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Protesting the verdict By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer An estimated 3,000 citizens rallied and marched in the streets of downtown Minneapolis to protest the not guilty verdict of the man who killed Florida teen, Trayvon Martin. Widespread outrage has been expressed since the July 13 verdict that acquitted George Zimmerman of all state charges associated with the Feb. 26, 2012 shooting death of Martin. The 17-year-old Martin was unarmed and returning to a residence where he was staying after what was supposed to have been a quick trip to a neighborhood store. Martin encountered Zimmerman and was shot one time in the heart. Zimmerman, who was 28 years of age at the time of the shooting, claimed he shot Martin in self-defense and was in fear for his life. The sixmember all female jury agreed with Zimmerman’s account and acquitted him on seconddegree murder and manslaughter charges. “(The verdict) is a wake up

call to us all,” said civil rights attorney and director of the Community Justice Project, Nekima Levy-Pounds. “As a civil rights attorney who knows the law, I was shocked at the verdict.” Levy-Pounds said justice will only come if the people who are outraged by the verdict remain vigilant. “A lot of us will leave a rally like this, go home, turn on the TV and act like nothing happened,” said Levy-Pounds. “It’s time to say enough is enough. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired. We need to refuse to be refused.” The rally was co-billed as a rally for Martin and also for Terrence Franklin, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police on May 10. Franklin was accused of burglary and during his arrest officers claim he disarmed an officer and that they shot him in self-defense. Many community activists dispute the officers’ account and are calling for an independent investigation into the shooting.

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Verdict shows there is still much work to be done Gateway to excellence By Scott Gray

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McClaurin joins staff at Federal Executive Institute Dr. Irma McClaurin, anthropologist, administrator, and writer, completed the four-week Leadership for a Democratic Society Executive Training Program at the Federal Executive Institute (FIE) in Charlottesville, Va., this past of June. Sworn in at the end of May 2013 as a federal employee, McClaurin is the newest faculty member to join FEI, which began in 1968 as the brainchild of President Lyndon B. Johnson. His vision was to establish an advanced study center that would increase the capacity of top civil service executives and professionals in order to improve the quality of government for the American people. Since its beginning, FEI has shepherded more than 20,000 federal executives through its executive training program. As an FEI faculty

MUL President/CEO Last week a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman,

the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. As a father of two black boys, a leader in this community, and a citizen in this nation, I am saddened and deeply concerned by the verdict in the case. For those of us who wanted to see Justice served, we feel betrayed and outraged. This verdict illustrates how the deep-rooted ugliness of bias can be masked in a system that rarely protects those

who it was not designed to serve. When you consider the many advancements we have witnessed in our lifetime, it is disappointing that our country is not as far ahead as we would hope. These actions confirm our work is far from over and we must continue to persist every day to achieve equality for all. In a tragic situation like this, we are compelled to act and what I’m advocating is taking

productive action. When we become part of a productive process, we are much more successful than when we stand on the sidelines. I’d like to share some ideas that can help empower us to build communities that work for all. Take a stand I was encouraged to see the hundreds of people, many of them young, who organized

and marched in protest in the “Hoodies up for Trayvon” rally at the Hennepin County Government Center last week. As citizens we can demand action when we see an injustice. This case was brought to the national light because of the local leadership from Trayvon Martin’s parents, their attorneys

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Why Morsi fell…in Egypt By Ahmed Tharwat

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, no stranger to outlandish claims, once said, “It appears that there has been deep penetration in the halls of our United States government” by the Muslim Brotherhood. At the time, a member of the Brotherhood responded to the Minnesota congresswoman’s rant by quipping, “We can’t even penetrate our own government.” He was right; they couldn’t. But they tried, too hastily and too fast, to take control of strategic positions and institutions in Egypt – justice, education, culture, security, tourism – replacing former dictator Hosni Mubarak’s

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corrupt “deep state” with a Brotherhood shallow state. Incompetent and parochial, what the opposition called the “brotherization of Egypt” under Mohammed Morsi, his rule brought more protesters out into the streets after just one year than Mubarak brought forth after 30 years of dictatorship. Why did so many Egyptians suddenly want to oust the first civilian elected president in their long history? It isn’t so much what Morsi did or didn’t do – it is what Morsi represents. Morsi was accused of all sorts of failures that he actually inherited from Mubarak’s 30year legacy – a ruined economy and a bankrupt country, where Egyptians suffer daily blackouts and long lines for gas – along with absurd accusations about selling the Suez Canal to Qatar,

and Sinai to Hamas. But the real downfall of Morsi and the Brotherhood was an image problem that the more Westernized, secular, liberal elite in Egypt feared. This was magnified and propagated by the privately owned sellout media and keyboard worriers of Facebook and Twitter. Morsi for them represents everything they hate about themselves and their traditional matriarchal society. As one activist at Tahrir tweeted, “Egyptians are the only people on earth (who will) put their lives on the line in Tahrir, but will be afraid to tell their parents where they are going.” It is ironic that those in the liberal secular elite in Egypt

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Until the killing of Black men... Child Watch

By Marian Wright Edelman Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of White

mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest. - Ella Baker, Leading Mentor of Black Youth, including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960’s (1964) Trayvon Martin will forever remain in the annals of history next to Medgar Evers and Emmett Till as symbols for the fight for equal justice for all. - Benjamin Crump, lawyer

for Trayvon Martin’s parents (2013) The reaction to the not guilty verdict from George Zimmerman’s jury was swift and strong. Young people poured onto the streets in peaceful protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. By 3 a.m. more than 100,000 people signed an online petition urging the Justice Department to pursue civil rights violation charges

against George Zimmerman. The outrage over the killing of an unarmed Black teenager who was doing nothing wrong must continue until some semblance of justice is achieved. People who want to keep faith in American justice feel uncomfortable, upset and disheartened. Where is the justice if walking while Black is enough to get you “stopped and frisked” in New York City and fatally shot in Florida with

its senseless violent “Stand Your Ground” law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force anytime and anywhere they imagine they are or say they feel threatened even if they are the stalker? Many decades of struggle and progress to eliminate racial profiling, arbitrary arrests, unfair sentencing, imprisonment and criminalization of Black males at younger and younger ages are being reversed by determined

special interests like the gun lobby putting profits before the most basic American civil rights. The National Rifle Association and their allies’, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), determined efforts to support and pass “Stand Your Ground” and other destructive laws to protect guns rather than children perpetuates the epidemic of gun violence,

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Hope must prevail Commentary by James Harper, Florida Courier Like millions around the world, I’m still numb after learning a jury of six women – five Whites, one Hispanic – found George Zimmerman “not guilty” of murdering Trayvon Martin. The only saving grace is while I was at the Seminole County Courthouse, I saw a melting pot of young protesters – many White – who were also upset with the verdict. This said to me our next generation of lawmakers and leaders will change a system of laws that still make it hard for Blacks and others to achieve justice when they are wronged, and are the victims of others who manipulate the system to kill innocent people. A unique view As a reporter, I had the unique vantage point of not only watching the Zimmerman trial on TV, but of covering the story in Sanford. I met and spoke with many of the major players and with ordinary citizens. I talked to a diverse group of people – the Rev. Al Sharpton; NAACP President Ben Jealous; local Sanford pastor Valarie Houston of Allen Chapel AME; Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte; and the local NAACP branch president, Turner Clayton. I interviewed Attorneys Darryl Parks and Ben Crump,

Reporter James Harper had an inside view of Zimmerman trial. who represented Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin’s parents. I met the parents in January. I was in Sanford on March 31, 2012 when 30,000 people marched, demanding that Zimmerman be arrested. Residents expected acquittal Many marchers expected a jury to convict Zimmerman for profiling, stalking and eventually murdering an innocent teenager because he was “walking while Black.” Sanford residents were not as optimistic. Most believed Zimmerman would be found not guilty. The faith of at least one pastor, Houston of Allen Chapel AME Church, must be shaken; she was one of the few who I spoke with last week who refused to believe that Zimmerman wouldn’t be found guilty.

Did they know? Were these Black residents, who believed the jury would find Zimmerman not guilty, seeing the trial through the eyes of the many of the Whites who have oppressed them in Sanford over decades? In retrospect, looking at all what have transpired since Trayvon Martin was killed February 26, 2012, did we all have blinders on? Was there a conspiracy of the “good old boy network?” (Good old boys wear skirts, too.) Here’s a “conspiracy” timeline. Sanford police refused to arrest Zimmerman. Prosecutors initially refused to press charges. Florida Gov. Rick Scott appoints special prosecutor Angela Corey. She overcharges Zimmerman with 2nd degree murder. Five White women and one Hispanic woman are chosen for the jury – in a city that is 30 percent Black. The judge refuses to let race be a factor during the trial. Prosecutors believe Zimmerman’s version of the story until they present their closing argument. Prosecutors straddle a dummy – siding with the defense that Trayvon was on top when Zimmerman shot him. Reasonable doubt creeps in. Trial botched The prosecutors botched this trial from the beginning. Instead Harry Colbert, Jr.

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Rally From 1 “If we don’t demand the truth we won’t get the truth. If we don’t demand justice, we won’t get justice,” said LevyPounds, speaking to a crowd that completely filled the mall outside of the Hennepin County Justice Center and Minneapolis City Hall. “We’re here for justice, not only for Trayvon and Terrence, but for all youth of color endangered on a daily basis,” said Raees Romero, one of the event organizers. “We want to stop racial profiling and (we want) an end to the school to prison pipeline that exist.” The rally organizers, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), focused on three demands; having the U.S. Department of Justice charge Zimmerman with the violation of Martin’s civil rights, the demand to have Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman file charges against the police officer believed to have shot Franklin and an end to the criminalizing of youth of color. In addition to those three demands, activist Al Flowers called for an investigation into the hanging of 9-year-old Michael Sullivan. The Minneapolis police have called Sullivan’s death “suspicious,” but it has yet to be classified as a homicide. Ilham Omar was moved to tears as she spoke to the

Nekima Levy-Pounds multiracial crowd that gathered. “I saw a couple of little kids – babies – who held a sign that said, ‘Am I next,’” said Omar. “That sign tore up my heart.” Omar said those in the crowd need to turn their emotions into action. “I want you to be angry, but I want you to turn that anger into

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something positive,” said Omar, the mother of a 7-year-old child. “We need to get organized. We need to infiltrate the system. Following the rally the nearly 3,000 gathered took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis in a peaceful march. Several streets were forced to be closed off, and traffic had to be diverted.

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Sanford residents worried about their city’s future By James Harper Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier SANFORD, FLA. – Now that George Zimmerman has been found not guilty and the news media are packing to leave Sanford, residents are concerned about the future of their city and the lives of other Black teens who may be walking their streets and are killed on their way home. While being interviewed at the Goldsboro Community Center in Sanford awaiting the Zimmerman verdict July 12, Don Brown asked the Florida Courier, “Where do we go after this is over? When the news media blows over? Two, three, five years down the road, are we going to go back to business as usual?” Sanford resident Brown was on “verdict watch” with many other community members at the local center, and said there was no winner after the verdict. “I would have been scared too, because of the system that exists,” Brown said, adding that now is the time to discuss the racial issues that exist in this community of approximately 50,000 – with a 30 percent Black population. Brown said there are divisions between Blacks and Whites, and it upsets him when he hears Whites don’t want to talk about the mistreatment of Blacks historically. “Slavery was part of our history. Jews don’t let you forget about the Holocaust,” he declared. Sanford resident Cheryl Smith, a retired correction officer, was also at the Goldsboro Center on verdict watch. She reflected on the jury’s decision. “It could have been a child coming from church, school. Zimmerman should have exercised caution, asked some pertinent questions. Problems have been existing (in Sanford). No one was surprised what happened (to Trayvon). (This) city is governed by some, for some,” Smith noted. James Davis, 65, a retired insurance adjuster, said what happened to Martin since he was shot was “part of a government breakdown.” “We went to the mayor, to the city manager, to get charges brought. We pursued issues in a logical manner. Police refused to arrest Zimmerman. The state attorney refused to bring charges. We had to go public (to get Zimmerman arrested),” Davis said. (Former Police Chief) Bill Lee would not have had Zimmerman face any charges. “We have a new Black police chief and a Black city manager because of a history of injustice,” said Davis, noting that City

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Sanford, Fla. residents are worried about impact of George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict on their city Manager Norton Bonaparte was hired two years ago and Police Chief Cecil Smith, who replaced

Lee, was hired to reduce tension in the city after pressure was applied from local Black leaders.

Davis said they are still working on getting more Blacks hired to work for the city.

“We don’t have jobs representing the city’s Black population in our city’s work

force,” he said. “I always thought Zimmerman should have been charged with manslaughter. We still don’t know if George Zimmerman pulled his gun (before being on the ground). Zimmerman was never drugtested. We only have the version (of events) of the killer,” Davis concluded. Tina Eudell, a victim service advocate, is worried about her grandson who is 16. “He could be treated like Trayvon because he is Black. If the law doesn’t change, they are not going to change. Self-defense is a big lie. Trayvon had to defend himself,” said Eudell. William Taylor, a retired Seminole County school teacher, says the “good old boys” in Sanford have to be brought down. “Unfair treatment has to end. He (Zimmerman) profiled him, stalked him, killed him. We have been going through this for years. Killing Black boys and beating them before they get to the county jail,” he said. “The same thing happening here is happening everywhere else.”

Edelman From 2 especially for Black male teenagers like Trayvon Martin. Black children and teens were 17 times more likely to die from a gun homicide than White children and teens in 2010. Since 1963, 59,265 Black children and teens have been killed by guns -more than 17 times the recorded lynchings of Black people of all ages in America between 1882 and 1968. What made a Black male teenager in a hoodie walking home in the rain appear suspicious and “up to no good” in George Zimmerman’s eyes? Would he have stopped a White male teenager? Isn’t it long past time that we have a candid conversation about how we can create a post-racial America for our children and grandchildren beginning today? Let us refuse to be silent. If Trayvon Martin’s parents had been silent and other voices had not joined with them, George Zimmerman never would have been arrested and never would have been brought to trial. Let us continue to refuse to be silent until all the George Zimmermans of this world are deterred and held accountable for vigilante justice against Black males. Let us refuse to be silent until the killing of Black mothers’ sons is as important as the killing of White mothers’ sons. Only then will we have a post-racial America. Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information go to www. childrensdefense.org.

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in someone’s personal situation, so the answer becomes, “It depends.” However, the number one question that recruiters hear, and the question that has only one answer, is the salary question. I hope, someday, I hop in a Cash Cab and someone asks me about my salary expectations. I will get that one right every time. When you are involved in a job change or up for promotion, your answer about salary has two parts: First, what you are earning now and, second, what the position is worth. That’s it. There is no negotiation when it comes to salary. The first part matters because, if you are currently earning a certain amount, you should never take less for any other position. Even when making a transition from one career to another, you bring experience, maturity and fresh perspective. Don’t discount yourself. The money you earn now is your baseline, your minimum acceptable pay. Of course, if you are not currently working, that number is pretty low. The second part matters more. The day you applied for this position, you began researching the responsibilities and expectations for the job. You

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you are and look for a more appropriate opportunity, because this isn’t it. Now, when asked your salary expectation, you will say, firmly, directly, and without hesitation, “I know that the average pay for this position is (x) dollars.” The shrewd hiring manager will say, “Our budget is way

below that.” You say, “Are the responsibilities different than the job description we discussed?” Manager: “No, but…” She will not say, “We’re just really cheap.” But you can decide for yourself whether to read into it that way. You say, “I am currently

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went online and consulted salary calculators. You asked around. You called your recruiter friend and verified your numbers. You know, with certainty, what people get paid for the job you want. No trying to get more than you are worth; you want what is fair for the position. If “fair” means taking less than you are currently earning, stay where

making (x) dollars. Through my research, I understand this position is worth (x) dollars, and after everything we’ve talked about, I’m really excited about this position. Please let me know if you’d like to make an offer, and we can go from there.” “…go from there,” means, “And then I will make a decision about whether I want to work for your company.” The manager should have done the same research you did, knows the same numbers you know, and understands that the market determines pay rates better than any negotiation can. If the manager can’t pay you fairly, is this a place you want to work? If you decide to take less than a fair wage, know why. Is there an offer to offset salary by providing something else of value – stock options, fully paid benefits, tuition assistance? These all have monetary value. Accept or decline the position based on the offer you receive. Salary is one thing you never have to negotiate.

of accepting Zimmerman’s version as gospel, they should have repeated over and over that Trayvon had a right to defend himself. Trayvon was afraid of a “creepy ass cracker” following him. Trayvon had the right to use “any means necessary” to defend himself from Zimmerman – the true thug, the initial aggressor. IT WAS RAINING. Trayvon put a hoodie over his head to protect himself from the elements. The kid was coming from the store. He was scared. He ran. Still this “creep” followed him because he saw a Black boy walking through a gated community with a hoodie. Would the White women on the jury have seen this as racial profiling if the judge had allowed

Egypt From 1 share Bachmann’s Islamophoic view. With their fascination toward everything coming out of the West, they hated what Morsi embodied – the traditional, the parochial, the too-religious. This Westernization of the Egyptian secular elites has history and roots dating to when the Europeans invaded and occupied this part of the word at the turn of the last century. Nobody trusted the majority – a majority made up of uneducated religious traditionalists, who look and talk like Morsi – to be able to govern themselves or produce their own leaders. Even Gamal Abdel Nasser, the champion of the poor, didn’t trust his own constituents. He

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Marketing dollars are typically secured from the marketing department. Distinctions between the two types of giving include the expected “return on investment.” Sponsorships from the marketing side of a business need to advance the business’ objectives. Pursuing such a relationship will require you learn these objectives; know your demographics; and are prepared to apply creativity in creating sponsorship benefits that have meaning to your partners. Businesses know who they want to communicate and interact with. They know which communication methods work best with specific target markets, and they have prioritized their markets. They will want to know the demographics associated with your event, program, or nonprofit as a whole, so be

prepared. What do you know about the people you serve; those attending your events; people you reach by email, social media and print communications? Can you provide traditionally requested information such as gender, race, age, zipcode, income, education, and children in the household, for your different constituencies and/or audiences? Some businesses may value the opportunity to sponsor intimate events that provide an opportunity to participate in meaningful conversations with individuals who represent their target market. Others know their ideal consumer communicates via social media. Still others want a very specific demographic such as highly African American educated females with incomes over $60,000 who are homeowners.

Some businesses will want to build and strengthen brand loyalty. Others may be searching for a new market. You won’t know until you do some research and talk with those responsible for creating or influencing partnerships. Here’s the bottom line: Growing a corporate partnership program requires data management systems that provide accurate demographics, as well as staff – or qualified volunteers – who can manage the program and meet sponsor/ underwriter expectations. Focus on your sponsors’ needs and how your nonprofit will advance their brand. Be prepared to answer specific questions such as: How will results be measured? What will the metrics be? For events, what happens before, after and during the event? Are there multiple

“touch points” through which sponsors can engage with your audience? Will you provide sponsors/underwriters with the names of people attending the events they support? Are you offering industry exclusivity? For example, will you engage five banks as sponsors, or one bank, one realtor, one national retailer....? Most businesses know who they want to communicate with. They also know their demographic and geographic markets. The question is, are you a match?

it in as part of the discussion? Probably not. They never walked in the shoes of a 17-year-old Black child. But I have. I was 17 once.

Black boys and girls be judged “by the content of their character and not the color of their skin”? There will unfortunately be more Trayvon Martins. Some believe this verdict has given White men a license to kill Blacks boys and men, at least in the state of Florida. Will the outcome be different with the next high-profile case with similar circumstances? We will soon find out.

Dunn, who has invoked “standing his ground” as a defense when he shot and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Fla. on November 26, 2012 – nine months after Trayvon was shot. Zimmerman prosecutor John Guy will be assisting her. Will the end result be the same? Considering what happened in Sanford last week, my body shudders at the thought.

to restore more than 100,000 exfelons’ civil rights so that they can vote and serve on juries. However, most importantly, we must vote to put people in office who will change the laws on the books that are still weighed heavily against us. Trayvon’s parents are hoping and praying that justice for their son will be found at the federal level. Will the Department of Justice file charges against Zimmerman for killing Trayvon? To me, this is a no brainer. But I also thought Zimmerman would be found guilty. As Jesse Jackson says, “Keep hope alive.” Right now, that is the least we can do.

I know the feeling I can remember back in Port Orange, Fla. (a mostly White suburb of Daytona Beach) where I was in high school from 1977 to 1980. Public schools in Florida had only recently become racially desegregated. Many “creepy” White folks followed me with their eyes when I went to stores and when I visited my White friends in allWhite neighborhoods. I could site numerous examples where I was followed because I was Black.

Wide awake The Zimmerman trial has been a wakeup call for all of us here. Like many other Black males living in Florida, should I now be even more worried about “walking while Black” – if there is a system in place that allows us to be killed even when we’ve done nothing criminally wrong?

I accept the verdict I’ve come to grips with why the jury found Zimmerman not guilty. And to quote a great American, “I still have a dream.” But when will

Another case coming The same prosecutors will be involved in a case involving a 45-year old White man and a 17-year old Black child who was killed at a Jacksonville gas station allegedly for his refusal to turn off loud music blaring from the teen’s car. State Attorney Angela Corey – whose office was appointed to prosecute Zimmerman – said she will personally prosecute Michael

relied on the technocrats – the educated, Westernized elite – to carry on his failed populist vision. For the elites, Morsi and the Brotherhood simply represent those poor, provincial, traditional Egyptians. The Jan. 25 revolution – more than two years ago – was about getting rid of a rotten dictatorship that snuffed out the dignity of the Egyptian people. Everyone was there to make sure Mubarak would be gone, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The June 30 “Tamaroud” rebellion, led by the young Westernized elites, is more of a cultural revolution. The elites saw Morsi’s perceived brotherization of society as an assault on their identity and their secular values. And Morsi didn’t bring any

hope of solving the country’s problems. His traditional (but non-Brotherhood) constituency suffered from his incompetent leadership, not so much from the brotherization of their country. Poor Egyptians are religious, but they still need to live to practice their religion. Those millions of poor Egyptians sided with anti-Morsi secular elites. And after all was said and done, 33 million protesters were in the streets all over Egypt. Those in the military saw the writing on the wall; they were waiting. They moved in to reclaim Egypt, a country they had lost a year earlier. Now the question is what kind of Egypt are we going to have – will it be one big enough to make room for both the liberal secular Westernized crowd and the more traditional

religious segments? From what we have seen so far, the military is taking advantage of this shocking event, as the Bush administration did with 9/11 to launch his neoconservative aggressive policy. Under the rubric of the war on terrorism, the Egyptian military is rounding up Brotherhood leaders, accusing them of all sorts of things, shutting down religious television channels and kicking Al Jazeera out. But it is not stopping the liberal media’s campaign of demonizing and nullifying the Brotherhood, who are accused now of being religious fascists, Nazis and un-Egyptian. Dr. Al Baradie, the ayatollah of Egyptian secular liberals explained on BBC, “if we didn’t take down Morsi, Egypt would have been a religious fascist

state … we were between a rock (ironically it sounded like Iraq) and hard place.” he added. The military now has a free hand in Egypt, shooting protesters, suspending the constitution and appointing a 77-year-old banker, Hazem ElBeblawi, (he was my last boss in Egypt – used to call me the “American”) to head a new government. Now, the winners along with the military are celebrating in Tahrir again, and the old chant “the army and the people are one hand” is back from the euphoric days after toppling Mubarak.

member, McClaurin will focus on leadership and diversity, crisis, and leadership for the next generation. Since leaving her post as

president of Shaw University in 2011, McClaurin has operated the consulting firm, McClaurin Solutions. Her clients have included the Office of Equity

and Inclusion at the University of Oregon and the Minnesota African American Museum. She also provided technical assistance to the Friends of

Oberlin, who succeeded in getting the historic African American Oberlin Cemetery designated as a Raleigh Historic Landmark.

What we must do We must register to vote so we can serve on juries. We must fight

James Harper is senior writer for the Daytona Times and a contributor to the Florida Courier. Contact him at harperjames59@ yahoo.com.

Ahmad Tharwat produces and hosts “Bel Ahdan,” the only Arab American TV Show in the Midwest. He has written for Slate magazine, “All Things Considered,” The Pioneer Press and The Star Tribune.

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Big Daddy Kane to headline KMOJ stage at FLOW Northside Arts Crawl A quarter quar qu artte ar ter ce ter century ntur nt tur uryy aft afte fter er blessing hip-hop with his “Long Live The Kane” debut, Big Daddy Kane is back at it. Most recently, Kane released a single produced by DJ Premier titled “28 Bars of Kane” in honor of the new Air Jordan XX8 sneaker release. One of hiphop’s most lyrical, diverse, innovative, and trendsetting M.C.s, this baritone voiced, dapper M.C. was the one to bring the “playa” element to hip-hop. Kane’s lyrical gymnastics and

passion pass pa ssiio ss ion fo for so for soul ull m music usiic us ic make him an irreplaceable figure. FLOW attendees can see Big Daddy Kane Saturday, July 27th at 6 p.m. at the KMOJ Stage on West Broadway and Logan Avenue North, adjacent to the Broadway Liquor Outlet Beer Garden. FLOW, a project of the West Broadway Coalition, is free and open to the public. Big Daddy Kane is a Brooklyn, N.Y. rapper who undisputedly defined the term “lyricist” in the world

off h hip-hop. Along with ip-h ip hop op.. Al A ongg wi on ith h tthe he he lyrical ingenuity he brought to the genre, he also introduced innovative live performances. Kane was the first rapper to ever hold not one, but two for women only sold out shows at the world famous Apollo Theater. These lives performances, which consisted of theatrics, choreography and tailored costumes proved that Big Daddy Kane was not only an M.C., he was a full entertainer. Kane revolutionized hip-hop fashion and the way hip-

hop ho shows were performed. Kane has endured a substantive music career. He has several gold albums and endless music accolades, including a Grammy award. He also received a VH-1 Hip Hop Honors award in 2005. As a powerful figure in the rap game, Kane has collaborated with many artists such as Kool G Rap, Masta Ace and Craig G on the Marley Marl produced “Symphany.” He has worked with Public Enemy and Ice Cube on the single “Burn,

Hollywood Burn,” with Heavy D on the single “Don’t Curse,” with Patti LaBelle on the certified gold single “Feels Like Another One” and the Quincy Jones multi-platinum masterpiece “Tribute To Birdland” as well as the title cut “Back On The Block” from the album of the same name. Ashley DuBose and Old Skool Hip-Hop dance Opening for Big Daddy Kane on Saturday, July 27 is Ashley DuBose, a budding singer/songwriter here in the Twin Cities. Her musical

style is eclectic, soulful and refreshingly unique. Following Ashley DuBose will be the Old Skool Hip Hop Dance Moment. Northside performers Voice of Culture, Epitome-No Question and the Groundbreaker Cypher will perform, breakdance and freestyle right in front of the stage. The floor is open to all who want to get down.

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• ‘Clyburne Park’ is a must see

• Creative CityMaking Project at FLOW Northside Arts Crawl

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‘Clybourne Park’ is a must see By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer Is it just me or are we on the precipice of a racial explosion? With the 2008 election of President Barack Hussein Obama, many Americans – particularly white Americans – felt we had moved into a post-racial era in this country. But more than a few AfricanAmericans, though elated, were also fearful. I remember hearing several respected elders warn, “it’s going to get worse.” The “it” they spoke of was racism. I hate to say it, but I’m starting to think they were right. Just look at recent events. The U.S. Supreme Court peeled back one of the key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Texas officials couldn’t move quick enough to begin its attempt kill the black and brown vote. And of course there’s Trayvon Martin, who was murdered armed with nothing more than iced tea and Skittles, and his admitted killer was acquitted by a jury with no African-Americans on the panel. Yeah, we’re sitting on a racial powder keg. So when I went to check out the Tony Award winning play, “Clybourne Park” – a biting comedy about race in America at the Guthrie Theater – I didn’t think there was too much to laugh about. These are serious times – not the time to be joking about race. Or is it exactly the time to be joking about race? “Clybourne Park” doesn’t pussyfoot around the issues of

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Shá Cage (Francine), Ansa Akyea (Albert), Jim Lichtscheidl (Karl), Kathryn Meisle (Bev) and Emily Gunyou Halaas (Betsy) in the Guthrie Theater’s production of Clybourne Park, by Bruce Norris. race. If there’s an elephant in this room, this elephant isn’t tiptoeing around, that’s for sure. Set against the backdrop of a home in a Chicago neighborhood, “Clybourne Park” is a two act play with the first act taking place in 1959, when the neighborhood was all white and the first AfricanAmerican family was about to move in and the second act is set in modern day, when the neighborhood has flipped and is being gentrified. The once pristine home has become

dilapidated and a seemingly liberal white couple is preparing to rehab the property and move in. “Clybourne Park” is billed as a satirical response to the iconic book, “Raisin in the Sun.” “Clybourne Park” is not for the easily offended … then again maybe that’s who would benefit the most. In this age of political correctness, true, meaningful discussions on race and prejudices are hard to come by. Most conversations on race get so bogged down in correctness

and trying not to offend that they never make it to the point of trying to understand one another. That’s where this play excels. “Clybourne Park” is so outrageously offensive that it disarms the audience and causes playgoers to confront their prejudices head on. For instance, what do white women and tampons have in common? What’s long and hard on a Black man? Yep, those are direct joke set-up lines from the play. I

Doug E. Fresh teaches Minneapolis how to ‘Dougie,’ delivers outstanding show at the Cabooze By Harry Colbert, Jr. Contributing Writer Hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh did everything he could to live up to his selfproclaimed moniker, “World’s Greatest Entertainer” when he recently performed at the Cabooze. For starters, it should be noted that “The Show” artist performed a concert earlier that day for the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Centennial Celebration in Washington, D.C. That could explain why he didn’t take the stage in Minneapolis until some time past midnight. But once Doug E. (or Dougie depending upon which of his many songs that he spells out his name in) did hit the stage, it was a wrap. There was no easing into the set. Doug E. got right down to business. And some of these young up-and-coming artists (or in some cases, so-called artists) should have been on the side of the stage taking notes on how to entertain. The “old man’s” energy level started at 10 and culminated at wow. There wasn’t a lot of talking in between songs – actually, it was mostly Doug beatboxing between his hits, as he

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Doug E. Fresh reminded the crowd that he was one of the inventors of the art form. Doug also reminded the late arriving, but packed Cabooze, that he invented something else too … the now infamous “Dougie” dance, made popular by the Cali Swag District song, “Teach Me How to Dougie.” Doug E. performed for about 45 minutes, but two songs summed up the night. On the studio version of the hip-hop classic “La Di Da Di,” Fresh leaves the rapping to the ultra-smooth Slick Rick, as Doug beatboxes throughout the song. No other

accompaniment is used – or needed. Well without Rick to front the song, Doug left that job to the audience, who of course, knew every word. But it was another song that wasn’t really a song that tells how great of a performer this man is. In a performer rehearsed, but audience impromptu, Doug shouted out lyrical prompts and the crowd – in unison – offered the correct corresponding lyrics to a rhyme that I’m sure most had never heard before, as it does not appear on any studio recording.

Now that’s how to rock a show. Doug’s show was so nice I forgot about the long wait. Another of the evening’s highlights was the opening act, Lioness. This emcee is the truth. Her rhymes are fierce and her delivery is flawless. There’s also something to be said about being able to clearly decipher every word that flows out of a true lyricist’s mouth. I look forward to hearing more from her. Bravo. All in all, what a great night for hip-hop.

can’t even write the punch lines – one because there are young kids who may read this review, and two; because of the state of African-Americans, the “Black man” punch line may be hitting a bit too below the belt. Trust me, with each punch line the oxygen left the room because of a collective gasp. I tried not to laugh. I tried to be offended – especially at the Black man joke – but I doubled over in laughter … not at the punch line, but at the real joke. It’s the joke behind the joke that the writer of “Clybourne” wants audiences to get.

See, the joke behind the joke is that prejudices continue to exist because no matter how “diverse” we are in America, we’re really as segregated as ever. Don’t believe me, pick any church on Sunday and try and prove me wrong. That’s the joke behind the joke that “Clybourne Park” exposes. Through over-the-top, biting humor this marvelous piece of work left me feeling inspired and hopeful that with a little (maybe a lot of) direct dialogue; maybe, just maybe we as Americans can truly live together in harmony. Just maybe.

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Artists Wing Young Huie and Ashley Hanson to share results, gather more insights on Penn Avenue N. Creative CityMaking Project at FLOW Northside Arts Crawl By Shaina Brassard, West Broadway Coalition If you live, work or travel along Penn Avenue North in Minneapolis, you may have seen artists Wing Young Huie and Ashley Hanson out and about with chalkboards, notebooks and cameras, at bus stops speaking with transit riders or at a neighborhood meeting. The two artists make up one of four groups undertaking Creative CityMaking projects throughout Minneapolis this year. Creative CityMaking is a grant-funded partnership between Intermedia Arts and the city of Minneapolis that pairs local artists and city planners with the goal of developing fresh and innovative approaches for addressing the long-term transportation, land use, economic, environmental, and social issues facing Minneapolis. During FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, Hanson and Huie will launch the first of four “popup” Galleries. FLOW, taking place Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28, is both a community celebration and premier art event in North Minneapolis. FLOW is a free, non-juried, selfguided tour of studios, galleries, theaters, commercial and vacant spaces over a mile and half of West Broadway from Penn Avenue North to the Mississippi River. “For FLOW, we’re aggregating all of the information we’ve gathered so far,” explained Hanson. There will be two projectors showcasing images from the creative engagement work done since March. They will also have engagement activities for FLOW-goers to take part in, such as Ping Pong Engagement and CityMaking Jeopardy. These pop up galleries,

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Ashley Hanson (2nd from left) and Wing Young Huie (left) get input from a Northside family along Penn Ave N. Hanson explains, are meant to be, “community meetings in disguise” – an interaction where people contribute ideas to the city planning process. On Saturday, July 27 of FLOW, performance artists from north Minneapolis will periodically perform a 30-minute set and engage in a talkback with the audience about their work. Huie, a photographer, has extensively explored and engaged with dozens of communities throughout the country. His many photographic projects document the dizzying socioeconomic and cultural realities of American society – much of it centered on the urban cores of his home state of Minnesota. Hanson describes herself as “a community-based theater practitioner.” She does not

perform in traditional plays, but is an engagement artist with most of her work getting people in a room talking about whatever place or issue or history that they are exploring. Hanson is looking forward to “projecting back” the data she and Huie gather, and inspiring dialogue. Hanson and Huie were paired with Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) City Planner Jim Voll on the Penn Avenue North Small Area Plan. The plan is an effort to rethink land uses and transportation along the roadway, with the goals of stimulating economic development, job creation, housing strategies, beautification and livability in and between the string of commercial nodes along

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this important spine in north Minneapolis. Huie and Hanson’s task is to help Minneapolis to work with neighborhoods and businesses along the corridor, asking the questions that are essential in order to have the infrastructure of the city reflect the needs and wants of the people in the city. Hanson and Huie named their project Create Place, and have set about gathering community members’ ideas around four issues – economic development, housing, transportation and open spaces. The artists are learning about the city planning process with the hope of not only informing the Penn Avenue residents, but

also making recommendations for community engagement processes undertaken by the city- and possibly other cities throughout the country- in the future. “Can we help figure out what people really want and can it impact the city planning process? What questions are being asked, how are they being asked, and who gets to ask them,” asked Huie. “At first it was really Planning 101,” claims Hanson, with the artists and planners learning about how the other works. Then in March, Huie and Hanson rolled out their first creative engagement strategy, the Traveling Chalkboard,

a process adapted from Huie’s renowned 2010 public art project in St Paul, “The University Avenue Project”. Other strategies already being implemented or set to be added to the mix are The Pen(n) Project, Bus Stop Jeopardy, Happy Hour Engagement and the Nonhierarchical Think Tank. According to Hanson, the artists want to know, “What strategies get us the really meaty information that we can turn into hard data, which ones get people excited, which ones are realistic for the city to continue after we’ve gone.” By taking public participation out of the traditional settings and format, the artists are especially able to engage with those traditionally left out of the city planning process engaging the very young, the elderly, the homeless and those generally not likely to sit on the board of the neighborhood organization. Like all visual and performance art, Huie and Hanson’s work is best experienced and understood in person. Visit the Creative CityMaking Pop Up Gallery Friday, July 26 7 p.m. –10 p.m. and Saturday, July 27 1 p.m. –7 p.m. at 2038 W. Broadway, inside the American Legion building. For full event details on FLOW Northside Arts Crawl, visit www.flownorthside.org. Hanson and Huie’s website for the Penn Avenue Create Place project is www. www. createplace.org. To learn more about the other Creative CityMaking projects, visit www. intermediaarts.org/CreativeCityMaking.

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4 Twin Cities hip-hip fans turned out in force to see legendary entertainer Doug E. Fresh July 12 at the Cabooze. Aesthetically Speaking photogs captured a few of the party people enjoying their night out. 5

1): Nikki McComb chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; out before the Doug E. show 2): Kammron Taylor and Lisa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Piinkâ&#x20AC;? Jones taking in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Show.â&#x20AC;? 3): Marsai Richardson enjoying a night out. 4): Sam Flowers and Heather Otten outside of the Cabooze. Sam, we see you rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Gazelles . 5): Kristy Soelv and Ryann Solomon auditioning for a Colgate commercial by showing of their perfect smiles. 6): Sister Act: Heather and Cherise Vincent rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the fros.

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rhapsody, fine artist to artisan, practicing to professional, FLOW showcases the great art being made every day on the Northside.Â This year FLOW will present nearly 350 artists and performers. This year, FLOW is

expanding to a full weekend featuring evening events Friday, July 26, a day of indoor and outdoor events along West Broadway from the Mississippi River to Penn Avenue North on Saturday, July 27 and extended gallery

Family Day Parade 10:00 a.m. Route begins on Golden Valley Road & Xerxes Avenue North Festival Site 12-8:00 p.m. Plymouth Avenue (between Penn & Logan (QMR\ â&#x20AC;˘ Flavorful cuisines from your favorite foodies â&#x20AC;˘ Unique arts and merchandise â&#x20AC;˘ A variety of musical entertainment â&#x20AC;˘ Family activities â&#x20AC;˘ Health and fitness exhibitions and much more! Vendor booth registration &RQWDFW VD Lesha Davis DW vdavis@mul.org or 612.302.3152 Got talent? Auditions EHLQJ KHOG for main stage performances /HDYH D PHVVDJH IRU Ramona Richardson DW :DQW WR -RLQ WKH 3DUDGH" &DOO /LQGD $QGHUVRQ DW IRU DQ DSSOLFDWLRQ IRUP RU Visit www.mul.org IRU )DPLO\ 'D\ OLQNV DQG GRZQORDGV

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hit show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The N Word.â&#x20AC;? Following â&#x20AC;&#x153;The N Wordâ&#x20AC;? is the (K.)N.E.W. MN Youth Poetry Slam Team Performance and Fundraiser. For full event details, visit www.flownorthside.org.

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Let judgment run down like water Man Talk

By Timothy Houston The world is an unjust place. The Trayvon Martin case is proof of that. He was a young man that was on his way home from the store doing nothing wrong. He was profiled, followed, and killed. His family, along with us as a people, went to the courts seeking justice, and we were denied. This is a hard pill for us to swallow because many of us hoped that we had moved beyond this. Some of us naively believed that the civil rights struggle of the sixties had brought us closer to a place of equality. But the Trayvon Martin case is yet another example to

remind us of how far we have to go. We all know that our legal system is flawed throughout the country and especially in the south. The Florida “stand your ground” law has its history in the Jim Crow laws of the south and are arbitrarily applied depending on race. Consider this, Marissa Alexander of Jacksonville, Florida, received a 20-years prison sentence last year for firing warning shots against her abusive husband whom she had already taken out a protective order. The judge rejected her defense under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Here lies the contradiction. A Black woman’s warning shot was given a 20 year sentence while Zimmerman’s fatal shot that killed Trayvon Martin received nothing. This is the unfortunate biases that exist in this country today. I believe this type of prejudice is more grievous than black on black

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TRIBUTE to SOUTH AFRICA By Lue Bratton-Lampley Oh do I believe God has chosen people To carry the cross And to bear the pain Today I feel like a peace-dove When the peace-dove Lift thy wings. lift thy head And begin to sing Let the peace-dove sing Oh let the peace-dove sing (America) Let peace and freedom ring Bratton-Lampley Copyright June, 1994

crime because this hatred has no merit. Black on black crime is a result of ignorance of self, poverty, overcrowding, and the lack of jobs. But the racial and legal biases that exist in this country are based solely on the color of a person’s skin. The inner-city youth that survives black on black crime often falls victim to an unjust legal system. This is the greater tragedy. The young black American life is less valued simply because of

the color of his or her skin. There is a remedy for this injustice. We must look to a higher power than the United States court system. We cannot continue to seek justice in an unjust world. When we are denied justice in this world, we must look to God who is the creator and the final judge of all things. “Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good” (Psalms 37:1-3). Because God is aware of the situation, there no need for us to take matters into our own hands and respond with violence. “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: It is mine to avenge; I will repay, says the Lord” (Roman 12:19). No sin goes unpunished, and no one truly gets away with any thing. In Gods court, justice delayed is not justice denied. Amos 4:24, God declares that He would let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream. This is our faith. This is our hope. Timothy Houston is an author, minister, and motivational speaker who is committed to guiding positive life changes in families and communities. For questions, comments or more information, go to www. tlhouston.com.

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Community Calendar â&#x20AC;˘ Classifieds Send Community Calendar information to us by email: info@ insightnews.com, by fax: 612.588.2031, by phone:( 612)588-1313 or by mail: 1815 Bryant Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411. Free or low cost events preferred. EVENTS FREE SUMMER MEALS thru Aug. 23 Free Summer Meals for youth age 18 and under at MASJID AN-NUR, 1729 LYNDALE AVE. N. (across from Cub Foods). Schedule is as follow: BREAKFAST: 8am - 10:30am, June 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug. 23 (No Service 7/4, 5, 8/7,8,9); LUNCH: 11:30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm (Fridays-1pm), June 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; July 3 and Aug. 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug. 24; DINNER: 8:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00pm, July 9 thru Aug. 6. Family/Community Safety Awareness Day Carnival July 27 The Prince Hall Masonic Family of District #1 is partnering with the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. to host the 4th Annual Family/Community Safety Awareness Day Carnival. This event will take place on July 27,

2013 from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park on Carroll and St. Albans St. N., in St. Paul. Join us as we laugh, fellowship, and celebrate life. There will be food, games, clowns, races, prizes and more. For more information contact Doris at (612) 708-3222 or doristenner@comcast. net Find Waldo Local on (or near) Grand Ave! thru July 31 Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Waldo? On Grand Ave, of course. The famous childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book character in the striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting twentysix different local businesses throughout our community this July. Pick up a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find Waldo Localâ&#x20AC;? passport at Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN. 55105 and collect signatures when you find the well-hidden Waldo at any of the participating businesses. Those who spot him can win prizes, including stickers, book coupons, and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find Waldo Localâ&#x20AC;? is a great summer vacation activity, and a wonderful way for residents to support local business and the Shop

Local movement. Join us for a Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Waldo Celebration on Wednesday, July 31, 6:30 pm, and enter to win Waldo books and gift cards to local businesses. For more information and a list of participating businesses, visit www. redballoonbookshop. com/findwaldo. Creative Arts Camp Aug 5 First Covenant Church of Saint Paul and The Saint Paul Covenant will present Creative Arts Camp taking place at First Covenant Church of Saint Paul, 1280 Arcade Street, St. Paul, MN 55106 on Aug. 5-8, 2013 from 2 to 5pm and will conclude with a Celebration, Arts Gallery and Showcase on Thursday, Aug. 8 beginning at 5:30pm at the Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion and Amphitheater. Creative Arts Camp is for students entering 1st through 8th grades, designed to provide these young people a safe and fun place to explore creative expression through visual and performing arts. Workshops will feature: mosaics, murals, music + drumming, hip-hop, zumba, salsa

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dancing and more! Cost is $5 per day, but scholarships are also available. Camp will run Monday, August 5 through Thursday, August 8 from 2 to 5pm daily at First Covenant Church of Saint Paul (1280 Arcade Street) with a closing Celebration and Arts gallery on Thursday, August 8 at 5:30pm at the Phalen Park Picnic Pavilion and Amphitheater (1600 Phalen Drive). To register online, visit http://first-covenant.org and click on the Creative Arts Camp logo or call the church office for a registration form at 651774-0344.

the one of the most famous speeches of the twentieth century. MAD DADS Senior Day Event Aug. 16th MAD DADS and Phillips West Neighborhood Organization is hosting the 12th Annual Senior Citizen Safety Pride Day at Boom Island, 724 Sibley St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 on Friday, August 16th, 2013 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this wonderful event, reserve a booth today! Contact our office at (612) 455-4632. Frogtown Fall Festival Aug. 17 A community event to Support Youth Programming on August 17, 2013 from 10am- 5pm. located at the Park and Recreation Center, 685 W. Minnehaha Avenue in St. Paul. There will be fun for all ages, including youth football scrimmages, community resources, K9 unit, fire and police vehicles, jump castle, climbing wall, senior bingo, basketball tournament, entertainment, concessions, and much more. Come out, sponsor a table, and/ or donate. For more information, please call (612) 462-1720. Visit frogtownconnections. com for more

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington---A Musical Memory Aug. 15 The Ramsey County Library is honored to present well-known actor/vocalist T. Mychael Rambo and celebrated musicians Patty Lacy-Aiken & friends in concert on Thursday, August 15 at 7 pm. at the Ramsey County Library in Roseville, 2180 Hamline Ave. N. to mark the 50th anniversary of that historic event through song and story. Fifty years later we still talk about the Civil Rights March of August 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King delivered

information. Truth and Reconciliation Graduation Dinner Aug. 25 A Truth and Reconciliation Graduation Dinner amongst African descent people and African people (Part 1) will be held August 25, 2013 at MASJID ANNUR, 1729 Lyndale Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN from 9am to 2pm. Please RSVP Al-haqq Zayid (612) 338-0889 by July 25, 2013. There will be three guest speakers, and DVDs will be shown as well. Continental breakfast will be serve from 9am to 10: 30am. Dinner will be serve at 1pm. The food is Halal. This is a mosque, please dress appropriate. Walking and Biking Tours through September 15 During the summer of 2013, Preserve Minneapolis will offer 27 unique tours that highlight the natural, built, and cultural treasures found throughout the City. The 2013 schedule runs from May 19th through On September 15th. each tour, guides with experience in fields like architecture, history, and preservation will tell the â&#x20AC;&#x153;stories behind the storiesâ&#x20AC;? and give participants a greater understanding of the

Fax: 612.588.2031 areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social and built historyâ&#x20AC;Świth fun and a sense of humor. Tours typically cost $8 per person. Participants must pre-register online. Tours fill up fast and will be held to their size limits; however, when space allows, we will accept last-minute additions and cash payments of $10 at the tour starting points. Prepayment/registration and more information is available at: http://www. preserveminneapolis. org/wpfile/tours/ Volunteers of America Foster Parent Information Meetings Ongoing Foster Parent Information Meetings for interested skilled parents desiring to provide care for troubled youth in the Volunteers of America foster care program. Kids of all ages are in need of a stable home with dedicated parents. Information meetings are held at Volunteers of America Corporate Office every Friday from 10am-11:30am. To RSVP or for additional information on becoming a foster parent, contact Jolene Swan at (952) 945-4064, email ftpfostercare@ voamn.org or online at voafostercare.org PROGRAMS & SERVICES

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HELPING SENIORS IN MINNEAPOLIS Seniors Program of Neighborhood Involvement Program assists elders aged 60 and over in North and Southwest Minneapolis with a variety of services so that they can remain safely in their home or apartment. Our services are specialized for each resident and we strive to provide as much as possible via the assistance of volunteers. To be eligible for seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services, people must live within the following boundaries: south of 44th Avenue in North Minneapolis, north of West 36th Street in Southwest Minneapolis, 35W on the east, and France Avenue on the west. For information about NIP Senior Services email seniors@ neighborhoodinvolve. org or call 612374-3322. Our website is www. neighborhoodinvolve. org

one-time fun, flexible activity on weekdays or weekends. Feel free to sign up multiple times! Supplies needed: rakes, gloves, brooms, and compostable bags. Exact location TBD in North or Southwest Minneapolis, depends upon where the senior citizen resides. Ongoing volunteer opportunities are also available. Please contact Jeanne the NIP Seniors Program, Volunteer Coordinator at srvolunteer@ neighborhoodinvolve. org or call 612-746-8549 for more information. Our website is www. neighborhoodinvolve. org

RAKE IT Spring Yard Clean-Up Improve your health while helping a senior citizen in Minneapolis remain independent in their home! You choose the date and time to rake and clean up the yard. Perfect for individuals, groups, and families. Seasonal: April â&#x20AC;&#x201C; November (depending upon the weather). This is a

Foster Parent Information Meetings Find out about becoming a foster parent and changing a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life! Open information meetings are held every Friday from 10AM11:30AM at 7625 Metro Boulevard Edina, MN 55439. Volunteers of America-Minnesota is looking for skilled parents to provide 6-9 months care for

West African Dance & Drum Classes African Dance w/ Whitney $12 - All classes Drop-In. Every Saturday 1:00pm 2:30pm; Every Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm. at Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cabaret, 3010 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406.

troubled youth in our new Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program (MTFC). We have kids, ages 12-17, who are in need of a stable home with dedicated parents who appreciate the difficulties of childhood! Volunteers of America provides quality foster parents with lots of friendly training, 24 hour support and a monthly stipend. If you would like more information contact Jolene Swan at 952-9454064 or ftpfostercare@ voamn.org, or visit us online at voafostercare. org! GED, ELL, College Prep and skills development courses offered Minneapolis Public Schools-Adult Education is offering free GED, ELL, College Prep and skills development courses. Prepare for GED exams; Increase Math, Reading, and Writing skills; Develop Computer skills; Job training and specific certifications; Comfortable learning environment; and Day and evening classes available! For more information, please contact staff at: Minneapolis Public School Adult Education, 1250 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55411 or Abe.mpls.k12. mn.us or (612) 6681863.

Research Analyst The Minnesota Office of Higher Education, a cabinetlevel state agency, is seeking an individual to serve as Research Analyst. Candidates must possess, at a minimum, a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree with three years of work experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in economics, postsecondary education policy, or public affairs. To apply for this position, use the on-line Resume Builder at http://www.careers.state.mn.us/ and select vacancy posting #13MOHE000006. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

1st Grade Teacher Hiawatha Academies Organization Summary:

Hiawatha Academies is a growing network of high-performing charter schools in Minneapolis, MN. We are driven by our mission that all Hiawatha Academies scholars will be empowered with the knowledge, character, and leadership skills to graduate from college and serve the common good. Hiawatha Leadership Academy-Morris Park (HLA-Morris Park) is a results-driven elementary school that is part of the growing Hiawatha Academies charter school network. Our elementary school currently serves Kindergarten through 4th grade; the opening of our second elementary school, which will serve Kindergarten and grow one grade a year, is scheduled for Fall 2013. Hiawatha Leadership Academy-Morris Park is currently seeking a hard-working, passionate, social- justice-oriented educator to become a 1st Grade Teacher for the 2013/2014 school year. (http://www.hiawathaacademies.org) Location: Twin Cities Metro Category: Human Resources Job Type: Full Time

Minneapolis Public Schools is conducting 2 Interview Fairs! The Interview Fairs will be held on July 23rd & July 24th, 2013 Interview Fair Location: Minneapolis Public Schools, Davis Center 1250 West Broadway Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55411

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HLA-Morris Park teachers are charged with providing a rigorous, fast-paced, and highly structured learning environment for their scholars. Our core subjects include literacy, writing, math and core knowledge. Candidates that are selected for an interview will receive additional information regarding the specific roles and responsibilities. Please visit our Website for a full job announcement and to submit an application: http://www.hiawathaacademies.org/teach/apply-now/ E-mail our Talent and Recruitment Coordinator at asnyder@hiawathaacademies.org for more information.

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HEALTH YWCA says group fitness helps attain goals By Sam Baltes, Kelli Klein and Diana Person; YWCA Group Fitness Coordinators The benefits of group fitness are boundless. From mixing up your workout to ensuring structure, accountability, and support, group fitness may be the link to helping you reach your fitness goals. If you are looking for a reason to try a group fitness class, consider the following four benefits: Motivation The energy in group fitness classes can be electrifying. On those days you’re feeling sluggish and disinterested; the power of the group will lift you up and carry you through. Instructors are uniquely trained to keep the group on track with words of encouragement and moving each person toward their individual goals. The friends you make in class keep you accountable and the regular schedule keeps your exercise consistent. Mix It Up The wide-array of classes offered at the YWCA allows you to mix up your routine and incorporate cross-training into your workouts. The most meaningful fitness results are achieved when all muscle groups are challenged in a variety of ways to engage the total body. Group exercise includes high intensity cardiovascular formats, strength and power training as well as mind/body training. All are important in maintaining a balanced, high functioning body. Exercise shouldn’t look the same on all bodies. The highest quality movement is the movement that best fits each body. Group exercise offers the opportunity for you to work at YOUR level while enjoying all the benefits of working in a group.

Gray From 1 Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks and other concerned leaders in their community. We need to continue the dialogue (and if that doesn’t work – the marching and protesting) regarding race, racial profiling, diverse jury pools and gun laws. Inequality is no longer an option and racial profiling and violence toward our youth must end now. Advocate for responsible gun laws In our very community and around the country, there are countless acts of gun violence toward our youth that will probably not gain national attention but deserve justice and fairness. We must insist that our elected officials enact laws that ensure safer communities for our children and our families. The current gun laws around the country have made way for far too many deaths. Day after day around the country there are reports of irresponsible gun use and in many cases our kids are the victims. We need to be at the forefront of these debates.

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YWCA members participate in one of the 200 group fitness classes offered by the YWCA Maximum Results in Minimum Time One of the best benefits of group fitness is that you achieve maximum results in a minimum amount of time. Classes like circuit training, R.I.P.P.E.D, and HIIT (high intensity interval training) can send your metabolism soaring while mixing cardio and strength

training together. At the YWCA, you can maximize your calorie burn in as little as 25 minutes by attending one of our three convenient locations.

Have productive conversations with the children in our lives I realized in the course of this trial and eventual verdict that I had never really talked with my own son about how he would react if he were in a situation similar to Trayvon’s. He’s a tall, lanky, dark handsome young man who is now a college freshman. I asked him three simple questions: How would you have reacted in this situation? Would you have confronted Zimmerman physically? What would you do if you saw someone brandishing a gun? His responses were astonishing. He would have defended himself and been both afraid and upset if he were being profiled and followed. I shared with him a number of similar incidents where I was approached or profiled while I was growing up. I let him know that it is important to remain calm, that he would not be considered “weak” for not fighting back; and as a matter of fact you would show wisdom and courage by not fighting back and living to see another day. It is highly unfortunate that as black men we still must have

this conversation with our sons but I am convinced it is highly necessary. A father, preacher, coach, community leader, or mentor could easily have these conversations with other youth they encounter. Let’s do all we can to empower our youth to be safe.

Meet New People In a group fitness setting you have the opportunity to meet new people, and make new

Working together for justice The Minneapolis Urban League and the entire Urban League Movement, along with the NAACP, National Action Network, the Black Women’s Roundtable and others have asked the Department of Justice to pursue a federal criminal civil rights investigation focusing on two important aspects of the federal law which may have been violated by George Zimmerman. Next week at the National Urban League Conference in Philadelphia, I will join leaders from around the country in a discussion of other possible actions. Locally, we must continue to have hope and press towards our goals to give more options to all of our youth. There is obviously still much work to do. By working together we can achieve justice, fairness, and opportunity for all.

friends. The people in group fitness classes share your goal to live a healthy lifestyle with a desire to have fun and get the most from their workouts. A unique connection evolves when people work together towards their goals. There is a group pride associated with achieving an hour of working out together

week after week. The YWCA provides a broad assortment of class formats to keep you motivated and interested – over 200 per week in fact. We are offering an added incentive for our members to participate in Group Fitness activities during the summer months. We have launched

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