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Tim Walz:

A teacher in the governor’s mansion

Co-creating the future DFL Lt. Governor/Governor candidates Peggy Flanagan and Tim Walz Uchechukwu Iroegbu STO OR RYY 4

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Along with right wing Alpha News in pursuing sealed divorce records

Strib abandons Journalist’s Creed in Ellison reporting Insight News Editorial It is no accident that the very first amendment to the United States Constitution ensures the right to a free press.

But with that right comes great responsibility.

When doctors take the Hippocratic Oath, their first charge is to “do no harm.” In caring for a human life, the absolute first concern is, “Will this care hurt the patient more than it will help?”

If the answer to that question is in the affirmative, then the supposed “care” is aborted.

While there is no official oath taken among journalists, there is the “Journalist’s Creed.” A personal affirmation of journalism ethics, the “Journalist’s Creed” was written

by Walter Williams in 1914. The creed states: I believe in the profession of journalism.

I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of their responsibil-

ity, trustees for the public; that acceptance of a lesser service than the public service is betrayal of this trust.

I believe that clear thinking and clear statement, accuracy and fairness are fundamental to good journalism.

I believe that a journalist should write only what he holds in his heart to be true.

I believe that suppression of the news, for any consideration other than the welfare of society, is indefensible.

I believe that no one should write as a journalist what he would not say as a gentleman; that bribery by one’s own pocketbook is as much to be avoided as bribery by the pocketbook of another; that individual responsibility may not be escaped by pleading another’s instructions or another’s dividends.

I believe that advertising, news and editorial columns should alike serve the best interests of readers; that a single standard of helpful truth and cleanness should prevail for all; that the supreme test of good journalism is the measure of its public service.

I believe that the

Congressman Keith Ellison, DFL candidate for Minnesota Attorney General journalism which succeeds best — and best deserves success — fears God and honors Man; is stoutly independent, unmoved

by pride of opinion or greed of power, constructive, tolerant but never careless, self-controlled, patient, always respectful of its

Turning Silicon Valley into Melanin Valley

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor

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Wardlow, attorney for anti-LGBT hate group, trades in fear and lies in Attorney General run

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor

harry@insightnews.com The face of technology and entrepreneurship is changing.

It’s getting younger, more casual, more accessible.

It’s getting increasingly more familiar, with a more colloquial vernacular; and it’s also getting darker.

This was evidenced by the opening VIP panel of the inaugural Blacks in Technology Conference, more aptly titled BITCON. The conference was held in various locations throughout the Twin Cities, with the VIP opening panel inside the offices of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx at the Mayo Clinic Building in downtown Minneapolis.

During the more than one-hour session one thing was made abundantly clear; the game may be the same … maybe … but the rules have definitely changed.

“We (Black people) are absolutely changing the culture in technology,” said Chris Lafayette, a mixed reality architect and co-founder of The Armada. “When you think about it, Blacks have been driving culture for decades. And yes, technology has a diversity problem and the issue is many don’t see the problem. But remember, Starbucks didn’t think it had a diversity problem until it had to pay $12 million for a cup of coffee.”

The reference to Starbucks relates to a wellpublicized incident where two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for asking to use the bathroom while waiting on a business associate.

readers but always unafraid, is quickly indignant at injustice; is unswayed by the appeal of privilege or the clamor of the mob;

seeks to give every man a chance and, as far as law and honest wage and recognition of human brotherhood can make it so, an equal chance; is profoundly patriotic while sincerely promoting international good will and cementing world-comradeship; is a journalism of humanity, of and for today’s world.

In essence, the creed is much like the first obligation of a medical practitioner – do no harm. But in many ways, it goes for beyond the simplicity of doing no harm. It calls on journalists to “honor man” and be “never careless.”

In this duty, the Star Tribune and Alpha News have failed.

In a hotly contested race for Minnesota Attorney General, Democratic National Committee co-chair, Rep. Keith Ellison, is matched up against Republican Doug Wardlow. And while most outlets – including the Star Tribune – are focused on the true news of the race and bringing light to the policies and platforms of both candidates, there is another piece to this

harry@insightnews.com The father of modern political science, Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, believed it was better to be feared than loved.

Doug Wardlow, Republican candidate for Minnesota Attorney General and attorney for an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center considers a hate group against the LGBT community, seems to agree. A relative

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Chris Lafayette (left), a mixed reality architect and co-founder of The Armada, addresses fellow panelists and participants of the inaugural Blacks in Technology Conference, BITCON, held Oct. 10 - Oct. 13 in the Twin Cities.

Lafayette said though change is occurring in a variety of tech industries the push for greater access continues.

“I don’t want our children to marvel at a Marvel movie, ‘Black Panther,’ and marvel at the technology that made the film but think they cannot do it because they don’t see people who look like them in the industry,” said Lafayette.

Saron Yitbarek, CEO and founder of Code Newbie, said BITCON is about not just cracking through, but kicking in the door to careers in technology.

“I’m tired of just talking about diversity and inclusion,” said Yitbarek. “This con-

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ference is focused on being able to help people progress in their careers.

Yitbarek said in opening doors do so by whatever means necessary and that does not mean being quiet on a job in hopes of advancement.

“Too many people believe in meritocracy,” said Yitbarek.

“They believe if you do good work and keep their heads down they’ll advance. It doesn’t work like that. If you want to be seen, you have to be loud. And it doesn’t matter how you get in the door. Use whatever tool you have in your toolbox. Any card I have that’s historically kept me behind I use to my advantage.

You bet I’m going to use it. And

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once you get in the door you can have a seat at the table. You can flip the table over. You can redesign the whole system.”

But besides getting jobs in tech, Lafayette said he’s more interested in creating jobs in technology.

“I’m no longer satisfied when people who look like me get a job at Google and Apple,” said Lafayette. “I’ll be satisfied when people who look like me create a Google or Apple.”

BITCON brought Black tech professionals from around the nation to the Twin Cities for a four-day conference Oct. 10 – Oct. 13.

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Hennepin dismisses over 30 cases due to falsified search warrant An Eden Prairie police detective lied on a drug case search warrant and as a result, more than 30 cases will be dismissed by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.

David Brown, chief deputy county attorney told a news conference Friday morning that the cases had been charged but not completed as of Sept. 22, 2017. That is the date Eden Prairie Police Detective Travis Serafin filed with the court a search warrant that had been falsified.

“The fair trial of a defendant depends on complete truthfulness by everyone involved,” Brown said.

“That did not happen here.”

Commentary

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Travis Serafin As a result, 32 cases have been dismissed or in the

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Transformation: The community impact

By Randall Bradley Architect Change.

Here’s is an easy question. What is the impact of the new Thor and Estes buildings on Penn and Plymouth Avenues in North Minneapolis in your community? These buildings have been constructed, completed, occupied, and are now being utilized for their intended purposes.

How do you feel about the new construction, and whatever inconveniences you encountered?

Were those inconveniences worth the changes that you can now see, touch, taste, hear and smell?

What is the architectural design impact? These buildings are distinctly different in their styles and use of materials, textures and colors. The Thor building is a very strong representation of what we consider to be modern architecture. Strong bold lines. Continuous “ribbons”

of windows. Metal panels. Flat surfaces. Extensive use of glass.

Monolithic in its scale and placement on the site. All these features are consistent with the palette of modern architecture. We now have this very well-designed example in our community.

Juxtaposed to the Thor building is the new Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services, in its truly American “prairie school” style. Use of this architectural style always carries with it an inherent homage to Frank Lloyd Wright, its’ creator. The scale of this building is much more pedestrian and lends itself very appropriately to the activities that will be undertaken within its’ walls. The single story, albeit with its clerestory, long, low horizontal roof overhangs, grouped windows, and the masonry components are distinct features of this design.

This community now hosts a very rare urban design/ architectural reality. There might

Thor Company’s Regional Acceleration Center

Estes Funeral Chapel and Cremations Services

not be another place within Minneapolis that has two brand new high-profile distinct architectural design styles at one intersection.

These corners have moved this neighborhood into a significant urban design profile. Two new, well designed buildings, soon to be joined by a third (NorthPoint Health and Wellness expansion), and a new bus and rapid-transit system moves us into the 21st century mode of employment opportunities both within and beyond this community. The Northside is moving into new important and significant change; also known as transformation.

Finally, what is the financial/economic impact individually, upon you? How much of your personal finances have been positively or negatively affected by either of these projects?

I believe these projects may have the same ripple effect as throwing a rock in a pond. This may be the beginning of our community benefitting from additional inner-

city urban real estate development projects. A walk through many parts of South and Northeast Minneapolis will reveal a plethora of six-story mixed-use retail and residential housing projects. This seems to be the most popular and successful urban real estate model currently being pursued and achieved. We need to achieve this model. It would be good for us.

While a concise evaluation of all the above impacts would state that more new projects are needed here, I state this wish. Pursue the changes that need to occur for this community to transform its economic profile from today to tomorrow. Let’s take a risk. Let’s embrace the diminishment of poverty and chase economic diversity. Let’s add to the new reality of new construction with more new construction Let’s embrace the posture that moves this community into a healthier economic future.

Walz/Flanagan: Co-creating Minnesota’s future

By Al McFarlane Editor-in-Chief Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota DFL’s endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor, described the sharply conflicting visions separating the Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan ticket from Republicans Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom.

Addressing a packed fundraising event at the new Thor Regional Acceleration Center in North Minneapolis, Flanagan said the Republican campaign promotes the notion of scarcity – that there is not enough for everybody and that we need to be afraid of each other.

“They operate on the idea that some are in and others are out. But that is not the kind of Minnesota I want,” she said. Flanagan instead championed “‘One Minnesota’ built on hope and inclusion that does not mean we are

all the same but reflects our ability to work across lines of differences to make sure we all have what we need … where we co-create the future.”

She said that is why Minnesota needs a teacher in the Governor’s Mansion, referring to Congressman Tim Walz’ career as a high school teacher before entering electoral politics.

Walz described to the multi-ethnic supporters in attendance that this gathering is the antidote to White House driven divisiveness, race baiting and anti-immigration policies. Locally, he said, in at Wilmar debate with his opponent Johnson, the Republican nominee told a room of 200 or so white people, and one Somali woman immigrant, that we need to stop immigration because Somalis have not embraced the American dream and they are costing the state money; they are not helping the state. Walz said the young woman was crushed by the callous allegations and by the fact

Uchechukwu Iroegbu

Tim Walz Reflecting in front of The Obamas Conference Room at Thor Regional Acceleration Center. that her neighbors did not rise to challenge the xenophobic, racist statements.

Walz reflected on his memory of the spirituality of the 2009 Inauguration of Barack

Obama.

“He (Obama) pointed to a world that I would like my

children to live in,” said Walz.

“That is the world we can create today.”

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Film director John Whitehead screens ‘Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story’ at the Capri Theater untold story of how African and European Americans collaborated to create this earliest form of American popular music.

The screening takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broad-

way Ave., Minneapolis, with a discussion to follow.

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in advance at www.mspfilm.org or at the door the night of the show.

Director John Whitehead, an award-winning documentarian with

multiple regional Emmys, an HBO Films Producer Award, and a Corporation for Public Broadcasting award among others, will be on hand for the screening and discussion following the film.

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“Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story” tells of the Black origins of bluegrass while following Grammy-winning bluegrass band, Carolina Chocolate Drops.

The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, in collaboration with the Capri Theater and the Minnesota Historical Society, presents “Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story,” featuring the Grammy-winning bluegrass trio, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and the

Young student photographers Myesha Powell, Yash Manglick look at trauma Art is My Weapon in collaboration with the city of Minneapolis presents a youth led exhibition to address and combat trauma Oct. 25 – Oct. 28.

This exhibit seeks to spark conversations about trauma using photography as the artistic medium to tell the stories of real people who shared their stories with two youth photo journalists. Myesha Powell is a 17-year-old North Minne-

“Drained” by East Indian, Yash Manglick, a 15-year-old Edina High School student.

apolis resident and North Community High School senior.

Yash Mangalick is a 15-yearold Edina resident and student from India, who is a self-taught photographer. The two-youth interviewed youth and adults living in Minneapolis who have experienced trauma and captured their stories with photos to share with the greater public.

The exhibit is on display Oct. 25 – Oct. 28 at the Kennedy Artist Lofts, 2303 Kennedy St. N.E., Suite 410, Minneapolis with an opening night reception from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. The exhibit will be available for viewing Friday from noon until 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon until 4 p.m.

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Insight 2 Health I am Wonder Woman

By Carmen Robles Associate Editor In my birth mother’s neighborhood on Bergen Street in Brooklyn, N.Y., my brother Louie and I would go the corner candy store and read comic books all day long.

That’s how we learned to read English.

He, with his actionpacked knock ‘em down shoot ‘em up magazines and anything baseball. Me more into the modern romance, superhero saves the girl. Lois Lane waiting to exhale for Superman type stories. Wonder Woman was my all-time favorite. She was an Amazon, a warrior.

Participating and completing the 10-week Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge in 2015 gave me the stamina to fight, preserve and come out even better in the end. As I went through my recommended treatment for breast cancer, in my imagination I morphed into this powerhouse of a wonder woman. After all, the iconic character was portrayed by Lynda Carter; a Latina.

MamaBuelaSita is my interpretation of my battle against breast cancer, obesity and inactivity. This hot tamale grandma (or in my case a hot Puerto Rican pastelillo…meat pie) is a slayer of breast cancer.

This abuela (grandmother) is looking so mamasita (a babe) all due to the vigorous, strenuous physical, nutritional, mental and emotional transformation of the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge.

Battling breast cancer was a tough road. I’m humbled to be called a warrior; that I have courage and strength. The truth is, I had none of those qualities.

I was a puddle of fear, despair,

Participants and instructors of the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge celebrate their achievement of finishing the latest round of the 10-week fitness challenge.

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hopelessness and regrets. The list goes on.

I stood firmly on the shoulder so those before me and I honor that blessing. I also honor the blessing of being a

writer … a story teller. Having a platform such as Insight News helps soothe the fear of the word “cancer,” which for me is an even bigger blessing.

Often in life we meet people that have great intentions, but for some reason they seem to constantly fall short of things they say they will accomplish.

Young adults often come to me asking for mentorship and advice, but very few follow through on the advice given. I am sure it’s the same way for doctors and teachers, that dish out life-changing advice only to be fully followed by a few.

As a pastor, I have learned the value of finishing the work you start. Sometimes it means working overtime on a relationship that you are trying to save. Maybe it’s a business you have started and find it hard to stay encouraged and inspired.

Maybe you want to better your health but find it hard to wake up at 5:40 a.m. to work out. What-

ever it is, finishing is key.

See, most people do not realize the value of finishing. Finishing creates a habit that creates legacies that can last for generations. Finishing is good for your mental health because it gives you a healthy sense of accomplishment and happiness. Finishing motivates others around you to do better in their own lives. Finishing can make you more money. Finishing attracts other finishers, who become your friends.

This is my third session of the Insight 2 Health Fitness Challenge, and I feel better now than I have in the past 15 years. My mind is so fresh that it is starting to think farther down the line. Maybe it’s a body building competition, maybe it’s me dressing up in spandex to take a photo shot as superman. The options are endless. The best part of finishing for me is the fact that my wife is at my side as a participant of the challenge to finish as well.

I remember dragging myself every morning. “I don’t want to go workout today,” I would say, only to find myself walking into the workout room like a zombie. However, the moment I came in that room, everything changed. The energy in that room woke up all my senses and I was ready to hit it hard.

I want to give one pieces of advice to all those that struggle finishing. This advice has helped me to become a finisher.

Convince your mind that the pain of the process has already been lived though. This way, when the pain comes, you tell yourself that you already lived through it. Think of it this way. When you take out a loan, you know that you owe it, you already convinced yourself that you are paying the loan off. So, when your payment comes due, its easy because the feeling of paying has already happened in your mind.

Minnesota communities will share $33 million to provide mental health care to kids The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has awarded 57 mental health providers a total of $33 million – $11 million per year for

three years – to bring mental health services to over half of Minnesota schools.

Minnesota’s SchoolLinked Mental Health pro-

gram hopes to help providers identify mental health needs early, make services available to more children in need, and improve outcomes for children and youth with a mental health diagnosis. Services include assessment, treatment and care coordination, teacher consultation and school-wide trainings.

DHS officials say placing children’s mental health services in schools provides an opportunity for mental health promotion, prevention and early identifica-

tion and intervention in a place that is familiar and comfortable for them and their families.

“School-linked mental health services meet kids where they are at,” said Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper. “These grants will help us provide needed services to those in need, which is good for parents and kids.”

The School-Linked Mental Health Program began in 2006 and has since expanded to

serve schools in 83 of Minnesota’s 87 counties. Over the previous five-year grant that ended in June, 15,000 students received mental health services from 953 school programs in 287 school districts across the state.

Piper says the program has proven particularly effective in reaching children who have never accessed mental health services, and many children with mental illness are first identified through this program.

“We know that un-

treated mental health issues make it harder for kids to learn,” added Piper. “Children need a good start, and if they get the right help at the right time, they can be successful in school and in life.”

A full list of grantees is available on the DHS website, www.mn.gov/dhs, along with more information about the School-Linked Mental Health program.

Americans urged to get flu shots following record-breaking flu season PHILADELPHIA – Last year’s flu season was one of the worst in more than a decade, resulting in a “highseverity” classification that saw 172 reported child deaths and 19 consecutive weeks of record-breaking flu hospitalizations nationwide.

To avoid another hard-hitting season, healthcare professionals are encouraging people to get flu shots, yet there is a concern that some groups might not take heed to the warning.

According to a 2017 report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AfricanAmericans nationwide were less likely to get a flu shot than white Americans amid concerns of side effects and efficacy. The CDC study, which included 800 white and 800 African Americans participants, found that only 41 percent of African-

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The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging adults to get vaccinated for the fl u and other contagious diseases.

American adults received the flu shot compared with 47 percent of white adults.

A separate CDC report shows that the rate of Hispanic adults is even lower – just 39 percent.

“It’s clear that there is a need for healthcare professionals to make every effort to create environments

where patients feel valued, believe they are getting access to the best treatment possible and have faith in the advice of their providers, especially when it comes to preventing the flu,” said Dr. Andrea Gelzer, senior vice president of medical affairs with AmeriHealth Caritas. “When groups of people

choose to forgo getting vaccinated, there is an increased likelihood of health disparities that can cause serious and even fatal consequences.”

Gelzer believes health care professionals must help patients understand the benefits of getting a flu vaccination and work to ensure that any concerns and misperceptions are addressed. She stressed that having a primary care physician who can provide accurate and helpful information is essential.

Flu season generally starts as early as October and can run through May. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the United States between December and February. According to the CDC, influenza kills between 12,000 and 49,000 people every year and can send more than 700,000 people to the hospital.

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We need a champion for civil rights as our next attorney general

Commentary by Dr. Josie Johnson Throughout my life, I have seen great advances in the cause of civil rights. I have been honored to work alongside many other community activists, leaders and elected oďŹƒcials to achieve some of those steps – including passage of Minnesota’s landmark anti-discrimination laws in the 1950s and 1960s.

Now, with the future of civil rights increasingly uncertain in our fraught national political environment, we need strong state leaders who can enforce civil rights and consumer protection laws to make our economy, and our society, work better for everyone.

That is why I am proud to support Keith Ellison for attorney general. Over a decade in Congress and 16 years as a public defense attorney, Keith is a critical thinker who has always worked to expand democracy and make our government work better for the people it serves. He has been a leader in the defense of civil rights and justice in our economy.

I understand there

Dr. Josie Johnson have been questions for some Minnesotans about the allegation raised by Keith’s former partner.

Across the country, survivors are bravely speaking up about the abuse and assault that has been

all too common across income levels, races and religious beliefs. When powerful men are accused of something, they often think their wealth and power will shield them from any consequences. Time and again, we’ve seen these men demand we ignore the claims of women and refuse to investigate the allegations.

I am proud to say there has been one exception to this rule; Keith Ellison. Keith has requested a bipartisan Congressional investigation of the claim against him, even after initial investigations found the claim unsubstantiated. And even as Republican politicians and dark money groups work to exploit Keith’s race and religious beliefs to cast doubt on him, he has insisted we listen and ďŹ nd out the facts.

That Keith’s race and religion are being used by Republicans to try to distract and divide us should come as no surprise. They are working hard to elect Keith’s opponent, Doug Wardlow, who has promised to use the oďŹƒce to enrich and empower corporate interests while devastating the civil rights of Minnesotans and protections for our families.

Wardlow would be a disaster for civil rights in Minnesota. For the past four years, he has worked for an organization labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, for their extreme anti-LGBT views. In this position, he was legal counsel for a group that has worked to block marriage equality and legalize discrimination at private businesses. When confronted about his work with this organization, Wardlow has defended the group and attempted to smear the Southern Poverty Law Center as “discredited,� despite its decades of work to ensure that the promise of the Civil Rights Movement would become a reality for all.

But Wardlow’s attacks on civil rights run even deeper. He has long supported discriminatory measures to reduce voter participation in Minnesota, including the failed voter ID amendment in 2012, which he defended by suggesting that Minnesotans are not born with the innate right to vote. He has doubled down on this position, and has promised to use the attorney general’s oďŹƒce to replicate President

Trump’s discredited “voter fraud commission,â€? using the powers of the attorney general’s oďŹƒce to reduce voting in a way that makes Minnesota “more red.â€?

If there is any question what Wardlow means when he says this, he stated clearly that he does not believe there should be any law based on ethnicity or race. With views like these, Minnesotans cannot trust Wardlow to fairly enforce Minnesota’s robust employment discrimination laws, housing discrimination laws, and other equal rights protections which so many have fought so hard for over generations, including myself.

Luckily, Minnesotans have a clear choice for a champion for civil rights and equal opportunity for all. In Congress, Keith has always stood with us, even when Republicans and special interest groups have come for him. Now they are coming for Keith again, to try to distract and divide us based on race and religion.

This November, I urge all Minnesotans to vote for Keith Ellison for attorney general, for aordable health care, a fair economy and equal opportunity for all.

Jack and Jill of America donates to Sanneh Foundation The Mid-Western Region of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., recently participated in Mid-Western Region Fall Area Workday Clusters at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington.

The Illinois Area Fall Area Workday Cluster, hosted by the City of Lakes Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is the ďŹ rst of two annual fall events hosted across the region. The weekend event brought together more than 250 mother members, and their 86 teenagers representing chapters and provisional groups across

Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin, for workshops focused on community service, leadership, diverse programming, and legislative advocacy.

The Mid-Western Region worked with the Minneapolis-based Sanneh Foundation, to provide monetary support for inner city youth athletic camps.

The Sanneh Foundation founded in 2003, empowers youth by promoting educational attainment through in-school and afterschool support.

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the City of Lakes Chapter is made of 54 mothers in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.

Collectively with the attendees of the Fall Area Workday Cluster, the chapter raised $2,100 to support the Sanneh Foundation. “We are proud to partner with the Sanneh Foundation this weekend, in supporting and empowering the Minneapolis community.

The positive impact on youth is core to the mission of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - improving the lives of all children� said Vanessa Williams, regional director,

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Tony Sanneh (second from the left), founder of the Sanneh Foundation, accepts a $2,100 check from member of the MidWestern Region of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. during an Oct. 13 ceremony at the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington.

Mid-Western Regional, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. “My mother played a great role in my life and there is nothing greater than the bond between mother and child, so the essence of this organization is powerful,� said Tony Sanneh, former professional soccer player and founder of the Sanneh Foundation. “Being chosen by young people and mothers as a recipient is truly an honor and a gift. And to have that validation makes me feel comforted in knowing that with what I’m doing I’m on the right path.�

‘Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello’ goes on tour

By Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service DALLAS – “Even boys 10 to 16 years old felt the whip. There was no such thing as a good slave owner� – Tom Nash, Monticello tour guide.

Gayle Jessup White strolled through a poignant exhibit about slavery while processing her complex past.

Many of her ancestors were enslaved by Thomas Jefferson. White, who says she is a descendent of Jeerson and Sally Hemings, the enslaved women who had six children by Jeerson, helped bring the exhibition, “Slavery at Jeerson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,â€? to Dallas. “This is a story about my family,â€? said Jessup White, who is the community engagement oďŹƒcer at Jeerson’s Virginia home, Monticello. “This exhibit humanizes people. You will see tools that were used by enslaved people, people who were cast aside, people who were left behind, but these people were the backbone of America.â€?

The exhibition tells the story of slavery at Monticello – Jeerson’s 5,000-acre Virginia

plantation – from the perspective of six families who were enslaved there for more than 80 years. White notes the irony that we know so much about them because Jeerson, the primary author of The Declaration of Independence, “took such copious notesâ€? on his land and slaves.

More than 300 artifacts, works of art and documents representing Jeerson’s Monticello, will be on display at the African American Museum in Dallas from Sept. 22 to Dec. 31.

The exhibit, which premiered at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, breaks new ground by focusing in more detail on the life of Hemings who was enslaved with an estimated 400 men, women and children who labored on Jeerson’s plantation. Some of the artifacts that appear in the exhibit include nails made by the enslaved families, which became an extremely proďŹ table industry for Jeerson, a hand-carved tombstone, china and pottery owned by the enslaved families.

Some of Jeerson’s items on display include a ďŹ nely carved chess set, his eyeglasses and bookstand. There is also a medicine bottle from Paris that may have been brought back

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The exhibit features a special display about Hemings, one of the most famous AfricanAmerican women in American history. Jeerson fathered at least six children with Hemings, White said. “We’ve given back to Sally Hemings her humanity,â€? Jessup White said. “We want visitors to understand Sally Hemings as a person through her family roles as a mother, daughter and sister. We’re not just talking about Thomas Jeerson and his family, we’re telling powerful stories about the enslaved people and their families, too.â€?

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DNA testing shows the Taylor family descendants are her third and fourth cousins.

Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor of The Potter’s House and an honorary co-chair of the Dallas exhibit, said Jeerson was a deeply conicted man. “You know, it’s interesting, as I was walking around museum, reading some of the quotes that were attributed to Jeerson, the conict that he had while being an advocate for emancipation on one hand, yet he was a slave owner on the other,â€?

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Dr. Harry Robinson, president and CEO of Dallas’ African American Museum, said Dallas residents – Black and white – can beneďŹ t from the exhibit. “Dallas is sometimes considered a cultural outpost and when we established this museum, we were trying to ďŹ ll the void,â€? Robinson said. “This exhibition will help us bring about discussions of (racial) issues that we have been dodging for some time.â€?

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White said she wants people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to tour the exhibit to gain a deeper understanding of Hemings and other enslaved families who lived and worked on Jeerson’s plantation. “This is an American story because these enslaved people helped shape America,â€? she said. “This exhibit is a big deal. There is lots to see, lots to take in, and lots to learn.â€?

After Dallas, the show will travel to other cities including Detroit and Richmond.

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Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr announces Raise the Barr scholarship recipients LOS ANGELES –Three-time NFL Pro-Bowler, Minnesota Viking, Anthony Barr announced the newest single parents to receive 2018/2019 tuition scholarships from Raise the Barr.

Recipients are Jamie Schultz, mother of two, attending the University of Minnesota, Katie Her, mother of four, attending University of Northwestern, Judy Yang, mother of two attending Herzing Univer-

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Not long after Ellison announced his intentions to run for attorney general, Ellison’s ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan, made horrific claims of physical violence on the part of Ellison. She even claimed to have video evidence to corroborate her boasts. Ellison has steadfastly denied the allegations and

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sity and A’Bryna Ware, mother of one attending the University of Minnesota.

Raise the Barr is accepting scholarship applications from single parents in Minnesota and California until Nov. 15. Raise the Barr also provides emergency grants to single parents in partnership with local charities. Applications for both opportunities are available online at www.RaisetheBarr.org.

Barr, raised by a single mother, founded Raise the Barr in 2016 to help break the cycle of poverty for single parent families by providing access to post-secondary education. According to the Institute of Women’s Policy Research, 11 percent of all undergraduate students are raising children without a partner. Raise the Barr has provided 12 scholarships in excess of $48,000 in tuition and

childcare support since 2016.

To support Raise the Barr and its beneficiaries, fans can pledge to donate per tackle that Barr makes this season at www.pledgeit.org/raisingthebarr. Raise the Barr and its partner charity, Jeremiah Program Minneapolis, are jointly holding this online campaign to raise funds to support single parent scholars and their children.

called for – and cooperated with – multiple investigations of the claim. Those investigations concluded no such abuse occurred.

Furthermore, the tape Monahan claims to have has yet to see public light. Ellison has said it will never be seen because it does not exist, as no such acts occurred.

Not satisfied with independent conclusion, the Star Tribune and Alpha News sued to unseal divorce records of Ellison and his ex-wife, Kim Ellison. Both Ellisons protested to the unsealing. It should be noted, there was never an al-

legation made by Kim Ellison of domestic abuse, physical violence or other forms of abuse against Keith Ellison. Yes, journalists have a duty to investigate and oftentimes dig deep. There is also a time to step away from the shovel.

With allegations such as these, it is in fact the duty of journalists to rigorously investigate and report – without bias, nor foregone conclusion.

In that aspect, Alpha News, a far rightwing online outfit that was largely unheard-of until recently, has failed. But to be fair to Alpha News, it is not expected to be a beacon of light, as it tends to peddle in quasi-racists and Xenophobic rhetoric. But do not just take us at our word … take them at theirs.

“‘Diversity’ is a cancer that has metastasized throughout America and the world. It’s (sic) effects are uniformly harmful because ‘diversity’ can’t exist without affirmative action, a racism deemed acceptable by the elites,” wrote John Gilmore in a Sept. 8 piece for Alpha.

Again, little in terms of ethical fair play is expected of this fringe outfit, so little more ink shall we dedicate to it on this matter.

The Star Tribune, one would expect, would not be aligned with Alpha News, But the Star Tribune did in fact align itself with the rightwing fringe outfit in suing to open the divorce records of Keith Ellison and Kim Ellison with no basis for its relevance in the matter of

assault. The two outfits simply wanted to go fishing in hopes of catching a prize marlin. What they got instead was catfished by whomever convinced them there was a treasure inside. Sadly, for Kim Ellison, for her children … even for Keith Ellison, what was revealed were the most personal of details surrounding a woman in the throws of a serious health battle following the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

The records detailed her more than understandable battles with depression and other tawdry details that an outfit such as the National Enquirer would fawn over but are certainly not the details a supposed reputable daily newspaper would be after.

It causes one to wonder, what’s the true motivation here?

Now in all of the Star Tribune’s reporting on the allegations of assault being made

by Monahan, a key fact has not been reported. This is that Monahan’s attorney is Andrew Parker; a close friend and former employer of Ellison’s opponent, Wardlow. There’s no reporting on the part of the Star Tribune that possibly … quite possibly, the allegations could have a political motive, or at the very least Monahan is a pawn in a political game.

Throughout the world, journalists and the profession are under attack. We are demonized and vilified. We are called fake news. The Star Tribune and Alpha News, in this instance, didn’t do our profession any favors.

investigation. While executing the search warrant, officers recovered heroin and some fentanyl from Holmes’ house and a much smaller amount of drugs from a car. This office charged Holmes with first-degree drug sale and third-degree murder in the death of someone to whom he sold the heroin, Brown said.

The assistant Hennepin County attorney and paralegal had the search warrant for the house, but didn’t see one for the car. They asked for it and a week later, Serafin sent a search warrant that was identical to the original, including the judge’s signature, except the first page included language for searching any vehicles at the property.

In mid-January, the defendant’s attorney raised issues about

evidence in the case and requested a hearing. One of the issues was why there were two search warrants. The prosecutor asked Detective Serafin to write a supplemental report answering that question, Brown said.

At the hearing in late February, Serafin was required to testify about the two search warrants. Brown said, the judge indicated he intended to suppress the search warrants.

On March 16, the defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree drug sale and the third-degree murder charge was to be dropped and it was agreed he would receive a lesser sentence.

However, the judge who heard Serafin testify was concerned about its truthfulness. He sent a copy of the transcript and of the two search warrants to the Eden Prairie Police chief on March 29.

The department began an investigation and a later examination of the detective’s computer showed that a week after the search warrant for only the house was signed by a judge and after paralegal asked for the car search warrant, Detective Serafin created a new front page and apparently attached it to a copy of the original, signed search warrant.

Clearly, the original search warrant did not allow the search of the car and anything taken from the car was illegally obtained, Brown said. The Eden Prairie Police Department then moved through its disciplinary process.

Subsequently, the discipline against Detective Serafin was sustained and not long after, the information supporting a conclusion that the search warrant and testimony were untruthful and not a mistake was sent to the county attorney’s office.

“Two of our managing attorneys reviewed the police file,” Brown said. “We then took the following steps. First, we have sent the police file to another county attorney’s office in Minnesota to review it for pos-

sible criminal charges against the detective. Second, we contacted the lawyer for the defendant whose house was searched and made him aware of what had happened. Third, we have gone through all of our cases that were not completed before Sept. 22, 2017 looking for any in which Detective Serafin was a critical witness to the case.”

Where Serafin was a critical witness, five cases had already been sent to diversion so those will simply be dismissed, and the court record expunged. Letters to the defense lawyers in 17 cases will be sent inviting them to make a motion to vacate the conviction and Hennepin County will then dismiss those cases Hennepin County has canceled four active warrants and will dismiss those cases, Brown said.

In addition, there are approximately 14 cases where prosecutors believe Serafin was only a peripheral witness.

Three of those cases had been sent to diversion so they will be dismissed and the court record expunged. For the remaining 11 cases letters will be sent to the defense lawyers advising them of this misconduct.

“Detective Serafin’s behavior was wrong and inexcusable,” Brown said. “It also is baffling to us, because the legal search of the home provided more than enough evidence for our case and if he had been honest, we would simply have agreed to have the drugs from the car be removed from consideration in those cases. The fair trial of a defendant depends on complete truthfulness by everyone involved. That did not happen here. Eden Prairie Police leadership has stood up to the plate and acknowledged the wrong doing of Detective Serafin. They immediately launched a thorough internal investigation, disciplined Detective Serafin and informed the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office of their findings.”

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process of being dismissed because Serafin was a critical witness. In additions, there are another 11 cases where Serafin was a peripheral witness and the defense lawyers have been contacted.

Of those cases three of them involved men who are in prison. Torrance Gray, Sean Cole and Timothy Holmes, who was the subject of the investigation where the falsified search warrant was used.

In the case of Holmes, Serafin obtained a search warrant for a house as part of a drug

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Wardlow From 3 unknown (seven out of 10 voters did not recognize his name in an MPR/Star Tribune poll released Sept. 18) the former state representative is not trying to boost his profile among voters, but rather boost voters’ fears about his opponent, Rep. Keith Ellison. Days before Halloween, the claims some would consider “spooky” are familiar ones made by Republicans throughout the nation, but the question is how well will they play in a state that prides itself on progressiveness and inclusion?

Wardlow, who has aligned himself with President Donald Trump, is running mostly negative attack ads against his opponent, Ellison; and while on the stump, he is stirring up fears regarding illegal voting, illegal immigrants, crime, welfare fraud, curtailing of gun rights and other popular (and often successful) Republican talking points that tend to resonate with

rural white voters. But many of the claims Wardlow is making are without merit. One seems to be completely fraudulent.

On June 1 Wardlow was speaking with conservative radio host Brad Bennett and made the claim there is “widespread” voter fraud in Minnesota … and in Ramsey County in particular.

“In Ramsey County they send validations to check and see if people are registered, and just in this past election, so people who registered a year prior to the election; 7,000 got returned undeliverable,” said Wardlow. “So that’s one edition at least of fraud.”

The problem is, according to Ramsey County elections manager Joe Mansky that statement is an outright lie.

He said he does not know how Wardlow came up with such an astonishing claim, and he said he is aware of an infinitesimal number of cases of voter fraud in Ramsey County. In fact, there were only 11 convictions statewide of people voting illegally in the 2016 general election according to the

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Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery showcases a visual history of church hats in new exhibit The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) will present an art exhibition featuring two local artists centered around the African-American fashion known as “church hats.”

The exhibition titled “Grace” will run from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31 at MAAHMG, 1256 Penn Ave. N., inside the Regional Acceleration Center/ Copeland Arts and Training Center.

“Grace” tells the visual story of African-American women wearing hats, often called church hats, which has

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cultural and spiritual significance in the Black community.

The exhibition features photography by Walter Griffin and paintings by Beverly Tipton Hammond. The exhibition also includes a collection of hats provided by Kevin Henderson of Mr. H’s hats.

Griffin’s work includes photographs of jazz musicians, cityscapes, cultural events, trees, dancers and the seasons of life, which create a universal visual history.

Hammond is a writer, ordained elder, dancer, choreographer, visual artist, singer and song-

Obituary: Kimiki Kajuana Pitchford Ms. Kimiki Kajuana “Mickey” Pitchford of Minneapolis passed away Oct. 2.

Pitchford was born Aug. 11, 1973 in Chicago. She attended the public schools of Cook County, Ill. At an early age she professed her faith in Jesus Christ and was a member of Inner Center Church of Minneapolis.

Pitchford was an expressively creative person who loved to create beauty through her love of fashion, design, interior decorating and jewelry making.

Pitchford was pre-

ceded in death by her father, John Joshua Pitchford; grandmother, Barbara Leake and grandfather, William Bausal.

Her life will forever be cherished in the lives of her three children, Kimesha Boyd, Dejounte Straub and Jomajanae White, her mother, Louvanda Bausal, her brothers, Robert Leake, and Rashaud Boyd, one grandson, Justice Barner, all of Minneapolis, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

She will forever remain in the lives of all who knew her and loved her.

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those were felons who believed they were eligible to vote.”

And those felons were in counties in Greater Minnesota, typically more rural and more white areas.

Being aligned with Trump, who touts the conspiracy of voter fraud, Wardlow said one of the first things he would do if elected is immediately pull attorneys off lawsuits filed against the Trump administration. Those lawsuits include one over cuts in federal healthcare and another

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“It’s (illegal voting) is almost nonexistent,” said Ben Petok, communications director for Secretary of State Steve Simon. “In the general election of 2016 we had almost 3 million ballots cast and only 11 were done so illegally. And most of

writer. She began painting 12 years ago and has more than 80 paintings in acrylic on canvas and wood. Her work has been featured in Hennepin County exhibitions, and the Women’s Hat Luncheon.

An opening reception with the artists will be

held Nov. 1, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. MAAHMG is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Admission is free. For more information go to www.maahmg. org.

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Kimiki Kajuana Pitchford “Mickey” to reunify children with parents separated while trying to legally seek asylum in the U.S. In addition, Wardlow touts his hard-right stance on immigration and picked a fight with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for requiring all police vehicles to have a sticker in both English and Spanish advising people of their rights regarding ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Wardlow’s campaign manager, Billy Grant, called the decision

by Frey, “disappointing.”

What some find disappointing about Wardlow is his work with the Alliance Defending Freedom. Deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Alliance Defending Freedom because of its anti-LGBT stance the Alliance campaigns and litigates against what it calls a “homosexual agenda.” Wardlow is an attorney for the Alliance.

Insight News reached out to Wardlow by phone to get comment for this story, but our efforts were unsuccessful.

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Tiffany Pollard

Monday, Oct. 22– Sunday, Nov. 4

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

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

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

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

MovementWise is an invigorating, community-oriented dance class for adults 50-plus who love a healthy, active lifestyle.

MovementWise participants explore a wide variety of dance forms, from social dance and modern to ballet and percussive dance.

Thursday, Oct. 25 HIP-HOP Hobo Junction and the Lovemakers Varsity Theater 1308 4th St SE, Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. $35-$40 After a performance for NPRs Tiny Desk Contest went viral, Hobo Junction is now featured on Ones to Watch.

Friday, Oct. 26 DRAG

MovementWise – Fall Class Series The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. $10

Sunday, Oct. 28 READING

Tank and the Bangas and Big Freedia First Avenue 701 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis 7 p.m.

Check out NPR Tiny Desk viral sensations Tank and the Bangas and Big Freedia with special guest Naughty Professor.

Mature audience $11

Hometown star singer and songwriter Mayda celebrates the release of her new album, “MRDR PxP” with the help of her band, Rocksteady Breakfast and Lady Midnight.

Sunday, Nov. 4

Flip Phone presents its popular drag brunch; this time channeling the spirits of rapper Nicki Minaj and singer Kesha.

Saturday, Nov. 3 DRAG Kesha and Nicki Minaj Drag Brunch Union Rooftop 731 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

THEATER “Waafrika 123” Minnsky Theatre 1517 Central Ave. N.E., Minneapolis 2 p.m. $5-$25 “Waafrika 123,” a play written by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko and directed by Lisa Marie Brimmer, looks at the idea of queer identity in 1992 Kenya.

Chai and Chill - A Different Kind of Poetry Reading Bordertown Coffee 315 16th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Brockhampton The Armory 500 6th St. S., Minneapolis 7:30 p.m.

All ages $37-$47

The Twin Cities’ most anticipated Halloween party is back. Scary, Sexy, Cool Vol. V is back at Darby’s

The Electric Fetus will host a book launch celebration for “Prince: Before the Rain” with photographer Allen Beaulieu in conversation with Dez Dickerson, hosted by Jim Walsh.

Friday, Nov. 2

VH1’s New York (Tiffany Pollard) host with DJ AriAtari spinning 100 percent Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child songs.

Performances by Tygra Trinity Slarii, Genevee Ramona Love and Zon Legacy Slarii.

Darby’s Pub and Grill 315 5th Ave N, Minneapolis 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.

21-plus $10 advance, $15 door

“Prince: Before the Rain” Book Launch Celebration Electric Fetus 2000 4th Ave. S., Minneapolis 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

POETRY

Presented by Black Table Arts, Chai and Chill is about poetry that empowers; an open mic centered on Black poetry.

HIP-HOP/R&B

ECLECTIC Mayda Album Release Party Icehouse 2528 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis 10:30 p.m.

21-plus $10 advance, $12 door

HIP-HOP/R&B

Boo-yoncé: A Halloween Bey Party with New York (Tiffany Pollard) Union Rooftop 731 Hennepin, Minneapolis 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

21-plus $12

Saturday, Oct. 27

Chantel SinGs, Rico Nevotion, and S Dot Madison lead a special Halloween karaoke at Moxy in Uptown.

Thursday, Nov 1

Monday, Oct. 29

Wednesday, Oct. 24 Scary, Sexy Cool Vol. V DANCE

with Thee Urbane Life and the one and only DJ Dan Speak.

Costume Contests with prizes, candy stations, giveaways and more.

Tuesday, Oct. 30 HIP-HOP

California and Texas collaborative, Brockhampton, features a wide range of rappers, producers, and singers.

Catch one of the hottest young groups in the country at The Armory.

Wednesday, Oct. 31

Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story 7pm Thursday, November 1 Discussion Leader: Director John Whitehead $5 tickets: mspfilm.org or at the door

R&B/KARAOKE Scaryoke Moxy 1121 W. Lake St., Minneapolis 8 p.m. – midnight 21-plus $7

+++Theater

2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis 55411 www.thecapritheater.org

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HOOKED ON

HAMILTON FEAT. T. MYCHAEL RAMBO

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Intricately carved pumpkins illuminate the night at the Minnesota Zoo.

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: A journey through time A mystical glow is illuminating from the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley.

The inaugural JackO-Lantern Spectacular provides guests with a new adventure to celebrate the Halloween season.

For the first time in the Midwest, an enchanted forest setting within zoo grounds plays host to this strolling exhibit. A quarter mile trail will feature more than 5,000 illuminated pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. The creatively carved gourds will be displayed from ground to treetop. Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

tor of the Minnesota Zoo, said, “The zoo wanted to create a safe, engaging, and fun event that could be enjoyed by guests of all ages. The Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular provides just that.

Picture 5,000 real pumpkins, each with a unique image carved into it presented in an enchanted forest setting. We think this firstof-its-kind event for the zoo allows us to provide a unique, family-friendly experience.”

The Minnesota Zoo, 13000 Zoo Blvd., Apple Valley, opens its gates nightly at 5 p.m., and the Jack-O-Lantern

is captivating and artistic – not scary – making it a perfect event for a family activity or a date night.

The scenes displayed on the pumpkins represent different periods, people, and pop culture. From Louis Armstrong to Prince and the Wild West to President Barack Obama, guests will experience “A Walk Through Time” while the event runs nightly through Oct. 31.

During the course of the event, more than 20,000 pumpkins have been carved and displayed.

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Spectacular trail opens at 7 p.m.

Additional weekend activities and surprises – from music to magicians – will keep be on tap until the trails open. Also, several professional pumpkin carvers will be on-site, and attendees can watch as they carve their next creations.

This event requires a separate ticket from regular admission, and zoo members receive value pricing every night.

Prices, hours, and other information can be found online at www.mnzoo.org/jols.

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