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Insight News July 20 - July 26, 2015
Vol. 42 No. 29 • The Journal For Community News, Business & The Arts • insightnews.com
Embracing the global significance of the Haitian Revolution Commentary
Dr. Anita Davis-DeFoe Leadership and Social Enterprise Editor Soundbites, blogs and horrific snapshots that flash across the television screen as CNN newscasters detail how
Haitians are been mistreated in the Dominican Republic should have us all pondering this inequality, but moreover the injustices that collectively people of color face globally. The Dominican Republic gave undocumented immigrants, the vast majority of whom are from Haiti, until June 17 to register with the authorities or face deportation. Since that date, 31,225 people have returned to
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Until proven guilty Foward Motion By Bill Woodson, Forward Motion Management Consulting Photos: Toki Wright
CStone - Curtis Finney, Angela Burns, Stephen Stampley, Spencar McCaa, and Tyler Coleman
JUNETEENTH + UJAMAA = Cooperative Economics At-Large
By Melvin Carter, II What happened? Wasn’t Friday, June 19, Juneteenth – the 150th Anniversary of the end of American slavery?
Oh, I know. Other issues prevailed, like the trans-racial issue, which was overwhelmed by the horrific Charleston S.C. slaughter of nine precious lives … not to mention the rich guy’s presidential announcement. I understand. I get it. But Juneteenth, man. The end of chattel slavery … the cruelest, most inhumane form of oppression ever to exist on the face of the planet. For African-Americans, the significance outweighs the 4th of July. But I saw no firecrackers, no speeches, no song, no dance.
If there was any mention of it, I missed it. OK, so stay with me. I’m going somewhere with this. So there I was in a meeting with three African-American young men, extolling the virtue and value of getting involved in politics. Suddenly one retaliated, “I’m a Republican.” I had awakened a sleeping lion. Respectfully, he roared, “Nothing has changed since the (19)60s.” He blamed my generation for homelessness, hunger, mass incarceration,
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Stephen Stampley and Tyler Coleman
Our legal system says that we are entitled to being judged innocent, until proven guilty. The presumption of innocence is something we all want, and most have come to expect. But in the streets of our city there is a growing disconnect between the expectations of law enforcement and the communities which they serve. That disconnect is bad for law enforcement, and it’s bad for the community. Recently I had a great conversation with a Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputy. A veteran police officer and tactical trainer for officer candidates, our conversation turned, as so many conversations do these days, to the often tense relationship
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AfroDescendientes Blending art and design with architecture Afro descend ientes
By Carmen Robles Associate Editor Afrodescendientes James Garrett, Jr. is a visual artist, published writer, and
award winning architect with offices located in downtown St. Paul. He is co-founder of 4RM+ULA, (FORM + Urban Landscape Articulation), a full-service architecture firm focused on transit design, transit-oriented-development, and urban infill redevelopment projects. At the time of this interview 4RM+ULA (www.4rmula. com) w as celebrating its 13-
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year anniversary. “The road to this milestone was not an easy one to travel,” said Garrett, Jr. “I knew I wanted to be an architect, start a business and design important buildings for people.” Although his first venture failed it did not deter him from pursuing his dream. With a small inheritance
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James Garrett, Jr.
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Southside community focuses on health
Post July 4th reflections
Olu’s Center to celebrate open house
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