keynote speaker at Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul’s Annual Assembly on Thursday (May 10).

Taulbert is the president and CEO of both a human capital development company and Roots Java Coffee, an African-American-owned national coffee brand. He also is the author of the national best-selling book “Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored,” which became a major motion picture starring Phylicia Rashad. He will speak on the eight habits of the heart that connect and inspire community. His book on the same topic garnered him a personal invitation from former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner to address mem-

bers of the U.S. Supreme Court and their invited guests.

The May 10 event is at Klas Center at Hamline University, 1537 West Taylor Ave. in St. Paul. The evening begins with a reception and dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and keynote at 7:15 p.m.

“Mr. Taulbert’s eight habits are exactly what our East Metro faith communities are trying to grow,” said Randi Ilyse Roth, executive director of Interfaith Action. “In the pre-Civil Rights Mississippi Delta, he was deeply affected by the community builders and entrepreneurial thinkers who helped him understand and incorporate these key values. We look forward to learning from him how our faith communities can grow these habits and spread their riches.”

The Annual Assembly gathers the organization’s dozens of faith partners to celebrate their collaborative impact in the community and to discuss plans for the year ahead. Two awards are also given out at the event – the Interfaith Progress Award recognizing an organization, faith community and/or individual who has provided exceptional leadership in interfaith work related to community needs, and the Bringing Faith to Life Award given for bringing life to Interfaith Action’s vision.

Tickets to the reception, dinner and keynote are $40 and tickets to the address only are $5. To register and for more information, visit www.interfaithaction.org.

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Community North Community YMCA celebrates opening of Healthy Living Kitchen The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities celebrated the opening of a new Healthy Living Kitchen at the Harold Mezile North Community YMCA Youth & Teen Enrichment Center, 1711 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis.

Located in the nation’s ďŹ rst youth-only YMCA, the program, funded by the Cargill Foundation, will provide nutrition education training to YMCA sta, volunteers and partners that result in the improved ability to educate participants on nutrition practices. “We believe this center will be one of Minneapolis’ most important hubs for families and their children to learn about and sustain good nutritional habits throughout their lives,â€? said Michelle Grogg, executive director of the Cargill Foundation. “The YMCA – with its wide reach across the North Minneapolis community – is very well suited to lead an eort like this and we are conďŹ dent that their work will have a lasting impact.â€?

“We are thrilled to partner with the Cargill Foundation to provide access to resources and develop enriching programs that improve healthy habits,â€? said Glen Gunderson, president and CEO of YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities. “Youth and families in the North Minneapolis community will experience ďŹ rsthand fun programs highlighting how to prepare simple, great tasting and nutritious snacks and meals.â€?

The Healthy Living Kitchen will oer courses that provide hands-on cooking instruction and gardening curriculum and classes for youth grades kindergarten through 12 and their families. The kitchen will also feature communitybased workshops for families.

Program partners supporting the education and enrichment programs at the Healthy Living Kitchen include Mind Foundry, Appetite for Change, MatterBox, Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) and CityKids Mobile Market.

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Chef Marshall O’Brien (standing in back) checks in on North Community YMCA campers (clockwise) Alecia Panchi, 10, Michael Jackson, 6, counselor Tim Luckett and Jaiden Howard, 8.

Chefs from around the area are teaching healthy cooking classes at the North Community YMCA in North Minneapolis.

Gathered are chefs (left to right) Lachelle Cunningham, Marshall O’Brien and 12-year-old Naimah Muhammad. Campers made Muhammad’s award-winning spiced pumpkin hummus.

From the hook to the frying pan: An introduction to catfish fishing

By Haeland Hiemstra DNR Information Officer Consider the lowly catďŹ sh.

With its whisker-like barbels and attened face, it might not be the prettiest ďŹ sh swimming in Minnesota’s waters. But more and more anglers around the state are ďŹ nding it an attractive species, both for sport and for the frying pan. “CatďŹ sh are hard ďŹ ghters, and they’re widely considered ďŹ ne table fare,â€? said Mario Travaline a ďŹ sheries biologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Fishing in the Neighborhood (FiN) program. “Usually, if you can ďŹ nd one, you’ll ďŹ nd several. And they can be ďŹ shed with simple tackle and a variety of baits.â€?

CatďŹ sh have been growing in popularity as people learn that they’re fun to ďŹ sh for and good to eat, as long you follow the same consumption advisories that apply to other ďŹ sh. Some of those changing perceptions are the result of ďŹ shing shows that have highlighted catďŹ sh angling, and the many high-quality opportunities easily available in Minnesota. “People saw these big ďŹ sh being pulled up and thought, that looks like fun,â€? said Joel Stiras, a DNR ďŹ sheries specialist who’s been studying the habits of catďŹ sh and other river spe-

cies for the past decade. “It’s also something that can be done without a major investment. You don’t need a $20,000 boat and $20 lures. You can pretty easily catch ďŹ sh of good size, and in good numbers with simple tackle.â€?

When Stiras mentions â€œďŹ sh of good size,â€? he’s not kidding. While the state record for walleye is 17.5 pounds, channel catďŹ sh weighing 20 pounds are not uncommon in some of Minnesota’s large rivers. And 30- to 40-pound atheads – the other species of catďŹ sh in the state -- are well within reasonable expectation on the Minnesota River and elsewhere. The state record for a athead catďŹ sh, caught on the St. Croix River in Washington County, is 70 pounds.

While rivers are the best place to ďŹ sh for big catďŹ sh, the Minnesota DNR also stocks channel catďŹ sh in about two dozen lakes around the metro region to provide close-to-home angling opportunities. Just go to mndnr.gov and do a search for “catďŹ sh lakesâ€? to pull up an interactive map.

Channel catďŹ sh are omnivorous; they’ll eat almost anything. Nightcrawlers are commonly used for bait, or you can try “Mario’s magic,â€? as recommended by DNR’s Travaline ‌ cut some cheap hot dogs in half, put them in a zip-lock bag along with some garlic powder and a package of red or purple

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to ďŹ ght o some sunďŹ sh,â€? said Travaline. “But if you get it near a channel catďŹ sh, they can’t resist.â€?

Fax: 612.588.2031

Flathead catďŹ sh are predators and respond best to live bait – a bullhead, white sucker or creek chub works

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Monday, May 7 HIP-HOP/ELECTRONIC Tricky 7th Street Entry 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

18-plus SOLD OUT UK legend Tricky plays a rare performance in the 7th Street Entry.

Tuesday, May 8 HIP-HOP

May 7 May 20, 2018

Big Sean The Armory 500 6th St. S., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

Detroit’s own G.O.O.D. Music representative plays the new big room at The Armory for the Unfriendly Reminder Tour.

Wednesday, May 9 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

HIP-HOP Eric B. & Rakim – The Technique Tour w/Yo-Yo Varsity Theater 1308 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

18-plus $43-$60 They put the band back together.

Eric B. & Rakim play a once in a lifetime show with the legendary Yo-Yo.

Thursday, May 10 R&B/POP

PJ Morton Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m. $25-$35 PJ Morton is a Grammy, Stellar and Dove Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and Maroon 5 keyboardist. In addition to boasting collaborations with Adam Levine, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, his critically acclaimed 2013 offering, New Orleans, earned a 2014 Grammy nomination in the category of “Best R&B Song” for “Only One” (feat. Stevie Wonder).”

Friday, May 11 COMEDY Jay Pharoah Varsity Theater 1308 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis 8 p.m.

All ages $35 SNL funnyman Jay Pharoah made a name for himself with spot-on impressions. See him in Minneapolis at The Varsity.

Saturday, May 12 WORLD Nyttu Chongo Urban Forage Winery and Cider House 3016 E. Lake St., Minneapolis 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Nyttu Chongo brings music and rhythms from Mozambique, using traditional instruments such as the mbira, chopi timbila and inanga.

Sunday, May 13 SOUL Mother›s Day with Robert Robinson Crooners Lounge & Supper Club 6161 Highway 65 N.E., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m.

21-plus $40 Spend Mother’s Day with a one of Minnesota’s top vocalists at Crooners.

Monday, May 14 LECTURE “Rethinking Incarceration” Book Event Crosstown Covenant Church 5540 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

Dominique Gilliard explores the history and foundation of mass incarceration, examining Christianity’s role in its evolution and expansion. He shows how Christians can pursue justice that restores and reconciles, offering creative solutions and highlighting innovative interventions.

Tuesday, May 15 JAZZ Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m. $40 A “go-to” artist for Spike Lee,

Blanchard’s trumpeting has been featured in films like “Mo Betta Blues” and “25th Hour.”

Catch him with the E- Collective in downtown Minneapolis.

7 p.m. – 11 p.m. $10 (online only)

Wednesday, May 16

Check out Lesley Helen’s new clothing line while enjoying a cash bar and sounds by saxophonist Marion Dooley.

POETRY

Saturday, May 19

Talk of the Stacks with Tracy K. Smith Hennepin County Library 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m.

LOUNGE/LO FI

The U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, Tracy K. Smith, will be in town to discusses a new collection of poems called “Wade in the Water.”

Thursday, May 17 TASTING Not all Rum has a Pirate on the Bottle: Sip & Discuss North Loop Wine and Spirits 218 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

21-plus $20 Emory Blackstone returns to provide us with another chance to “Pass the Bar.” This time, he’ll be showing us how great rum can be and why it was never intended to mix with Diet Coke.

Friday, May 18 FASHION Lesley Helen Launch Party and Fashion Show Atlas Grill & Clubroom 200 South 6th St., Minneapolis

Lo-Fi Lounge May – Chill Dance Night Ginger Hop 201 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.

No cover Dance, dine and vibe at “Lo-Fi Lounge” (aka Ginger Hop) just outside of downtown Minneapolis. The sound is a low fidelity with a mix of DJs including Miss Brit, Mamadu and Reggie Reg and producers playing hip-hop, neo soul, electronic, Afrofuturist, reggae and R&B hybrids.

Sunday, May 20 WELLNESS SMART Wellness Men’s Retreat African American Leadership Forum 222 South 9th St., Minneapolis 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

The SMART Wellness Men’s Retreat is a holistic experience for developing a healthy lifestyle that places an emphasis on understanding how our unique history, culture and identity as men of African descent factors into our experience of emotional wellness.

Thomasina Petrus brings Billie Holiday in ‘Lady Day’ The Jungle Theater stage becomes a small, intimate bar in 1959 Philadelphia where the legendary Billie Holiday recounts her life story through the songs that made her famous.

In “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” acclaimed jazz vocalist-actor Thomasina Petrus portrays Holiday as she puts on a show that turns out to be one of the last performances of her life. Obie Awardwinning and Tony-nominated director Marion McClinton returns to the Jungle to helm this jazz-infused production. The tune-filled tale runs May 26 – June 24 at the Lyn-Lake neighborhood theater, located at 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. in Minneapolis.

Like the award-winning 2014 Broadway production, the Jungle’s “Lady Day” will boast a live jazz rhythm trio, featuring piano, drums and bass.

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” by Lanie Robertson opened off-Broadway in 1987 and received an Outer Critic’s Award. Since then, the play has gone on to receive several noteworthy Drama Desk and Tony recog-

nitions, both nominations and wins, with Audra McDonald starring as Billie Holiday, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical in 2014. Petrus reprises the role of Holiday for the third time, having played Lady Day in 2008 at Park Square Theatre and in 2004 at Old Arizona Theater.

The Jungle offers postshow discussions after every performance of “Lady Day” to give audience members the opportunity to ask questions and talk about the play’s themes.

Performances are Tuesdays ($37), Wednesdays ($37), Thursdays ($37), Fridays ($47) and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. ($47), and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ($42). Preview performances ($15) are May 23 and May 24 at 7:30 p.m. Rush tickets are offered every night of the week, based on availability two hours prior to the performance, and there is special Friday night pricing for students, 55408 neighborhood residents and employees, and those under 30 years of age.

Tickets and more information are available at (612) 822-7063 or online at www. jungletheater.com.

Thomasina Petrus

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Thanks to technology, members of Prince’s New Power Generation perform the artist’s music in tandem with the late music icon during an April 20 celebration concert at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Prince celebrated throughout the Twin Cities Columnist

By Violet Brown Instagram @violetesq It is still hard for many to accept that Prince Rogers Nelson passed away, and the fact that a full two

years have gone by does not seem to have made acceptance any easier.

From those who were closest to him, to those who only learned of him after his passing, people the world over continue to be greatly affected by the amazing work he completed during his time here on Earth. This second anniversary of his transitioning brought numerous celebrations, not of his demise, but of the inspirational life he lived, and the tremendous musical legacy he left behind.

All over the Minneapolis-St.

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Capri Glee! Community Choir in Concert J.D. Steele, Director 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 • Free!

Capri Theater 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis 55411 thecapritheater.org

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Paul area, world-class musicians, who played with Prince through the years, brought his music to adoring fans. Various versions of his longest-running band, the New Power Generation (NPG) took over the city, bringing the purple funk to places such as Paisley Park, Target Center, Dakota Jazz Club and Crooner’s Lounge. While the bands certainly brought the hits, this was a time for “serious”

PRINCE 12

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612.377.2224 guthrietheater.org A thought-provoking comedy

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Final 3 Weeks!

Now – May 27

by TODD KREIDLER based on the screenplay Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by WILLIAM ROSE directed by TIMOTHY BOND

A psychological thriller

An Enemy of the People Now – June 3

by HENRIK IBSEN a new adaptation by BRAD BIRCH directed by LYNDSEY TURNER

The Guthrie Theater presents a Full Circle Theater production of

Under This Roof Now – May 20

by BARBARA KINGSLEY directed by JAMES A. WILLIAMS assistant directed by ROXANE BATTLE

All tickets $9 Dowling Studio

Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

MNHS: HISTORY FOR ALL Historic Fort Snelling opens Saturday, June 9, featuring new programs that show the intersection of people who lived on the land and their contributions to Minnesota history.

This summer, we are proud to host two prominent African American historians, who will expand our visitors’ knowledge of African American history on both the local and national levels.

On Saturday, July 28, Michael Twitty—author of The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South—will present a program at the fort. A renowned culinary historian, Twitty traces his ancestry—both black and white—through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom.

His illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture offers a fresh perspective on race, our most divisive cultural issue.

Twitty will be doing open-hearth cooking demonstrations in the fort as well as a book signing at the visitor center.

On Saturday, August 4, Joseph McGill, founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, will visit Historic Fort Snelling for the first time and give a presentation on his organization and the work they are doing to preserve slave dwellings.

The Slave Dwelling Project’s mission is to identify and assist property owners, government agencies, and organizations to preserve extant slave dwellings.

McGill has traveled throughout the South sleeping in slave dwellings to call attention to this important American history.

These are just two of the exciting new programs we’re offering at Historic Fort Snelling this summer.

To learn more (and to find a full listing of all of our great programs), go to our online calendar at mnhs.org/calendar.

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.

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Audiyo Element rocked the crowd at the Icehouse, headlining the latest edition of The Feels.

Part anthology, part spoken word, Joe Adams spoke words of enlightenment during The Feels.

MAROON 5 Singer– Songwriter– Musician

Mom. Mimosas. Music.

PJ MORTON WITH

The Feels, presented by Soul Tools Entertainment, was in full swing April 27 at Icehouse. Singer Shanell McCoy graced the stage for several introspective numbers.

Prince From 11 Prince fans – the ones who know and appreciate his less commercial yet most funky albums like “The Rainbow Children” and “The Slaughterhouse.”

Paisley Park, once the home and creative center of Prince’s world, held its second four-day celebration event since his passing.

Similar to last year, the event ran Thursday through Sunday (April 19 through April 22). Also, in keeping with last year’s program, fans were enlightened via tours of the grounds and exhibits, discussion panels comprised of speakers who worked with Prince in various capacities over the years, vegetarian cuisine prepared by his personal chefs and concerts at the sound stage. Sheila E. was the definition of a funky drummer at Paisley and around town, all the while speaking lovingly of her life over the years with Prince.

The Funk Soldiers, a super-tight derivation of the NPG to include Cassandra O’Neal on keys and vox, Kip Blackshire on vox and band leader, NPG Hornz, Kirk Johnson on drums, Shelby J on vox, Kat Dyson on guitar, and Josh Dunham on bass, to name a few, brought that serious funk to the place. fDeluxe, also known as the Family, comprised of St, Paul Peterson, Susannah Melvoin, Jellybean Johnson, Eric Leeds and company, closed out the event.

The band members participated in discussion panels where they shared the origins of their relationships, the good and the bad.

Much different from the 2017 event, this year, April 21 was to be a major concert event held at Target Center, featuring Prince on the big screen, backed by members of the NPG. Unbeknownst to many, the Timberwolves basketball team’s season would heat up, causing the event to be moved to April 20. This last-minute change caused some controversy for assorted reasons. For example,

the preordered keepsake t-shirts for the event forever record the wrong date. Additionally, many could only afford to make it to the city for the earlier date and could not make changes in their travel.

Other prescheduled shows were also affected. Still, the event was ultimately a success. The PRN Family presented Prince to the world in the best possible light. He was at one of his finest times, 2011, during the “Welcome 2” concert series. He looked and sounded amazing. The NPG was on point and new fans of real music were certainly born that night.

This year Paisley sent out requests for feedback after the event, giving fans the opportunity to instruct on how the event can be improved going forward.

Hopefully the Purple Fam communicates the good and the bad to the proper entities. No one can fix a problem they don’t know exists. Having attended both events, in my opinion, the first event, while not perfect, was better, overall. Both years saw amazing talent and great fellowship. The second event had much of the same underlying structure, but seemed scaled back.

My hope is that we always put as much effort into his celebration events as he put into the shows he did for us. Going all out at all times would seem to be the better route when talking Prince celebration.

Notably, outside Paisley, the celebration got real. Groups from all over the world, like Purple Family, Paisley 5 & Dime, Prince 365 A Celebration, People of Paisley Park, and Purple Playground flew in and held serious Prince parties all over the city in his honor.

The University of Minnesota held its Prince from Minneapolis symposium and the PRN Alumni Foundation was on hand there, and at events all over the city showing love for Prince and support for those who helped him to be the very best for his fans.

June, the month of Prince’s birth, is a time many are more comfortable celebrating, and will surely bring more musical memorials. I for one will be there to show love.

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