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Justin Terrell, executive director, Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage and Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFL-Minneapolis).

Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage Legislative debriefing July 10th at UROC

Legislature abandons Black Minnesotans

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

In the most recent legislative session Black Minnesotans were left out.

That was the take Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFLMinneapolis) expressed July 1 during a Facebook Live “Front Room Sessions at the Marcus Garvey House” hosted

by Al McFarlane, editorin-chief of Insight News.

Hayden said despite flipping the House from red to blue and retaining a Democratic governor with the election of Gov. Tim Walz, the Republican-controlled Senate

– controlled by a difference of two members – was able to block several key bills that would have positively impacted the lives of the state’s Black population. Hayden said the only true accomplishments of the legislature were passing the budget and getting a 2 percent increase in education funding. But when it came to other initiatives Hayden said the legislature was virtually operating in quicksand.

“We weren’t able to find agreement on things such as restore the vote, the African Preservation Act; any of those type policy initiatives we weren’t able to find real compromise,” said

Hayden. “I would say we did the bare minimum in passing the budget and not letting the government shut down. I would say we left three-fourths of (our work) on the table and many of the things for the AfricanAmerican community; we weren’t successful.”

Hayden is one of just two Black senators in the state, with Sen. Bobby Joe Champion (DFLMinneapolis) the other.

Justin Terrell, executive director for the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage agreed with Hayden’s assessment.

“The jobs bill Sen. Hayden worked on last year was $34 million; this

year it dropped to $24 million and with additional community groups being added to the mix the cost/benefit opportunity is less,” said Terrell. “Dr. Abdul Omari – who led the charge on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents to find a new president – and who was the only person on the Board of Regents who voted for changing the names of several buildings named after racists, which was in alignment with the student body and staff, was not reappointed. So not only do we see a session where the governor only signed 65 bills, but one in which, our community got left out in

multiple ways.”

One of the thoughts is Blacks Minnesotans were not actively engaging the legislature, thus the reason for lack of progress regarding issues, initiatives and funds benefiting Blacks in the state. Hayden pushed back saying the level on community engagement was not at issue.

“The governor faced a really regressive Republican controlled Senate leadership,” said Hayden. “The Black community showed up at the legislature this year. At the end of the day we need to show up at the ballot box to bring people in – whether they

look like us or not; but are allies – to say our issues are priorities.”

Hayden and Terrell are encouraging residents to come out to a community forum this Wednesday July 10 at the University of Minnesota’s Urban Research and Engagement Center (UROC), 2001 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., to hear more from the state’s Black legislators and members of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage. The event is free and open to the public.

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Gov. Walz signs opioid crisis bill into law Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a response to Minnesota’s opioid crisis that he says holds Big Pharma accountable.

In 2017, there were more than 2,000 visits to Minnesota emergency rooms for opioid-involved overdoses, with 422 Minnesotans losing their lives. Since 2010, the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths has steadily increased each year.

The new law, championed in the Minnesota House by Rep. Liz Olson (DFL – Duluth), becomes effective immediately.

“I’m incredibly thankful for the Minnesotans who have come forward to share how this crisis has impacted them, including countless family members who have lost loved ones, first responders, and professionals working in treatment and recovery,” said Olson, the House majority whip. “Getting this bill across the finish line required a great deal of compromise, but it highlights what we’re able to accomplish when we all recognize the significance of a problem and share a bipartisan commitment to solving it. Working together to implement these solutions, we can prevent future heartbreaking tragedies and hold Big Pharma accountable.”

Olson said despite massive profits and responsibility for the growing crisis, pharmaceutical companies have strongly opposed being part of the solution. The new law creates new registration fees on manufacturers and distributors to raise approximately $21 million annually for an Opiate Epidemic Response Account. An advisory committee will be tasked with making grant recommendations

Gov. Tim Walz signs bill into law. to the Department of Health for prevention strategies to reduce the number of senseless deaths and overdoses. The bill includes reporting requirements for the grants to help measure outcomes and identify best practices that could be adopted statewide.

“The opioid crisis continues to cause unthinkable tragedies for families across

our state,” said Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman. “The new law that goes into effect today holds the pharmaceutical industry accountable and will help us finally address this crisis and the devastating impact it has had on Minnesotans.”

Many of the remaining resources will be appropriated to Minnesota counties

to reimburse them for child protection costs as a result of families being impacted by the opioid crisis. In 2016, parental drug use surpassed neglect as the most common reason for new out-of-home placements for the first time. At 29 percent, this trend continued in 2017, almost doubling since 2013.

The bill includes fund-

ing for Hennepin Healthcare’s “Project ECHO,” grants for tribal nations and urban NativeAmerican communities, and additional staff for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s drug labs and trafficking enforcement efforts. It also includes reforms to drug prescribing practices, improves efforts to safely remove excess drug supplies, and

increases supplies of Naloxone (Narcan) for first responders.

The registration fees would sunset once the state recovers at least $250 million from settlements with pharmaceutical companies after a minimum of five years. The legislation dedicates any revenue from settlements to opioid response efforts, supplementing the registration fees.

Street renaming commemorates the legacy of Richard Estes

By Josh Cobb Insight News/Twin Cities Association of Black Journalist Intern Some oblige by the saying, “Give people their flowers while they are still living,” but for Richard Estes, he received them while living and after his passing.

On June 30 close to 100 people came out to support the street renaming in Estes’ name right in front of his family’s newly renovated chapel between Queen Avenue North and Penn Avenue North in Minneapolis.

Fifty-seven years ago, Richard Estes founded Estes Funeral Chapel, Inc., which is still thriving today. Estes initially wanted to start his own chapel due to white owned funeral homes not accepting the loved ones from African-American families.

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Stars of the Negro League featured in paintings at CHS Field Dr. Charles Crutchfield III’s works are on display at CHS Field in an exhibition of paintings of the Negro League baseball stars.

The collection includes the likes of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck O’Neil, Newt Allen, James Bell, Ray Dandridge, Larry Doby, Monte Irvin, Jose Mendez, Ted Radcliffe, Dick Redding, Quincy Trouppe and more. Author and historian Nel Yomtov was commissioned to write a detailed biography that accompanies and enriches every painting. The exhibit will run at CHS Field, home of the

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Commentary by Latisha Townsend Contributing Writer The border crisis has been a growing concern for the Democratic Party for the past few years.

Migrant workers, pregnant women and small children originating predominantly from Mexico and countries in Central America are being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. PBS News has also cited a sharp increase in African migrants seeking asylum at ports of entry.

They are not being detained for committing any violent crimes, yet they are being held like prisoners. They are simply the latest victims of ongoing demonstrations of hate and bigotry that have not only become increasingly normalized in our society today, but are welcomed by our current administration.

The migrants who traveled across the border illegally were desperately seeking political asylum, or protection from their native countries due to crime, poverty and climate issues.

I attended a protest on July 2, which was coined as a National Day of Action in states across the country.

The #CloseTheCamps protests were streamed on social media from many different cit-

ies. Here in Minneapolis, we gathered outside of Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to urge her, and other congressional members from Minnesota, to fight the injustices at the border.

Most of them are already doing so.

Small children and babies have been separated from their guardians. They have been made to sleep on concrete floors as well as denied food and kept in cells like convicts. Children have been

heard on camera crying of hunger and sadness from being snatched from the people they love and trust the most. Many Americans would like to send blankets and toothbrushes to the kids, but their donations have been intercepted by border patrol agents who consider toothbrushes to be “contraband.”

Recently, U.S. Congressional members toured a facility in Clint, Texas. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

(D-NY) spoke of evidence of abuse in detention facilities, including spoiled food, dangerous overcrowding and overall unsanitary living conditions. According to NBC News, approximately seven children have reportedly passed away in border custody since last year due to the germridden conditions that have resulted in a head lice outbreak and other health issues.

The point I want to make is how necessary it is

for Black Americans to stay engaged and aware of what is happening. Although we are citizens on paper, we could easily be the targets of such separation. We shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the divisive us vs. them narrative the president and his administration are encouraging their base to act.

We are also seen as “them.”

The harsh reality that I am sure we all learned at some point as small children, is that we unfortunately do not live equally

as one nation. It is not for a lack of trying. We have simply settled into a place where we naturally co-exist as multiple subcultures living with completely different versions of what the “American Dream” looks like.

It is disturbing to see how low people with power will go to maintain their positions at the top of the social and economic hierarchy. So I say it is wise for us to become allies of the other marginalized groups in this country, even if we do not feel that support is reciprocated. This is about setting a standard for what we will and will not accept in this country, no matter who it is directed towards.

If you want to mobilize against the abuse and inhumane conditions at the border, but do not know where to start, the first step is to contact your members of Congress and demand that they push to reunite the small children with their families who are legally on American soil, or that they be returned home safely.

Although there are some people who do flee to the U.S. to escape their own crimes, this isn’t about protecting the United States from socalled rapists and gang members, as the president claims.

Black men have often been labeled these offensive terms too. This is about traumatizing and torturing those deemed as outsiders. We as Black people have been living as outsiders in this country for centuries, so we should know how isolating it can be. This issue is not a they issue. It is a we issue, and we must stand against this violent treatment.

Minnesota providers to receive first-ever opioid prescribing reports as part of quality improvement effort Minnesota health care providers serving Minnesotans on Medicaid and MinnesotaCare

will receive reports in coming weeks comparing their opioid prescribing rates

to

those of their peers.

The first-ever reports in Minnesota aim to

create awareness among providers about their individual prescribing behavior.

“The health care community plays an important role in addressing the opioid crisis, and these opioid reports give health care providers invaluable insight and information into how their prescribing stacks up against others in their specialty,” said Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Tony Lourey. “Such awareness is always the first step toward change.”

Minnesota law requires DHS to share the individualized, anonymous opioid prescribing reports annually and manage a quality improvement program for providers whose reports show they continue to prescribe outside of community standards. Health care providers who prescribed at least one opioid to a Medicaid or MinnesotaCare enrollee in 2018 will receive their report over the coming weeks.

This includes physicians, dentists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The reports assess prescribing behavior based on seven key measures using claims data, excluding data on opioids used to treat opioid use disorder and those prescribed to individuals in inpatient settings, with cancer, or who receive hospice or palliative care services.

About a quarter of Medicaid- and MinnesotaCareenrolled providers who wrote at least 10 opioid prescriptions in 2018 are above the qual-

(DHS) Commissioner Tony Lourey ity improvement threshold for at least one of the measures.

DHS and the Opioid Prescribing Work Group developed the prescribing measures used in the reports in collaboration with the medical community. The measures are supported by clinical recommendations in the Minnesota Opioid Prescribing Guidelines.

This first set of prescribing reports serve as baseline information only. A quality improvement program begins next year based on the release of a follow-up set of opioid prescribing reports.

Starting in 2020, providers required to participate in the quality improvement program will submit improvement plans to DHS for review.

State law permits DHS to ter-

minate providers from serving Medicaid and MinnesotaCare enrollees if they fail to demonstrate improvement in opioid prescribing behavior over time. Disenrollment will occur in 2021 or subsequent years only for those whose prescribing is considered unsafe.

The need to improve opioid prescribing behavior and reduce overprescribing is demonstrated in the wide variation in the state’s opioid prescribing rates, which cannot be fully explained by differences in patient demographics or geography. For example, county-based opioid prescribing rates in Minnesota varied from 27.4 prescriptions to 98.6 prescriptions per 100 residents in 2017. In Emergency Medicine, the top quartile of opioid prescribers has a prescribing rate 2.8 times higher than the median of their peers. In Family Medicine, the top quartile of opioid prescribers has a prescribing rate 3.8 times higher than the median of their peers.

“DHS is committed to these quality improvement efforts and will work closely with health care professionals to ensure safe, appropriate opioid prescribing in Minnesota,” Lourey said. “The Opioid Prescribing Work Group has been and will continue to be vital to these efforts, particularly as we move into designing the quality improvement program.

I thank the health care professionals and other members for their public service.”

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Camping with kids: Well worth the effort

By Verónica Jaralambides Minnesota DNR When my husband and I decided to start a family, we promised ourselves that having kids wouldn’t mean abandoning our active lifestyle.

We knew we’d have to make adjustments, but we also believed that children provide more reasons than ever to get outdoors. Research shows that time spent in nature improves children’s sensory skills, increases attention spans and enhances social and emotional development. It’s also just a lot of fun.

One of our favorite activities is camping. It’s a great way to travel, and it provides a wealth of memories, from gazing up at the countless stars and listening to the creatures of the night, to making s’mores around a campfire. Doing it together as a family can be priceless.

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Family camping trip to Lake Maria State Park.

And baby makes three We started our oldest daughter camping when she was still a baby. We bought a family sleeping bag and tucked her between us to keep her warm at night. During the day, we’d tote her about in a baby carrier, same as we’d do in the city. On biking trips, she’d ride nicely in a trailer, often napping.

As kids become more mobile (and fearless) camping can become a bit more worrisome, because there’s no way to “toddler proof” the outdoors. But that also provides great opportunities to teach important lessons.

Fire is hot, so you stay away. Always keep close to Mom or Dad. If the stick or rock is sharp, handle with care so you don’t get

cut. When we found ourselves near a cliff or steep hill, we’d make sure to hold our child’s hand or carry her in a backpack.

A few years ago, while paddling to our campsite, our two-year-old just wouldn’t sit still, so we tried some experiential learning. We had her feel the cold water with her little hands and feet and offered to let her float alongside the boat in her life jacket. That was all much more persuasive than our telling her not to tip the canoe.

Lessons learned close to home During the first years, we generally stuck to drive-in campsites and made sure to have a quick way to get back home. We stuck to nearby parks with access to

basic shopping, in case we forgot some essential gear. You don’t need to spend lots of money but having the right gear is critical.

On one of our early trips, we failed to plan for rain, necessitating a quick run to the nearby thrift store for a rain jacket for our one-year-old. It rained every day, but our daughter stayed dry.

Layers are important for campers of all ages, but more so for kids who heat up and cool down quickly depending on their activity. Avoid cotton clothes, as they hold moisture, and bring extra items, because kids will always get wet. On a recent spring camping trip to Lake Maria State Park, our kids were thrilled by the “private waterfall” of snow melt runoff a few feet from our

What’s more entertaining than puppets?

More than 300 professional puppet artists will be in Minneapolis for the Puppeteers of America 2019 National Puppetry Festival. The Festival begins July 16 and will end with a Puppets + Community Day on July 20 on the University of Minnesota West Bank campus.

The mostly free, all-ages event will feature “Making Things Out of Stuff,” a dropin puppet-building workshop that uses recycled materials, a Picnic with Puppeteers and free admission to the Puppetry Store, puppet exhibit and Reel Puppetry Film Festival.

In addition, there will be free live puppet performances and ticketed performances.

Ticketed performances are $15.

The National Puppetry Festival is a biennial event produced by the Puppeteers of America. The conference comes to Minneapolis for the first time bringing together master and emerging puppet artists eager to acquire new knowledge, preserve puppetry arts, be inspired and engage the community in their art. The festival also features more than 20 performances from national and international artists ranging from traditional to experimental, and more than 90 workshops for hands-on creation or physical skill development, as well as lively, interactive discussions, lectures and demonstrations.

For more information, visit www.puppeteers.org/nationalpuppetry-festival-2019.

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A hungry kid makes an unhappy camper Food and water are the next most important elements of a camping trip. “Hangry” kids make for unhappy campers – you and them.

Always pack extra food. I make sure to bring plenty of snacks, stuffing some in my daughters’ pockets to teach them to manage their own needs on a hike. Make sure you know where to get drinking water. We like to have a big water tote at our campsite so that something to drink is readily available and we stay

hydrated on hot summer days.

Great fun and well worth it I’m always surprised to hear concerns about kids getting bored while camping for a weekend. Kids will find a million things to do outdoors. And if that’s not enough, Minnesota state parks feature year-round naturalist programming, as well as hands-on exhibits. Most state parks also allow you to check out items such as fishing tackle, binoculars and handheld GPS devices for finding geocaches.

The benefits of including our children in our outdoors lifestyle have far outweighed any extra effort. Our kids are growing up with an understanding of and appreciation for the natural world and loving every minute. The skills they’ve learned on our outings have given them confidence and courage.

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site. Soon, though, their shoes and socks were soaked with ice-cold water. Luckily, I had dry socks for them, but no extra shoes, so they had to stay put the rest of the evening. They learned the consequences of getting wet. I learned to always have extra shoes, and maybe even rain boots, when camping in the spring.

With the eyes of Prince figuratively looking upon him, 10-year-old Gildas Gredjangni plays “When the Saints Go Marching In” outside of MacPhail Center for Music in downtown Minneapolis. The piano is a part of the Minneapolis Downtown Council’s Pianos on Parade interactive exhibit. Harry Colbert, Jr.

From 3 He then went on to establish the business to specifically service African-American families in their time of substantial grief and loss. Early on, he worked as an airline skycap to ensure that he had capital for the chapel.

Estes’ nephew, Tracy Wesley, aided alongside Estes in inviting teens and gang members into the funeral home every quarter for years. Their angle was to show the youth and community members what gun violence does to their neighborhood. Welsley has since become the CEO of the Estes FuAneral Chapel.

“People do not know how giving my uncle was in the business that we do. He had given so many people service that didn’t have,” Wesley said.

“For him to be recognized for that work that he gave to the

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The collection is receiving high praise.

“This exhibit is a spectacular display of American History in the heart of downtown St. Paul. I applaud the Saint Paul Saints for once again giving our residents and all of Minnesota something to be extremely proud of,” said St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter.

“When I was growing up, I idolized many of these players. This gorgeous exhibit is like taking a walk down memory lane and visiting old friends,” said former Minnesota Twin Tony Olivia.

“The paintings shine a bright light on many of the unsung heroes of America’s pastime. It is a marvelous tribute to anyone who loves baseball and its full History,” said baseball historian Frank White.

“It was our original goal to

community it feels wonderful.”

Though Estes had health issues, he still went to the funeral home weekly, up until he passed in 2013. Estes is now remembered as a man who was a tenacious philanthropist in the North Minneapolis community and a local hero.

Estes, who lived approximately eight blocks from the Chapel, was remembered as a generous giver. He was known to be an avid supporter of anyone in his community and he also donated caskets and his services to families that were in need. He also worked tirelessly to help combat issues in his community such as youth violence.

“He would be really honored.

He would be very humble about (having a street named in his honor). He was a very lowkey person, he was very focused and very driven on giving back,” said Wesley. “That was really his passion, to help people when they are going through that difficult time.”

bring these little-celebrated yet exceptional stars to life and to tell their fascinating stories to all, far and wide,” said artist, Dr. Charles Crutchfield III. I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy this extraordinary exhibition of professional baseball stars and American heroes.”

Crutchfield says there has been extreme interest in the collection, and the number of paintings in the exhibit may expand from 40 to include 125. The aspiration and design are to have the exhibition travel to select sites around the United States, including the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference and the Jackie Robinson Museum in New York.

Crutchfield was awarded the Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner Award by the Society for American Baseball Research for significant contributions having an impact on recognizing the Negro Leagues and its impact on the socialization of American culture.

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