Jearlyn Steele performs July 2nd at Old Log Theater The crystal clear voice of Jearlyn Steele will be featured in a concert July 2 as part of the Old Log Theater’s Sounds for Summer music series. Jearlyn Steele has titled her show “Songs I Love to Sing.” It is a collection of the many songs she has particularly enjoyed singing over the years. Great songs like “Summertime,” “Let the Good Times Roll,” and many others. She performs gospel, rock, pop and jazz with great skill and always inserts the Steele touch to make it her own. Accompanying her will be Billy Steele, on piano; Kenyari Jackson, drums; Daryl Boudreaux, percussion; and Yohannes Tona, bass. Jearlyn Steele’s Sounds for Summer concert is Monday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24, with a group rate of $19 for ten or more. For information and reservations, call the Old Log Theater at 952-474-5951 or visit www.oldlog.com.
INSIGHT NEWS June 25 - July 1, 2012 • MN Metro Vol. 38 No. 26 • The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • www.insightnews.com
Nia Long joins Obama 2012 GOTV efforts By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer
Photos courtesy of Shanae Hill
Left to right: Volincia, Marina, Princess, Makayla, Ajanae, Aujunae, Ce’veonna, Amiah, Breonna, Siah,and Na’shea
With most national polls showing a tight race between Pres. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the Obama campaign wants to make sure there is heavy voter turnout within his base. A strong part of Pres. Obama’s base is within the AfricanAmerican community. In 2008, 96 percent of African-Americans cast their votes for Pres. Obama in the historic election. In that election, voter turnout among African-Americans was up four
Can-do Girls Club gives the gift of joy By Abeni Hill Insight Intern The Can-do Girls Club strives to empower and educate girls in the North Minneapolis. Ten girls between the ages of five and 11 are currently enrolled in the program. “I wished someone would have started it for me,” said the club’s leader Shanae Hill. “I just wanted to start something that teaches the importance positivity and self- worth.” “I think it is important because it gives girls something to look forward to,” said Hill’s sister, Sophia Rayson. “They
Marina, Ce’veonna, Amiah, and Jalaya decorating treat bags. come to the house excited to learn and volunteer.” Rayson and Hill, hold most of the club’s activities at their
house. “Shanae teaches the girls everything from self-esteem, self-empowerment, nutrition, exercise, anti-bullying, and
lifting others up, as well as many more topics,” said Rayson. “One example of her lesson plan and corresponding activity is a lesson she did on bringing others around you up instead of bringing them down.” Rayson said the girls in the program, though young, are already dealing with self-esteem issues. “With long, sad faces the girls shared a few of the words that they were called which were stupid, ugly, dirty, and fat,” said Rayson. “When Shanae asked what words have they been called that made them feel
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Memorial boulevard nears completion
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Rybak appoints ButtsWilliams, McCarthy to Sports Facilities Authority Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak appointed Dr. Barbara ButtsWilliams, a Capella University dean, and Bill McCarthy, president of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, to the newly-formed Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. The authority will
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Nia Long
Barbara Butts-Williams
Honoring Van White Work has begun on a new stretch of Van White Memorial Boulevard that will complete an important connection to the Minneapolis North Side. The boulevard is named in honor of the city’s first AfricanAmerican council member (referred to as alderman at the time). Van White represented the 5th Ward from 1980 to 1990. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 68. The first section of Van White Memorial Boulevard was completed in 2002. It serves as
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build, own and operate the new stadium in downtown Minneapolis. By statute, Mayor Rybak appoints two members of the five-member authority.
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Swenson murder shocks, saddens neighbors, friends The murder of 76-year-old Lois Swenson has shocked and saddened friends and neighbors in North Minneapolis who knew her, and people who knew of her and her generosity, kindness, and passion for justice. Police found Swenson dead in her bedroom around noon Wednesday June 13th, on the 2200 block of Vincent Avenue North in response to friends’ reporting that they hadn’t heard from her.
Photos: Suluki Fardan
Javanese White (center), widow of Van White. Left to right front row: U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN), Marya Parker, Brianna McKinney, Javanese White, Sandra Davis and Javoni White. Back row: Councilman Don Samuels, Randy McKinney, Brenda McKinney, Myra Ewing, Arthur Day and Danya Day.
Commentary Rodney King symbolized police brutality
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Aesthetics
Black feminist auto/ ethnography makes you want to cry
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Lifestyle
Watching what your kids watch on TV
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Photo by Roberta Aitchison Olson
Full Circle
More love, less hate
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