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Educators decry DeVos proposal to use ESSA funds to buy firearms for public schools

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Washington Correspondent

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Seated in the lobby of their newly constructed building, April Estes (left), owner, and Tracy Wesley, funeral director, of Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services, continue the legacy of Estes founder, Richard Estes (pictured left)

Reflecting the integrity of Richard Estes’ vision, fulfillment of his dream

Helping our people honor loved ones

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

It’s hard to smile when the subject is death, but it’s hard not to smile when in the presence of April Estes, owner, and Tracy Wesley, funeral director, of Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services.

The smiles are more abundant with their recent completion of the new state-of-the-art building

at 2201 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis. The new building sits directly across the street from the chapel’s former location, which was home for 31 years. The move was precipitated by both need and desire … need for more space at NorthPoint Health & Wellness and desire on the part of Estes to enhance the overall experience for those saying final goodbyes to loved ones.

NorthPoint, directly behind the former Estes location, has grown in clientele to the point of

near overcrowding. Landlocked by three of the four streets it boarders, the only way to expand the Hennepin County health facility was through Estes.

“NorthPoint has been talking about expanding for years and years and years,” said April Estes. “They kept getting more and more patients and Stella did more and more fighting and when they got the OK to expand, Estes (Funeral Chapel) was in the way.”

The Stella of whom April Estes refers is Stella Whitney-

West, CEO of NorthPoint. With her persistence, Hennepin County, which NorthPoint is a service of, began working with April Estes and Wesley to relocate the state’s only Black-owned funeral service business. And while the project was county precipitated, April Estes and Wesley were clearly in the driver’s seat.

“Ms. Estes was very adamant when we were meeting with Hennepin County that she wanted Black people on the project,” said Wesley, who is the nephew

of April Estes and Estes Funeral Chapel founder, Richard Estes, who passed in 2013.

“They (officials with Hennepin County) planned a white contractor (to do the work) and I called a meeting to change it,” said April Estes, who took over the business following her late husband’s death.

Selected instead was Noor Development Group, led by Somali-American woman, Nawa-

After the unveiling of reports where U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, openly considered allowing schools to use federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funding, to purchase firearms and provide firearm training to educators, members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (TLC) have stepped in with an open letter to the same administrator in protest.

Comprised of more than 200 national organizations working together to promote and protect civil and human rights, the TLC letter demands “the department immediately publicly clarify, that ESSA funds could not be used for weapons.”

“On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights … we write to share our significant concern regarding the Department’s reported contemplation of the use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants provided to states under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for purchasing firearms and firearms training for school staff,” the letter stated.

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“The Department’s consideration of this use for the funding is inconsistent with both congressional intent and evidence-based educational practices, working against ESSA’s purpose to ‘provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and

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Several Minnesota candidates endorsed

Ellison vows to tackle health, environment issues President Barack Obama issues second wave of midterm endorsements

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor

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Keith Ellison is counting on every vote.

As the U.S. House representative of Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District for the past 10 years, Ellison’s district was known for pulling higher than average voter turnouts, even when going in far ahead in the polls and when outcomes were foregone conclusions. In his bid to become Minnesota’s next attorney general Ellison is again trying to personally engage every voter, which is obviously a greater geographical task.

Since announcing his can-

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Rep. Keith Ellison didacy in June and winning the DFL primary in August, Ellison has been crisscrossing the state, traveling to places such as Duluth, St. Cloud, Roch-

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ester, Albert Lea, Mankato, Faribault, and Northfield, Morgan, Moorhead, Grand Marais and other locales. He has been talking to voters about issues

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that resonate with rural voters such as farming. He has also been talking about the environment, workers’ right, fair housing, healthcare and prison reform. And though he has been touring the state delivering his message, he recently made it clear he has not forgotten the birthplace of his political career – North Minneapolis.

Ellison met on Sept. 25 with several community members in the church basement of New Salem Baptist Church in North Minneapolis. The afternoon meeting was a discussion of wide-ranging topics, but the foremost message was Ellison will fight for the residents of North Minneapolis the same as

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WASHINGTON D.C. –Former President Barack Obama issued a second round of midterm endorsements, lending his name in support of 260 Democratic candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House and state legislature.

Among his endorsements are several in contested Nov. 6 Minnesota races. They include Tim Walz (governor) and Peggy Flanagan (lt. governor), Sen. Tina Smith (U.S. Senate), Dan Feehan (U.S. House, MN-01), Angie Craig (U.S. House, MN02), Dean Phillips (U.S. House, MN-03), Joe Radinovich (U.S.

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In this round of endorsements,

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Black in chef’s whites: Mateo Mackbee, Model Citizen

By Mecca Bos Contributing Writer Lots of chefs dream of a true farm-to-table restaurant, but few pack-up and move to the farm to get it done.

“I’m the only Black person out here,” said Mateo Mackbee, chef and owner of Model Citizen restaurant in the tiny town of New London, Minnesota, population 1,376.

But he’s cool with it. Thanks

to his eclectic set of interests, including soccer, he says he’s always been “that” Black guy – the one people feel like they can approach, and “talk to, and touch,” he laughs.

“Farm-to-table” has taken on the hollow, nebulous meaning that “local,” and “organic” before it have. What does it even mean?

For Mackbee and his partner, Erin Lucas, it means working the farm themselves, then cooking the food, and putting it on the table.

“People look at us like we’re crazy.”

But had they not taken this opportunity, they say that would have been crazy.

Both Mackbee and Lucas have a background in conventional culinary settings. They met while working at Mozza Mia, an Italian concept by Parasole, a large Twin Cities restaurant holdings company known for its all-things-forall-people approach. Mackbee has an impressive resume, peppered with famous names in the business.

“I’ve worked for everybody,” he says, “but still, no one was

‘checking for me’ to open a restaurant.”

It’s an all too common reality for Black chefs. Most chefs need the backing of investors and the support of other big-name chefs in order to open their own businesses, but around here, it doesn’t seem to be happening much for African-Americans. Then one night, Mackbee was in a bar and a pastor walked in.

“I know, it sounds like the setup to a joke,” said Mackbee.

The two got to talking about their hopes and dreams. The pas-

tor, Mark Kopka, is into yoga, meditation and holistic healing.

Mackbee and Lucas are into raising natural food and cooking it the right way. They wanted to share their passions with youth

stores. Maybe they’ll see someone that looks like me, and it will open up other possibilities than what they deal with on a daily basis,” said Mackbee.

Their menu is made up of

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Mateo Mackbee, chef and owner of Model Citizen, locally sources his food at his farm-to-table restaurant in New London. of color who otherwise lack the opportunity know what it’s like to have their hands encrusted with earth, or to tie on an apron.

The men stayed in touch for four years, and eventually, Kopka had a lead on some land. Mackbee and Lucas could work it for free. Nearby, a fledgling brewery needed food.

“It all came together at the same time,” said Mackbee.

Goat Ridge Brewery is now home to Model Citizen restaurant, owned and operated almost entirely by Mackbee and Lucas, with the occasional prep and dishwashing help. They’re just now getting to know their farmland as well, about 10 minutes away from the restaurant, currently offering beets, brussels sprouts and corn.

Next growing season will be the true test of what they can do, farm-to-table wise, when they bring kids of color from the surrounding areas – namely large populations of Somali and Latino kids, who in spite of being surrounded by farmland, don’t get a chance to get in the dirt.

“Out here there’s nothing to worry about – no stigma, no pressures of other kids, of being in the hood, of walking past liquor

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Nettie’s Pot Roast is one of the favorites on the menu at Model Citizen in New London. “elevated comfort food;” the kinds of things that go great with a beer, like brisket, roast chicken and woodfired pizza. Mackbee’s mom hails from New Orleans, so he’s got that pedigree “running through my veins,” so watch for his jambalaya and red beans and rice, and other subtle nods to Black cooking, like buttermilk chicken wings. But this is not a soul food restaurant.

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NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS Hawthorne Neighborhood The Hawthorne Neighborhood Council’s Crime & Safety Committee will meet this Tuesday (Oct. 9) at 7 p.m. inside Farview Park, 621 29th Ave. N., Minneapolis. Crime & Safety meets every second Tuesdays at Farview. The

Insight News • October 8 - October 14, 2018 • Page 5 council’s board of directors meeting takes place this Thursday at 6:45 p.m., also at Farview.

Jordan Area Community Council Jordan Week of Kindness (JWOK) kicks off Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. with an event at the North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave., Minneapolis. During

JWOK the neighborhood association will partner with Habitat for Humanity to work on home projects within the Jordan neighborhood. Projects include repairs, landscaping, clean-up and plantings.

Northside Residents Redevelopment Council (NRRC) NRRC will host a

residential and commercial task force meeting Monday (Oct. 8) at UROC, 2001 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis. The NRRC board meeting takes place the following Monday at UROC. Both meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Cleveland Neighborhood Association will hold its annual elections Oct. 17 at Lucy Laney School in the cafeteria, 3333 Penn Ave. N. Minneapolis. Elections take place from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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The Webber Camden Neighborhood Organization will host a public workshop on the proposed Upper Harbor project. The workshop takes place Thursday (Oct. 11) from noon until 2 p.m. at Folwell Recreation Center, 1615 Dowling Ave. N. Residents can learn about draft concept plans, ask questions and provide input.

UROC forum on racism

Scholars and community members will participate in a University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) Critical Conversation on the hidden history of racial covenants in Minneapolis.

The discussion will center on

new research showing what communities of color have known for decades – that structural barriers and legalized discrimination barred many people of color from buying property and building wealth for most of the last century. The program will be moderated by Neeraj Mehta, director of

learning, McKnight Foundation, with panelists Mahmoud El-Kati, writer, lecturer, and commentator, Minneapolis City Councilman Jeremiah Ellison, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, director of community outreach, UROC, Kirsten Delegard, project director, University of Minnesota Libraries’ Mapping Prejudice Project and Owen Duckworth, director of organizing and policy, The Alliance, . It will also include a presentation by Mapping Prejudice Project co-founder and Digital and Geospatial Director Kevin

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Insight 2 Health October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Carmen Robles: I am a survivor

By Carmen Robles Associate Editor October 2015 four months after completing the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge (I2HFC) Round 5, my first round of the 10-week fitness boot camp, I was facing a breast cancer diagnosis.

The I2HFC prepared me for the challenge of my life, breast cancer. In a blink of an eye, everything changed for me. It seemed only fitting I share journal excerpts from my upcoming book to be released March 2019, documenting my story of survival; my story of transformation.

Finding the lump in my breast was not discovered in the traditional sense. It was not found in a mammogram or by self-examination. It came in a dream.

For most of my adult life I’ve had a recurring dream. It’s always the same. I am in Puerto Rico trying to get to my tio’s (uncle’s) house but I can never find my way. I’m usually frazzled, confused, scared. In these dreams I’ve either lost his phone number or I’m not able to find a phone (pre-cellular dreaming).

Or I can see his tall structure standing out among the crowds but I’m not able to push my way through and eventually lose sight of him. Or I’ll be driving to his house and am detoured, losing my way.

Every dream has the same theme. I can never get to him.

I wake up exhausted and must call Puerto Rico to hear his voice. When I tell him and his wife my titi (aunt) Carmen, they laugh, shower me with love and prayers (well, my titi anyway) and assure me I’m always in their hearts and I am never lost.

On the night of July 28, 2015 I had “the dream,” only this time my titi appeared by my side

holding my right hand with her left, as a mother would hold her child’s hand; giving my dreaming-self a sense of peace, tranquility, comfort.

With my hand still in hers, she placed my finger tips on the right side of my breast and moved them in a circular motion pattern. I suddenly awoke with my fingertips moving round and round my right breast, feeling it.

The bump. It was 4:44 a.m.

At 8 a.m. I called the American Cancer Society and was referred to the Virginia Piper Cancer Center/United Hospital, St. Paul. By 2 p.m. I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a fast, fast, fast series of events that unfolded after that. A biopsy three days later, on July 31, a lumpectomy on Aug. 10, a second surgery on Aug. 15, confirmed diagnoses on Aug. 28, insertion of port, Sept. 17, start of chemo, Sept 22, start of radiation Feb. 17, 2016; cancer free April 2016.

Notes from my journal “Exactly eight weeks after discovering a lump on my right breast I will start the recommended aggressive treatment plan for infiltrating ductal carcinoma invasive stage IIIA grade 2. Twenty weeks of chemotherapy. Followed by 30 sessions of radiation. Topped off with hormone meds for five years.

Biopsy: I left the clinic cut up and bruised. Ice pack over the wound. A titanium chip, more like an “X” marking the spot for the surgeon’s impending incision to remove the tumor. The wound is on the right side of my breast and has grown into a great big black and blue bruise within 24 hours. I am viewing it as my ‘scar of courage.” My badge of awareness, memories of feeling the lump and the shear panic that raced throughout my body. Yet thankful for the ability to imme-

diately feel the difference in my breast, recognize something was wrong and take quick action. I am feeling melancholy, though.

My right breast hurts. Two Tylenols should take care of the ache on the now black and purple bruise cradling the cut. Three loud snips … snip, snip, snip!

That’s what I remember most of the biopsy procedure. A little slice and dice, snap and crack.

First a warning of the impending snip of the clamp, I think the sound was scarier than the actual cut into my skin, then the clack/snip! I hear that sound in my sleep now! snip, snap, clack!

Three times, three tests.

Lumpectomy Aug. 18: Three days after surgery the last of the bandage strips over the incision finally fell off. The more than 5” long cut on my right side isn’t a straight line, it’s a bit choppy.

My surgeon had to cut into the same incision twice, maybe that’s why it looks so raggedy.

It is so weird thinking about someone slicing into my breast, like slicing into a side of a beef shank or pork loin I would imagine. The cut travels from under my arm pit and stops right smack in the middle of the breast with a “knot” at either end.

The flesh around the wound is getting tough. The body is an amazing machine. I marvel at its healing mechanisms but can’t help but think about those baby cancer cells. Growing moving along my lymph nodes, the freeway to my organs. Baby cancer cells cruising at top speed, making its way to the first organ it can latch itself onto. I am ready for treatment anxious to get it started so I can wake up from this nightmare already!

Gotta laugh every time I raise my right arm the floppy flesh gets tuck to the adhesive left behind by the bandage strips.

More to follow …

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Not the end of the world Commentary by Kelly D. Hughs “Breast cancer is not the end of the world,” said Luella Williams.

She knows this better than most. Luella has survived three breast cancer diagnoses.

Williams was just 29 years old when she felt a lump under her right armpit. After several tests, surgery was scheduled to remove what was thought to be a benign lump. Sadly, the lump was found to be breast cancer.

The treatment was rough … 44 radiation sessions and six months of chemotherapy. Williams will tell you that facing cancer isn’t just physical pain.

At that young age, she had to discuss her diagnosis with family and friends. Not everyone was prepared. “Cancer,” said Williams, “was the most sinful word you could mention.” Yet, she met a fellow cancer patient with a message. Undergoing chemotherapy together, he told her, “Don’t feel sorry for yourself. There is always somebody worse off than you.” Williams embraced a positive attitude and faced her illness.

Williams became a founding member of the African American Breast Cancer Alliance (AABCA) and an advocate, educating women about mammography and breast cancer. Through this work, she met many women with fears about cancer and screening, but she encouraged them with a positive attitude. Today, AABCA has nearly 500 members, and Williams has counselled countless more.

Williams’ cancer was 10 years in remission. She met her

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Luella Williams second husband Al, an Army veteran and avid boxer. Williams learned to box too and continued her advocacy work.

Yet, a routine screening found the cancer had returned. She had a partial mastectomy. Two years later, breast cancer was found a third time and she underwent chemotherapy and a total mastectomy. After treatment, she got a tattoo – two boxing gloves, labeled “Lu” and “Al” tied to-

gether. Williams’ cancer is now nine years in remission and she recently celebrated her 60th birthday. Advocacy work is central to Williams’ life. Her most important messages are, “Know your body,” and “If something isn’t right, get to the doctor.”

In addition to AABCA, she is a member of the Breast Cancer Education Association, Sisters Standing-up to Breast Cancer, and regularly works with Sage

programs, which offers free mammograms and pap tests to low-income women. Williams wants all women, regardless of income or insurance, to get screened. She knows that finding cancer early increases the chances of a long and happy life.

If you are interested in free mammograms or pap tests, call Sage programs at (888) 6432584, or visit www.mnsage. com.

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Mammograms are key to early detection of breast cancer

By North Memorial Staff One in eight American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which should remind us to get a routine mammogram, but sometimes, we need an even greater nudge to work up the courage to go in. Well, here’s your nudge ‌ routine mammograms and breast exams are the best screening tools to identify cancers early, when they’re small and still conďŹ ned to the breast. In fact, regular mammograms can lower your risk of dying from breast cancer by up to 30 percent.

Why get a screening?

Many women with breast cancer have no symptoms. The chances that breast cancer can be treated successfully improve greatly when detected early with more treatment options, and ultimately, better outcomes. Plus, an annual breast exam is included in your routine health assessment.

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When to schedule It’s best to schedule a mammogram about a week following your last menstrual period.

Getting a mammogram only takes about 20 minutes and discomfort is minimal for most women.

Wear something comfortable for the procedure Wear slacks or a skirt so you can easily remove your top and bra for the mammogram.

Don’t wear deodorant or antiperspirant as some of these substances may show on the x-ray. Describe any breast changes or problems to the technologist and tell them if you’re breastfeeding or may be pregnant.

What to expect Your breasts will be compressed to spread out the breast tissue for the mammogram to capture an x-ray image that a radiologist will examine.

Mammograms can often show a breast lump before it can be felt. If something abnormal is found during your mammogram, you will undergo additional tests like an ultrasound

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Morial. “ESSA money should be used to by books and give disadvantaged youth a chance at better education. African Americans already face large amounts of gun violence outside of school, so to even propose such an idea is an added insult to injury. School should be a safe haven for students and there is not one scant of evidence that shows children are safer around guns. The National Urban League does not want or support this.�

In agreeance with TLC’s belief that ESSA funding should not be used to support guns in school, last week the state of New York issued its own memo to school district leaders, stating that they would not allow schools to use federal or state money to buy guns. “We simply cannot aord to use federal education dollars that are intended for teaching and learning to pay for weapons that will compromise our schools and communities,â€?

New York Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia wrote.

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die and to be involved with gun violence over their white counterparts, a startling statistic that the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF), an legal organization devoted to ďŹ ghting

for racial justice, fears might spill into the classroom, should states actively pursue such an option. “We need the department of education to immediately and publicly clarify, that ESSA funds

cannot be used for weapons,� said Nicole Dooley, a LDF general counsel member. “The only thing that this option will do is place more students at risk, especially African Americans, who

experience implicit bias daily.

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make a meaningful dierence. “The Democratic Party has always made the biggest dierence in the lives of the American people when we lead with conviction, principle, and bold, new ideas. Our incredible array of candidates up and down

the ticket, all across the country, make up a movement of citizens who are younger, more diverse, more female than ever before,� said Obama. “They’re Americans who aren’t just running against something, but for something. They’re running to

expand opportunity and restore the honor and compassion that should be the essence of public service. I’m proud to endorse so many of them today, and I’m eager to continue making the case for why they deserve our votes this November.�

This round of endorsements built on an initial round of 81 midterm endorsements that he issued in August and several campaign appearances over the last month. Obama has campaigned for candidates in California, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania

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A + B doesn’t equal championship for the Wolves

By Ryan Scott Contributing Writer Winter is coming, and Miami or Los Angeles sound attractive to everyone who isn’t looking forward to ice fishing.

Timberwolves star forward Jimmy Butler is originally from Tomball, Texas. Coincidentally I spent my grade school years attending Tomball Elementary.

Texas mosquitoes kept me from fishing during my time there, but, I can confirm that ice fishing is not a thing in Tomball, Texas.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a star player that wants out and the team basically must accommodate the request. Wolves fans have heard this storyline before. After leading the Wolves to break a 13-year playoff drought

last season, his first year of a fiveyear contract, Butler wants out.

Teams across the NBA are currently gearing up for the season, which begins Oct. 17 for the Wolves in specific. Teams’ rosters are fairly set at this point of the season. Thus, it’s a bad time to shop a $92 million, ball-dominant forward.

Wolves head coach and president Tom Thibodeau seems to be getting a big dose of the wartime wisdom, “no plan succeeds first contact.” The result of this medicine may be a star player forfeiting money and sitting out games, similar to the NFL drama involving Pittsburgh Steelers running back LeVeon Bell.

Thibodeau is an old school structure-minded coach and leader, in a league that is growing into a new age of fluidity and multi-

positional players.

On the surface Thibodeau’s logical thought process coming into the position in 2017 was, A) excellent, young, long, blue-chip talent (Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins), plus, B) stoic veterans with major past success in Thibodeau’s systems and approaches (Butler, Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose) equals C) a championship caliber team.

The 2017-2018 season result was a laudable 47-35 record, an eighth seed in the playoffs, and a mercifully quick first round playoff exit by the sneakers of the Houston Rockets.

While that should be sufficient progress, considering the previous decade of dismal on-court results, and unearthly bad front office performance history, there’s always a back story. Adults and

Jimmy Butler young adults don’t always mix well in the business arena. Professional sports is a business.

Butler suffered a knee injury last season, near the all-star break in February, to go with oc-

casional rest days to protect the middle-aged star; who has had a few stints of injury in his seven year career. During those stints of absence last season, the Wolves produced a .500 record. The absence of Butler’s 22.2 points per game, and gritty awareness in playoff level basketball situations was palpable in those injury stints.

The Wolves traded valuable young talent and a high draft pick to acquire Butler in a draft day trade last year. The hope was to win now. They did. Butler still wants out – likely uncomfortable with the notion of being an overworked star, who must do too much to consistently drive a youthful team that was .500 without him, in an age of multistar super teams … on occasionally bad knees ... for a coach

that statistically uses his starting five players more than any other coach in the league. Bad knees and winter don’t always get along, like overworked sports stars on young teams.

With a potential national media mess on their hands, the solution for the Wolves may be an about face in strategy. Some signs suggest that adjustments to Thibodeau’s strict overall approach may be unfolding. Some signs suggest Wolves owner Glen Taylor might want his team back after his team president brokered what could be a disastrous deal.

Next week we’ll observe the bright side for the Wolves.

Winter ain’t all bad. It just calls for resourcefulness. The Wolves just may have the resources to weather a potentially rough season ahead.

Duchess Harris releases new book, ‘Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump’ From the Dallas Weekly Less than a month before the Midterm elections, Professor Duchess Harris has released a new book, “Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump,” that examines the role of Black feminism in the era

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of President Donald Trump.

The Macalester College faculty member analyzes the activism of the Black women leaders of Black Lives Matter and contemporary Black feminist political stars such as Rep. Maxine Waters and Sen. Kamala Harris.

Harris argues that the influence of Black feminist political strategy and principles in mainstream U.S. politics, especially in the 2016 U.S. election, will have a transformative impact on the future of electoral politics.

“While many Americans considered (former president Barack) Obama’s election as evidence

that we were finally entering a post-racist era, the resurgence of open racism points to the fact that these ideas are deeply embedded in American political life, and have been since it’s founding,” said Harris. “At the same time, we’re seeing Black feminist thought leaders and activists leading the response and organizing at scales never seen before.”

The text also deepens earlier editions’ consideration of sexuality and gender identity in Black feminist politics and explores the role of digital organizing and social media in setting the terms of contemporary political struggles.

With “Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Trump” Harris says breaks down the complexity of contemporary politics for an everyday reader trying to understand how Black women have been defining leadership and politics since the mid-century.

“My hope is that the book provides important insight into the evolution of the Black feminist movement and its impact on political life today,” said Harris. “Seeds planted by Black feminists in the Kennedy era are coming to fruition today in exciting, new ways.”

“This new edition will be

Estes From 3 Noor.

“Once she was selected she asked if I minded her using people who were ex-offenders and I told her everybody deserves a second chance,” said April Estes.

“And they did a wonderful job.”

For the choice of who would design the new facility April Estes

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Editor Harry Colbert interviews April Estes and Tracy Wesley.

Rep. Maxine Waters promptly welcomed, read and used in university courses and seminars, as well as in party, so-

and Wesley chose Jamil Ford of Mobilize Design Architecture.

Mobilize Design is responsible for the building design of The Commons at Penn Avenue, a mixed-use affordable living apartment and commercial tenant building brought to fruition by developer and former NBA star Devon George. It was that building design and a chance meeting … at a funeral … that brought Mobilize Design on board for the Estes project.

“I was attending the funeral of Dr. John Williams and being the

cial movement and organizational planning efforts,” said Dianne Pinderhuges, presidential faculty fellow and professor in Africana studies and political science, the University of Notre Dame, “Harris has enriched her already important exploration of the history, politics and political beliefs of African American women from the 19th century through the present. Anyone who wants to understand our current American political landscape must understand Black feminist thought.

This updated classic is the best place to begin.”

pel from several offices, a family room and conference room. Connected to the chapel is an outdoor reflections garden.

“This facility is state-of-theart in every way,” said Wesley.

“We have the ability to livestream services for loved ones who cannot attend in person. Every room except the bathrooms are equipped for video feed of the chapel service and the bathrooms can receive the audio. We’re the only funeral service in the Twin Cities with these capabilities.”

Wesley said the new facility

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April Estes gentleman Jamil is, he opened my car door and we talked, and I congratulated him on the building at Penn and Golden Valley (Road) and told him someday we’ll have a third chapel (the first was occupied starting in 1962 at 1401 Plymouth Ave. N.) and I would love for him to design it,” said April Estes.

What Mobilize Design came up with is a sleek, modern, twotiered building with a large 230seat chapel that can be divided into two chapels, with a large open lobby separating the cha-

Mackbee From 4 Mackbee calls their cooking “heritage,” and culinary stylings from all over the world might emerge, so long as it makes use of the farm. Find “celebration of peas” or “celebration of corn” on the rotating menus, where the ofthis-minute veg is the star.

Mackbee has some background in growing, including work with the urban farm movement, plus a one-third-acre garden at his mother’s Bloomington home. He says he’s seen heartbreaking amounts of food waste

is a fulfillment of his uncle, Richard Estes’ dream.

“This speaks to the integrity of my uncle’s vision,” said Wesley. “He wanted to always serve our community. We’ve been on Plymouth Avenue since 1962 and we’re the only business from that era still here. Now we’re, along with our outstanding staff, taking our commitment to the next level in helping people honor their loved ones.”

Estes will host its grand opening celebration Sunday, Oct. 14 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

in his years in restaurants and “how crappy it was, where it came from, and how crappy it got treated,” spurred him on to this moment.

“There’s intrinsic value that’s been lost in the cultivation of food,” he says.

With an earnest enthusiasm, he truly believes that if kids can get experience on a farm, their lives will be changed.

“We want to use the power of food to build the leaders of tomorrow,” said the chef.

Model Citizen Restaurant and Youth Farm is a 501c3 nonprofit, and accepts donations. For more information, to help or to visit, go to www.iamamodelcitizen. org.

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Maz Jobrani

Immigrant similarities

By Carmen Robles “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” Maya Angelou Concert Series at Ordway Concert Hall welcomed comedian and actor Maz Jobrani, who gave the audience a glimpse into an Iranian-American immigrant household in California during the 1980s.

Sharing heart-wrenching experiences with passion, compassion, loads of humor and a distinctive style that celebrates his mission in life, not merely to survive but to thrive, Jobrani commanded the stage of the Ordway’s Concert Hall Sept.

22. He was there to honor those who paved the way for his prosperous life and to instill a sense of cultural pride in new generations.

While unique in blending his two worlds of ethnic and cultur-

al differences through humor – worlds that are at opposite ends of the spectrum – it was crystal clear the immigrant experience is the same for all new comers. Isolation and culture shock coupled with the humiliating exposure to the negative preconceived notions of valued cultural traditions is the same for all.

The Ordway website describes the Concert Hall as “a 1,100-seat state-of-the-art facility in a ‘shoebox’ style concert hall where there is no separation between the performance platform and the audience.” This atmosphere creates an intimate environment between the audience and performer. Jobrani melded right in with the crowd; interacting, interviewing and involving the audience, making it feel like a gathering of friends sharing highlights of a difficult transition to a new world rather than a one-of-a-kind performance.

With standup comedy specials like “Brown and Friendly,” “I Come In Peace,” and most recently, “I’m Not A Ter-

rorist, But I’ve Played One on TV,” now available on Netflix, Jobrani’s sharp, heartfelt recanting of experiences brought down the house, more than once.

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Bishop’s Big Fun Trio plays the famed Dakota.

Tuesday, Oct. 9 STORYTELLING Hard for the Money: Stories of Women, Work and Satisfaction The Parkway Theater 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m.

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Monday, Oct. 8 BLUES/ROCK Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio The Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m. $40-$50 With the recent release of their second album, “Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here” Elvin

“Hard for the Money” is a collection of stories from a variety of women on finding their professional way – economically, intellectually and psychologically.

Wednesday, Oct. 10 SOUL/JAZZ/R&B Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m. $50-$70 Singer of the smash classic, Grammy winning “How Can I Ease the Pain,” background singer to the Rolling Stones and star of the documentary, “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” Lisa Fisher and her band, Grand Baton take the Dakota stage for the second of two nights.

Thursday, Oct.11 DANCE/HIP-HOP Junglep*$$y Loring Pasta Bar 327 14th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis 9 p.m.

18-plus $18-$23 New York MC known for her straight-forward approach delivers a self-centered funky new project.

Catch her with DJ Shannon Blowtorch and another special guest.

Friday, Oct. 12 GOSPEL

Ellison From 3 he will for Minnesotans in the aforementioned communities.

Of Ministry and Music Featuring the Steeles St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis 215 8th St. S., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m. $35-$150 St. Olaf Catholic Church presents a special night of gospel music with the legendary Steeles.

Saturday, Oct. 13 HIP-HOP/ELECTRONIC/ HALLOWEEN Zombie Pub Crawl 2018 Northeast Minneapolis 8:00 p.m.

21-plus $39 general admission, $90 VIP Costumes encouraged – the gorier, the better. The crawl will be held in the Brewery District of Northeast Minneapolis, featuring three outdoor stages, dozens of food trucks, more. This year’s lineup includes Alison Wonderland, ASAP Ferg, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Snow tha Product, Twista, Cousin Stizz, and more.

Sunday, Oct. 14 JAZZ Twin Cities Fall Jazz Festival Crooners Lounge & Supper Club 6161 Highway 65 N.E., Minneapolis 1 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

21-plus $35 general admission, $90 VIP This stellar lineup includes Nayo Jones, ACME Big Band with Butch Miles, Connie Evingson with Dave Karr and Andrew Walesch, Debbie Duncan, Southside Aces with Butch Thompson, Tanner Taylor Trio and Youth Ensemble.

Monday, Oct. 15 BLUES/JAZZ The Best of Billie and Me Crooners Lounge & Supper Club 6161 Highway 65 N.E., “We’re going to respond where called upon (in the office of attorney general if elected),” said Ellison. “We’re going to have a strong outreach to keep communities engaged.”

While speaking with the group at New Salem, Ellison

Minneapolis 7 p.m.

21-plus $25 The ever-talented Thomasina Petrus sings the songs of Billie Holiday.

Tuesday, Oct. 16 KARAOKE 90s Hip-Hop and R&B Karaoke Pimento Jamaican Kitchen 2524 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

21-plus $10 Beatbox superstar DJ Snuggles hosts a night of karaoke to some of your favorite 1990’s jams. No cover.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 R&B/HIP-HOP The Internet - Hive Mind Tour Varsity Theater 1308 4th St. S.E., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. $31-$45 Fresh off of the release of their new album “Hive Mind,” Los Angeles based band, The Internet, tours Minneapolis at The Varsity.

Thursday, Oct. 18 CONFERENCE Keeping the Faith Earle Brown Heritage Center 6155 Earle Brown Dr., Minneapolis 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. $350 general admission, $275 students A two-day conference on mental and behavioral healthcare, education youth serves, faith, government, activism, for people of color, white allies and the broader community. The conference features Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and more.

said he would offer a different approach to addressing issues of possible police misconduct.

“I don’t think local prosecutors should handle these cases,” said Ellison. “Local prosecutors have to rely heavily on local police so that’s a complicated ask when talking about going after an officer accused of crime.

Local prosecutors should be removed from such matters.”

Ellison also called for an across-the-board retraining of Minnesota law enforcement.

“You can train somebody to be a guardian or how to be a warrior. Right now, officers have a warrior mentality,” said Ellison.

A fight Ellison said he’ll be at the front of is insuring patients’ rights to receive adequate and affordable healthcare.

“When I talk about healthcare the first people you should be thinking about is Black people,” said the candidate and co-chair of the Democratic National Committee.

“When we talk disparities in care, Blacks are at the front of the line. When I talk about the environment I’m talking about Black people. Look at the lead problem in North Minneapolis.

Lead in homes is one of the most dangerous environmental concerns to Black children and as attorney general I’ll be going after polluters and landlords who put our children in harm’s way.”

Addressing the opioid crisis gripping many Minnesotans, Ellison said he will go after companies who he believes are not doing their corporate, civic and legal duties to address the issues of addiction. “(As attorney general) I’m going to sue Purdue Pharma,” said Ellison, speaking about the manufacturer of opioid, OxyContin. “And this issue of opioids is universal. It’s hitting all of Minnesota. There are no issues that are not Black issues.”

Ellison will face off against Republican Doug Wardlow in the Nov. 6 General Election.

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GLADYS KNIGHT ONE HT G I N Y! L N O CTC

Ayssette Munzo stars as Gabi

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Sha Cage plays Ms. Chan

‘I Come from Arizona’ tells story of Mexican-American experience Gabi Castillo, a bright, 14-yearold Mexican-American girl living on the South Side of Chicago, is accepted into a very different, elite high school.

Through her global perspectives class, she learns secrets about her past and her parents, discovers her own inherited strength, and begins to understand what it means to take risks.

In today’s world of immigration raids and Dreamers, fear and uncertainty, Gabi inspires a modern-day lesson in bravery, courage, and finding power in what seems like a powerless situation.

That’s the backdrop for the Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) production of “I Come from Arizona,” running Oct. 9 through Nov. 25. Written by Carlos Murillo and directed by Lisa Portes, the cast includes Ayssette Muñoz as Gabi, Ricardo Vázquez as Reymundo, Nora Montañez as Dolores, Sha Cage as Ms. Chan, Luca La Hoz Calassara as Jesús, Madison Neal as Fiona, Antonio De La Vega as Ricardo and Ananda Cordova Stuart, Enzo La Hoz, and Sara Magnuson in the ensemble.

“It seems nearly every day now we hear stories of ICE pick-

ing up folks – fathers, mothers, brothers, uncles – and deporting them back to their country of origin,” said Portes. “Just the other day I heard a story about a mother holed up in a sanctuary church, getting her kids ready for school, and walking them to the door of the church, unable to step outside for fear of the ICE agents waiting outside.

The kids don’t fully understand what’s happening. ‘I Come from Arizona’ tells the story of a U.S. born Mexican-American teenager coming to understand exactly what’s happening. Gabi Castillo, like so many American schoolkids, must face the complexities of immigration in this country and how they directly affect her, her little brother, Jesús, and her parents, Reymundo, and Dolores.” “‘I Come from Arizona’ is a play written by Carlos Murillo who began this project a number of years ago by interviewing people in the Latino community of Chicago,” said CTC Artistic Director Peter C. Brosius. “He was very interested in where the question of immigration in this nation was sitting with them.

Out of these interviews came

this story of an extremely intelligent young woman who has been accepted into a school for the best and brightest of Chicago, which means leaving the comfort and safety of her neighborhood school, to one where she may be one of the few, if any, Latinos from the Southside.

This causes all kinds of tension in her family for reasons she doesn’t fully understand. We learn that it has to do with the secret immigration status of her family. This play throws us right into the middle of the debate that is currently wrenching our nation. And we see it all through the lives of these kids who are wrestling with a terribly uncertain future over which they have no control. It’s a lyrical, moving, quite funny piece that provokes us and challenges us to see this complex situation with new eyes.”

“I Come from Arizona” is suited for audiences 8 years old and up. Tickets are available by calling (612) 874-0400 or online at www.childrenstheatre.org.

The Children’s Theatre Company is located at 2400 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis.

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