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“Today is really a testament to your vision, your persistence, your hard work and the love you have for North Minneapolis.” - Brian Cornell, CEO Target Ravi Norman and Richard Copeland, with support and well wishes of civic, business and community leaders, cut the ribbon at September 14 ceremonies to open Thor’s Regional Acceleration Center.

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Symbol of opportunity, beacon of light

By Al McFarlane Editor-in-Chief “I think we all recognize that this is a historic moment” said Timothy Welsh, Vice Chairman, Consumer Banking Sales and Service at US Bank. “Today we celebrate the opening of a new headquarters for one of the most important and vibrant companies in our region. But we celebrate more than that. We celebrate Thor’s new headquarters as a symbol of hope, a symbol of opportunity, a beacon of light for our community.”

Welsh was among the legion of luminaries, voices in chorus crescendo, articulating the significance of the occasion for North Minneapolis and for the region. Unfolding on resplendently cloud-free September 14th, the ribbon cutting open house for Thor Company’s Regional Acceleration Center formally acknowledged and unveiled the latest accomplishment in the metamorphosis of North Minneapolis.

“But today is historic not simply because of the opening of this amazing new facility.

Today’s activities, and the hope they represent, symbolize what is best about our community,” Welsh said.

“Our community has long been blessed with visionary leaders who cared passionately for the people around them. These business leaders believed that they had an obligation to make the communities around them stronger, a place of opportunity for everyone.”

Welsh said, “Names like Dayton and Pillsbury epitomize that generous spirit.

Richard Copeland and Ravi Norman follow in that long line of exceptional leaders. We are all grateful for their selfless and generous leadership.”

Target CEO Brian Cornell drilled deeper, paying tribute to Copeland and Norman. “Thank you Ravi and Richard,” he said, “and a huge thanks to all the community leaders who are here today. Today is really a testament to your vision, your persistence, your hard work and the love you have for North Minneapolis.

“You are really the story here. We have faith leaders and political leaders, nonprofit and private sector leaders all working together to create positive change. On behalf of everyone at Target, we are honored to play a role in the project with you,” Cornell said.

“Today also symbolizes what we can accomplish when we hold hands and work together for the benefit of all of us. Many generations before us lived out this belief, and we are here today because countless businesses, non-profits, and government organizations came together to hold hands and do what no one of them could do by themselves,” Welsh said. “US Bank is honored to be holding hands with Thor, Hennepin County, MEDA, Target, and so many other organizations who are all working together to help this community thrive.”

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Carter to propose $15 minimum wage ordinance for St. Paul St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and St. Paul Councilmember Chris Tolbert announced a $15 minimum wage ordinance for the city.

The ordinance will be presented to the St. Paul City Council for a first reading at the Oct. 17 City Council meeting.

“This ordinance will provide a much-needed raise to over 56,000 St. Paul workers,” said Carter. “I appreciate Councilmember Tolbert’s leadership on this effort, and look forward to working with the entire City Council to pass it into law before the end of this year.”

“This ordinance is the culmination of the intensive study by the Citizen League task force, public meetings across the city, and research – reflecting what we heard and what we learned,” said Tolbert.

“This draft will be the start of the City Council ordinance process and I look forward to hearing from people as we work to finalize an ordinance that works best for St. Paul.”

“We are poised to move forward with a strong minimum wage ordinance that will lift thousands of St. Paul families,” said Council President Amy Brendmoen. “I appreciate the work of the Citizen›s League, their 21-member task force, and for Mayor Carter and Councilmember

Tolbert›s work on this important step for our city.”

“Increasing the minimum wage is one way to close the poverty gap in St. Paul.

Equally important, the City needs to provide our immigrant and small businesses with equitable support so they can successfully pay $15 an hour,” said Councilmember Dai Thao. “I look forward to working with Mayor Carter, the City Council, and our community towards an ordinance that works for our city.”

Upon adoption, the ordinance sets the minimum wage at $15 per hour, indexed to inflation. The phase-in period will begin in 2020. The phase-in period length for employers will be dependent on business size, as determined by numbers of employees. Employers will be classified into one of three groups – large, small, and micro businesses.

A large business will be considered any business that employs more than 100 persons.

Starting in 2020, large businesses will be on a 5-year phase-in, reaching a $15 minimum wage

by July 1, 2023. The minimum wage for large businesses will be indexed to inflation each subsequent year starting in 2024.

A small business will be considered any business that employs 100 or fewer persons.

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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter Starting in 2020, small businesses will be on a 7-year phase-in, reaching a $15 minimum wage

by July 1, 2025. The minimum wage for small businesses will be indexed to inflation each subsequent year starting in 2026.

A micro business will be considered any business that employs five or fewer persons.

Starting in 2020, micro businesses will be on a 9-year phase-in,

reaching a $15 minimum wage

by July 1, 2027. The minimum wage for micro businesses will be indexed to inflation each subsequent year starting in 2028.

St. Paul will lead the phase-in citywide with its own employees through a three-year period starting on Jan. 1, 2020 and reaching a $15 minimum wage starting July 1, 2022.

The St. Paul $15

minimum wage ordinance contains adjustments. City-approved youth training and apprentice programs, as defined by the city’s Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity, must pay participants in qualified training or apprenticeship programs a wage not less than 85 percent of the current year’s small business minimum wage rate. Businesses must pay youth workers, 14 to 17 years old, a wage not less than 85 perecnt of the current year’s small business rate for their first 90 days, and the full applicable minimum wage thereafter. Any employer who is a part of an independent baseball league may compensate employees who appear on the team roster pursuant to a negotiated contract. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement may waive the ordinance in their collective bargaining agreement. And qualified employers who employ persons with disabilities that are classified as extended employment workers as defined in Minnesota Rules part 3300.2005, subpart 18 and participating in the Minnesota Statutes, Section 268A 15 extended employment program, are exempt from the ordinance.

The City of St. Paul $15 minimum wage ordinance does not contain an adjustment for tipped employees.

Some of the ‘woke’ are seeing ‘highway ghosts’

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor harry@insightnews.com Some of us are so “woke” we’re sleepwalking.

Many of us are seeing “highway ghosts.”

The phenomenon known as highway ghosts is often experienced by long-haul, over-the-road truckers. Trying to make it to their final destination and with bonuses for swift arrival or demerits for arriving late, the road warriors push their bodies – and more importantly their minds – to the limit. Wired on coffee, Red Bull, Five Hour Energy and NoDoz, the body is energized but the mind is tired.

At some point the mind must rest. While the eyes fight not to blink, the mind has already clocked out. Overworked, the mind is sleep, but the rest of the body doesn’t know it.

That’s where the ghosts come in. Highway ghosts are actually hallucinations – images that are not real. I know.

I’ve experienced them.

Back when I was 20 years old my cousin and I drove from St. Louis to Nashville to pick up another of my cousins to bring him home from college for spring break. We left St. Louis in the early evening and arrived in Nashville close to 11

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Kanye West took to Twitter in his MAGA hat to call for the abolishment of the 13th Amendment. p.m. After packing the car with my cousin’s belonging and visiting a few friends we decided to hit up a club in Nashville.

It was Friday night and certain clubs were 18 and above, a rarity in St. Louis. After a night of partying we decided to stop at Denny’s for a bite. Sitting in Denny’s we were trying to decide the driving order back. All of us had been up all day, and at 3 a.m. the four-plus hour drive back was daunting.

I was feeling a bit

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wired and the effects of being up almost 24 hours had yet to hit. I volunteered.

Almost immediately after getting behind the wheel I began to feel the weight of no sleep. Four hours seemed like an eternity. I was playing tricks with my mind to stay away.

Turn the air on … roll the windows down. Find a new radio station. Counting the highway markers. It seemed to be working … or so I thought.

About two and a half

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hours in something happened.

Driving on an open highway, out of nowhere a huge glass pane appeared sitting in my lane. Quickly I swerved to avoid the pane. The swerving action immediately awakened my passengers who wanted answers.

“Dude, there was a huge window pane in the middle of the road,” I exclaimed.

Both cousins looked back, neither able to spot the pane that almost killed us. Sec-

onds later, in the median, I spotted another oddity.

“Dude, do you see that yacht in the middle of the grass?”

By this time it was clear I was tripping. My cousin said for me to pull over and I agreed with one stipulation.

“I’ll pull over just as soon as I get past this polar bear charging down the hill.”

Neither of my cousin’s believed me. They thought I was making it up to get out of driving the rest of the way.

A week later it was time to make the to-and-back trip to Nashville, but I wasn’t able to make it. My cousins did it alone. The following day I got a cousin Todd, who dropped his brother off then turned around and drove back to St. Louis. He called to tell me I wasn’t crazy and he too experienced the phenomenon. Out the driver’s side window he saw St. Louis Cardinal pitching coach Hub Kittle running stride for stride with his car. Keep in mind Hub Kittle was about a thousand years old (OK, maybe 73 or so, but to us he looked every bit of a thousand). Todd said he quickly wiped his eyes only to look outside the passenger-side window to see baseball Hall-of-Famer Eddie Murray. Eddie was kind enough to wave before darting off.

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Officials explore reducing prison use Nearly 100 law enforcement and prosecution officials from Ramsey and Hennepin Counties convened for a leadership conference to discuss ideas on how to achieve better public safety outcomes for our residents in Ramsey and Hennepin counties.

Ronal Serpas, former New Orleans police chief and director of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, in his keynote presentation, put forward his vision of improving public safety for communities, which includes law enforcement and prosecution reducing its reliance on incarceration when other alternative measures may be more effective. His message included a focus on creating alternatives to arrest and prosecution, reforming laws that impose overly harsh mandatory minimum sentences, restoring balance to criminal laws and sanctions that may no longer be supported by the public, strengthening community policing efforts, and focusing precious police and prosecution resources on tackling violent crime and solving them through greater community participation and trust.

“For a long time now, I have believed that there are better and more effective ways to achieve safer and healthier communities that could be achieved if we thought differently and more creatively about our current criminal justice system and recognize its limitations in delivering what the public wants and needs.” said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi. “While we all have been implementing innovative changes, this first convening of law enforcement and prosecution leaders in Minnesota’s two largest counties to coalesce around the vision of reducing crime and incarceration at the same time is an important step forward to a better and more effective criminal justice system.”

Drawing on his experience as a chief of a major metropolitan area, Serpas laid out a reform vision that included law enforcement, prosecutors and the larger community.

“To effect meaningful change, we need to work with community members, police and prosecutors to reduce crime, protect communities, and ensure justice.” said Serpas. “We need to better understand our community values by encouraging law enforcement and prosecutors to work within communities to encourage open dialogue on how best to serve neighborhoods and keep our streets safe.”

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UAW Leader on Civil Rights and Black Labor

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor @StacyBrownMedia Much is known about many aspects of the history of the Civil Rights Movement in America, however, the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America provided one of the least often heralded but most essential roles in the movement’s success.

Better known as the United Automobile Workers or UAW, the union was responsible for, among other things, posting the cash bond needed to have the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. released from a Birmingham jail and later, called attention to apartheid in South Africa and the incarceration of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela.

“We have never left the movement,” said Ray Curry, UAW’s international secretary-treasurer and member of the Daimler supervisory board, whose core functions include the control and monitoring of important corporate decisions for Daimler AG, the German multinational automotive corporation. “Among many archives of our building, there is a photo of our president, Walter Reuther with Dr. King during the March on Washington in August 1963. He was one of the few labor leaders on the podium to speak and be recognized.”

Curry said King and Mandela had an extremely close relationship with the UAW. “Dr. King actually wrote his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in Detroit in our offices and earlier that year, we were very instrumental in securing his release from a city jail and

1965 with Dr. King and the March on Washington one of our former presidents, Owen Bieber, actually went to visit Nelson Mandela in prison and led a charge for his release.

One of the first places Mandela spoke at following his release was at a UAW Local Union Hall in Michigan,” Curry said.

The backdrop that helped buoy the UAW is found in the fact that the union was formed to fight for and ensure worker’s rights.

Thus, it was a “no-brainer for UAW to join the civil rights movement,” Curry said.

The UAW has remained vital because rightto-work initiatives and antiworker legislation have often threatened to undermine labor unions’ efforts to secure negotiation rights and contracts for workers in their workplaces.

“We believe that labor is alive and well and we have been successful in organizing even in the South over the last four years where we have 12,000 new members in places like Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma,” Curry said. “The UAW now has over 430,000 members and each of the last nine years we’ve had growth.”

A U.S. Army vet-

eran, Curry began his manufacturing career at Daimler Trucks, in Mount Holly, N. C. and he served in numerous elected roles for UAW Local 5285 until his 2004 appointment to the UAW’s International Staff and later, in 2010, as assistant regional director.

Curry won election as regional director in 2014 and, as a member of UAW’s international executive board, he was responsible for Region 8, which consists of 12 U.S. states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Earlier this year, Curry was elected UAW’s secretary-treasurer.

He said the importance of organized labor can also be realized in the voice of freedom fighters like Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings, who has continued to speak in favor of unions, a message Cummings delivered during the recent Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.

“It makes it better for everyone when you have an elected leader’s voice who has constituents that he talks to across the district ev-

UAW Constitutional Convention with Dr. William Barber, Leader of the new Poor People’s Campaign ery day and Congressman Cummings has a chance to hear the issues on a national level,” Curry said. “He’s been one of those champions that believes and advocates for working men and women.”

It’s important that African-Americans and other minorities understand the significance of Curry’s election to the Daimler Supervisory Board because labor representation has always been vital for all workers and with voices sought in numerous places, having diversity in the United States and in host countries could go a long way in securing the livelihoods of employees, Curry said.

“The board is a reflec-

tion of the corporation’s global footprints and there’s a commitment to diversity,” he said.

Despite its rich history of supporting civil rights and other causes that have allowed them to partner with numerous minority groups, the UAW plans to continue to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities and the Black Press, Curry said.

“We believe AfricanAmerican newspapers need to be amplified. We have utilized a number of papers in the past including the Jackson Advocate and the Chronicle in Detroit as media outlets in our member messaging and organizing efforts.” he said. “The

voice of tolerance and inclusion needs to be amplified and this is not always done in the national media. Whether its Rosa Parks then, or Dr. William Barber now, we’ve got to have an outlet for that message. When you look back at 1965 and then today in 2018, I don’t think the question would be if Dr. King and other leaders would be impressed with the technology of today as much as they would question the ability to message globally through new avenues of social media,” said Curry. “And we still face issues in this country that federal laws and other advocacy were to have addressed in the sixties.”

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Ten finalists named in $1 million Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs Challenge Ethnic-minority businesses data-driven decisions to help machines and kiosks “smart” owners from across the country reduce college dropouts. Also with software and artificial incompeted in a speed pitching HabitAware, St. Louis Park, a telligence capabilities at the event in St. Paul on Wednes- wearable technology that helps point-of-sale, SquarePac, Ausday night (Oct. 11) as part of people with body-focused re- tell, Ga., who uses design and Twin Cities Startup Week. petitive behaviors, such as metal fabrication expertise to Ten companies were compulsive hair pulling or nail create solutions that help clients selected to advance to the fi- biting, take control of their maximize space, reduce freight, nal round and two were save money and promote singled out to receive a safety, Thor Companies, total of $30,000 in cash Minneapolis, is a turnprizes. The challenge is Finalists will now participate in a key real estate managebeing held by the Met- “boot camp” offering investor and ment company, Vemos, ropolitan Economic Deindustry feedback, mentorship, Minneapolis, who envelopment Association ables hospitality venues exposure and professional (Meda). Chase is the preto manage, understand, connections. senting event sponsor. and grow their business Wednesday’s from a single dashboard top scoring entrant, and Virtue Analytics HabitAware received Inc., Woodbury, who a $15,000 cash prize. provides an electronic The top woman-owned en- condition, Ilerasoft, Chicago, enrollment management plattrant, also HabitAware, re- a software solution that aids form that allows educational ceived an additional $10,000 in hospitals in optimizing their institutions to leverage machine cash and $5,000 was awarded medical equipment utilization learning and predictive modelto runner up, Cytilife Inc. A by improving their capital plan- ing to make better decisions panel of 16 judges evaluated ning and budgeting, LegacyAr- across the admissions process. each company on its poten- mour, Minneapolis, a secure The finalists will now tial for growth and success. online asset protection platform participate in a “boot camp” In all, more than to organize important informa- offering investor and industry 200 businesses applied to par- tion in encrypted vaults that is feedback, mentorship, exposure ticipate, and 19 semi-finalists automatically delivered to des- and professional connections. competed. Ten companies were ignated recipients on a sched- These finalists will return to named as finalists. They are uled date or life event, Mobility St. Paul in January for the final Cytilife, Minneapolis, which 4 All, St. Paul, a ride hailing ser- round, which will award up to provides the Smart Campus vice for seniors and people with $1 million dollars in financing. platform to help students and disabilities, PopCom, Columcollege administrators make bus, Ohio, who makes vending

YWCA hosts race forum From to police violence, to Minnesota’s record of having some of the worst disparities in the country, issues of race and racism locally and across the country are as palpable as ever.

YWCA Minneapolis’ “It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race” aims to jump-start conversations and shed light on how racism impacts us all.

According to the YWCA, more than 1,200 Twin Cities professionals in business, education, arts, advocacy and social services will gather at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Oct. 25 at the 16th annual “It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race.”

This year’s keynote will be presented by Caroline Wanga, chief diversity and inclusion officer and vice president of Human Resources at Target Corporation.

Following the keynote, attendees will participate in small-group dialogues about race, moderated by YWCA Minneapolis-trained facilitators.

The Oct. 25 event

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Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave. S., Minneapolis.

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Insight 2 Health New leaders join UCare’s senior management UCare has added to its senior leadership team.

Following a national search for each position, UCare has hired Dr. Julia Joseph-DiCaprio to lead the Medical Director team, as well as the Clinical Services, Pharmacy and Quality Management departments and Daniel (Dan) Santos to head UCare’s legal department.

Prior to joining UCare, Joseph-DiCaprio spent 22 years at Hennepin County Medical Center (now Hennepin HealthCare) where she began as a pediatric and adolescent medicine specialist and advanced to several medical director roles, including chief of pediatrics.

She also has been a medical director for Medica, senior medical director of Care Management for HealthEast, and most recently Fairview Health Services Medical Leader, Connected Care.

Joseph-DiCaprio serves on the board of directors for Planned Parenthood, and the Loppet Foundation, and has served on the boards of the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Bridge for Youth and the Minneapolis Medical

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Dr. Julia Joseph-DiCaprio named senior vice president and chief medical officer, Daniel Santos appointed senior vice president and chief legal officer Research Foundation. She has been a diversity climate expert panelist for the University of Minnesota Medical School and is a member of the Health Equity Advisory Council for Minnesota Community Measurement. She is a long-time assistant profes-

sor for the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics. Joseph-DiCaprio earned her M.D. from the University of Illinois and master’s in public health from the University of Minnesota.

As the leader of UCare’s Legal department,

Santos serves as UCare’s chief attorney and secretary to the board of directors, in addition to leading the Compliance and Internal Audit departments.

Santos spent the past six years with Sentara Healthcare, a non-profit,

integrated health system headquartered in Norfolk, Va., serving as general counsel and corporate secretary for Sentara’s multi-state health plan division, Optima Health, where he supported the health plan’s lines of business including Medicaid,

Medicare Advantage and individual and family plans. At Sentara, Santos also served in leadership roles systemwide as an associate general counsel, providing counsel to its provider operating companies including its 12 hospitals and four medical groups (1,000-plus providers). Previously, he practiced health law for law firms in Virginia and Pennsylvania and served as a Special Operations Officer in the U.S. Navy where he earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal among other honors.

Santos earned his J.D. from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Virginia.

“Julia and Dan bring proven success and valuable experience to their roles at UCare,” said Mark Traynor, president and CEO of UCare.

“They are bright additions to our people powered management team as together we forge exciting new directions in providing members a path to the best health of their lives.”

Federal funding will support treatment, emergency response and workforce development

Minnesota receives $17.7 million to help tackle opioid epidemic Minnesota will invest more than $17.7 million it received in federal grant funding to help combat the opioid epidemic throughout the state.

The State Opioid Response grant will provide $8,870,906 a year for the next two years and will be used to reach Minnesotans

struggling with opioids with treatment in efforts to reduce deaths from opioid overdose.

The new funding will be distributed through grants to Minnesota counties, tribes and community agencies to build on ongoing work, expand services to new areas, increase the avail-

ability of emergency response drugs such as Naloxone and launch new efforts to bring an end to the opioid crisis. Counties, tribes and community agencies will be able to apply for grants through an open process starting next month.

“This federal funding is critical in Minnesota’s efforts to fight a growing opioid epidemic all across our state,” said Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper.

“This funding will support the implementation and expansion of proven strategies to offer treatment, improved emergency services and workforce development. The state of Minnesota is committed to working with all partners from the federal, state, and lo-

cal level to combat the opioid crisis and improve the lives of thousands of Minnesotans.”

Minnesota’s ongoing workforce shortage has been especially acute in communities most affected by opioids and opioid addiction. The state plans to make a major investment in training for medical and mental health staff regarding treatment for opioid use disorder. Plus, the grant will support training and recruitment for new treatment workers who have had personal experience with opioids.

“The opioid epidemic has impacted individuals, families, businesses, and communities across the state.

The Minnesota Department of Health is pleased to support the investments in work-

force development as part of this current funding strategy,” said Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm. “Engaging with the business community can increase jobs and economic prosperity, education, healthy activity and social connectedness. Public health strategies like this are needed to change the cycle of addiction and address its root causes.”

This is the third federal opioid grant Minnesota has received in the past 16 months, including the two-year, $10.6 million State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis grant and a $6 million, three-year medication-assisted treatment grant.

This new grant will build on these ongoing efforts and offer more resources to more

communities, including the Native-American and AfricanAmerican communities. By expanding treatment options to a wider range of medical providers, increasing the availability of Medication Assisted Treatment and opioid-specific services for people leaving incarceration, this grant seeks to reach more people in need of life-saving services.

About 50,000 Minnesotans received treatment for substance use disorder in 2017, and more than 11,000 hospital admissions were due to heroin and other opioids.

In 2008, there were 10 deaths due to opioids in Minnesota.

In 2017, this number increased to 401, out of 700 total deaths due to drug overdose.

Dr. Denis Mukwege earns Nobel Prize for healing rape survivors in midst of war (GIN) – “For 15 years I have witnessed mass atrocities committed against women’s bodies and I cannot remain with my arms folded because our common humanity calls on us to care for each other.”

Those were the words of Dr. Denis Mukwege, a physician working in one of the most dangerous regions of the world. Now, Mukwege, founder of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, an Iraqi survivor of sexual violence, are this year’s co-winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.

Known as the rape surgeon, Mukwege has helped care for more than 50,000 survivors of sexual violence even as he himself is at risk and attacks against women are on the upswing.

“I’m sorry to say that

three years ago the situation was better but now many armed groups are growing again and the number of women who are raped is increasing again,” Mukwege told the BBC. The 63-year-old Congolese gynecologist set up the Panzi hospital nearly 20 years ago, shortly after his first experience treating a woman who had been raped and mutilated by armed men. His crusading work has seen him honored on many occasions, receiving the Olof Palme Prize in 2009, the Sakharov Prize five years later, and the Seoul Peace Prize in 2016. He has been nominated for the Nobel award on numerous previous occasions. He has also been recognized by the United Nations, which he addressed in 2012, criticizing the Congolese government and neighboring countries for pursuing “an unjust war that has used violence against women and

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Panzi hospital now cares for more than 3,500 women a year. Sometimes Mukwege performs as many as 10 operations a day. It has grown to be a major health facility in eastern DR Congo with over 300 doctors, nurses and support staff.

U.S. playwright Eve Ensler wrote, “He has not only saved lives, he has also trav-

elled the world to bring attention to these women’s fate, everywhere from the UN to the European parliament to Washington DC. He – together with women survivors – has woken the world to the use of rape as a tactic of war and armed conflict in DRC and elsewhere.”

“City of Joy,” a documentary that spotlights the survivors and Mukwege’s work, is available on Netflix.

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Living legends reflect on struggle for civil and human rights

Sayles Belton, and Mayor Melvin Carter of St. Paul.

Moss has been an ac-

tive participant in the civil rights movement for more than four decades. Likening himself to a “by

any means necessary� approach, Moss preferred to demand freedom and equality rather than

asking for it. As a youth, Moss recalls witnessing his mother’s dream get crushed because Black people were not allowed in the ďŹ eld she wanted to work. This deďŹ ning moment was a catalyst for his decision to join the ďŹ ght for equality. He said he believes the youth have a great deal of responsibility to repay those who fought for younger generations to have a better life. They fought for young people to succeed, so the youth owe it to them to do so.

Johnson is a large part of why we are able to live in any area we desire in Minnesota. As a member of the NAACP and the Minneapolis Urban League, she began lobbying against housing discrimination in Minnesota.

What she found was that there were areas designated for Black residents in North and South Minneapolis. Anywhere outside of those boundaries were not welcoming to Black people. Due to Johnson’s contributions, the practice of redlining was outlawed. Johnson, who recently celebrated her 87th birthday, was also honored for her work on voting rights. She also served as the ďŹ rst Black on the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents.

Professor of history at Macalester College, El-Kati in a video presentation pointed out how young children in schools do not see representation in their history books. “The civil rights activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s have lived up to their moral assignments. Now it’s your turn to pick up the baton,� said El-Kati, talking about the next generation of activists.

Sayles Belton was the ďŹ rst Black mayor and the ďŹ rst woman mayor of Minneapolis.

ate in 1864 and ratiďŹ ed by the states Dec. 6, 1865, abolished the depraved and inhumane practice of human slavery.

To sum it up, there was this whole big war all about the issue of slavery in America. A bunch of people died. A whole lot of people never got over it and cling to Confederate ags and monuments as tightly as they cling to their Bibles.

Those same people would love little more in life than to abolish the 13th Amendment. And Kayne’s with them. And so are a bunch of “woke� Black folks.

The 13th Amendment is pretty straight forward. It reads, Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have

been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

That’s it.

But there is that one part. That, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted part. It is in fact that part that has many of us enraged ‌ and rightfully so. While recognizing the need for reform to the criminal justice (more so, injustice system) several of the “wokeâ€? are saying let’s get rid of the 13th Amendment altogether. They point to the almost unbelievable statistics of mass incarceration of people of color – particularly Black people.

By the numbers, according to a report presented by the NAACP, in 2014, African-Americans constituted 2.3 million, or 34 percent, of the total 6.8 million correctional population. African-Americans are incarcerated at more than ďŹ ve times the rate of whites. The imprisonment rate for African-American women is twice that of white women. Nationwide, AfricanAmerican children represent 32 percent of children who are arrested, 42 percent of children who are detained and 52 percent of children whose cases are judicially waived to criminal court.

Though African-Americans and Hispanics make up approximately 32 percent of the U.S. population, they comprised 56 percent of all incarcerated peo-

ple in 2015.

If African-Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates as whites, prison and jail populations would decline by almost 40 percent.

Yes reform is needed but getting rid of the only legal protection from being enslaved – something many close to (and within) the current administration would love – is not the answer. It’s not even close to the answer. The adage is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I wouldn’t trust abolishing the 13th Amendment if Barack Obama were still president. I sure as hell don’t trust it with President Donald Trump in the White House.

Seeing the abol-

ishment of the 13th Amendment as the answer to this legitimate issue is like seeing highway ghosts. We can’t guide our decisions by hallucinations that are not real.

My “wokeâ€? brothers and sisters, we appreciate you for all you do. You are the ones most often on the front lines in the ďŹ ght for equality and your service is beyond valued. But even you too need to get some rest. Rest your bodies; we need them strong. Rest your eyes, we need them focused. Most importantly, rest your minds; we need them clear. There are too many real dangers out there. Let’s not be distracted by highway ghosts ‌ or Kanye.

form centered around three key areas -- creating alternatives to arrest and incarceration, particularly for substance abusers and the mentally, reduce or

eliminate overly severe sentencing laws and engage community members to enable police and prosecutors to eectively reduce crime, protect com-

munities, and ensure justice. “The issues of reducing crime and incarceration requires us all as a community to think dierently,â€? said Ramsey

County Sheri Jack Serier. “These are ‘we’ issues as communities which need our attention and I ask all of us to think about alternatives and resources

we are willing to commit to getting better outcomes for ourselves and the communities in which we live.�

By Latisha Townsend Contributing Writer “We bled, we got beat, we went to jail, we got murdered. Pay up.� said Harry “Spike� Moss. “Make sure they (young people) understand that there is a debt to be paid. We didn’t do any of this in vain.�

The Minnesota History Center hosted an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of a pivotal year in American history, 1968. Along with the opening of an exhibit commemorating the year, Comcast teamed with NBCUniversal and The Equal Justice Initiative to present an award-winning documentary, “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement.â€? The celebration held on Oct. 4 featured clips of ďŹ ve civil rights leaders in the Twin Cities.

Since the start of the “Voices of the Civil Rights Movementâ€? project in 2013, Comcast managed to accumulate more than 200 interviews comprised of ďŹ rst-hand accounts from civil rights voices all over the world. The goal is to preserve the legacy of civil rights icons and highlight eorts they made to make this world a better place for generations to come. “With this exhibit, it is critical that we examine the past, learn from it, and move forward in better ways for the future,â€? said Phyllis Rawls Go, president of Minnesota Historical Society’s government board.

The ďŹ ve voices honored from the Twin Cities were Harry “Spikeâ€? Moss, Dr. Josie R. Johnson, Mahmoud El-Kati, former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon

Ghosts From 3 The phenomenon of highway ghosts is real ‌ the ghosts are not.

Recently I posted on Facebook about Kanye West and his latest delusion ‌ abolishing the 13th Amendment.

Yeah, crazy, I know. But the truly crazy part is my post, which was shared about 80 times to date, generated several people ‌ Black people ‌ who agreed with West.

To oer a lesson on history and government, the 13th Amendment, passed by the Sen-

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From fair housing to voter registration, the five Minnesotans honored as part of Comcast NBCUniversal’s “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement� project have helped shape the state’s collective history. Participants in the evening’s ceremony included: Phyllis Rawls Goff, emcee; Harry “Spike� Moss, VOCRM honoree; Debbie Montgomery, keynote speaker; Dr. Josie R. Johnson, VOCRM honoree; former Minneapolis Mayor, Sharon Sayles Belton, VOCRM honoree; Ramsey County Commissioner, Toni Carter and Melvin Carter, Jr., parents of VOCRM honoree, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter; and, Mahmoud El-Kati, VOCRM honoree.

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Sayles Belton said she immersed herself in the Civil Rights Movement after witnessing the hatred and violence directed toward Black voters in the South. Sayles Beltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice for the youth is to speak up and voice their opinions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think adults are being inspired by the youth. And for that reason, I want to give them a megaphone,â&#x20AC;? said Sayles Belton.

Carter was the ďŹ nal honoree of the night. In his segment, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choosing Love in Divisive Times,â&#x20AC;? he talked about his experience being turned away at a voting poll in the 2000 election.

This feeling, which he described as social powerlessness, is something he never expected to be subjected to in his lifetime. This upsetting experience along with being a student during the time that a series of racially-motivated pipe bombs were set oďŹ&#x20AC; on the campus of his historically Black college, Florida A&M University (FAMU), inspired him to get politically active. Now Carter is one of three former FAMU students serving as mayors of major cities, with Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta and Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, Fla. the others. Gillum is the Democratic nominee to become governor of Florida.

These ďŹ ve interviews along with over 200 more segments can be viewed on www. civrightsvoices.com and are available on XďŹ nity on Demand as well as online regardless if one is a Comcast customer. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;1968â&#x20AC;? exhibit is currently open to the public at the Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul.

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Timothy A. Walsh

Sen. Bobby Joe Champion

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

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about a vision for the future … to look at an artist’s rendering and dream about what could be. But today is different, because that rendering is now a reality. The blueprint is now a

building,” said Cornell.

The vision, wrote Insight Managing editor Harry Colbert, Jr. in a mid-September feature on Thor, is a five story, 92,000 square foot, $36 million

building with a 625-stall parking ramp. The Regional Acceleration Center houses offices for Thor, Target Corporation, Hennepin County/NorthPoint Health & Wellness, Metropoli-

tan Economic Development Association, (Meda), Build Wealth Minnesota, ME & I Fitness and Performance, and Sammy’s Avenue Eatery. The fourth-floor rooftop deck has an unobstructed view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline.

“But what’s most important is what you see both inside and outside these doors.

And that’s a community of people leading organizations dedi-

“My hope is that every time we see this building, or work with Thor, or see the many wonderful people in this community, that each of us is inspired to reach out our hands to one another to see what we can accomplish together. If we do that, we will create an unstoppable force which will benefit countless generations to come,” Welsh said.

Other public and pri-

Commentary by James Trice, Founder and CEO of the Public Project Project @JamesTricePPP Since moving to Minneapolis in 1990, my career in public policy has included organizer for the Whittier Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), the first approved by the city of Minneapolis, consultant to various neighborhoods NRP plans, tenant’s rights organizer in St. Paul, executive director of a North Minneapolis neighborhood organization, and a public policy advocate for a cross-cultural adoption agency.

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19 metro locations Open 7 days a week See hours and wait times at healthpartners.com/urgent and parknicollet.com/urgent L-r: Mayor Frey, Target CEO Brian Cornell, Thor’s Ravi Norman and Richard Copeland, NorthPoint’s Stella Whitney-West and Gov. Dayton cated to a common purpose, ensuring this project lives up to its promise to serving as a catalyst for continued investment and positive change for many years to come,” said Cornell.

More than just and exciting new facility, Welsh said, “It is a symbol of hope, a reminder of the benefits of generous leadership, and a living example of what we can accomplish when we all hold hands and work together.”

vate sector leaders addressing the ribbon-cutting ceremony included, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, Congressman Keith Ellison, State Senator Bobby Champion, County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, NorthPoint Health & Wellness CEO Stella Whitney-West, Meda CEO Gary Cunningham, and New Salem Baptist Church Pastor, The Rev. Jerry McAfee.

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Fewer bats means more bugs: Why bats are far more friend than foe

By Deborah Locke DNR Information Officer White nose syndrome (WNS) has already killed thousands of Minnesota bats, a fact lost of most people.

Why should they care? After all, folklore and popular culture suggests that bats are scary. Minnesota DNR researchers, scientists, naturalists and park managers have a different view on the small creatures. Some staff members really like bats and teach about them; others are doing their best to protect them from the disease.

State parks are home to two large bat colonies that hibernate during the winter months at Mystery Cave at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, and at the mine at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground State Parks. Ninety percent of the bat population at the Sudan mine has died, and 70 percent of the bat population at Mystery Cave has died, said Gerda Nordquist, a DNR specialist whose team monitors the state bat population. Overall, between five and six million bats have died from WNS, she said.

Since 2009, the DNR has worked with University of Minnesota scientists, other state, federal and tribal agencies and local group to fight the disease now reported in 10 Minnesota counties. There are eight bat species in Minnesota, and four of those species are vulnerable to WNS. The declined population impacts humans in that fewer bats means more flying bugs. Bats prey on flying insects like mosquitoes, moths and biting flies. A pregnant bat will eat enough insects to equal its weight, Nordquist said. More biting insects creates problems for humans as well as for agricultural crops that become susceptible to insect infestations without bats to keep the bugs in line.

Bob Storlie, Mystery Cave manager, has noticed the sharp decline in the winter bat population.

“Our bats have no resistance since with a fungus, they can’t develop an immunity, just resistance,” said Storlie.

The fungus, which originated in Europe, flourishes in cool environments. The fungus attaches to a bat, which awakes from hibernation and becomes active. That activity causes the bat to burn too much fat and they starve. WNS also compromises a bat’s immune system.

Meanwhile, as WNS continues its onslaught on bats, so does popular culture and myth.

“Folklore has bats sucking blood,” Storlie said.

North American bats don’t suck blood, nor do they fly into people’s hair. Nor are they blind. In fact, bats have a lot going for them.

“How cool is it that they hang upside down, they are the only mammal that flies, and they use echolocation to find food and fly around without hitting obstacles,” said James Pointer, a senior interpretive naturalist at Soudan Underground Mine.

He teaches “Batty About Bats” programs designed to show the public why bats are important and non-threatening.

Movies and stories depict bats as scary. Plus they are active at night, which means people never see them really well.

“When people learn more about bats and see the great impact they have on our environment and well-being, it eases their fears,” said Pointer.

During his presentation to mine visitors, Pointer explains that bats have specialized diets depending on their species.

Little brown bats eat a variety of insects, with mosquitoes making up only 20 percent of their diet, and big brown bats focus on beetles. He added that if you buy a bat toy or decoration, they’re usually black. However, most bats are brown in color.

When Pointer’s children were young, he read “Stellaluna” to them, a story about a bat and birds and how they are both

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A bat cluster at Mystery Cave in southeastern Minnesota. similar and different.

To ensure that future generations of children have the chance to read and learn about bats, the DNR continues to monitor the health of bats. Winter and summer monitoring takes place, and the DNR continues to assist with research projects designed to track WNS growth as well as find a cure. During one data-collective visit to Mystery Cave, Storlie watched as Gerda Nordquist used a tip to swab a bat. He gets questions from cave visitors about bats, he said, some who are curious and others who show fear.

“Education is the best thing,” said Storlie. “Some may have a fear of bats, but once they understand the value of the creatures, they start thinking more positively.”

The Minnesota DNR needs your help to watch for unusual winter bat behavior. It also want to know about any summer bat

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

Monday, Oct. 15– Sunday, Oct. 28

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Monday, Oct. 15 BLUES/JAZZ The Best of Billie and Me Crooners Lounge & Supper Club 6161 Highway 65 N.E., 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.

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.

THEATER “Two Degrees” Guthrie Theater 818 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

When Emma Phelps heads to Washington, D.C. – which some consider a hostile place for scientists – the stakes are higher than ever.

She arrives on a mission to challenge some troubling shifts in environmental policy but finds herself at an intersection of the personal and political, which raises difficult questions around sex, power and doing things for profit versus public good.

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“Minnesota›s Master Male Vocalist” Robert Robinson performs at this afternoon’s Gospel Brunch.

Monday, Oct. 22 THEATER Hooked on Hamilton featuring T. Mychael Rambo Dakota Jazz Club 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis 7 p.m. $30-$40 Hear songs from Broadway’s biggest hit on the Dakota stage featuring a cast of Twin Cities favorites led by T. Mychael Rambo.

MovementWise – Fall Class Series The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. $10 MovementWise is an invigorating, community-oriented dance class for adults 50-plus who love a healthy, active lifestyle. MovementWise participants explore a wide variety of dance forms, from social dance and modern to ballet and percussive dance.

Thursday, Oct. 25 HIP-HOP Hobo Junction and the Lovemakers Varsity Theater 1308 4th St SE, Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. $35-$40

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Saturday, Oct. 27 HIP-HOP/R&B Scary, Sexy Cool Vol. V Darby’s Pub and Grill 315 5th Ave N, Minneapolis 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.

21-plus $10 advance, $15 door The Twin Cities’ most anticipated Halloween party is back. Scary, Sexy, Cool Vol. V is back at Darby’s with Thee Urbane Life and the one and only DJ Dan Speak. Costume Contests with prizes, candy stations, giveaways and more.

Tuesday, Oct. 23 R&B/SOUL Kali Uchis: In Your Dreams Tour First Avenue 701 N 1st Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

18-plus $30 Colombia-born and Virginia-raised singer Kali Uchis performs with Cuco at First Ave.

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After a performance for NPRs Tiny Desk Contest went viral, Hobo Junction is now featured on Ones to Watch.

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British Arrows Awards returns to the Walker Art Center One of the Walker’s most popular traditions, back for the 32nd year.

The British Arrows showcases a variety of advertising in an eclectic mix of riveting mini-dramas, high-tech extravaganzas, wacky British comedy and vital public service announcements. This year, there are 10 extra screenings, bringing the total from 85 to 95.

Each year a member of the British Arrows board attends the presentation, introduces the program on the opening night. This year, Charlie Crompton, chairman of the board and founding

partner of Rogue Films will introduce the opening night screening along with Janey de Nordwall, managing director of the British Arrows.

Tickets go on sale to members Oct. 16 and to the general public Oct. 30 and are available at www.walkerart. org/tickets. Tickets are $14 ($11.20 Walker members, students, and seniors). Each ticket includes free gallery admission to redeem up to six months, $10 off a new Walker membership, and a $5 Walker Shop discount (on purchases $25 or more, valid through February 2019).

The “We are All One” ad is one of the many British Arrows awarded television commercials to be featured at the Walker Art Center.

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Kulture Klub Collaborative has several murals on display in Minneapolis as a part of “This Is Our Downtown,” a multimedia exhibition of original artwork by youth experiencing homelessness. Kulture Klub Collaborative

Youth experiencing homelessness present ‘This is Our Downtown’ Kulture Klub Collaborative (KKC) will celebrate the opening of “This Is Our Downtown,” a multi-media exhibition of original artwork by youth experiencing homelessness.

The exhibition will be installed at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s new gallery located at 900 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis. An opening reception takes place Wednesday (Oct.17) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Remarks by artists and youth will begin at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The exhibit is the result of a yearlong series of artist residencies and offers unique perspectives of downtown Minneapolis.

Participants, young people between the ages of 16 and 24, collaborated with photographer and 2018 McKnight Distinguished Artist, Wing Young Huie,

photographer Nancy Musinguzi, filmmaker John Marks and videographers Ryan Stopera and Adja Gildersleve of Free Truth Media to create film, photographs, posters and videos that capture their views of a rapidly changing downtown where they spend much of their lives.

“Kulture Klub Collaborative continues to examine and uplift our youth’s relationship with downtown Minneapolis. Young people have always been an important part of the neighborhood. Their perspectives are often unheard and it’s powerful to witness them emerge through creative practice,” said KKC’s Executive Director Crystal Brinkman. “‘This Is Our Downtown’ captures a moment in Minneapolis’s history through the eyes of those who know it best.”

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