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Rep. Erin Murphy (right) and Rep. Erin Maye-Quade are Minnesota’s best choice for governor and lieutenant governor Murphy/Maye-Quade campaign

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I will defend the rights of all Minnesotans as Attorney General

By Rep. Keith Ellison Guest Commentary Insight News readers helped send me to Washington more than 12 years ago to fight for greater justice, more affordable health care, and peace. Standing up for our values in Congress has been one of greatest honors of my life. But now, I have to pursue a new challenge as Minnesota’s next Attorney General.

Here’s why: I can do more good for more people faster, as Attorney General. As one example, conservative Attorneys General from North Dakota, Wisconsin, Texas are working right now to try to strip out the promise of the Affordable Care Act which says that you can get health care insurance, even if you have a preexisting condition like asthma, diabetes, or countless others.

The Trump Administration refuses to defend the law in court.

As a Member of Congress, I can speak against the Administration’s actions on the floor or in the press, or I can draft a bill opposing them, but I cannot stop it. As Minnesota’s Attorney General, part of my job will be to defend the law protecting preexisting conditions, to ensure more affordable health care for Minnesotans.

While we need inspired leaders who will continue to champion great laws in Congress, I feel an urgent call to get into the fight to protect health care, economic rights, and greater opportunity for all Minnesotans right now.

With fundamental rights under threat from the current Administration in Washington D.C. and powerful special interests, Minnesotans need a People’s Lawyer now, who will fight for them.

A lot of families, including

Rep. Keith Ellison many of our neighbors in Minneapolis, feel like the deck is stacked against them. People are working harder than ever,

but seeing less and less for it.

Jobs do not pay the wages and benefits needed for a good life; health care is getting more expensive and harder to reach; and savings have evaporated for many families.

As Attorney General, I can enforce antitrust laws so companies do not get so big they roll over the rights of workers, consumers, and small businesses. I can hold corporations accountable for pollution, to keep our environment clean and our communities healthy. And I can ensure workers are paid fairly for the work they do, from women’s equal pay to holding companies accountable when they do not pay Minnesotans fully for the work they do.

When Republicans have pushed efforts to strip people of their affordable health care, it is Attorneys General who have stepped up to defend health

care access. With Roe v. Wade now being targeted by President Trump and the conservative Supreme Court majority, we need strong fighters at the state level to defend women’s reproductive rights.

Minnesotans need a People’s Lawyer who will stand up to the Trump Administration, to defend the civil and human rights of all. When Trump issued his discriminatory Muslim travel ban, which cut off many Minnesotans from their families abroad, it was Democratic state Attorneys General who fought back and sued.

Whether it is corporate special interests or the federal government, Minnesotans need someone who will hold the powerful accountable to the people of Minnesota.

This is work I have been doing for decades. Before entering public service, I was a civil

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rights lawyer for 16 years, including 5 years I spent leading the Legal Rights Center, a public interest law firm providing legal defense to those with nowhere else to turn.

In Congress, I have championed protections for workers and consumers, fought to expand access to affordable health care, supported reproductive rights and equal pay for women, and worked to expand greater opportunities for all.

As your next Attorney General, I will continue that work, and fight to protect the rights and freedoms of all. Minnesotans will always have a fighter on their side.

Keith Ellison has served the people of Minnesota in Congress since 2006, and is running for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination for Minnesota Attorney General.

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Insight News endorses Erin Murphy and Erin Maye-Quade for governor and lieutenant governor in Tuesday’s (Aug. 14) DFL primary.

Minnesota DFL’s endorsed candidates, Rep. Erin Murphy (DFL-64A) and Rep. Erin Maye-Quade (DFL-57A), are poised to make history if they can prevail in Tuesday’s (Aug. 14) primary election and again in November’s General Election.

While Minnesota is rare in the fact it has two women senators and a woman lieutenant governor, Minnesota has never elected a woman to lead the state as governor. And while Maye-Quade would be the ninth consecutive woman Murphy/Maye-Quade campaign

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Michelle Obama joins “When We All Vote” voter registration drive

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Former First Lady Michelle Obama is featured in a video along with celebrities Tom Hanks, Janelle Monáe, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and LinManuel Miranda to encourage people to register and vote.

In less than 100 days, the midterm elections that will either expand President Trump’s power or greatly restrict it, will take place on Nov. 6. There has

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama has joined several actors, musicians and professional athletes to encourage people to register and vote. In this photo she thanks U.S. Department of Agriculture employees for their service and dedication at the Jefferson Auditorium on May 3, 2013.

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Anton Vincent named CEO of Greencore USA Greencore Group, an international manufacturer of convenience foods, announced the appointment of Anton Vincent as CEO of Greencore USA, a subsidiary of UK-listed Greencore.

Vincent has more than 20 years’ leadership in the U.S. food manufacturing industry. He joins Greencore from General Mills, where he most recently was the president of its $3 billion U.S. Snacks division. He was a member of the corporate operating committee and board member of General Mills’ 301 Inc. Vincent’s early career experiences include leadership roles at MCI Telecommunications (now Verizon) and Fidelity Investments.

He is also a former Applebee’s International franchisee. Vincent graduated with an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and BBA in finance from Sam Houston State

University. Vincent is a native of Jackson, Miss.

Greencore Group supplies chilled, frozen and ambient foods to retailers and food service customers in the U.K. and U.S. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, it employs approximately 15,000 people in 28 manufacturing facilities across the globe. On average, it manufactures around 1.5 billion sandwiches, more than 600 million salad and lunch kits, and 140 million entrees every year.

Speaking about his new role, Vincent said, “Greencore has a differential value proposition that positions it as an invaluable partner in helping diverse, large scale customers innovate to serve rapidly evolving food values around the globe. The investment in the U.S. market is a key driver in Greencore’s global growth efforts and I’m excited to be a part of this growth focused, global organiza-

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Anton Vincent tion.”

Commenting on the appointment, Patrick Coveney, CEO of Greencore, said, “ Since February 2018, we have stabilized performance, refined our strategy and strengthened our team in the U.S. Anton will help us to build

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on momentum in the U.S., as we drive substantial growth and improve returns in our U.S. business.”

Vincent will lead Greencore U.S. from its U.S. headquarters in Chicago.

Joseph McGill (standing) spoke on Aug. 4 with a group touring former slave dwellings at Fort Snelling.

At Fort Snelling: McGill’s Slave Dwelling Project There are many ways that African-Americans, attempt to preserve history.

Books are published, stories are passed down, and there is study of history in classrooms. Joseph McGill works to preserve AfricanAmerican history in a rather peculiar way. He sleeps in slave cabins and related dwellings all over the country.

Despite studying English in college, history became

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McGill’s passion when he took a trip to Amsterdam; a shift he attributes to the experience of visiting the space where Anne Frank hid from the Germans.

He was heavily impacted at the thought of Frank and her family being forced to live so quietly in such a tiny space. It was the moment he realized that, whether good or bad, saving space is important so

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Transformation: Estes Project brings refreshing design, good architecture

By Randall Bradley Architect The new Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services at 2201 Plymouth Ave. N. in Minneapolis is near completion.

Construction work that will bring this building into its final configuration is still ongoing as workers are completing details on the roof for both coping/edging and equipment screening.

The roof needs these details for the building to present its best “finished” appearance to the community. This is a new facility that is going to be used by this neighborhood for a very long time. Because this business has been in existence for a long time, it seeks to continue to meet, and even exceed expectations for the services that it will provide.

There will be interconnected roof canopies along the west fa-

cade of the building. The canopy over the main entrance will be connected to the canopy over the entry doors of the west chapel. These canopies will then be connected by a canopy paralleling the “drop-off” area of the parking lot at the main entry.

Behind these canopies, at the west chapel, a new privacy fence is being erected to separate this meditative chapel garden from the public areas of the parking lot and the canopied walkways.

The sitework is ongoing, as of this writing. The curbs and the parking layout have been installed. The curb cut for the entry/exit to this new site layout, has been relocated from its former location as the connection to the alley. At the south end of the site, the alley has been turned 90 degrees to the west and now exits onto Queen Avenue North.

Trees, shrubs, soils and other landscape materials are currently being installed. This lot will hold

Estes Chaplain Bruce L. DeArmon, Sr. at Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services new facility, 2201 Plymouth Ave. N. Move-in should be complete by mid September. The existing facility across the street is slated for demolition October 1.

30 cars. That’s an increase over the current lot by 10 vehicles.

This is a contemporary building with an air of sophistication and calm that is totally enhanced and supported by the

activities within. The architectural features of this building can be seen in the selection and installation of the brick, stone, stucco, metal siding and crisp detailing and workmanship of

the contractor’s forces. The mix of these materials, the color selection, and the design of the site plan, various roof heights and clerestory windows, create the subtle, serene, comfortable and significant modern architectural style building that fits like a glove in this community.

Prairie School Architecture is a product of the Midwestern landscape. Its style is noted for its strong horizontal lines, flat roofs and grouped windows.

This building has all three of those features. This is a refreshing design and will bring pleasure to those of us who will get to behold it on a daily basis. This is good architecture, enjoy it.

Since July of 2017, architect Randall Bradley has been writing a multi-part series on the construction of the new development at the corners of Penn Avenue North and Plymouth Avenue North in Minneapolis.

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Agreements address disparities in suspensions The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (DHR) reached settlement agreements or tentative agreements with 39 of the charter schools or school districts to reduce disparities in suspensions and expulsions for students with disabilities and students of color for non-safety related incidents.

DHR signed settlement agreements with 34 of the charter schools and school districts to reduce disparities in suspensions and expulsions for students with disabilities and students of color and anticipate that agreements with most of the remaining districts and char-

ter schools will be finalized before the start of the school year.

“The Department would like to commend these schools and districts for taking on this important issue to ensure the next generation of Minnesota students have the opportunity to be in class, succeed and reach their educational goals,” said Commissioner Kevin Lindsey. “Parents and community members are eager to work with the schools and districts to collaboratively address this statewide issue.”

Last fall, DHR met with 43 Minnesota districts and charter schools after reviewing the most recent five years of public data

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reported by schools and districts to the Minnesota Department of Education’s Discipline Incident Reporting System (DIRS). DHR analysis of DIRS data showed that Minnesota’s rate of suspension is equal to or significantly higher than national rates. In Minnesota, students of color comprise 31 percent of the population, yet receive 66 percent of all suspensions and expulsions; students with disabilities comprise 14 percent of the population, yet receive 43 percent of all suspensions and expulsions.

DHR has finalized agreements with 34 districts and charter schools, including Best

Academy, Bloomington Public Schools, Brooklyn Center School District, Columbia Heights Public Schools, Duluth Public Schools, Eden Prairie Schools, Fridley School District, Hopkins Public Schools, Mastery Charter School, Minnesota Transitions Charter School, Mounds View Public Schools, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Public Schools, Richfield Public Schools, Robbinsdale Area Schools, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, St. Louis Park Public Schools, St. Paul City School, St. Paul Public Schools, South St. Paul Public Schools and Wayzata Public Schools.

Additionally, the Osseo Area Schools District addressed their agreement at its school board meeting July 30 and DHR is waiting for its signed agreement.

DHR has reached tentative agreements with five others and is expecting their boards to take action on their agreement in the next few weeks. Legal counsel for Anoka-Hennepin School District Edina Public Schools, Kipp Minnesota Charter School, Minneapolis Public Schools and Rochester Public Schools will all consider signing the agreement in the coming days.

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Stop Hate, Vote: NAACP urges millennials to vote “In this new era of xenophobia, neo-Nazism, white nationalism, and current efforts to take our

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent Thousands of people from across the country gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the 109th Annual NAACP Convention July 14 – July 18.

The theme of this year’s convention, Stop Hate, Vote, was right on target, given that the 2018 midterm elections are just a few months away. Panels and breakout sessions also focused on social justice and civil rights in the Trump Era; conversations NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson deemed “highly necessary.”

“As we begin to look at the critical landscape – with the increase in intolerance and hatred – we realize that the 2016 elections resulted in a new level of boldness for racists to display their racism,” Johnson said.

“The only way to counter that is to vote. Vote on the midterm elections, so that we can hold elected officials accountable and make sure that they implement positive change.”

The convention also included a career fair, educational seminars, workshops on public pol-

nation back to a darker and more dangerous time, I have come to San Antonio, Texas to say to the

NAACP and our allies, ‘the time has come to defeat hate.’ We call on voters, especially millennials

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During the group’s annual convention, Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, says that the only way to counter the new levels of racism associated with the Trump presidency is to vote icy, and a special hip-hop summit. Johnson also spoke about the importance of millennials and their community and political engagement.

“Millennials should understand that their role in democracy is the same as everyone else’s,” Johnson said. “We are African-Americans first and we owe it to our communities to use all of the tools necessary to better impact our society.”

Championing this effort, NAACP Chairman Leon Russell shared his own ideas during his annual convention address.

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Back-to-school health checklist

By North Memorial Staff While you’re searching for that superhero lunch box and those light-up sneakers before the start of school, remember to schedule your child’s wellness exam.

Kids need different health checks at different ages to stay their healthiest, and North Memorial Health can help you stay up-to-date on school requirements including immunizations, physicals and screenings. Back-to-school season is also a good time to address any questions or concerns you have about your child’s health and development.

Get your family ready for the new school year:

Back-to-school and sports physicals

You can check these off your list at the same time – just be sure to bring your school form along. Specific requirements vary by age, school and sport, but in general, physicals are designed to ensure your child is healthy and physically prepared to participate in activities. Physicals are also an opportunity to confidentially talk to teens about smoking, sexual activity and recreational drug use. Sports physicals include screening for injuries, underlying heart and breathing problems, as well as other health issues that can be dangerous to your student athlete.

Immunizations There are a series of immunizations required prior to starting kindergarten, as well as several for teenagers and adults. Check these immunization schedules for youth, teens and adults to ensure everyone is up-todate.

Vision and hearing Your child’s wellness exam will include a cursory vision and hearing screening.

Good vision and hearing are critical to excel in school, and changes are not always noticeable. If your child has recurring headaches when reading or online, sits too close to the television, or squints to see things, he or she could be experiencing vision issues.

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Wise divine advice by King Solomon the love of his life. He reveals a framework for getting everything you want out of life and more. Martinez now pastors a bi-lingual congregation at North Minneapolis’ New Generation Church. Available on Amazon.

Life Lessons

By Victor Armando Martinez www.AllYouWantBook.com

Editor’s note: Victor Martinez, a Henry High School student leader a little over a decade ago, shares a lifechanging message of life lessons he learned as he searched for

As I asked for wisdom, I heard that the book of Proverbs was full of wise, Godly advice; advice written mainly by the wise King Solomon himself.

I began to study the book of Proverbs so that I could become wise myself and have all those other things that come with it.

I found a verse in Proverbs that says, “Wisdom cries out on the

street for someone to listen.”

It was at that very moment that I realized that few people listen to God’s advice about life, love and everything in-between; few people really cared for His Wisdom and lived their lives the way they wanted; few people commit themselves into His care and allow Him to take the reins of their life and direct them.

Another verse in that particular book says, “He who lacks wisdom, he must ask, for God gives wisdom abundantly.”

That was it, the golden word I had been searching for, and I had found the secret. From then on, I chose to listen to God’s

word, live and tread in His laid down path and ask for Wisdom.

In fact, every day for the next 3 years was filled with “requesting wisdom.” I begged and cried out for God to give me Wisdom, to bestow and improve my thinking faculty; I wanted to please Him; to abide by His rules.

Something began to happen as I soaked in the word of God. My heart and mind began to see things differently. I began to improve and become a better person and to develop confidence in myself like I’ve never had before; the confidence that had eluded me for such a long time and which I had tried to build to

no avail on my own strength.

Fear and nervousness began to flee from my life and became things of the past; my relationship with God exploded into an active and passionate one in which we engaged each other as God would speak to me through His word and I would communicate with Him through prayer.

I began to trust God more and more with the dawning of every single day. I realized how much God actually loved me. All those stories I had heard about His love for me suddenly took on new meaning, I had a deeper understanding of Him and His love for me. The fact that he cares

about every issue in my life suddenly became quite glaring.

Because of this new-found confidence and wisdom, I was able to accumulate all of those accolades in High School. I become influential in my own circle of friends. In fact, I not only had real confidence I began to reach out to other students that were outcast; students that nobody talked to. I befriended them and encouraged them. I had made a 180-degree turn into a new life. God was granting my desires one at a time.

Sabios consejos divinos por el Rey Salomón Un extracto de mi libro, Lo Que Quieres por Víctor Armando Martínez www.AllYouWantBook.com El libro de Proverbios esta lleno de sabios consejos divinos; consejos escritos principalmente por aquel Rey sabio Salomón.

Empecé a estudiar el libro de Proverbios para poder ser sabio y lograr todas esas otras cosas que vienen por añadidura.

Encontré un versículo en Proverbios que dice:

“La sabiduría grita en las calles para que alguien la escuche”.

Fue en ese mismo momento que me di cuenta de que pocas personas escuchan los consejos de Dios sobre la vida, el amor y todo lo que está en el medio; pocas personas realmente se preocupan por Su Sabiduría y por el contrario viven sus vidas de la manera que quieren; pocas personas se comprometen a estar bajo Su cuidado y le permiten a Él tomar las riendas de su vida y dirigirlas. Otro versículo en ese libro en particular dice: “Aquel que carece de Sabiduría, debe pedírsela a Dios, porque él da Sabiduría en abundancia”.

Esa era la palabra de oro

que había estado buscando, y había encontrado el secreto.

A partir de entonces elegí escuchar la palabra de Dios, vivir y andar en el camino por Él establecido y pedir sabiduría. De hecho, todos los días durante los siguientes 3 años estuvieron llenos con solicitudes de Sabiduría. Supliqué y clamé a Dios para que me diera Sabiduría, para mejorar mi facultad de pensamiento; yo quería complacerlo; atenerme a sus reglas.

Algo comenzó a suceder cuando me empapé de la palabra de Dios. Mi corazón y mi mente comenzaron a ver las cosas de manera diferente. Empecé a convertirme en una mejor persona y desarrollar confianza en mí mismo como nunca

antes lo había hecho; tener esa confianza que me había sido esquiva durante tanto tiempo y que había intentado construir en vano con mis propias fuerzas.

El miedo y el nerviosismo comenzaron a huir de mi vida y se convirtieron en cosas del pasado; mi relación con Dios estalló en una relación activa y apasionada en la que nos relacionábamos mutuamente, ya que Dios me hablaba a través de su palabra y yo me comunicaba con él a través de la oración.

Empecé a confiar cada vez más en Dios con el amanecer de cada día. Me di cuenta de lo mucho que Dios me amaba.

Todas esas historias que había escuchado acerca de Su amor por mí, de repente adquirieron

un nuevo significado, tuve una comprensión más profunda de él y de su amor por mí, y el hecho de que él se preocupara por cada tema de mi vida de repente se volvió bastante evidente. Gracias a esta nueva confianza y Sabiduría, pude acumular todos esos elogios en la escuela secundaria. Me volví influyente en mi propio círculo de amigos. De hecho, no solo tenía una gran confianza, sino que comencé a acercarme a otros estudiantes rechazados, estudiantes con los que nadie hablaba. Me hice amigo de ellos y los alentaba. Hubo un giro de 180 grados en mi vida. Dios estaba concediendo mis deseos, uno a la vez.

Acknowledging that nearly 63 million Americans voted for the current president and that Black voter turnout declined, Russell still expressed hope for the future.

“Our hope is to vote out the hate and we need everyone to vote,” Russell said.

The NAACP also honored Willie Brown, San Francisco’s first Black mayor, with the Spingarn Medal, the organization’s most prestigious award. Former President Bill Clinton presented the award to Brown and paid tribute to the civil rights activist.

Dozens of millennials attended this year’s convention, much to the pleasure of former NAACP president and current National Newspaper Publishers Association president, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr.

“The NAACP is just as relevant today as it was 50 years ago,” Chavis said. “The potential that the organization has with these millennials is even greater. The NAACP literally has the opportunity to embrace these young lives and

thus be embraced, to create an even better, bolder organization for the lives of all people.”

This article was originally published at BlackPressUSA. com.

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Emperors Cut, a high-quality African-American cigar line

By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service As a young man, Greg Willis bonded with his father by sitting on the front porch with him and smoking a cigar.

He cherished that time, and, over the years, gained an affinity for robustos.

Those intimate father-son moments have come full circle for Willis, a Cox Automotive Media Solutions professional in Atlanta. He, and his four business partners, spent the past year developing a new high-quality cigar, which they predict will turn heads.

The result is the company Emperors Cut, which produces a medium-to-full-bodied cigar that the group plans to unveil.

For Willis, it is an ode to his dad, Robert, who died in 1996.

“For sure, my dad would be proud of what we have created – and he would enjoy it,” Willis, 54, said.

Each of his four partners, also professional men in their 50s, took different paths to become cigar aficionados. Maurice Holland, who lives in Suffolk, Va., enjoyed his first cigar on vacation in Jamaica 20

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years ago, he said. Since then, he has traveled extensively, always enjoying a variety of sticks along the way.

Darnell Streat met Willis while they were students at Norfolk State University in Virginia. He started smoking cigars about 15 years ago.

Greg Hurt said he has been into cigars since the 1990s and enjoys them as an opportunity to escape the rigors of everyday life.

Robert Howard, a Washington, D.C. lawyer, who discovered cigars last year, believed in the product and joined the group as an investor.

Streat, who connected the partners, had contemplated developing a line for years. Finally, he called Willis.

“He believed we could make it happen,” said Willis.

They spent considerable time researching the industry and domestic and international markets. The U.S. is responsible for little more than half of the $20 billion global cigar market. The group also learned about the handful of African-American-produced cigars in the market – including El Primer Mundo, Trilogy and Tres Lindas Cubanas. But the friends are confident their product can find its place, among African-Americans and cigar lovers in general.

They hired a veteran cigar roller in Miami and went through several incarnations of the product.

“The beauty of having so many experienced palates is

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Emperors Cut: Partners Greg Hurt, Darryl Redmond (friend), Greg Willis, Darnell Streat and Maurice Holland worked together to create a quality cigar line. (Not picture: Robert Howard) that we could articulate clearly what we wanted to accomplish in a stick and got it right with a few iterations,” said Holland.

Their first release is called Natural Pleasure, a puro, meaning the wrapper, binder and filler – the three leaves that make up a premium cigar – are all made from the same country of origin; in this case, Nicaragua. “It starts with pepper notes and evolves into a very smooth smoke with hints of coffee, cocoa and pepper,” Holland said. “It will to appeal to the most experienced cigar smokers while its flavor profile appeals to less experienced and new smokers (and) women smokers.”

The $10 price was intentional; they wanted a highquality but affordable cigar.

But getting where they are has

been a journey that tried their patience and resilience, particularly as African-American proprietors.

“Imagine the skepticism of Westerners teaching kung fu.

Given the art was created by Asians, the perception is they are best suited to advance the art,” said Holland. “Apply that (thinking) to cigars and Latin America. We know our product has to be on point to get over the frame of reference hurdle.”

Then there were the endless machinations to get licensed.

“The U.S. government does not make it easy for new players in the tobacco space. (It also was challenging) getting a seat at the table with smokers,” said Holland. “You have smokers who are not open to cigars outside their knowledge

zone. We want mind share (to influence experienced, knowledgeable smokers) and that remains our challenge in a mature market.”

The tobacco entrepreneurs were surprised to find that one of the most significant barriers was erected by the Food & Drug Administration. Started at the beginning of the month, The FDA began applying a regulation designed to make sure drugs are safe called “substantial equivalence,” to new tobacco products. This means the group cannot market its stogies until the FDA issues an order permitting their sale.

Given the backlog in applications, the FDA’s permission is not likely to come soon. This process pushed the partners to the brink of giving up, it was so arduous, Willis said.

power in Congress over the next two years of Trump’s presidency. The underlying urgency of Michelle Obama’s message is an unspoken aspect of her new registration effort.

The name of the new effort, “When We All Vote,” is also an indication that the former first lady is well

aware of the fact that higher voter turnout usually leads to Democratic victories at the polls. The effort is also a to challenge registered voters to participate in elections “both big and small.” Though the effort is billed as “nonpartisan,” the sense of urgency about the country’s direction

under Trump’s leadership is an unavoidable backdrop.

Several live events are also expected as part of the effort between now and election day.

Former President Barack Obama is expected to hit the campaign trail to assist Democrats who are looking to take back the House and Senate in 2019. On July 31, the former President announced that he is endorsing 81 Democratic candidates on the ballot this November. Many of the endorsements former President Obama has focused on were candidates who worked in his administration, like Colin Allred, Lauren Underwood and Richard Cordray.

The Obamas have been

“The cigar industry is extremely insular; they keep proprietary information close to their vest and are hesitant to new entrants,” added Willis.

“We experienced this but found a strategic partner that helped us navigate the complexity of ‘substantial equivalence’ and other nuanced matters. We understood substantial equivalence was a major hurdle but not insurmountable short-term. We did the due diligence by way of research to stay within the scope of (it).

Our blend does not fall outside the scope of the existing blends of our strategic partner.

Yet, our blend remains true to what we intended it to be.”

Howard, the lawyer, oversees “compliance with the myriad of laws governing the marketing and sales of cigars.”

Willis and Streat are hybrids, serving in various capacities of the business.

The friends invested “significant” funds to launch the company, Willis said, and will invest more capital into their marketing campaign, which includes distinctive packaging and distribution through their Nicaraguan partner.

They plan to produce 10,000 cigars to start and will market them through their website www.emperors-cut.com.

“Emperors Cut is a lifestyle brand synonymous with good times,” said Holland. “The smoker defines the good time; we just want to be their stick they know augments their fun.”

relatively quiet since departing the White House in early 2017, but that is likely to change. The former president and the former first lady’s launch of “When We All Vote” is likely to be only the first of several post White House efforts in which they will participate.

“I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity that’s broadly shared, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility, and the rule of law,” former president Obama wrote in his endorsement statement.

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that pieces of history can be preserved in those spaces.

The Slave Dwelling Project was created by McGill in 2010 with the intent to preserve pieces of history that are essential to telling the stories of our ancestors.

It was originally called the Slave Cabin Project. The change seemed necessary for McGill once he learned that slaves dwelled in many different places including the basements and attics of plantation houses. Through his journey, McGill has noticed there are many people who would prefer to wipe away history or rewrite it. He believes the best way to begin healing our country of its past is not to tear down these dwellings or repurpose them.

“We have to allow these spaces to evolve. All I ask is that they interpret the spaces” said McGill. “Tell the stories of the people who once inhabited those spaces and probably even built those spaces”.

The members of the Slave Dwelling Project have slept on plantations all over the country such as Fort Hill Plantation in South Carolina, Kingsley Plantation in Jacksonville, Fla. and the Evergreen Plantation in Louisiana, which was used to film the movie “Django.”

On Aug. 4 McGill and his team spent the night at

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Minnesota’s Fort Snelling.

Many Minnesotans recognize it solely as a military fort, but it is also where Dred Scott, his wife Harriet Scott, and 15-20 other AfricanAmericans lived and worked as enslaved people despite Minnesota being free territory.

This project and its founders have faced backlash from people who would prefer to erase this tragic period in American history. McGill has been subject to racist remarks and other forms of harassment over the years.

He has learned to gracefully brush off these statements and stay focused on the real goal.

“If you’re thin skinned, don’t take on projects like this” advises McGill. McGill rejects the idea that we have completely evolved from the past. “The political climate proves that we are not past it.”

This project has been going on for eight years and it leads to a very important question.

Where does the work end?

“I don’t know if there is an end,” said McGill.

“I can’t fix in my lifetime what it took so long for us (America) to get wrong.”

He said the best way to begin repairing what was broken is to commit to tell the whole story of history and allowing these spaces to assist us in discovering untold truths.

Latisha Townsend is an alumna of Minnesota State University, Mankato with a bachelor’s in communications.

She can be contacted at Townsendlatisha796@yahoo. com.

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Community Plymouth native aboard ballistic missile submarine

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Wyscaver Navy Office of Community Outreach SILVERDALE, Wash. – A 2016 Wayzata High School graduate and Plymouth native, Petty OďŹƒcer 3rd Class Michael Liller, a logistics specialist, is serving aboard one of the world’s most advanced ballistic missile submarines, USS Nebraska. Based at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington, not far from Seattle, USS Nebraska is one of

Candidates From 3 to serve as lieutenant governor, she would hold the distinction as the ďŹ rst African-American – man or woman – to serve in this capacity.

But Murphy and MayeQuade are not out just to make history, they have their sights set on transforming the state that has long been thought of as “progressive� but narrowly escaped going the way of Donald Trump in the November 2016 presidential election.

Murphy and Maye-Quade are

DHR From 5 The agreements with these school districts and charter schools are aimed at working collaboratively on the complex issues of developing student

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progressive proud of it. Within their platform they openly profess a desire to legalize marijuana for recreational use, but it is not a stance to curry favor with the party crowd. Their progressive stance is to bring about racial justice. As stated on their campaign website, criminal laws dealing with marijuana â€œâ€Ś unnecessarily create criminal penalties for non-violent oenders, too often People of Color.â€? Murphy went further to say, “I support recreational marijuana legalization that includes record expungement, a process for releasing nonviolent oenders, and support for them as they transition out of the criminal justice system.

discipline policies and practices that reduce out of school suspensions and expulsions, address disparities for students of color and students with disabilities and provide a safe and supportive school environment for all students and school employees. “We fully expect that, by the start of the new school year, we will have come to agreement with all of these districts and charter

14 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines in the Navy’s eet.

As a logistics specialist, Liller is responsible for ordering and providing supplies to all the departments onboard the submarine. “I enjoy the customer service aspect of my job and getting to know people,� said Liller. “My favorite part of serving onboard a submarine is being underway out at sea.�

Liller draws from lessons learned growing up in Plymouth. “I’ve learned the importance of customer service and using the skillsets I’ve learned growing up,� said Liller.

The Navy’s ballistic mis-

sile submarines, often referred to informally as “boomers,â€? serve as undetectable launch platforms for intercontinental ballistic missiles. They are designed speciďŹ cally for stealth, extended patrols and the precise delivery of missiles, and they are the only survivable leg of the nation’s strategic nuclear forces, which also include landbased missiles and aircraft.

Submarine sailors are among the most highly trained and skilled people in the Navy. The training is highly technical and each crew has to be able to operate, maintain, and repair every system or piece of equipment on

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schools,� said Lindsey. “These collaborative agreements aim to increase educational outcomes and reduce suspensions and expulsions for students of color and students with disabilities.

In Minnesota’s public schools, 39 percent of all of our public school students are children of color and that number is increasing every year. The number of students with disabilities is cur-

rently 14 percent and is rising.

If we don’t think smarter now, work together for solutions now, and strive to ensure that all kids have the chance to be successful in school now, our economy will suer as our children will not be ready for the future. Minnesota is engaging in this eort to give all students an equal opportunity to stay in class, succeed, and build skills. Our future and our

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board. Regardless of their specialty, everyone also has to learn how everything on the submarine works and how to respond in emergencies to become “qualiďŹ ed in submarinesâ€? and earn the right to wear the coveted gold or silver dolphins on their uniform. “The men and women from across our nation who volunteer for military service embody the fundamental values of honor, courage and sacriďŹ ce that are the bedrock of our republic,â€? said Rear Adm. Blake Converse, Commander, Submarine Group Nine. “They protect and defend America from above, below, and across the

world’s oceans. The entire nation should be extremely proud of the hard work that these sailors do every single day to support the critical mission of the Navy and the submarine force.�

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Liller and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs. “Serving to me is a family tradition and I’m proud to carry on the legacy,� said Liller.

I believe it’s important that we do that piece at the same time we legalize.�

Recognizing how people of color – in particular, AfricanAmericans – are criminalized for activities that are not being criminalized among whites and African-Americans are far more likely to have negative contact with the judicial system, Murphy and Maye-Quade support restorative voting rights for those who have served but are no longer serving felony time. “It is critical to our democracy that we restore the vote for Minnesotans who have served their time for felony convictions,� reads the platform for racial equity on the

Murphy/Maye-Quade website. “Voting is a sacred right and it is a powerful tool in building strong, powerful communities.�

Taking progressive stands on aordable housing (calling for $100 million annual funding to ensure aordable housing throughout the state), education (advocating for a more diverse teacher population and calling for free college for families making $150,000 or less a year) and raising the state minimum wage to $15, Murphy and Maye-Quade are best-suited to keep Minnesota on the path to prosperity for all.

shared success depend on it.�

In reviewing the Federal Civil Rights Data Collection and data in the recent report released by the Government Accountability OďŹƒce (GAO), MDHR found that nationally, Native-American students were ďŹ ve times more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white peers. In Minnesota, they are ten times more likely.

Nationally, African-American

students were three times more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white peers. In Minnesota, they are eight times more likely. Students of color were twice more likely to be suspended or expelled than their white peers. Students with disabilities were twice more likely to be suspended or expelled than their peers without disability.

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Autotune Karaoke Mortimer’s 2001 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis 9 p.m.

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Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out Live Target Center 600 1st Ave. N., Minneapolis 8 p.m.

Made popular on the coasts, Minneapolis now has an autotune karaoke night in South Minneapolis. Come out and act like you can sing.

Tuesday, Aug. 14 Monday, Aug. 13 – Sunday, Aug. 26

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

REGGAE One Love Movement Pimento Jamaican Kitchen 2524 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. $5 DJ Verb X will be in the house playing all your favorite reggae, 90’s hiphop, RnB and more every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

Wednesday, Aug. 15 REGGAE/DANCEHALL Reggae Dancehall Wednesdays The Red Sea 320 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis 6 p.m. – 2 a.m.

18-plus No cover This long running reggae/dancehall night takes place in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.

One of the most popular shows on MTV hits the Target Center tonight. Live comedy and “clap-backs” all night long.

Friday, Aug. 17 SOUL Jessica La’Rel Hill residence 9636 Jonathan Ln., Eden Prairie 6:30 p.m.

All ages $20 Jessica La’Rel’s 2016 debut EP, “Four Freedoms,” ranked #12 on the UK Soul Charts, and landed her opportunities to perform for Oprah Winfrey, Rep John Lewis and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. See her in this intimate venue as the Hills have opened up there home to make it a one-time concert venue.

Saturday, Aug. 18 BIKING History on Two Wheels Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy the city of Minneapolis as few people see it – on an overnight bike tour of sites of historical importance to

Minneapolis’ AfricanAmerican communities.

This unique, night-time perspective will be led by member of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota.

Sunday, Aug. 19 COMMUNITY GATHERING Mommy and Mini: A mother daughter event Crystal Community Center 4800 Douglas Dr. N., Minneapolis 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Take the time to appreciate the relationship that mothers and daughters have. Activities include cookie decorating, painting, a double-dutch contest and more.

Monday, Aug. 20 HEALTH/YOGA Kemetic Yoga by Floyd Williams Arubah Presents the Healing Center 5201 Bryant Ave. N., Minneapolis 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Four-time author Floyd Williams presents a weekly night of Yoga. He is certified in vinyasa and kemetic yogi.

Tuesday, Aug. 21 HIP-HOP Blackalicious 7th St Entry 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m.

18-plus $25-$28

MC Gift of Gab and DJ Chief Xcel were kings of the mid 2000s resurgence of Afrocentric hip-hop.

They return to Minneapolis in the 7th Street Entry.

Wednesday, Aug. 22 FILM MNTV 2018: On the Big Screen Walker Art Center 725 Vineland Pl., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

All ages No cover MNTV 2018 – two onehour programs of short works – will premiere on TPT in September. Join many of the filmmakers in the Walker Cinema for a free preview of selected short films. A reception follows.

Thursday, Aug. 23 DANCE Afrobeats Technique Thursdays Ragamala Dance Company 711 W. Lake St., Minneapolis 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Learn West African Afrobeats dance techniques on Thursdays at Ragamala Dance Company in South Minneapolis.

Friday, Aug. 24 HIP-HOP Lil Baby - Harder Than Ever Tour Varsity Theater 1308 4th St. S.E.,

Minneapolis 7 p.m. $29-$40 Atlanta’s Lil Baby has had a monstrous rise over the past year with co-signs from Quality Control Music (home of Migos and Lil Yachty). He’s in town at the Varsity.

Saturday, Aug. 25 DANCE NIGHT Pop Up! with Blowtorch, Keezy, AriAtari, Queen Duin and Adonia Icehouse 2528 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

21-plus $8 Dubbed a “with some of the best female and gender non-binary DJs in the Twin cities,” this will be a great night of sounds on Eat Street.

Sunday, Aug. 26 HIP-HOP Innocence Tour feat.

JayteKz The Red Sea 320 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis 7 p.m. $10-$60 Chicago born rapper JayteKz has a substantial following on YouTube through stark discussion on suicide, depression and the struggles of young people.

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