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Attacking stereotypes St. Paul painter Meyer Warren uses art to attack stereotypes, raise consciousness.

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Flipping the script on stereotypes

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor harry@insightnews.com Yes, our lips are full.

Yes, our nose is wide. Yes, our grandmothers and great grandmothers were maids. Yes, our grandfathers, great grandfathers were sharecroppers.

Some were even numbers runners. If they were fortunate they were Pullman porters.

Yes, many of us have dined on and continue to dine on fried chicken and watermelon.

And no, there’s not a thing for which to be ashamed.

That’s the message behind a collection of art called “Hysterio Types” – the creation of artist Meyer Warren. “Hysterio Types” was born following the release of Jay-Z’s “Story of OJ” video, which used exaggerated cartoon depictions of Black people to tell a story of elevating out of present circumstances.

“The ‘Sambo’ character was used in a derogatory way to depict Black people. What I do (with ‘Hysterio Types’), it’s taking what was intended to make fun of us and flip it into a positive,” said Warren.

“So I may put a character

eating watermelon in my painting and I want people to think there’s nothing wrong with eating watermelon.

Our people would eat watermelon because in the hot sun it provided needed nutrients and electrolytes.”

An abstract artist, Warren’s works are filled with hidden “gems.”

“In many of my pieces you’ll see ‘XYZ’ and that has meaning,” explained the St. Paul native, Warren. “X is the unknown, Y is the question and Z is the answer. It’s the dark, the spark and the clarity. I want people to look at my art and research for understanding.”

“Hysterio Types” will soon be wearable art, as Warren has teamed with Black Excellence Clothing founder Houston White to coproduce a line of shirts, hoodies, jackets and more. The line was set to make its debut April 14 but the 20 inches of snow in the area forced a postponement to May 19 – a date that was chosen with intention.

“That’s Malcom X’s birthday,” revealed Warren.

The launch event takes place from 6 p.m.

– 10 p.m. at H. White Men’s Room, 1500 44th Ave. N., Minneapolis.

Meyer Warren uses “Peaches” to pay tribute to African-American women involved in the Me Too movement.

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“Sleepy Hollow,” a part of the “Hysterio Types” collection.

Inspired by Nina Simone, “Nina” is full of subtle “hidden gems of higher understanding,” a signature of Meyer Warren’s abstract art.

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CHICAGO –Minnesota artist Ashley Hanson was selected by the Obama Foundation to join the inaugural 2018 Fellows class.

Selected from more than 20,000 applicants from 191 countries, Hanson will join a two-year, non-residential program that brings together 20 leaders representing 11 countries around the world seeking to create transformational change on many of the world’s most pressing problems. The Obama Foundation selected Hanson to continue her work using the arts to help rural communities connect across difference, revitalize their rural spaces, and create new narratives across the United States.

“I am honored and humbled to be a part of the very first Obama Foundation Fellows class and to join a diverse class

of community-minded civic innovators,” said Hanson.

“With the Obama Foundation Fellowship, I will be able to continue and strengthen the work of the Department of Public Transformation to advocate and elevate the work of rural artists, leaders, and practitioners across the country.”

The Fellowship will offer hands-on training, leadership development, and a network for Fellows to amplify the impact of their work and inspire a wave of civic innovation.

Over the course of the two-year program, Obama Foundation Fellows will participate in four multi-day gatherings to collaborate with one another, connect with potential partners, and break down silos to advance their work. The first fellows gathering will be in Chicago in May.

“The 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows come from diverse backgrounds but share a common desire to make positive change and create the world as it should be,” said David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation.

“By bringing these individuals together, we hope to help amplify the work of our fellows, so it has a widespread impact. On behalf of President and Mrs. Obama and the Obama Foundation family, I congratulate our new fellows and look forward to working with them.”

The work of the 2018 Fellows will support the Obama Foundation’s broader mission to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of civic leaders. Geographic diversity, commitment to the Obama Foundation’s values, and existing work all factored into the selection process.

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Dr. Kathlene Holmes Campbell to head St. Thomas’ new School of Education With an eye on transforming teacher preparation and building strong talent pipelines for P-12 education, the University of St. Thomas announces the appointment of Dr. Kathlene Holmes Campbell as the dean of the School of Education beginning June 1.

Beginning with the 2018 academic year, the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling at St. Thomas will be dissolved, and the School of Education will be reimagined under Campbell’s leadership, said the university in a statement.

“Dr. Campbell will bring a collaborative and communitybased focus to the complex problems in our PK-12 education system,” said St. Thomas Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Richard Plumb. “If we are to make an impact on the unacceptable achievement and prosperity gaps in Minnesota, we must focus on research-based, residency and practical teacher preparation and educational leadership programs. Dean Campbell will lead our transformation at the School of Education – including improvements to the teacher candidate curriculum, partnerships with our local Catholic schools and local school districts, and fully embracing the teacher residency model – all with a goal of positioning St. Thomas as a national leader in teacher preparation.”

Dr. Campbell earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees

Dr. Kathlene Holmes Campbell at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently leads the clinically-oriented teacher preparation program

with the National Center for Teacher Residencies, where she has worked with California State University campuses associated with the New Generation of Educators Initiative. She is

also actively involved with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Prior to her current position, she spent seven years as a consultant with the National Urban Alliance for

Effective Education, conducting professional development on effective, research-based instructional strategies for diverse student populations for public school systems in

New York, New Jersey and Minnesota. At the university level, she has served as an instructor at the University of Texas and professor

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Acooa Ellis joins Greater Twin Cities United Way as senior vice president of Community Impact Greater Twin Cities United Way announced government and policy executive Acooa Ellis will be joining the organization on May 21 as senior vice president of Community Impact.

In her role she will work to find community solutions around education, jobs and safety-net services to support people living in poverty. Specifically, she will oversee grant making, coalition engagement, systems change, public policy and United Way’s 2-1-1 resource helpline.

“Acooa’s nonprofit, public and private sector experience is outstanding,” said Sarah Caruso, president and CEO, Greater Twin Cities United Way. “I’m really looking forward to working with her to advance our long-range plan with the goal of tackling poverty at the microand macro-levels. She will focus on fostering community collaboration and influencing and shaping the systems at play to help strengthen the nonprofit sector.”

Most recently, Ellis served as director of social justice advocacy at Catholic Charities.

According to the nonprofit, under her leadership, the organization executed a public engagement strategy to secure millions of dollars from the state for permanent supportive housing and wrap-around services for people experiencing homelessness.

Prior to Catholic Charities, Ellis worked in government affairs and supplier diversity at Target Corporation. She

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Law enforcement and over-the-road truckers are teaming up to combat human trafficking in Minnesota.

Minnesota truckers, truck stop personnel to receive training on human trafficking

Acooa Ellis also worked as a legislative aide to former St. Paul City Councilmember Melvin Carter (who is now mayor of St. Paul).

In that position, she created the community development strategy for what later became the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood – a network of support to improve education outcomes and pave pathways of opportunity for children and their families in the Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods.

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Ellis started her career in direct service to families and adults at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Twin Cities and Summit Academy OIC. Ellis currently co-chairs the Governor’s Task Force on Housing, charged with producing recommendations to equitably address the state’s housing crisis. She also is a St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce board member.

Previously, Ellis served as co-chair of the Metropolitan

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Council Equity Advisory Committee and was a Citizens League board member, as well as on the advisory board of the multicultural endowment fund of the St. Paul Foundation.

Ellis holds a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Minnesota, with emphasis in social policy and community economic development, and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and sociology from the University of Iowa.

As part of its ongoing effort to rescue human trafficking victims and bring traffickers to justice, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced Minnesota law enforcement and the trucking industry will join together to combat human trafficking.

The BCA is hosting a meeting of trucking industry representatives, law enforcement and human trafficking experts that will also include several days of training on how to spot sex trafficking and how to respond when it is suspected. Attendees will hear about actual sex trafficking case scenarios from law enforcement,

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prosecutors and survivors.

“Partnerships like this are critical for combatting sex trafficking,” said BCA Superintendent Drew Evans.

“Truckers are present in every Minnesota community and on the roadways that connect them. They are a key resource for spotting and reporting traffickers who are transporting their victims or looking to sell sex with the victim to a trucker.”

The training is available through a partnership with the BCA-led Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force, the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) and the organization

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Young Black professionals, HBCU students join movement for homeownership, financial education

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The housing crisis that caused more than nine million people to suffer foreclosure and even homelessness due to the economic slump across the U. S. 10 years ago, has now fully recovered for everyone … everyone except people of color; especially African-Americans.

“Black people are moving into homeownership at a much slower rate than anything we have seen in the past,” said Laurie Goodman, co-author of an Urban Institute report titled, “Are Gains in Black Home Ownership History?”

The report, released last year, continues, “Gains in Black homeownership have been hard won, which amplifies our concern that in the last 15 years, Black homeownership rates have declined to levels not seen since the 1960s, when private, racebased discrimination was legal.”

This is the reason homeownership advocates and advisers believe new and innovative ways must

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be attempted to bring about equality in homeownership in 2018 and beyond. In part, that means a targeted effort to bring young Black professionals, namely new college graduates, into the financial education arena and the home buying job market – ideas whose times have come, according to HomeFreeUSA, a non-profit organization that specializes in mortgage and homeownership advice.

“Most people, when they think about working in a financial institution; they think about the branch or being a teller. But, there’s a whole machine, one in which you can really build a good career.

So, they are interested,” said Gwendolyn Garnett, program director for the new Center for Financial Advancement (CFA) that HomeFree-USA launched on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville last September.

“Awareness and education afford them opportunities whether they are jobs or internships. So they can learn more about the industry and choose to become a part of it.”

People may simply not know the benefits and value of preparing for mortgage approval, said Marcia Griffin, president and CEO of HomeFree-USA. “It is critical for us. Yet, more African-Americans are becoming renters than they are home owners. Homeownership is our primary wealth building tool. But it’s also a personal

tool. It’s a life tool that enables us to provide something to leave for our children, to have a life in which you are paying yourself instead of paying the landlord,” said Griffin. “I often use this as an example. If you’re paying $1,000 a month rent and you

into law in 1968, America’s Black homeownership grew nearly 6 percentage points, the Urban Institute report said.

But, according to Forbes, “from 2000 to 2015, that gain dropped to about 41 percent, compared to white

other as well as to parents and ultimately into the community.

A core principal of the CFA is that the more AfricanAmericans are involved in the lending and mortgage business, the more buyers they will attract.

They hope this will result in a

Center for Financial Advancement events have drawn high levels of interest from students and young Black professionals.

rent for 10 years, conservatively you’re talking about $120,000 that you’ve paid to somebody else. No benefit at all.”

She also pointed out that rents often go up whereas a fixed rate mortgage stays the same.

“This is just a wealth building tool that must be promoted,” said Griffin.

In the three decades after the Fair Housing Act, signed

homeownership of 71 percent.”

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) sees a glimmer of hope as NAREB has detected a slight upward movement in Black home ownership rates.

HomeFree-USA is pushing to increase that trend by empowering students with the financial education that they will then spread among each

significant spike in the housing industry as it relates to AfricanAmericans in general; including African-American youth.

“I agree that yes, whether you’re African-American or Hispanic, those ethnic groups are comfortable dealing with people who look like them.

And I think that’s the case not only for homeownership but a host of other experiences

and consumer decisions that we make,” said Jeffrey Hicks, NAREB president and CEO. Prospective salaries may serve as enticements for young professionals.

The annual salaries can range from an average of $75,900-$93,000 as a senior underwriter to $41,725$135,000 as a loan officer and multiple opportunities in between according to mortgage industry salary listings. There are opportunities for even higher salaries when sales are involved.

“Mortgage loan officer jobs are usually commission based. I know some who have made millions in this industry,” said Garnett, who worked for Bank of America for more than 24 years in various positions.

“When you sell a home, when that person gets a home loan through you, you get a big commission from that, so you can make a good income, but a lot of young folks are not even aware of the industry.”

The Center for Financial Advancement has launched on the heels of a recent study that says although more AfricanAmericans than ever are going to college, Black students are still overrepresented in majors that result in the lowest paying jobs. According to a 2016 study

by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, only 7 percent of finance and marketing majors are African-American.

Bradford Creswell appointed to serve on Thrivent’s Board of Directors Thrivent announced Bradford Creswell has been appointed to serve on Thrivent’s board of directors.

The Thrivent board of directors is responsible for overseeing all matters pertaining to the not-for-profit, membership organization. The organization serves more than 2 million members and has $136 billion in assets under management and advisement.

“We are pleased to have Brad join the board of directors and know his professional experience will add an important perspective,” said Thrivent CEO Brad Hewitt. “Brad is passionate about advancing Thrivent’s mission to help Christians on the wise with money journey and is committed to steering our organization forward as we look at ways to best serve our members.”

Creswell will serve on the Audit and Thrivent Holdings Committees of the board.

Creswell is co-founder

and managing partner of NCA Partners, LLC, a private equity firm located in Seattle. He was previously a vice president at Bankers Trust & Company.

Creswell began his career at Arthur Young working in the audit department. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puget Sound and a master’s degree in business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Creswell is currently a board member for two privately held portfolio companies, PTW Energy Services, Ltd., and Apply A Line, LLC. He also serves as director and chair of the Audit Committee for the Reading Partners national board and has been appointed director and acting interim chair of the Reading Partners Seattle regional board. Creswell was previously on the regional board of the Thrivent Member Network – Northwest Region.

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Training will occur at all Starbucks company-owned stores and will apply to nearly 175,000 U.S. employees

Starbucks to close all stores nationwide for racial-bias education on May 29 (Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA – Starbucks announced it will be closing its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racialbias education geared toward preventing discrimination in its stores.

This on the heels of an incident involving the arrest of two African-American real estate professionals inside of a Philadelphia Starbucks.

The arrest, captured on video, sparked nationwide

condemnation and led to calls of boycott. Starbucks leadership has since apologized and called the incident “reprehensible.”

The manager who called police to the store is no longer employed by Starbucks.

The training will be provided to nearly 175,000 employees across the country and will become part of the onboarding process for new hires.

“I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we

did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it,” said Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. “While this is not limited to Starbucks, we’re committed to being a part of the solution. Closing our stores for racial-bias training is just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities.”

Employees will go through a training program designed to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks

store feels safe and welcome.

“The company’s founding values are based on humanity and inclusion,” said executive chairman Howard Schultz, who joined Johnson and other senior Starbucks leaders in Philadelphia to meet with community leaders and Starbucks partners.

“We will learn from our mistakes and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for every customer.”

The curriculum will be developed with guidance from several national and local experts

confronting racial bias, including Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Heather McGhee, president of Demos, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the AntiDefamation League.

Once completed, the company will make the education materials available to other companies.

Hill.

“I am inspired by the vision St. Thomas has for preparing the next generation of teachers in Minnesota,” said Campbell.

“The School of Education at St. Thomas will continue to collaborate and positively impact education through our outreach, particularly with the Catholic PK-12 schools. I look forward to working closely with faculty, program chairs and

educational leaders throughout Minnesota in reimagining an educational system devoted to equity and excellence for all children.”

“Dr. Campbell is a transformative leader with a proven record of excellence who will bring new energy and new ideas to St. Thomas in our shared desire to help reimagine PK-12 education for the 21st century,” said Dr. Yohuru Williams, co-

chair of the search committee and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at St. Thomas.

As the School of Education emerges from the former College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, the departments of Teacher Education, Special Education and Educational Leadership will remain in the School of Education. In addition to teacher and administrator preparation programs, this

includes programs associated with a 2016 $1.2 million federal grant program, Preparing Special Educators to Serve and Success in Diverse Communities, and the St. Paul Urban Teacher Residency (SUTR) program in partnership with the St. Paul Public Schools.

The University of St. Thomas Charter Authorizing Program will also continue to be housed within the School of Education.

to strategically work together to close loopholes to traffickers in Minnesota,” said Esther Gotesch, Truckers Against Trafficking coalition build specialist. “As the eyes and ears along our nations roadways, professional drivers and truck stop employees are in a unique position to report crimes as they are taking place, making them critical partners in the fight against human trafficking.”

More than 90 people – including trucking industry and truck stop leadership, trucking companies and law enforcement – will attend the meeting and training. They will be then asked to spread the word to educate their own staff to maximize efforts to rescue victims and bring criminals to justice.

“The Minnesota Trucking Association believes human trafficking is heinous crime

that cannot be tolerated by our society,” said John Hausladen, Minnesota Trucking Association president and CEO. “The MTA is working to strengthen this voice with our ongoing commitment to train drivers in identifying signs of trafficking and reporting suspicious activity. We believe the more we can do to help raise awareness and continue to spread the word throughout the industry is crucial to putting

an end to human trafficking.”

Human trafficking includes offenses where a person is induced by fraud or coerced to participate in commercial sex acts or induced to perform such acts and has not attained 18 years of age. Last year there were 173 documented cases of trafficking in the state. In 2016 that number was 235, which nearly doubled the 2015 totals of 119.

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Journalist Sonya Goins battles Crohn’s with dignity, determination

By Sonya Goins Forward by Harry Colbert, Jr. I met Sonya Goins several years ago and was immediately struck by her vibrant spirit. Though I knew of her professional accolades, most of our interactions were social in nature. It would be many years after meeting when our professional paths merged, and Goins began contributing as a writer for Insight News.

Almost from the beginning, I knew Goins suffered from Crohn’s disease, but I never had a true understanding nor appreciation for what was really happening to her. It was hard to appreciate the pain she was in because with almost every interaction there was no mention of the pain and the smile from her face never dimed. It wasn’t until I began to see the many, many photos of her in the hospital and Facebook updates on her page that I began to understand the gravity of the disease.

As a collogue, we wanted to bring light to Goins’ plight.

But as I told her during a recent conversation, “The best person to tell your story is you.”

Thus, we present Sonya Goins … in her own words.

My name is Sonya Goins.

I’m a television news reporter in the Minneapolis area. My three young adult children are my pride and joy.

I’ve had Crohn’s disease since 1985. I was in college when I got sick … thought it was the

Journalist Sonya Goins dorm food. I spent more time at the doctor’s office than I did in class.

My symptoms were debilitating; lots of painful stomach cramps, bloody, watery stools.

Doctor first diagnosed me with ulcerative colitis, then after a series of unsuccessful treatments, and a lot of tests, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s.

There was a period when I didn’t know if I would make it.

I dropped out of school for two semesters and moved back home so my parents could help take care of me. I had several rectal/ vaginal fistulas. They were very painful and hard to get rid of. The hospital became my second home, and the operating room became a very familiar destination. I’m 5‘2” and at the time, I barely weighed 85 pounds. At one point, things got so bad I was put on total parenteral nutrition (fed by IV). I couldn’t eat any solid foods for six months; only soup. This treatment gave my digestive tract a rest, ulcers and fistulas healed.

Fast forward 10 years, I got married, had children and Crohn’s reappeared. Prednisone, Imuran,

Sonya Goins walks with “Hopeful,” her nutrition IV, during the New Orleans Half Marathon.

Pentasa, Asacol, you name it, I was on it. Nothing seemed to control my symptoms. In 2004, surgeons removed half my colon, and I was put on Remicade. It worked for a few years, but then I developed antibodies and had to be taken off the drug. Cimzia and then Humira were the next biological drugs targeted to treat my Crohn’s.

My disease is severe and I’m running out of options when it comes to medication.

Besides my colon, I also have Crohn’s in my upper GI tract.

During a flare, if I drink something hot, I can feel it moving through my esophagus. It’s very painful.

Crohn’s has also affected my eyes.

This summer I was diagnosed with iritis. Every time I would look at bright light, my eyes hurt.

I was put on steroid eye drops. It’s serious, you could lose vision if not treated. I’m still dealing with this issue. Six months ago, I was put

Journalist Sonya Goins during one of her many hospital stays due to severe Crohn’s disease. on Stelara. However, In January, I had a really bad flare, and I’m now back on total parenteral nutrition, or TPN (IV nutrition).

However, this time around, I can’t eat any food, just hard candies, broth, water, and coffee on occasion. I’ll endure this treatment for a year. Not eating food is starting to wear on me, I’m seeing a therapist to help me cope. I also pray a lot. Through the grace of God I’ll get through this. Despite my circumstances, I’m hopeful. In fact, that’s what I named my catheter – “Hopeful.”

I’m not letting my situation

dictate how I live my life. On March 4, I walked a half marathon.

Crossing the New Orleans Half Marathon finish line with my buddy “Hopeful,” is one of my proudest moments.

There were many reasons to sit this race out – fatigue, pain, recent foot surgery, to name a few.

However, I had a million reasons to lace up my shoes. I’m stubborn and I refuse to let Crohn’s win. I walked 13.1 miles for my buddy Mike Stark, who is struggling with Crohn’s. I walked 13.1 miles for Minnesota pediatric patients. I walked 13.1 miles for my children.

I walked 13.1 miles for myself.

Crohn’s disease has taken away so many things from me in the past 30 years— eating, peace of mind, relationships. I wasn’t going to let it remove one more thing. The goal was to show just because you have a chronic condition, you don’t have to let it define you. Live your life. Every time I look at my race pictures, I remind myself that “I did it.”

My sickness has made me stronger. You can’t be shy when you’re walking around with a backpack full of IV fluids. I’m more confidant at work and in my personal life. I like to tell folks who are newly diagnosed with IBD to hang in there. You can do amazing things with your life despite the horrible diseases. I’m also a Crohn’s Colitis Foundation board member (Minnesota/Dakota chapter).

Become an advocate for yourself, become an advocate for others. Research and spread awareness. This is how we’ll find cures. But most of all, remain positive. Your outlook determines your outcome.

According to the Mayo Clinic, Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation of the digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition.

The inflammation caused

by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Crohn’s disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.

There is no cure for the disease.

Understanding depression and the gender gap

By Mayo Clinic Staff Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and depression can occur at any age.

Some mood changes and depressed feelings occur with

normal hormonal changes.

But hormonal changes alone don’t cause depression. Other biological factors, inherited traits, and personal life circumstances and experiences are associated with a higher risk of depression.

Here’s what contributes to depression in women.

Pregnancy Dramatic hormonal changes occur during pregnancy, and these can affect mood. Other issues also may increase the risk of developing depression during pregnancy or during attempts to become pregnant, such as lifestyle or work changes or other life stressors, relationship problems, previous episodes of depression, postpartum depression or PMDD, lack of social support, unintended or unwanted pregnancy, miscarriage, infertility or stopping use of antidepressant medications.

Puberty Hormone changes during puberty may increase some girls’ risk of developing depression.

However, temporary mood swings related to fluctuating hormones during puberty are normal and these changes alone don’t cause depression.

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Depression in women can be caused by a multitude of life events. with other experiences that can play a role in depression, such as emerging sexuality and identity issues, conflicts with parents or increasing pressure to achieve in school, sports or other areas of life.

After puberty, depression rates are higher in females than in males. Because girls typically reach puberty before boys do, they’re more likely to develop depression at an earlier age than boys are. This depression gender gap lasts until after menopause.

Premenstrual problems For most females with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), symptoms such as abdominal bloating, breast tenderness,

headache, anxiety, irritability and experiencing the blues are minor and short-lived. But a small number of females have severe and disabling symptoms that disrupt their studies, jobs, relationships or other areas of their lives. At that point, PMS may cross the line into premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) – a type of depression that generally requires treatment.

The exact interaction between depression and PMS remains unclear. It’s possible that cyclical changes in estrogen, progesterone and other hormones can disrupt the function of brain chemicals such as serotonin that control mood. Inherited traits, life experiences and other factors appear to play a role.

Postpartum depression Many new mothers find themselves sad, angry and irritable, and experience crying spells soon after giving birth. These feelings – sometimes called the baby blues – are normal and generally subside within a week or two. But moreserious or long-lasting depressed feelings may indicate postpartum depression, particularly if signs and symptoms include low selfesteem or feeling like you’re a bad mom, anxiety or feeling numb, trouble sleeping, even when your baby is sleeping, problems with daily functioning, inability to care for your baby, thoughts of harming your baby or thoughts of suicide.

Postpartum depression is a serious medical condition requiring prompt treatment. It occurs in about 10 to 15 percent of women.

Those feeling symptoms of depression are encouraged to seek clinical treatment or consultation.

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With the arrival of spring comes spring cleaning.

While decluttering your home may seem like an overwhelming task, it can significantly declutter your mind. According to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute, 72 percent of households spring clean every year.

“Spring is a great time to start fresh in your home and mentally,” said Heidi Stenerson, Mayo Clinic Health System nurse practitioner.

“Creating a schedule of where and when you’ll clean can make staying on track much easier.”

Stenerson says spring cleaning can improve mood and decrease stress. A study in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that women who felt their homes were restful and restorative had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol than women who described their homes as cluttered or full of unfinished projects. These women were more depressed and fatigued.

Spring cleaning can also foster creativity.It’s distracting trying to work in a space that’s unorganized and full of

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Spring cleaning can positively affect one’s mood and lower stress. clutter. It can take your mind away from the task at hand.

“When you clean up your work space, you’re able to focus better on what you have in front of you instead of what’s going on all around you,” explains Stenerson.

Another benefit to cleaning is it provide a sense of accomplishment. When you are busy with work, family and friends, finding time to clean can be the biggest challenge. Taking as little as 10 minutes every day to tackle an area of a room will help you stay organized and lessen your to-do list.

Cleaning up your environment can provide physical benefits, as well. Once you have the cleaning under control, you may find yourself motivated to live a healthier lifestyle.

“A clean environment can encourage healthy eating,” said Stenerson. “It can also provide you with more time for physical activity because you won’t be wasting time looking for items you’ve misplaced. You don’t have to flawlessly polish your home to feel the effects of spring cleaning.

It’s best to find the environment that you’re most comfortable in.”

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New scholarship opportunity removes barrier for homeless students in the Twin Cities As the cost of college grows, research shows so does the number of hungry and homeless students at colleges and universities across the country.

Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is offering 10, $2,000 scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year to Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) students who are currently homeless or have experienced homelessness in the past two years. Funds can be used for education or living expenses.

Since 1986, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless, a Minnesota non-profit, has supported hunger, homeless, and domestic violence programs throughout the state. Funded by the private sector, mostly individuals, Open Your Heart has also worked to ensure that homeless students

Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is offering 10, $2,000 scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year to Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) students who are currently homeless or have experienced homelessness in the past two years. Funds can be used for education or living expenses.

have the same access to educational opportunities

as all Minnesotans. For more information visit

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collegescholarships by the June 1 deadline.

Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation accepting nominations for local basketball courts to be refurbished

Four basketball courts in Minnesota will get a makeover thanks to the Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation is accepting nominations for local basketball courts to receive a refurbishment through the team’s “Our Courts.

Our Future.” program presented by U.S. Bank.

This is the second year of the court refurbishment program for the foundation, previously named “New Era. New Courts.”

The annual program will take on four refurbishment projects

throughout the course of the summer across Minnesota. Last year, the program refurbished three courts in Rochester, Moorhead and St. Paul.

To nominate a local court in Minnesota, submit a brief description, including who utilizes the court, and photos of the current condition, to www. timberwolves.com/ ourcourts . Nominations will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Friday, April 27.

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Complex relationships can be simplified Man Talk

By Timothy Houston Last week, I shared an article about blended families ‌ the most complex of all relationship types.

To have success in these

complex relationships, they must be simpliďŹ ed. You must also factor in the prospective, perceptions and priorities each person brings to the relationship. With all the moving parts, these relationships can be a mathematical and emotional nightmare. There is hope. Here are a few simple tips in simplifying your relationship.

Start with your spiritual relationship (single variable).

There are seven dimensions of the human person – spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social, economic and political. These dimensions should be approached

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from most-important to leastimportant. To put more value on the physical than the spiritual, or economics before morals is a mistake. Character precedes conduct, and spiritual and moral integrity are more of an indicator of relationship success than money and looks. The spiritual health of a person is the most important variable in simplifying your relationship.

Then bring the qualities to the relationship that you are looking to receive from the relationship (dual variable). The relationship between two people

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should produce something greater than what each person could have produced individually. If any person in the relationship is diminished in the eyes of the other, the relationship may become out of balance and an adverse reaction will eventually follow. Common goals and interest, mutual respect, and trust, will bring the relationship back into balance.

Relationships must build on the things people have in common (common denominator).

A denominator is a shared trait or something held in common with the numerator (the other person

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being considered). The feelings of both people must be at the top of the relationship equation. If the relationship is based on the way only one individual feelings, the relationship as a whole will be a fraction of what it should be. It is only when the feelings of both persons are considered that the denominator is equal to the numerator, the relationship is one.

Complex relationships can be simpliďŹ ed. In the beginning, you must be your own numerator and denominator by working on your spiritual health, morals and values. This will balance

your internal equations and bring wholeness to your personal life.

From this platform of wholeness you can simplify and solve your relationship equation.

Timothy Houston is an author, minister and motivational speaker committed to guiding positive life changes in families and communities. To get copies of his books, for questions, comments or more information, go to www.tlhouston.com.

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Monday, April 23 HIP-HOP Maxo Kream with Cuz Lightyear First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

18-plus $20 advance, $50 VIP Houston’s Maxo Kream is one of the top up and coming artists in hip-hop. He’s joined in the 7th Street with Cuz Lightyear.

April 23 May 6, 2018

Tuesday, April 24 LECTURE Gullah/Geechee Cultural Continuity in Spite of Rising Seas Best Buy Theater at Northrop 84 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis 4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Aesthetically It! is a list of picks from the editors of Aesthetically Speaking. Aesthetically It! features venues, events, outings and more that are worthy of “It” status.

If you have a venue, event or outing that you feel is “It” worthy, email us at aestheticallyit@ insightnews.com

Queen Quet, head of state of the Gullah/Geechee nation, is a published author, computer scientist, lecturer, mathematician, historian, columnist, preservationist, environmental justice advocate, environmentalist and film consultant. She will lecture at Northrop on the University of Minnesota campus.

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

No cover, general admission, $8 VIP Cake Plus-Size Resale will showcase fashion-forward plus-size looks inspired by local music festivals at Fat Festival Fashion.

Thursday, April 26 LECTURE Assata Speaks: Fight the Power Edition The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre 824 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. $10 Sarah Woodcock and Louis Hunter, co-owners of Trio Plant-based, John Thompson, president and CEO of Fight for Justice, LLC. and Marques Armstrong, president and CEO of Hope & Healing Counseling Services and principal consultant at Black Pearl will each give talks on moving forward and taking action as a community.

Friday, April 27 SHOPPING/ PERFORMANCE

change agents featuring shopping opportunities from area retailers and live performances.

Saturday, April 28 FOOD Soul Food Pop Up Dinner and Kickstarter Finale Breaking Bread Café and Catering 1210 W. Broadway Ave., Minneapolis 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Trio Plant-based by Three of a Kind Foods is hosting a vegan soul food pop up dinner.

HIP-HOP

LECTURE/POETRY

Lil Baby Prive Minneapolis 315 North 1st Ave., Minneapolis 10 p.m.

21-plus

Hanif Abdurraqib and Danez Smith Milkweed Editions 1011 Washington Ave. S., Ste. 300, Minneapolis 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Author Hanif Abdurraqib shares a collection of essays, “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kills Us.” Abdurraqib is joined by 2017 National Book Award in Poetry finalist, Danez Smith.

Wednesday, May 2

Sunday, April 29

COMEDY

NIGHTLIFE

Live to Laugh Honey 205 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.

The State of the Relationship Love & Fitness Stem Wine Bar 24 University Ave. N.E., Minneapolis 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

21-plus This event will explore what does it mean to be “fit for love” literally and figuratively.

Monday, April 30 HIP-HOP

FASHION SHOW

Be the Change West Broadway Business and Area Coalition 1011 W. Broadway Ave., Ste. 202, Minneapolis 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

No cover

Rich Garvey, CMJ, Weather Check Kitty Cat Klub 315 14th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis 8:30 p.m.

21-plus

Fat Festival Fashion Cake Plus-Size Resale 5155 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis

H White Men’s Room and the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition bring you this two-day series for

Three Twin Cities hip-hop acts hit the stage at Kitty Cat Klub.

Wednesday, April 25

Tuesday, May 1

Mac House hosts a night of comedy with Tre Scott.

Thursday, May 3 ART Mn Artists presents Jovan C. Speller Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Pl., Minneapolis 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Mn Artists, the Walker’s platform for local artists, brings its online network live and into the museum.

Connect with local artists of all disciplines and engage with the questions driving the Minnesota arts community.

Friday, May 4

Atlanta’s Lil Baby has been building a buzz with his viral videos, “Freestyle” and “My Dawg.” Check out the “Quality Control” rapper at Prive.

Saturday, May 6 COMEDY Sam Ike with Shelly Paul The Comedy Corner Underground 1501 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis 8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. $10 Boston born improv comic Sam Ike hits the stage with Shelly Paul at The Comedy Corner.

Sunday, May 7 FASHION/ART Tcsax11: Twin Cities Sneaker Art Xchange 11 The Cabooze 917 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. $12 Artists, sneakerheads, designers, fashionistas and entrepreneurs unite under one roof to network, buy, sell and trade their goods. Music provided by DJ Enferno.

Minneapolis Art Lending Library comes to North Commons The Minneapolis Art Lending Library (MALL) will host its next lending hours at the North Commons Recreation Center, 1801 James Ave. N., Minneapolis, this coming Friday (April 27), from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Community members are invited to browse a collection of more than 100 original works of art, then choose one to take home for a period of three months. Lending hours are free and open to all. First time borrowers must bring proof of their current address and sign a borrower agreement.

During this event, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive activity lead by artist Lula Saleh. Saleh will create watercolor postcards that visitors can use as a canvas to write their own love poem or note of affirmation and mail it to a loved one. This familyfriendly activity will be free and open to all who visit the lending event.

Saleh is an Eritrean

Ethiopian-American, Saudi-born, poet, singersongwriter, and facilitator who is an Intercultural Leadership Institute Fellow, a Creative Community Fellow with National Arts Strategies, and an Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) affiliated artist. Her focus is on the intersections of healing from trauma, music, womanhood, feminism and African diaspora identities. She uses her art, voice and personal story to cultivate spaces for connection toward collective healing, empathy and compassionate expression.

MALL is a communityfocused arts organization providing the public an opportunity to borrow original artworks, free of charge. The collection features a changing selection of more than 100 contemporary artworks, with a focus on work from Twin Cities artists that includes paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics, sculptures and more.

Lula Saleh

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Music in the Zoo concert series line up revealed The lineup of the 26th annual Music in the Zoo has been announced.

Several acts are sure to excite music fans of all genres. Some of the those set to perform are Trombone Shorty, (June 15 and June 16), Buddy Guy, (June 28), Chaka Kahn (June 29), Black Violin (July 2) and Ziggy Marley (Aug. 27). Tickets are available online at www.suemclean.com/zoo and www.Etix.com or by phone at (800) 514-3849.

All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place on the Sue McLean Stage in the Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley.

Trombone Shorty

Chaka Kahn

Buddy Guy

Black Violin

Ziggy Marley

Icon Grace Jones shines in lackluster documentary, ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’

By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic Grace Jones is a pioneer, an androgynous model who became a singer, actress and performance artist all rolled up into one. She well deserves a comprehensive biofilm, one that her fans can appreciate and new admirers can adore.

“Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” a 10-year in the making slice-of-life documentary, may not be what her most ardent followers crave.

But it’s something.

Born in Jamaica (1949) and raised outside of Syracuse, N.Y., she was a shy, repressed daughter of a Pentecostal minister.

It was no wonder that Jones rebelled – big time.

By the 1960s, she lived in a New York City hippie commune, was a gogo-dancer and heralded the effects of LSD. A blossoming modeling career took her to Paris in the 1970s, where she did runway for Yves St. Laurent, appeared on the cover of Vogue and was roommates with fellow models Jerry Hall and Jessica Lang.

Jones short hair, bright lipstick and postmodern, futuristic clothes made her popular with the paparazzi and an alluring spectacle, both on and off the runway. A distinctive singing career followed with her eclectic blend of club music, rock and soul (“La Vie en Rose,” “Love is the Drug,” “Nightclubbing”). Acting gigs ensued (“Conan the Destroyer,” “A View to a Kill,” “Boomerang”).

Romances with Dolph Lundgren and her partner/ photographer Jean-Paul Goude, slapping a British talk show host on live television and being notoriously late for gigs further stirred her pot of controversy and legend.

It’s important for us to put her breakthroughs, insights, achievements and media storms into perspective.

Why?

Trafalgar Releasing

“Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami” falls short of an intimate portrayal of fashion and music icon Grace Jones.

Because, this shortsighted film never does.

Instead, documentarian Sophie Fiennes (“The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema”) prefers an unconventional creative strategy.

In “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” viewers will not see poignant, archival footage. They won’t discover her deepest darkest secrets or witness informative interviews.

Nor will they learn about Jones’s impressive stats – Grammy and MTV Video Award nominations, No. 1 Billboard club music hits such as “Pull Up to the Bumper.” Jones was dubbed the 40th most successful dance artist of all time.

This enigmatic, cinema verité look at Jones (five years’ worth of filming, five years in post-production) plays more like an extended reality show than a biodoc. The filmmaking is intrusive, and you never feel like the camera is an inconspicuous fly on the wall. It’s as if Jones is looking in the mirror, never in a natural, guarddown state. Think “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” but then subtract the extreme highs and lows.

A 2016 concert demonstrates that Jones hasn’t lost much of her snarl or bewitching charm. Watching her use costumes and lighting as an integral part of her act, reminds us that, back in the day, she set worldwide fashion and performance art trends (à

la David Bowie).

She is also photographed in the midst of recording her 2008 studio album “Hurricane,” with longtime music friends Sly Dunbar and Robbie

Shakespeare. The new music further extends her very strong-willed persona with lyrics from the title song that go, “I am woman. I am sun. I can give birth to she. I can give birth to son. And

I can be cool. Soft as the breeze. I’ll be a hurricane.

Ripping up trees.”

Scenes shot in Jamaica depict Jones in church – the place she rebelled from for so many years.

This is when Remko Schnorr’s evocative cinematography catches traction.

Pastoral shots of deep green landscapes look like paradise. Glimpses of the musician’s mother singing are framed like a family portrait. At times Jones looks at home.

At times completely uncomfortable, and the ambivalence on her face is captured by the lens, in detail. These few moments in the footage, knowing the trajectory of her mild to wild life, seem the most emotionally

bare. It’s as if we are watching the last chapter in her cycle, and her exodus includes making amends with her past.

“Bloodlight” refers to the studio signal for recording. “Bami” is a Jamaican flatbread. The title of this non-fiction film seems to sum up the dichotomy that is so Grace Jones.

Even as she approaches age 70, and within the confines of this very uncomprehensive format, it’s still easy to see that the timid preacher’s daughter grew into a hurricane that’s ripping up trees.

Dwight Brown is a film critic and travel writer. Read more movie reviews by Brown at DwightBrownInk.com.

“TRANSCENDENTAL!” — Huffington Post

CHRISTIAN LISA FISCHER SANDS & GRAND BATON “Sands is skilled, soulful and melodic throughout, his energy and spirit altering with each tune.” –Noisey

APRIL 25 • 8 PM

ADMISSION $ 20 ADVANCE • $ 25 DAY OF THE SPIRIT OF NEW ORLE ANS IN MINNESOTA

IN THE HISTORIC HAMM BUILDING

408 ST. PETER STREET • ST. PAUL, MN 55102

APRIL 28 & 29 • 7 & 9 PM

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Shows June 15 and June 16 Hip-hop choreographers celebrated in ‘Rooted’ at the Wellstone Center Winner of the 2014 Sage Award for Outstanding Dance Performance, “Rooted” is a celebration of the foundations of hiphop.

This multifaceted show exhibits the skills and techniques of several choreographers in the Twin Cities. Premiering at the Wellstone Center in St. Paul, 179 Robie St. E., “Rooted runs June 15 and June 16 at 7 p.m.

The Pantsula Group Impilo Mapantsula, consisting of choreographers Vusi Mdoyi, Sicelo Xaba and Sello Modiga, of South Africa are the 2018 McKnight International Choreographers and will premiere a new work as part of “Rooted,” created expressly for 12 dancers from the Minnesota hip-hop community. In addition, special guest artists from New York including the legendary B-girl, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, and B-boy, Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio will perform. Also, the first hiphop cultural ambassador to the U. S. State Department, spoken word artist Toni Blackman, will round out the event.

Tickets for “Rooted” are $15 advance, student, senior, $18 at the door or $10 for groups of eight or more and are available online at www. maiamaiden.com.

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Bittersweet biopic chronicles Native-American crusader’s class action suit vs. U.S.

‘100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice’

By Kam Williams “They made us many promises ... more than I can remember, but they never kept but one. They promised to take our land ... and they took it.”

That observation was made by Chief Red Cloud (1822-1909) towards the end of his life, after he’d witnessed the

white man break treaty after treaty made with Native-American tribes.

President Andrew Jackson was a staunch advocate of Indian removal in favor of European settlers. He famously ignored a U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing the Cherokee nation’s right to the state of Georgia.

Jackson even had the temerity to

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challenge Chief Justice John Marshall to try to enforce the ruling, before ordering an Indian mass exodus west on a decimating death march known as the Trail of Tears.

So, it goes without saying that NativeAmericans have had a woeful record when it comes to having America honor any treaties.

That’s what makes the accomplishment of Elouise Cobell (1945-2011) all the more remarkable.

For, while serving as treasurer of the Blackfeet tribe, she uncovered massive mismanagement of billions of dollars that should have been held in trust for Native people. Following years of frustration, in 1996 she filed the biggest class action suit ever brought against the U.S. government, seeking billions of dollars due 300,000 members from many tribes for the lease of assorted land and mineral rights.

Exhibiting an unwavering determination, Cobell did ultimately prevail after a threedecade battle with the Department of the Interior.

That selfless, indefatigable effort is at the heart “100 Years: One Woman’s Fight for Justice.”

The eye-opening documentary was directed

by Melinda Janko, who skillfully chronicled the landmark legal case in rather riveting fashion. Overall, a very moving tribute to an intrepid crusader who not only spoke truth to power but miraculously emerged victorious.

Excellent (4 stars) Unrated Running time: 75 minutes

Elouise Cobell (center) served as a tireless advocate for Native-Americans.