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White supremacists convicted for threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two racist and potentially murderous men are the latest in a series of men – many of whom are white nationalists and/or supporters of Donald Trump – who have been convicted in federal courts for threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). On March 21, Ceasar Sayoc – a man who reportedly once called
himself a white supremacist and drove a van covered in pro-Trump images – pleaded guilty in federal court for mailing potentially explosive devices to Waters’ Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices, and to the offices or residences of 12 other Democratic elected officials, private citizens, and media figures. Sayoc pleaded guilty to 65 counts,
which include illegal mailing of explosives with intent to kill and using weapons of mass destruction. He is being held without bail, and faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. On March 20, Stephen Taubert was found guilty by a federal grand jury after calling Waters’ Los Angeles office in July 2018, stating, “I’m gonna be at
every event that stupid (expletive, n-word, expletive) is at and I’m gonna kill that (expletive, expletive) and all you stupid (expletive, n-word) that work for her.” He also threatened former President Barack Obama in a separate call. Taubert was convicted for three federal charges; influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official,
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making a threat in interstate commerce and making a threat against a former president of the United States. The jury also found that Taubert selected his victims because of race, which provides an enhancement under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for hate-crime motivation. He now faces up to 20 years in prison for the three convictions. The Sayoc and Taubert convictions follows that of Anthony Scott Lloyd, a Trump supporter in California, who pleaded guilty in April 2018 to threatening Waters in a voicemail, during which he stated, “… if you continue to make these threats towards the president, you’re going to wind up dead, Maxine, because we will kill you. You can call the FBI, you can call the NSA, you can call whoever the (expletive) you want and report this. (Expletive), you do it again, you’re dead. You’re a (expletive) dead (expletive, n-word).” A slew of white supremacists have recently been charged or convicted of violent hate crimes.
Richard Mel Phillips, pleaded guilty in November 2018 to leaving a threatening voicemail message with Waters’ office stating, “there is nothing stopping me from killing (you),” and he would travel to her home state and, “stick a bullet through your (expletive) skull.” Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson – a self-described white nationalist who advocated for “focused violence” in order to establish a white homeland – was charged in February, for plotting to kill Waters, several members of Congress, and television anchors. Following his arrest, federal agents found 15 firearms, including seven rifles, and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition in his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. “I am pleased by the identification, arrest, and conviction of the men who threatened me, my family, and my staff in support of their racist, white supremacist, and hate-filled agenda,” said
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Former DFL executive director works to diversify Minnesota politics in both people and policy
Corey Day: A pipeline full of young, dynamic, ambitious people By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor harry@insightnews.com It shouldn’t take someone lobbying government entities to see that displacing thousands and breaking up a thriving community is wrong, but maybe, just maybe, had a few more like Corey Day been around before Intestate 94 tore through the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul that action could have been averted. Of course, there were many strong voices at the time warning of the ramifications of such an act, but additional allies would certainly have been welcomed. A voice like Day’s wouldn’t have hurt. “One story that always stuck me was the story of Rondo,” said Day, founder of Blue Ox Strategies, a political consulting and lobbying firm. “If you had people at the Capitol in a position to push back, would it have happened the way it did?” Day’s version of pushback is working both in the trenches and beyond to elect public officials and advance policy that represents the changing face and culture of Minnesota. Day, the former executive director for the Minnesota DFL for
the past eight years, said one of his primary goals with Blue Ox is to diversity state government in both people and policy. “In leaving the DFL I felt it was really important to have someone doing this work that looks like us,” said Day. “I feel it’s important to bring an African-American perspective to the political table. The goal is to bring advances to communities less-often represented. To me that’s the importance of this kind of work.” Day, 43, a former running back for Illinois State University, said he named his company Blue Ox because it aligns with the values of the people he is representing. “The blue ox is reflective of the work ethic we have here in the Midwest,” said Day. Appointed executive director of the DFL by party chair, Ken Martin, Day was one of the longest running DFL executive directors and one of few African-Americans to hold such a position nationwide. During his tenure as executive director Day and the DFL amassed an impressive resume. That resume includes back-to-back DFL governors now spanning three straight terms, all statewide seats currently held by DFLers, the House under DFL control and the Senate is two seats away
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Corey Day launched Blue Ox Strategies consulting and lobbying firm. from a DFL majority. “And while all the states around us went red in 2016 we were able to keep Minnesota blue,” said Day. “With what we have been able to do here with the Minnesota DFL, it’s viewed
as the gold standard in terms of fund raising, candidate support and candidate success.” Minnesota and Illinois were the only two midwestern states that chose Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
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But again, with all the party success, Day says there was an equally important victory. “One thing I’ve been extremely proud of is over eight years I’ve been able to see more and more people who look like
me, and we have been mentoring and cultivating a true pipeline of diverse people to do this kind of work,” said Day. “We want the pipeline full of young, dynamic, ambitious people who want to do this kind of work.”
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Ellison: Protect consumers from abuses Peterson in payday lending, vehicle-title lending named to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take immediate action to protect consumers from abuses in payday lending, vehicle-title lending, and other types of high-cost exploitative consumer lending. Ellison joined 24 other states in a letter that urges the CFPB not to delay even further a rule to that effect, first finalized in 2017, that is scheduled to be implemented later this year. “Too many people face a special struggle in affording their lives and living with dignity: the struggle to keep up with abusive lending practices
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that drive folks further into debt,” Ellison said. “Two years ago, the CFPB finalized a rule to protect people from exploitation in payday lending and other practices that would give my office m ore tools to help people afford their lives. Now, though, they want to put off implementing the rule for another year. I joined this letter because it’s my job to protect Minnesotans, and Minnesotans who are struggling can’t wait any longer for this rule to protect them.” In 2017, CFPB announced a new rule that would help protect borrowers and ensure that they would have the ability to
repay loans while also prohibiting lenders from using abusive tactics when seeking repayment. The rule went into effect in early 2018, but compliance was delayed to August 19, 2019, to give lenders time to develop systems and policies. CFPB has now proposed to further delay compliance to November 19, 2020, more than three years after the regulation was finalized. At the same time, CFPB is reviewing another rule that would altogether rescind this one. Ellison said together, these actions would put at risk hardfought protections for borrow-
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GUARDIANS OF THE GAME Larry McKenzie receives NABC award for Education KANSAS CITY – Long-time community and youth advocate Larry McKenzie, the boys’ basketball coach at North Community High School, is the recipient of the 2019 Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Education from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He will receive the award on April 7 at the AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The show, which begins at 6:30 p.m., is held during the annual NABC Convention in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Men’s Final Four. The Guardians of the Game Pillar Awards are presented annually for advocacy, education, leadership and service, the four core values of the NABC. The show will be broadcast live on Stadium (www.watchstadium.com). “I’m honored to receive such prestigious recognition from the National Association
Larry McKenzie of Basketball Coaches,” said McKenzie. “I feel blessed to know my purpose – making a difference in the lives of young people and inspiring them to become champions in the class-
room, in the community, in their families and on the hardwood – can inspire and uplift others.” As a high school coach, McKenzie is the first coach to win four consecutive state titles
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in the 100-year history of Minnesota boys’ basketball with his team at Patrick Henry High School. He added to his legacy most recently as the first coach to lead two schools to multiple state titles as his North Polar Bears have won two straight state championships. The recipient of numerous coach of the year awards including section and region coach of the year and Class AAA coach of the year, McKenzie became the first African-American coach to be inducted into the Minnesota Boys Basketball Hall of Fame, earning the honor in 2014. McKenzie has set the mission for his program to develop a foundation for a championship program and use basketball as a tool to empower young men to be champions in the classroom, in their families, and their communities. The coach, educator and author uti-
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Executive Leadership Council The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), an organization committed to advancing the role and contributions of Black executives, has inducted Gail Peterson, Ecolab vice president of Marketing for Global Healthcare, as a member of its 2019 class. The ELC is focused on the development of global Black leaders. It was founded 33 years ago and currently offers membership to approximately 800 leaders. Peterson is one of only 19 ELC members in the Twin Cities.
Gail Peterson In her role a vice president of Marketing for Ecolab’s Global Healthcare business, which provides a broad portfolio of infection prevention programs to customers in more than 90 countries, Peterson is responsible for developing and executing marketexpanding global strategies and oversees digital solutions development, marketing communications strategies and execution, corporate account selling support, and clinical evidence planning.
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How to maintain white supremacist dominance Commentary by James Trice, Founder & CEO of Public Policy Project, LLC James_publicpolicyproject@ msn.com On March 2 Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced she will not indict officers Terrence Mercadal and Jarad Robinet in the March 2018 shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark. According to a March 2 New York Times report, Schubert said no crime was committed by the two officers and officers are legally justified in using deadly force “if the officer honestly and reasonably believes” he is in danger of death or injury. Schubert also said “both officers believed that
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he (Clark) was pointing a gun at them.” The report also said Clark was found unarmed with his cell phone under his body. Who can forget unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Black teen from Florida killed by George Zimmerman. Zimmerman initiated the confrontation yet used the “stand your ground” defense. Zimmerman was acquitted. Or what about the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year old Mike Brown Jr. by police officer Darren Wilson in Missouri? Wilson said “I felt like a fiveyear-old holding onto Hulk Hogan” comparing Brown to a super muscular adult man, stoking the white fears of a menacing, innately overpowering Black threat. Wilson was not charged.
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Insight 2 Health Insight2Health Fitness Challenge helped kick the winter blues pleted have been instrumental in laying a strong foundation for me to get through my personal ice storms. I recently discovered its positive impact on my mental and emotional strength. I’ve weathered the storm, so to speak. At a recent (extended) family gathering, I was reminded of how far I’ve come in my quest for a healthy lifestyle. My dinner plate wasn’t my usual “fill it up to the brim” portions. My stamina was at an unprecedented peak while dancing New York City style salsa. Best of all, I had boundless energy visiting with folks I hadn’t seen in years. March is my birthday month, a momentous birthday month. I am official, unequivo-
By Carmen Robles Afrodescendientes Associate Editor The residual effects of the Insight2Health Fitness Challenge 10-week fitness boot camp helped pull me out of hibernation after the worse winter in recent Twin Cities history. Yep. I’ve had the winter blues alright. I’ve been feeling low. Feeling down these past few months. Feeling so way down low, I’ve fallen off the fitness wagon. Landing on my flabby thighs. Yep, flabby. I’m a mess. I must admit, the five rounds of the Inisght2Health Fitness Challenges I’ve com-
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to get back into the groove of Insight2Health Fitness Challenge. Crossing the river, coming “home” to get back to the business of health. Unfortunately, the current Insight2Health Fitness Challenge session is closed, but not to worry, though. Orientation for the next round is scheduled for April 20 with a start date of April 22 through June 28. The session times and locations will be announced at a later date. The Insight2Health Fitness Challenge is a fun, yet challenging, program designed to promote measurable and long-lasting health and lifestyle outcomes in program participants. The objective is to introduce lifestyle
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Regular check-ups help keep your baby healthy Having a new baby is an exciting time with lots of changes. Every day brings something new for you and your baby. It can also be a time of many questions, like, “Is my baby growing as they should? Are they getting enough food? When should they be sleeping through the night?” It is normal to have questions and concerns about your baby’s health and wellbeing. You want what is best for your baby. Your baby’s health care provider will also want to check in with you about how you are doing and feeling. That is why scheduling regular check-
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From 3 Of course, there is 12year old Tamir Rice, fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer just seconds after officers arrived on the scene. Throughout proceedings the child was constantly referred to as “Mr. Rice” as if he were an adult. The two officers were not charged. A recent few in the long history of Black citizens terrorized and killed by white police officers or white citizens. These tragic encounters where killing unarmed Black people under the pretense of being “afraid for their lives” isn’t new at all. This pattern plays out almost daily in cities around the country. Only the names are different. What is consistent is their ability to kills a Black citizen, often with impunity. The narrative of white fear of non-white people, but specifically Black people is chillingly brilliant in
McKenzie From 3 lizes three key elements; athletic development, academic development and moral growth. His advocacy for
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that it plays on the deep-rooted false perception that non-whites are menaces to society and are to be feared. When white supremist mythology promotes that Black people are super strong, desensitized to pain, criminally inclined and morally inferior, how does one argue when a person claims they’re “afraid for their lives?” In 1996, former first lady of the united states, Hilary Clinton referred to Black youth as “super-predators.” I believe, the now-infamous statement, compelled her husband, President Bill Clinton to write the 1994 crime bill, with its long-lasting devastating and irreparable effects on the Black community. The comment by Clinton fueled the fear of whites regarding Blacks and gave comfort in their misplaced fears. Law enforcement agencies around the country militarized themselves with weapons of war in order to “defend” themselves against the young, Black “super threat.” But upon what is their fear based?
In my opinion, this pernicious assault excused by “white fear” is born of white supremist myth and a way of saying that Black people don’t belong here. Therefore, America has developed stratagems and structures that decide how Black people live, move and navigate through life. As Charles Mills writes in his book, “The Racial Contact,” “… global white supremacy is itself a political system, a particular power structure of formal or informal rule, socioeconomic privilege, and norms for the differential distribution of material wealth and opportunities, benefits and burdens, rights and duties.” In my opinion, white America’s “fear” is actually the threat of Black advancement, mobility, power and independence. They are afraid of an equal playing field where ability and character are evenly assessed. They have convinced themselves of a form of white inferiority that will inevitably cause them to lose when Black people gain.
youth has earned McKenzie significant recognition away from the court. In 2018, he was among 24 selected as a recipient of a Bush Fellowship, presented to individuals driven to improve their communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. Bush Fellows receive
up to $100,000 to pursue the education and experiences they need to become more effective, agile leaders. Honored in the category of public and societal benefit, McKenzie intends to use the fellowship to complete a master’s in athletic leadership and development and seek executive leadership training.
significant percentage of these loans are expected to fail. In fact, 90 percent of all loan fees comes from consumers who borrow seven or more times in 12 months. Twenty percent of payday-loan transaction series end in default and 33 percent of single-payment auto-title loan sequences end in default. Ellison is joined in this letter by a 25-state coali-
tion, led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, that includes the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
to the fullest extent of the law.” She went on the say, “Unfortunately, these types of violent threats – and other acts of hate – by ultra right-wing extremists and white nationalists are on the rise in this country and around the world. This disturbing trend is only made worse by the violent rhetoric and bullying tactics of the current President of the United States. Violence and
all forms of hate have no place in our political discourse and our society. I applaud the efforts of the U.S. Capitol Police, FBI, Secret Service, federal prosecutors, and other law enforcement entities, as well as my colleagues in the U.S. Congress, who are united in the effort to identify and bring to justice all those responsible for violent threats and all acts of hate.”
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Bird watching in Minnesota: How to increase your ‘wow’ moments By Deborah Locke DNR Information Officer When Alex Watson walks through a state park, he can tell what’s going on over the next hill because of audio cues he hears from birds. “The calls are packed with meaning,� he said.
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The identiďŹ cation from bird calls and songs came with practice and time starting in 2001. Back then Watson noticed the birds at his family’s bird feeder and then picked up his dad’s bird watching guide. The moment arrived. Watson, a DNR regional naturalist out of New Ulm, said that the book and bird feeding activity sparked an awareness
that our planet is shared with a huge population of diverse creatures. In that moment, a lifelong interest took root. Hundreds of bird species nest in or pass through Minnesota state parks. Free “birding kits� can be borrowed at many parks and include a bird guide, checklist and binoculars. Also, many park naturalists conduct birdrelated programs like “Birding
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for Beginnersâ€? on May 4 at Fort Snelling State Park, “Spring Bird Migrationâ€? on May 4 at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, or “Kids, Birds and Binocularsâ€? on May 11 at Interstate State Park. Most programs are free, but some require advance registration, so check the park website. Over the years and after becoming familiar with hundreds of birds, Watson said he’s learned about migration, population changes, adaption to environmental changes, and the signiďŹ cance of calls within the same species. All beginners need to start this fascinating pastime is a set of eyes and the desire to learn. Park websites oer a bird check list at many parks, so you have a heads up on which species are common, uncommon, or rarely seen. At Afton State Park near Hastings, for example, ring-billed gulls, the American kestrels, warbling vireos and northern rough-
beginning birders well, and the state park birding kits oer a bird guide. Watson recommends the “Peterson Field Guide to Birds,â€? but added that the best bird book is the one tailored to your interests.The Peterson guides give detailed accounts of the parts of the bird from crown to tail feathers, wing details, ďŹ eld marks and more. Another tool? A bird feeder or bird bath. Both will bring birds to your property where you can learn to identify them by sight and sound. You can ďŹ nd a good recording of bird calls on the Audubon Guide to North American Birds website (www.audubon.org/ďŹ eld-guide/ bird) Look up “common loon,â€? for examples of loon ight calls, wails, yodels, hoots and duets. Then ďŹ nd your way to a state park for a look. Birders feel a special satisfaction when they ďŹ nally locate a target species, Watson said. Sometimes
not travel far at all to reach it. In February he heard a pair of gray horned owls outside his bedroom window late at night. They hooted in a courtship exchange on a windless winter night under a full moon. “I never saw the birds and knew that somewhere out there was a male calling a female who responded. They were getting ready to build a nest and lay eggs and raise their young. Bird behavior is so varied and often so spectacular that it pulls you away from your usual grind. Birds can ďŹ ll you with wonder and wow moments on a weekly basis,â€? said Watson. For a list of state parks with bird checklists, go to www. mndnr.gov/parkfinder. To see which parks have birding kits, go to www.dnr.state.mn.us/ state_parks/loaner.html. See the “Birds of Minnesotaâ€? list from the Minnesota DNR at www.dnr. state.mn.us/birds/index.html.
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Birdwatching at Fort Snelling State Park. winged swallows are common. When new to birding, Watson suggests small goals at ďŹ rst, like learning the sight and sound of ďŹ ve new birds in a summer. Most people already know a robin from a hawk from a crow, but Minnesota is home to 246 nesting bird species. Add the number of birds that simply pass through the state, and the total rises to 317. Bird guidebooks also serve
travel is involved after research, then the search for the bird based on a knowledge base, then hearing or seeing the bird. “The experience brings closure and it is a good feeling,� Watson said. “It’s like winning the lottery. You get a happy feeling of accomplishment, as with any hobby. You see what you’ve never seen.� Birds still deliver the “wow� factor to Watson, and he need
For a list of bird-related events at Minnesota state parks, go to www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_ parks/birding.html. Most bird programs are free, but registration may be required. Call the park before you go. A daily vehicle pass to a Minnesota state park is $7, or $35 for an annual pass which gives year-round access to all of Minnesota’s 66 state parks.
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