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THE VOICE OF BLACK MINNESOTA SINCE 1934
November 25 - December 1, 2021
By R.B. King Contributing Writer
Vol. 88
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No. 17
CORPORATIONS FAIL TO HONOR PLEDGES TO BLACK MEDIA
The Center for Economic Inclusion held a Zoom meeting earlier this month with local leaders of Black-owned media to discuss whether or not pledges some large corporations made in the wake of George Floyd’s murder to invest in Black-owned media have materialized. Among corporations that made pledges are Target, General Mills, Nestle and DoorDash. The panel was hosted by Tawanna A. Black, founder and CEO of the Center for Economic Inclusion, and co-moderated by Jonathan Johnson, who works as the Center’s business development and strategy lead. According to the Center, top corporations only spend .3-.5% of their advertising budgets in Black-owned media. And despite the pledge 20 corporations made to raise this to two percent, the panelists universally agreed that this had not been implemented. “Nobody has received any of the ad buys that they promised after George Floyd died,” said Sheletta Brundidge, founder and CEO of Shelettamakesmelaugh.com. “They put out the news releases. They said they were going to do it, and then nothing happened. “And then our local media turned around
and said, ‘Where are the receipts? Where’s the money?’ When they put out the news release saying they were going to do two percent of their ad buys, they could have said where their money was going. “They didn’t say anything because they hadn’t planned on doing anything. And then when someone finally asked the question, they said, well, they don’t know. They don’t care enough about our community to be honest about it, and they know that nobody’s going to call them out on it.” Brundidge mentioned a specific effort she made to talk with an organization that had invested in a Whiteowned media outlet to get them to talk about diversity and inclusion. She asked for the meeting to see if the company would be interested in partnering with Black-owned media. No one from the company ever showed up, only emailing Brundidge after the fact to say they had been double booked. “[The companies] will tell me they ■ See MEDIA on page 5
“Where’s the money?”
“Where are the receipts?”
Workers push back against unfair conditions, poor pay ‘Striketober’ strike wave reflects growing unrest
By Mel Reeves Community Editor “We’ve never had the deck stacked in our advantage the way it is now,” said Chris Laursen, a worker at a John Deere plant in Ottumwa, Iowa in an interview with the Waterloo Times. And workers, whether BIPOC, White, male or female, have begun to take advantage of that opening in a show of unity not seen in decades in opposition to poor wages, benefits and working conditions. “We were essential,” said Leslie Glazar, recording secretary of the local union representing workers at Heaven Hill spirits bottling plant near Louisville, in a recent New York Times interview. “They kept preaching, ‘You get us through that, we’ll make it worth your
time.’ But we went from heroes to zero.” “The murder of George Floyd has emboldened Black workers as well as their White counterparts,” said Peter Rachleff, retired Macalester College history and labor professor and coexecutive director of the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul. “When White workers see Black people standing up and fighting back it can be a source of inspiration. “Happy people are not racists,” Rachleff continued. “Racists are unhappy and have been taught to aim their unhappiness at Blacks and People of Color, rather than aiming their unhappiness at their bosses. “The job of progressives is to provide those who are unhappy with an alternative analysis of the cause of their
October tens of thousands of workers unhappiness. When workers are in the year. Dubbed by the internet and social across the U.S. went on strike against a movement they are more conscious.” And that may explain one of the media as #Striketober, in ■ See UNIONS on page 5 largest strike waves in the U.S. in 50 years. Mike Elk of paydayreport.com has counted over 1,650 walkouts of some kind since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The website has reported labor actions and protests in practically every industry in the U.S. including retail stores, fast food chains, factories, restaurants, schools, hospitals, airports, and even the gig economy. There have also been dozens of labor protests complaining about working conditions and other issues associated with the job. Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations ILR Labor Action Tracker, which tracks strikes and worker protests, Workers walk the picket line near a Kellogg plant during “Striketober.” has recorded 307 since the beginning of Courtesy of BCTGM
Ward 6 sends advocate for renters and immigrants to council
Jamal Osman
Courtesy City of Mpls.
The Minneapolis City Council will have a majority of BIPOC members starting when the newly elected members take their seats in January. Over the next few weeks the MSR will give our readers an opportunity to get to know them and their thoughts on the pressing issues in the city, especially as these relate to Communities of Color. This week we talk with Ward 6 newcomer Jamal Osman.
By Abdi Mohamed Contributing Writer
ers and refugees, and I live in a ward with over 90% renters that is one of the centers of the refugees and immigrants in Minnesota. Since being electMSR: Tell our readers who you ed, I have also grown to appreciate are, where you come from, and the responsibility I have in representwhat makes you tick as a person. ing the heart of the Native American Jamal Osman: I’m a Minnesotan movement on Franklin Avenue. There and a Somali. I moved to St. Paul when I was a teenager as a refugee from is an incredible diversity in this ward, MSR: What makes you a good and I am excited to keep advocating Somalia. After college, I started working on behalf of renters as an advocate council member for your ward? on behalf of every resident. Osman: I’m an advocate for rentwith their landlords. That’s the experi■ See OSMAN on page 5 ence that really carries me in this work on the council. I saw people in Minneapolis who needed someone to fight for them, to carry their voice, and work for the things that can make their lives better. I’m a happy dad, a lucky husband, and the best FIFA player on the council.
St. Paul ‘in a holding pattern’ over rent stabilization What does it mean? How will it work? Confusion reigns.
By Feven Gerezgiher Contributing Writer On Election Day, St. Paul residents voted in favor of a rent stabilization ordinance. The next day, with developers calling the City to place projects on hold, Mayor Melvin Carter asked the city council to exempt new construction from the terms of the ordinance. Margaret Kaplan, president of the Housing Justice Center and part of the coalition that drafted the ordinance, called the reaction “a disaster narrative. The corporations and industries who fought against rent stabilization are still campaigning against it, but in a different way,” said Kaplan at a Nov. 17 Housing Equity Now Saint Paul (HENS) webinar.
3% of monthly rent. The cap includes newly constructed buildings, which opponents say threatens the viability of building new housing in the city. Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies said they pulled applications for three buildings as they try to navigate the yet-to-be-determined implementation process of the ordinance. This includes the highly anticipated Ford site redevelopment—3,800 units of market-rate and affordable housing. “The rent control policy threatens the funding sources for market-rate projects and therefore the overall finance plan for the development,” said Tony St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter MSR file photo Barranco, North Region president of Ryan Companies, in a statement. Kaplan said that without an impleSt. Paul’s rent stabilization ordinance caps annual rent increases to mentation process in place yet, many
developer concerns are speculative. “Is there a real issue that is based on facts, data and information? And if there is a real issue, what is the way we can work to address real problems?” she asked. At time of publication, Barranco was not available to elaborate on what threatened funding sources. The Minnesota Multi Housing Coalition, strong opponents to the ordinance prior to elections, said they are not doing interviews at this time. The St. Paul Office of Planning and Economic Development also did not have data on how many housing projects are still continuing. Early in September the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) released a rent stabilization report for Minneapolis that found little evidence that rent control policies negatively
impact new construction. It said construction rates were instead “highly dependent on localized economic cycles and credit markets.” HENS Campaign Manager Tram Hoang noted that with St. Paul’s most racially and economically diverse wards voting yes on the ordinance, any changes to the plan would require community engagement. “It’s…inherently racist for folks to be saying that the people didn’t know what they voted for. That voters are too dumb to understand housing policy.” An issue of process Without much precedent before them, St. Paul City officials are still trying to figure out what a rent control ■See ST. PAUL on page 5
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Health & Wellness
November 25 - December 1, 2021
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Childhood injuries: the other epidemic
By Andrew W. Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM Guest Contributor “If a disease were killing our children at the rate that unintentional injuries are, the public would be outraged and demand that this killer be stopped.” — C. Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general Every November 18, in cities across the country including here in the Twin Cities, landmarks like bridges, tall skyscrapers and sports stadiums are lit green to mark National Injury Prevention Day. The goal each year is to highlight the importance of preventing injuries in children. Injuries remain the leading cause of death and potential life lost for children over a year of age and the third-leading cause of death for children under a year of age. More children die from injuries than all other causes combined. Unfortunately,
injuries and injury prevention often take a back seat to other health concerns in most people’s minds. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that in 2019, 13,384 children 0-19 died from injuries: • 7,444 were from unintentional injuries • homicide accounted for 2,770 deaths • suicide accounted for 2,756 deaths • 36 children were killed by the police The estimated costs to society of injuries runs in the hundreds of billions of dollars. However, the cost to children and their families is immeasurable. As with many other health concerns, there continue to be significant disparities in injury rates for children of color. African American, Native American, and Alaska Native children are more likely to die from intentional and unintentional injuries than are children from other ethnic backgrounds. There are multiple reasons for these disparities, which are complex and varied. They include structural racism, poverty, and the legacy of redlining and disparities in access to care. I would like to highlight three types of injuries where these disparities in injury rates are particularly concerning. These are sudden unexplained infant death (SUID), drowning, and firearm-related injuries.
Native American and African American babies are much more likely than White babies to die from SUID. The American Academy of Pediatrics has made recommendations regarding safe infant sleep practices. While these practices help reduce sleep-related infant deaths, adherence to these recommendations remains inadequate. There are multiple reasons for this, including cultural practices, parent choice, concerns about the baby’s safety, and misinformation. However, the impact of adverse social determinants of health including poverty and the residual impact of redlining are a notable cause of these increased infant deaths. We will discuss SUID further in an upcoming article.
portionately impacts African American youth and young adults, who are at higher risk for the most harmful forms of violence. Our Black teenage sons are more likely to die from firearm violence than other children. In 2019 there were 39,707 firearm-related deaths in the United States. This included 3,390 children and youth under the age of 19 years. Homicide is the third-leading cause of death for ages 10-24 and the leading cause of death for non-Hispanic African American youth. Each day, more than 1,000 youth are treated in emergency rooms for physical assaultrelated injuries. Additionally, LGBTQ teens are more likely to experience multiple forms of violence compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers. Drowning There are many reasons African American and for this disproportionate Native American children are impact of violence. Underlymore likely to drown than are ing this is environmental and White children. In 2019 there systemic racism. Also playing were 3,692 people who died a significant role are poverty, due to drowning, including toxic stress, impoverished 861 children from birth to 19 neighborhoods, food insecuyears of age. Rates are highest rity, exposure to violence in for kids one-to-four years old. the home, and exposure to Native American and African gang violence. American youth disproportionately have the highest Prevention mortality rates from drowning. So, what can we do? The For every child who dies solutions are several-fold but from drowning, an additional begin with prevention. They eight are treated in an emer- start in our own homes. Folgency department for non- lowing the safety advice given fatal drowning. These nonfatal by your child’s pediatrician is drowning injuries can cause a good place to start. These severe brain damage. include recommendations on Sudden Unexplained Infant safe sleeping practices, water Violence and firearm-related safety and firearm safety. Death Each year on average injuries Enrolling our children in Youth violence dispro- swimming lessons such as 3,400 infants die due to SUID.
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those offered by your local YMCA or YWCA will also help to reduce the chances that our kids will drown. For older kids who drive, encouraging safe driving practices, including advice about when not to enter a motor vehicle, is important. Violence prevention requires an all-hands-on-deck approach including collaboration between different groups that may not always work together comprised of public health experts, legislators, law enforcement, youth services, schools, churches, and neighborhood groups. There are many other things that we can do collectively as a society, including working with our local and state governments to ensure true investment in the communities in which we live through provision of green spaces, updated playgrounds, swimming facilities in our
communities, adequately funded schools and afterschool programs, among other things. These investments in the infrastructure in poor communities are key. However, more important is to advocate for fundamental changes with regards to a living wage and fundamental changes to our neighborhoods to help overcome the legacy of redlining and structural racism. Dr. Kiragu is an associate of the Children’s Respiratory and Critical Care Specialist’s group and provides pediatric critical care at Children’s of Minnesota. Dr. Kiragu is a passionate advocate for children and is immediate-past president of the MN Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a past president of the Minnesota Association of Black Physicians. He is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota.
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November 25 - December 1, 2021
Opinion LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rittenhouse case a monumental miscarriage of justice Letter to the Editor
is hard to swallow. For me, this verdict is the culmination of the last four years that increasingly gave license to haters to take up arms and attack People of Color with impunity. If you had any doubts, now, it’s open season as defined by the ‘law.’ “This article does a great job of describing the situation and reminding us of the context and significance of this monumental miscarriage of justice. This statement seems to sum it up: ‘In this truly disturbing trial (only in America!) the shooter is White, the men he killed, and wounded are White, and yet the specter of Jim Crow bigotry and racist jurisprudence hangs over the reinforcing White Supremacy. proceedings like the ghost of That he was acquitted on all the past that is still haunting counts is a gut punch. our present.’” “Yeah, I know not unexpected, but the reality still Art Serotof lives in Minneapolis.
sent the article to everyone I know and posted it on FaceI just read your piece on book. To give you a sense of Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial, “Why how this stimulated my thinkdoes it seem Rittenhouse shot ing, I wrote the following on Black people” and I want to social media. “RITTENHOUSE!!!!!!!!! Yes, thank you so much. You nailed it! What I read totally cap- that name will be synonymous, tures many of the important for me, with vile vigilantism
Democrats fail to fight for the working class By Julianne Malveaux Not a day goes by that I don’t get a text or three from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) asking for contributions. Sometimes they come from Vice President Harris, sometimes from President Biden himself. Occasionally, they come from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. Not to mention the texts that come from Congressional candidates all over the country looking for $10, $17 or $27. I don’t know where they get these odd numbers from, nor do I know where they got
aggressive fight for people’s economic rights. They seem willing to streamline the Biden Build Back Better plan instead of insisting that our human infrastructure—childcare and eldercare, school improvement—is as critical as our physical one. To be sure, politics is the art of compromise. Someone needs to send Mitch McConnell the memo. He does not want to raise the debt ceiling, putting a vote on that off until December. He does not want Biden’s $3.5 trillion human infrastructure plan. He does not want to guarantee voting
“Their inaction lets indifferent voters know that going out on a limb for Democrats may not have the desired results.” mine. I suppose someone I donated to sold their list, and I am likely to be cyber-panhandled indefinitely. I sometimes contribute to Democratic political candidates, as well as to the Democratic Party. I’m not so much in the mood to contribute these days because Democrats are so busy fighting each other that they won’t put up an
rights. And few Republicans are willing to stand up to him, instead hiding behind party unity even when they know better. But I’m not worried about Republicans. I’m angry about the dithering Democrats who can’t seem to get off their rusty duffs and do what they were elected to do. I’m mad at the amount of power that has
been ceded to West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Arizona’s Krysten Sinema, who would cut the Biden proposal by more than half. If Manchin had his way, the Biden plan would be whittled to $1.5 trillion from the initially proposed $3.5 trillion. Manchin’s colleagues need to invite him to a small room to have an impactful conversation about his role. He also needs to be reminded that many of his constituents in one of our nation’s most impoverished states would benefit mightily from the Biden plan. While Republicans don’t seem to roll their sleeves up and get into the trenches, some Democrats behave as if they are sipping tea and munching on scones at an afternoon garden party, a portrait in civility. Dems seem reluctant to call some Republicans what they appear to be: liars, hypocrites and scalawags. While name-calling can be perceived as uncivil, so can lying, cheating and stealing. Civility plus the filibuster will get the American people nothing. It is time for Democrats to play hardball. Younger Democratic members of Congress get hardball. They’ve been playing hardball with the older Democratic establishment, vowing not to vote for beneficial legislation if it does not honor their demands, especially for human infrastructure needs. They’ve dug their heels in and have threatened to withhold votes until their demands are heeded. I like their fighting spirit, but not the likely results. Are they prepared to walk away with nothing? A pareddown human infrastructure bill? No legislation at all? President Biden and Vice President Harris, along with other members of the BidenHarris team, need to take this to the people and the streets. Most people support most provisions of the Build Back Better legislation. West Virginians and Arizonans need to get in Manchin and Sinema’s faces and demand flexibility from them. And Republican senators also need to face a deluge of telephone calls, emails and more demanding that they budge and put some infrastructure money in the economy. Democrats are imperiling their chances to keep Congress and the Senate in 2022. Their inaction lets indifferent voters know that going out on a limb for Democrats may not have the desired results when we live with politics as
This verdict is the culmination of the last four years that increasingly gave license to haters to take up arms and attack People of Color with impunity. aspects of the trial, the case, and its HUGE significance. It also captured exactly the way I feel about what just was perpetrated on us, ALL of us. I
Vaccine pushback undermines the public good By John Feffer
their bodies on a daily basis to keep COVID-19 alive and circulating. Who’d have expected that a deadly virus would acquire such a rabid fan base? Since carrots have gone only so far in breaking down the resistance of the hesitant, governments are now deploying sticks. In one country after another, states are using various forms of economic coercion to break down resistance. These “mandates” require workers by sector, or in some cases all sectors, to comply or risk losing their jobs. As a result, all that antilockdown and anti-masking fervor is now getting funneled into opposing these government efforts to boost vaccination rates and prevent the next wave of infection from overwhelming hospitals and funeral homes. Several hundred protesters with signs like “Mandate equals Communism” recently massed on the Golden Gate Bridge to protest the California measures. In Melbourne,
Nuova were behind a violent street demonstration against the government’s vaccine mandate. Scattered protests accompanied Austria’s recently imposed lockdown on the unvaccinated as COVID cases hit a daily high in that country. This is all very troubling. What used to be common sense—let’s eradicate polio, let’s stamp out smallpox—has become a debatable proposition. Perhaps this is no surprise given the revival of flat-earth advocacy. But the really scary part is what comes next. I’m not talking about the upcoming upsilon (or whatever) wave of COVID-19, which is enough to give anyone pause. At question here is not just the dubious state of humanity’s collective intelligence. It’s how we conceive of community, government, and our mutual obligations. Sure, I have a healthy skepticism of authority, but it doesn’t trump my commitment to the public good.
I’ve only had to show my vaccination card a couple times—to eat in a restaurant in New York City and to to see a play in Washington, D.C. I was happy to do so. Once inside, I was relieved to be among the vaccinated. Most Americans have gotten vaccinated because they simply want protection from COVID-19. Some small number of citizens have gotten jabbed in order to go to restaurants, attend sporting events, or qualify for lottery prizes. You’d think that would be enough. Effective vaccine against a life-threatening disease, opportunity to regain some semblance of normalcy, a coupon for 10% off your next purchase at the store where you got your shot: truly a no-brainer. And yet, there has been resistance. Imagine an alternative ending to the film “I Am Legend” in which the two immune humans transport the antizombie vaccine to a compound of survivors only to be met with questions like, “How long did it take to develop this vaccine? Does it contain a microchip? Are you a shill for Big Pharma?” This is the same vaccine that Will Smith blew himself up to safeguard? For some people, every gift horse is a Trojan horse. It would be one thing if the anti-vaxxers were a tiny minor- anti-mandate protesters are ity living like hermits in the comparing the Australian govJohn Feffer is director of Forwilderness. Alas, they are very ernment to the Nazis. eign Policy In Focus at the InstiIn Italy, the far-right Forza tute for Policy Studies. much among us, offering up
“What used to be common sense—let’s eradicate polio, let’s stamp out smallpox— has become a debatable proposition.”
usual. The filibuster elevates the minority over the majority and favors predatory capitalism over fairness. To be sure, the BidenHarris Administration has been productive in their short nine months in office, with appointments, regulatory corrections, and more. They’ve also committed too many
unforced errors and exposed themselves to public ridicule because of the mistakes (Afghanistan, Haiti and more). And Dems have allowed themselves to be portrayed as weak quislings who won’t fight for people’s rights. In some ways Dems are great at fighting, especially when we are fighting each
other. Memo to Dems: Fight enemies of progress, not each other. And don’t expect either votes or contributions if you are unwilling to fight for the people who voted for you. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA.
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Media Continued from page 1 don’t have money for advertising, and then I look up and they’ve got a commercial somewhere else talking about racial diversity and inclusion with a majority-owned media outlet,” Brundidge said. She added that with all the Fortune 500 companies based in Minnesota, the lack of sustainable support is embarrassing. Batala McFarlane, the publisher of Insight News said audiences can help influence corporate investments in Black media by going “straight to the companies, and ask them, how much are you directly spending on Black-owned media in Minneapolis?” Many of the panelists brought up the fundamental business sense behind
supporting Black media. “If you’re not willing to talk to me through the media which I listen to or read, then you really aren’t trying to talk to me, and you don’t want my business, and you don’t value me as a consumer,” said Tracy Williams-Dillard, publisher and CEO of the MN Spokesman-Recorder. Georgia Fort, journalist and founder of BLCK Press agreed, mentioning the recent Target campaign to get more Blackowned businesses’ products in their stores. “Those are products, oftentimes hair products, skincare products, that are designed and created for our community. “You mean to tell me that you are going and marketing those products in the Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press, on WCCO radio?” said Fort. “Do you really think you’re going to reach your consumers there? No, abso-
Unions Continued from page 1 myriad of companies. Strikes, which are often a last resort used by workers and especially unions to meet their workplace demands, have become more commonplace. The recent labor unrest has grabbed the attention of mainstream media. The New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Time and others have brought attention to this movement of dissatisfaction on the part of workers in the U.S. “Workers Press for Power in Rare Advance for U.S. Labor Movement,” was the headline of a Bloomberg Businessweek story recently, which highlighted organizing by unemployed Americans. According to the newspaper, more than nine million people in this country lost their jobs to the pandemic but got no help from the federal government. These people, though left behind, have begun to organize themselves to help one another fight for the benefits which some say they didn’t receive because they “kind of got forgot about.”
“The average worker is more productive now than ever,” wrote the Real News Network, “but has seen their real wages stagnate for decades as the cost of living rises and the lion’s share of profits have been siphoned off by those at the top. (The fact that the wealth of the one percent has exploded over the course of the pandemic has only made it clearer that we are all playing a rigged game.)” According to an August study by the Economic Policy Institute, CEO pay has soared to stratospheric heights, ballooning by 19% in 2020, or $24.2 million on average. Well-known companies like Nabisco, Kellogg, and even Hollywood studios have been struck. Workers have complained about being forced to work double shifts. Kellogg workers said they had been forced to work 16 hours a day seven days a week without a day off for weeks. The union representing Hollywood tech folks, the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), pushed for higher wages and better working conditions. They too complained of being worked long hours without breaks and being forced to work double shifts with
Osman
council because of a special election in 2020. I now need to be a part of helping figure out what the new system of govContinued from page 1 ernment looks like and how to make sure we can deliver City services for constituents. On a policy front, I am MSR: What do you see as the major issues currently going to continue to work on affordable housing, supporting facing your ward? Osman: Every major issue renters, and economic redevelfacing the city! The gun vio- opment and opportunities for lence we are experiencing now the ward. throughout the ward is unacMSR: What was your ceptable. Homelessness and encampments are too common stance on the three ballot in the areas I represent. Opiate questions in this election? Osman: I was opposed to addiction has been a raging epidemic in the East African the strong mayor question. The and Native communities for far voters decided to vote in favor longer than COVID has been of Question 1, so now my job is to figure out how to make around. Much of the commercial this new system work as well space I represent was damaged as it can for them, and to use in last year’s uprising and unrest as much power as I can to make and it needs help rebuilding. my constituents’ lives better. I came around and ended The lack of affordable housing and the lack of housing for up supporting the second families is a challenge that basi- question on the Department cally everyone who lives in my of Public Safety because of ward is dealing with in one way the experiences I had trying to get an organized and directed or another. response to complicated issues MSR: What would you say like homeless encampments your priority is for this term? and gun crime. I don’t think the Osman: I came on to the loss of this specific proposal
St. Paul
lutely not. Your consumers are reading our publications, are listening to our podcasts, are reading our articles on our websites. I mean, it just makes sense. It’s good business. It’s smart business.” Mukhtar M. Ibrahim, founding executive director and editor of the Sahan Journal, also mentioned the changing statistics in Minnesota, which has gone from 83% White to 74% White today. “So we know these are really growing communities who will make up a sizable portion of our state in the coming decades. “[They] are revitalizing cities across the state, are bringing richness to our culture and economy and politics. And we are hitting that audience and also doing the real work of producing journalism that the rest of the media ignores or overlooks and sometimes misrepresents.”
administrative needs, given that the City had the ordinance language available to them for months prior. Continued from page 1 “That we have done none of this work is shocking to ordinance means and how to me,” said Councilmember Amy make it work for everyone. At Brendmoen. In an email to the a meeting after Election Day, MSR, she said about the impleSt. Paul City Council members mentation process: “Right now echoed community confusion we’re sort of in a holding patand frustration about a lack tern waiting to hear back from of answers around implemen- the city attorney‘s office and tation and related budget or considering options.”
Ibrahim said that having a niche inside such a growing community would seem to make them an inviting target for investment. But this has not been the case. Fort added, “We’re not here looking for a handout or charity. We’re running a business, and so for us it makes sense for us to go after corporate ad dollars,” especially as they look to grow their business. “If we’re not even receiving two percent of ad dollars, how do we survive?” she asked. “Our work is a service, but that doesn’t mean we take a vow of poverty—nor should we,” said McFarlane. According to Fort, even other ways of gaining revenue, like monetizing through social media content, can have issues. She suggested having ads inserted in content through Youtube or Facebook once eligibility requirements
little time to rest between work days. “I think there is a sense of selfconfidence and folks feeling like they have nothing to lose,” said Kieran Knutson, Local president of CWA 7250 representing AT&T and Direct TV workers. “The rank and file is ahead of the leadership. The tentative agreements have been voted down. Workers are feeling confident to vote down unsatisfactory contracts even opposing leadership. “Starting in the [19]80s the union leadership treated negotiations as harm reduction rather than a chance to expand the way profits are distributed,” Knutson continued. “The leaders are of the mindset, ‘Let’s try to slow the retreat as much as possible.’ “But the workers have changed. There is a certain willingness not to accept what has been handed to them. Folks feel like some of the profits should be headed their way.” Knutson said in order for workers to make progress “we have to create a crisis for them like they create in working people’s families who are concerned about bills being paid and kids taken care of. We need to make sure that the working class is fighting for the entire class,” he said.
can blunt the need and the broad community desire for fundamental police reform. I was in strong support of the question on rent control. It was the most popular thing on the ballot city-wide, and clearly voters said that they want to see movement on this issue. The ward I represent is almost all renters, and I’ve heard too many stories about what they’re experiencing with rent hikes and unconscionable living conditions. So we clearly need to put up rails to help guard residents from bad actors. I’m also aware that in the process of that we need to make sure that we continue to build new housing, that we give property owners the means and incentive to keep their buildings up, and that we don’t drive away good operators.
The local labor head noted that workers like those at John Deere were turning down two- and three-tier proposals. “Deere workers fought that. Workers are starting to see the bigger picture and are more open to questioning things,” he said. “It’s a workers’ market,” explained Mary Turner, head of the Minnesota Nurses Association. “Workers are going on strike because corporations have pushed us into it. People don’t have to put up with mistreatment anymore. “The lowered number of immigrants allowed into the country, the pandemic—which forced two million mothers out of the workforce to take care of their kids—all helped make this a workers’ market. And the work-life balance, which has gotten horrendous, pushed workers to strike,” said Turner. She complained about the health care systems in Minnesota and their staffing. “They refuse to see it as medicine, but [rather] as a factory treating nurses and doctors like they are on an assembly line.” “People feel emboldened by the labor shortage,” said Rachleff. “Essential workers feel more valued by their neighbors if not by their bosses. Workers are seeing strikes succeed, so they
can we advance those ideas? MSR: What can be done to stem the problem of youth violence and criminality? Osman: This is a huge issue in the ward. It has to be a holistic issue addressing addiction, opportunities for youth, interrupting violence, and creating strong communities. We need to make sure kids know where they are going home to, that [their] home has stability, and that when they wake up in the morning they have dreams and ambitions they can work towards. The answer lies with us at the City, in the schools and parks, with community partners, and with our other government partners at the County. Concerns about the youth, the opportunities they have, and the struggles they face are easily the issue I hear about most.
MSR: How do you plan to hold the police accountable? MSR: In your opinion, Osman: [Questions to consider are:] How can the what is the cause of so-called council’s legislative process be “Black on Black” violence, used towards pursuing reform and how can it be stopped? Osman: I disagree with the and accountability? What are the parts of the Department premise. Almost all violence is of Public Safety that resonated done by people close to us, partwith voters? What didn’t? How ner violence most notably. But “We’re in a bit of a unique circumstance here,” said Deputy City Attorney Rachel Tierney to the council in an October meeting. With little case law to draw from, she said in coming weeks the office will be examining proposed changes and drawing examples from similar ordinances across the country “with the lens of making sure that we haven’t altered the will of the voters.” She pointed to confusing
are met. But for Black-owned media this can be difficult, as companies can choose not to advertise with you if they view your content as controversial, especially on civil rights and racial justice content. So these pathways to alternative revenue are simply not viable. Black-owned media need corporate advertising. “Make sure that you use your voices internally to get your corporations to stand up and do what’s right,” said WilliamsDillard, addressing those working within these corporations. She also felt that pessimism may impede timely action. “I cringe when I hear ‘For us to do this it’s gonna take another two to three to five years.” Ibrahim said that larger system changes need to be accomplished in order to support local journalism. “I believe local journalism is indeed truly a civic
points like the ordinance language calling for May 2022 implementation whereas the St. Paul City Charter calls for ordinances to go into effect the day after a vote. Tierney said amendments or supplements—like Mayor Carter’s new-construction exemption—run the risk of litigation and a court ruling overturning the action, which they want to avoid. Like the HENS organizers,
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infrastructure that needs real investment. If we don’t inform the communities, then that vital resource won’t be available. This work is really hard work that needs real investment from foundations, from the corporate world, from government, from major donors and everyone else.” Brundidge proposed holding corporations accountable for their promises as a solution: “We’re going to sit at the table that you sit at and we’re going to expect you to split that money up the way you said you were going to split it up in that news release after George Floyd died and give us our proper share and pay us what we’re worth to advertise to the people who are keeping your company in business who look like us.” R.B. King welcomes reader responses to kaysi003@umn.edu.
are emboldened by what they see. “Workers are fighting two- and three-tier contracts out of solidarity with their neighbors, and it’s a form of self-defense. If they allow them [corporations] to hire people for less, the boss will eventually push them out the door. It makes it easier for them to be replaced,” he said. It’s a moment with the flavor of 1945, explained Bloomberg Businessweek, which compared the current strike wave with the series of strikes throughout the country that occurred immediately after the war. Workers unleashed grievances they’d bottled up while getting the country through World War II wrote the magazine. Partly through a series of strikes that included one out of ten American workers they ushered in a period where employee’s median pay rose with their productivity. Labor pundits insist that to recapture the spirit of 1945 and the leverage workers had at the time labor will have to build a movement that mobilizes large enough numbers to force reforms. Mel Reeves welcomes reader response at mreeves@spokesman-recorder.com.
Osman: Obviously, it gives me an understanding of the issues facing Somalis and East Africans in the ward and because of my history in the community, I have a lot of family, friends and contacts who share with me the news and needs of the community. Unique to the East African community is the perniciousness of opiates in our community and how we must build much of the community awareness and response to addiction issues. Addiction is just one aspect of a person’s mental health, and they can both overcome it and be productive members of our community. I am committed to making more investments in addiction and opiate outreach in the East African community. There are other issues around business development, housing, and commuMSR: How does your cul- nity engagement that all need tural background as a Somali a robust answer and a leader man help you as a council who is bringing the voice of the member who is representing community with them. I always a large Somali constituency? try to be that leader. What are the different needs and issues that this commuAbdi Mohamed welcomes nity experiences that you reader responses to abdi. understand? mohamed2012@gmail.com.
also, most violence in the East African community is against East Africans; most of the violence in the Native American community is perpetrated by other Native Americans. It’s something that needs a holistic response. We must get kids off drugs, healthy, and working towards a career or education. We need to make sure that neighbors have safe places to live. The City must work with its partners to make sure that our social services safety net is strong and catches our neighbors who need help. I am also conscious of the challenges presented by the tension between African Americans and East Africans. I’m looking forward to working with African American colleagues to find ways to strengthen the bonds we have and embrace each other’s communities.
City officials acknowledged possibly conflicting goals. Department of Planning and Economic Development Director Nicolle Goodman, at a Nov. 3 city council meeting, said, “We need to build the table around the conversation to discuss how to balance those goals of both equity and growth. “We’ll be inviting stakeholders, stakeholder groups, starting with city council, to earnestly participate in the conversation
that doesn’t pit renters against landlords, doesn’t pit growth against equity and affordability.” HENS organizers encourage St. Paul renters facing rent hikes before the May implementation deadline to reach out to housing advocates to share their experiences: https://www.housingequitystp.org/rent_hike_form. Feven Gerezgiher welcomes reader response at @feven.net.
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Code White Black Business SPOTLIGHT By Ashley Lauren Contributing Writer As the owners of Code White (CW) Teeth Whitening company, local entrepreneurs Cartier Banks, David Hicks and Bilaal Mohamoud know a great smile can go a long way. The CW business is located in Edina and Eden Prairie within Salon Concepts, a shared workspace for professionals. There’s an interesting meaning behind the business name; “Code White, meaning this is a secret code—like an emergency room for [teeth] whitening,” Banks said. CW was established in 2018. Banks elaborated, “One of my first jobs was in the Burnsville Mall. He [Banks’
The CW business “reopened two months before COVID happened,” Banks recalled. “We were generating sales throughout COVID— people always want to look good,” he said. Hicks said, “I have my own product line called Dai Dai’s; it’s a men’s grooming line—people who got beards, waves.” Customers can purchase “wave brushes, du-rags, body oils, soaps, everything.” Beard oil is also available. After Hicks created his own line of self-care products, he told Banks about his aspirations of creating a toothpaste. The business-savvy entrepreneurs teamed up to develop the products. Now, they offer more than
Photo by Ashley Lauren mentor] was doing teeth whitening and I was always fascinated by it—so years later I ran into him again.” Luckily, he sold all the equipment to Banks for only $500.
toothpaste. Customers can buy their innovative and electric toothbrushes and more. “We have every product you can name. Now we’re in full competition with Crest, Col-
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gate, Oral-B. We’re the only Black company,” Hicks said. “We both have expertise in our field,” Hicks continued. As he showed us products, Hicks said, “This is our take-home kit, this our toothbrush, there’s an LED light that promotes the whitening as it’s brushing.” Hicks added that a Code White toothbrush “has memory inside of it, it memorizes your brush pattern—we’ve got some innovative ideas coming.” The owners worked hard to formulate helpful and effective oral healthcare products. “We knew there was a demand for toothbrushes—and when we do things, we like to have intention, so we wanted the molds to fit something specific,” Banks explained. CW products will help improve the experience surrounding dental care. Banks said, “There’s a clean mode— we’ve got a polish mode for the new age, the people that have the veneers and things like that.” Everyone can utilize their signature toothbrush to improve their oral health. Hicks proclaimed, “We’re going to be the biggest, affordable oral care company in the world.” Banks further explained, “We shouldn’t have to pay more money for a good quality product. We feel like, why can’t you give somebody a great quality product?” The goal is to help people realize they can pur-
Owners of Code White Teeth Whitening (l-r) David Hicks & Cartier Banks
chase high-end products “at an affordable rate.” As fathers, the owners have focused on creating a “kids division” at CW. Hicks emphasized that youth have impressionable, sponge-like minds, and part of their mission is to educate them about the importance of self-care, especially when it comes to oral hygiene. “In the Black community, it’s like we’ll spend all this money on rings, jewelry, watches, but won’t even spend two minutes brushing our teeth—I feel like that’s the problem,” Hicks said. Hicks further lamented, “Most kids don’t even know how to brush their teeth. They just was told to brush them for two minutes” without understanding the proper process. “So, we want to also
educate so we can start going to schools and teaching kids the importance of oral care— it’s all a confidence thing,” Banks said. “We all know that kid back in high school who had the chipped tooth,” Hicks said, “who ended up being that same kid with a chip on his shoulder in life and then he ended up in jail. But it’s like if you could avoid even that mentality, it changes the world.” Banks added, “People with a good smile seem to have a better attitude about life.” There’s a lot of grit and grind in the business world that most people don’t see. “You’ve got to have the right energies. That’s why we mesh so well,” Banks said of their partnership, “because it’s about the organic energy. We both have the same direction
where we want to go and with the right intention.” He added, “We just want to help people.” The CW owners shared advice for the youth: “Keep smiling. Find something to smile about. A smile goes a long way.” Code White Teeth Whitening is located at 3939 West 69th St. Suite 9, Edina, MN 55435, and 8030 Glen Ln Suite 18, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. The Edina location’s hours: Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm. Closed Sunday. The Eden Prairie location hours: Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am-5 pm. For more information visit www.codewhitesmile.com or call (855) 482-2633. Ashley Lauren welcomes reader responses to alauren@ spokesman-recorder.com.
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ways to hide them,” said Jones, which makes her mission to help women rewrite their story through the power of confidence even more important. After honing her skills for 20 years as a makeup artist, Jones took control of her future, launching Lip Esteem in July 2020 from her home. The brand offers a complete line of plant-based, gluten-free lipsticks to complement all skin tones.
come marketing, finance and operational challenges. Positioning Lip Esteem as a world-class business The website design team from Deluxe knew the power of storytelling would set Lip Esteem apart from thousands of other cosmetic companies—especially given that very few are Black-owned and women-owned. Promoting Black ownership
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Lip Esteem founder and owner Tameka Jones knows the impact a little bit of lipstick can make. It transforms. It raises heads up high and turns a few, too. She knows this because she’s seen it in her own life and understands the pressures put upon women to meet a certain standard of beauty. As a child, Jones recalled the painful insults hurled her way for her full lips. “I was always trying to figure out
Jones’s early beginnings at the Midtown farmer’s market proved there was community support, with her customer base and social media followers growing steadily. And as good fortune would have it, Lip Esteem was one of six Black-owned businesses selected to be featured in Season 6 of the Small Business Revolution— an Emmy-nominated series by Deluxe, designed to help small businesses over-
Online searches for Blackowned businesses have grown substantially recently, with Yelp reporting an increase of 3,000%. Jones’s new website needed to reflect this distinction. Highlighting Tameka Jones’s expertise In a very competitive industry, another key differentiator for Lip Esteem is Jones’s 20 years of experience. Clients
renovation of her new office space—head to Hulu, Prime Video or smallbusinessrevolution.org, where Deluxe teams up with community leaders Watch the Complete Make- and industry, financial and tech experts to help Lip Esteem over To learn more about Jones’s change the world one tube at startup journey—including the a time. product proves that commitment. “I select my products to serve everybody, no matter their skin tone,” said Tameka.
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Have you been out lately and heard some inspiring music that made you select your Shazam app to find out who’s playing? That happened to me recently and I learned something new as a result. I discovered American jazz pianist Horace Parlan. The song that showed up on my phone featuring Parlan was “Fugee” from his Blue Note album “Up & Down.” He was also a composer known for his work in the jazz styles of hard bop and post-bop. Parlan collaborated with such musicians as Dexter Gordon and Charles Mingus. Parlan must have stood out to these fine musicians, too. I knew there was a reason that he stood out for me. I’m a big fan of hard bop. Parlan was born in Pittsburgh and was exposed to church music during his youth. He studied with James Miller who also taught famed Pittsburgh jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. According to a Washington Post article by Matt Schudel, at the age of five Parlan had polio and was partially paralyzed on his right side. Because his parents encouraged him, he took up playing piano as a form of therapy. He appears on two of Mingus’s greatest albums, “Mingus
Ah Um” and “Blues and Roots.” Parlan plays on Mingus’s bestknown songs, “Better Git It in Your Soul,” “Fables of Faubus,” and “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.” Parlan was 86 when he died on Feb 23, 2017. He lived an interesting life and worked in Europe in the 1970s. Speaking of interesting lives, legendary saxophonist Ornette Coleman also lived one. I am certain of this as I interviewed him back in 2005. The widely praised book “Ornette Coleman: Territory and the Adventures” by Maria Golia, published in May 2020, is one that I’m interested in reading. Another upcoming book of note is “Lady Day: Body and Soul.” It celebrates Billie Holiday’s glamour and legacy. The book is created in cooperation with the estate of Billie Holiday and edited by Nichelle Gainer with a foreword by Whoopi Goldberg. Other contributions come from Corinne Bailey Rae, Nile Rodgers, and Billie’s goddaughter Lorraine Feather. “Lady Day: Body and Soul” also includes quotes from friends, critics, artists, musicians, poets, and authors that include William P. Gottlieb and Carl van Vechten, among others. The book is being published by Rocket 88 and will be out in April 2022.
talist and composer Camille Thurman on vocals. The set-list features works by Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, one track apiece from bandmates Nelson and Douglas, and one original song by Hayes. Hayes and I share the same birthday, so I never forget him. You shouldn’t either. Congrats go out to the living legend, saxophonist, composer Wayne Shorter and bassist Esperanza Spalding for their recent performance of the opera Iphigenia. It was performed at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston earlier this November. After the work premiered in Boston, it traveled to Washocket 88 Courtesy of R ington D.C. and will
go on to Berkeley and Santa Monica, California. For Shorter, the creation of Iphigenia is a dream come true. The opera defies what an opera is thought to be. “Our Iphigenia has at its core a sense of autonomy—in this adventure of life, you have freedom of choice. All cards are on the table and Iphigenia gets to choose, free of everything,” said Spalding. “Through her example, we can learn how to take a creative approach to everything, using the power of spontaneous engagement,” continued Spalding. “The overarching sentiment is one of humanistic love, of wanting to reawaken the dreams of youth free of the pressures of adulthood.” Robin James welcomes reader responses to jamesonjazz@ spokesman-recorder.com.
Besides exciting new books to choose from, there’s some soulful music out now, too. At age 84, Detroit-born drummer Louis Hayes is still making great music. He has played and recorded with John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton and Oscar Peterson, among many more jazz giants of modern music. His latest from Savant Records is entitled “Crisis.” Bassist Dezron Douglas produced the new album, which features Abraham Burton on tenor saxophone, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, David Hazeltine on piano, Douglas on bass, and multi-instrumen-
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Nursing homes face critical staff shortages They say Build Back Better provisions could make things worse
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workforce and will only force thousands of nursing homes to further limit the number of residents they can serve,” said Parkinson. AHCA/NCAL estimates that if the HHS study found that nursing homes need to increase clinical and direct care staff by 25 percent, it would require hiring more than 150,000 RNs, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs), costing $10.7 billion per year. Current requirements mandate that nursing homes have an RN on staff eight hours a day. Under the proposed mandate in the legislation, AHCA/NCAL estimates it would require hiring 21,000 more nurses, costing $2.5 billion a year. Phil Fogg, president and CEO of Marquis Companies that operate more than 20 Parkinson. “However, current long-term care facilities in data shows that the nursing California, Nevada and Orehomes are facing the worst gon, said if Congress enacts job loss among all health care these provisions without the necessary resources and providers. “We’ve lost 221,000 jobs recruitment programs it could since the beginning of the have a devastating impact on pandemic, and recovery is nursing homes and the resia long way away. Nursing dents they serve across the home providers are doing all country. “The workforce and ecothey can to attract and retain new workers, but the appli- nomic crises long-term care cants simply aren’t there. The providers are already expeprovisions in this bill do noth- riencing is unprecedented,” ing to help us strengthen our said Fogg. “Lack of qualified
hours a day; another would require the U.S. Department The American Health Care of Health and Human Services Association and National (HHS) to conduct a study on Center for Assisted Living minimum staffing ratios and (AHCA/NCAL), representing implement the regulations more than 14,000 nursing within one year. “We strongly support havhomes and long-term care facilities across the country ing an RN on staff in nursthat provide care to approxi- ing homes 24 hours a day, mately five million people as we originally proposed each year, reported last week in our reform agenda earlier that two provisions in the this year,” said AHCA/NCAL Build Back Better Act (H.R. President and CEO Mark
“We’ve lost 221,000 jobs since the beginning of the pandemic, and recovery is a long way away.” 5376) will have a devastating impact on nursing homes and could force thousands more facilities to further limit admissions or possibly close their doors. The provisions are unfunded mandates that conservatively would cost the nursing homes industry billions of dollars a year and require hiring more than 150,000 new caregivers. One would require nursing homes to have a registered nurse (RN) on-staff 24
workers is forcing providers to limit their admissions and, in some cases, close their doors permanently. “Providers simply cannot attract more caregivers to our profession and meet the requirements of these mandates without financial support from Congress,” said Fogg, who is also the chair of
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Dorothy J. Hines ham; siblings Earlene Haynes, Carolyn May, Kenneth Williams, and Harold Williams; stepmother Georgia Ann Williams; stepsister Phyllis Ann. She is survived by children Janet Stewart (Alfred), Belal M. Belal (also known as Dennis T Hines, MD) (Alba Soukkary), Kim C. Hines (Patricia Nelson), Judith K. Hines-Bailey (James Bailey), and Jennifer G. Hines, MD; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother Earl C. Williams; and a host of friends and extended family. The service will be 12 pm, Saturday, November 27 at Wayman AME Church, 1221 7th Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411 with visitation from 10 am to noon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to charities in Dorothy’s name. Interment at Fort Snelling Cemetery—date to be determined.
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Rod Carew are also special assistants. Senior Scouting Advisor Deron Johnson and Meka White Morris as senior vice-president and chief revenue officer are among the few high-ranking Blacks in the Twins organization. “It’s still a priority for us, not just in our coaching staff but in our office, our scouting ranks, and our player development ranks,” stated Falvey on Twins diversity. “But we have work to do and we’re going to continue to do that work.” As the Global Sport Institute study reminds us, Major League Baseball’s record of hiring Blacks remains as poor as ever. As with almost everything about baseball, it remains White.
The Twins earlier this month hired two new coaches, both White. During a Zoom call introducing the two men to the local media, the MSR asked Falvey how this is improving baseball diversity, especially since unless things change there will be only one Black on the team’s coaching staff. “We’ve talked about this before,” he responded. “I’ve said this a number of times… diversity on our staff is critical to us. It’s something that we’ve been able to achieve over the last few years and add some different people with different skill sets, different backgrounds, different ethnicities Charles Hallman welcomes and all of the above.” Besides Hawkins and reader responses to challman@ Torii Hunter, Tony Oliva and spokesman-recorder.com.
Senior St. Olaf College guard K’Lynn Lewis (St. Agnes) scored nine points in her team’s 61-49 loss to St. Catherine University in their MIAC opener at Butler Center (St. Catherine University, St. Paul) on Saturday November 20.
Surveillance Continued from page 12 In a separate phone interview, Walker told the MSR, “I try as a researcher not to speak to [something] unless there’s research behind it.” Her area of expertise is sport organizational issues; she studies the intersectionality of race, gender and culture in sport. “I’m doing a project where I’m talking to a bunch of Black women coaches,” said Walker. “I’m talking to them about the culture of women’s basketball. What I’m finding is surveillance of [them]…trying to control these women to fit into norms and culture. “What I’m finding is that women’s basketball is actually incredibly anti-Black,” Walker concluded. Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@ spokesman-recorder.com.
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Employment & Legals
November 25 - December 1, 2021
State of Minnesota State of Minnesota Washington County Washington County
Filed in District Court Filed in District Court State of Minnesota State of Minnesota Nov 2, 2021 Nov 2, 2021
State of Minnesota Minnesota Washington County ton County
Case Type: CHIPS - Permanency Case Type: CHIPS - Permanency
In the Matter of: atter of: In the Matter of the Welfare Summons and Notice atter of the Welfare Summons and Notice of the Child(ren) of: Termination of Parental Rights Matter ild(ren) of: Termination of Parental Rights Matter Brittany Alaine Stanton Alaine Stanton NOTICE TO: Above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s). E TO: Above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s). 1. A Termination of Parental Rights Petition has been filed in the Office of Termination of Parental Rights Petition has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Juvenile Court located at 14949 - 62nd St. N; PO Box 3802 e Clerk of Juvenile Court located at 14949 - 62nd St. N; PO Box 3802 Stillwater MN 55082,alleging that parental rights of the above-named
llwater MNparent(s) 55082,alleging parental rights the above-named or legalthat custodian(s) to theof child(ren) named in the petition should rent(s) or legal custodian(s)severed. to the child(ren) named in the petition should be permanently
permanently severed. 2. Notice is hereby given that the matter of said Termination of Parental otice is hereby given that the of said of the Parental Rights Petition willmatter be called for Termination hearing before Juvenile Court located
ghts Petitionatwill be called before theStillwater Juvenile MN Court located 14949 - 62ndfor St. hearing N; PO Box3802 55082, on December 08,
14949 - 62nd St. at N;1:20PM PO Box3802 Stillwater MN December 2021 or as soon after as the55082, Matteroncan be heard.08,
21 at 1:20PM or as soon after as the Matter can be heard. 3. YOU ARE ORDERED to appear before the Juvenile Court at the
scheduled time and date. OU ARE ORDERED to appear before the Juvenile Court at the
heduled andhave date.a right to be represented by counsel. 4. timeYou
u have to be bythe counsel. 5. a right If you failrepresented to appear at hearing, the Court may still conduct the hearing
and grant appropriate relief, including permanently you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court may still conduct thesevering hearing the parental rights of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking d grant appropriate relief, including permanently severing the parental permanent custody of the child/ren named in the Petition. hts of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking
rmanent custody of the child/ren named in the Petition. WITNESS, the Honorable Laura Pietan Judge of District Court WITNESS, the Honorable Laura Pietan BY:Court Amy C Bydzovsky Judge of District Court Administrator Minnesota District Court BY: Amy C Bydzovsky ton County Tenth District Court Judicial Administrator Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021 ORDER FOR HEARING AND
nesota Spokesman-Recorder November December 2, 2021 NOTICE18, OF25, PUBLICATION State of Minnesota District Court Washington County
FOR HEARING AND ORDER FORORDER HEARING AND NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
District CourtDistrict Court
Judicial District Tenth JudicialTenth District Court Number: 82-JV-21-545 Court File Number: File 82-JV-21-545
MATTER OF THE CHILDREN OF:
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
hn Fritz, II and Meghan June Blaiser Court File No.
82-JV-21-445
County Attorney File No. JV-2021-808 hat Richard D. Allen, Assistant Washington County Attorney, representing
, Washington County Community Services, Stillwater, Minnesota, has IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN OF: is Court a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of parents Jeffrey Jeffrey John Fritz, II and Meghan June Blaiser
z, II and Meghan Parent (s) June Blaiser seeking to permanently sever the parental
Nov 2, 2021 State of Minnesota
District Court
Washington County
Tenth Judicial District Filed in District Court Court File Number: 82-JV-21-445 State of Minnesota Case Type: CHIPS - Permanency Nov 2, 2021
State of Minnesota In the Matter of: Washington In the Matter of the WelfareCounty of the Child(ren) of: Jeffrey John Fritz, II and
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ren, Jeffrey Fritz, II, byCenter, publication the Country Messenger, a legal Law Enforcement 15015in62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN, on
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newspaper, for three weeks as provided by law and by mailing a copy of such notice by certified mail to the natural father’s last known address of 8315
Grenadier Avenue S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016. nnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021 Dated: _____________
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021
parent(s)NOTICE or legal custodian(s) to the child(ren) in the petition should TO: Above-named parent(s)named or legal custodian(s). be permanently severed. 1. A Termination of Parental Rights Petition has been filed in the Office of Notice is hereby given of that the matter of located said Termination Parental the Clerk Juvenile Court at 14949 -of62nd St. N; PO Box 3802
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2, 2021
at 14949 - 62nd St. N; PO Box3802 Stillwater 55082, on named December 07,petition should parent(s) or legal custodian(s) toMN the child(ren) in the 2021 at 10:00AM or as soon after as the Matter can be heard. be permanently severed. 3.
4. 5.
Realty Pros, LLC, Assignee of Mortgagee
Christopher L. Olson, GDO LAW, Attorneys at Law, 4770 White Bear Parkway, of the Child(ren) Termination of Parental A Termination of Parentalof: Rights Petition has been filed in the Office of Rights Matter #100, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (651) 426-3249 Jeffrey John Fritz, and at 14949 - 62nd St. N; PO Box 3802 the Clerk of Juvenile CourtIIlocated
Contract No. 22-070
Rights PetitionStillwater will be called for hearing before Juvenile Court located MN 55082,alleging thatthe parental rights of the above-named
er, forDecember three weeks as provided bya.m lawor and mailing a copy of such 7, 2021 at 10:00 as by soon thereafter as the matter can be
certified mail natural father’s last known address of matter. 8315 heard, andtoonthe any subsequent hearing dates set on this r Avenue S, Cottage Grove, MN 55016. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice hereof be given to the father of ____________ said children, Jeffrey Fritz, II, by publication in the Country Messenger, a legal
Dated: October 27, 2021
Meghan June Blaiser that parental rights of the above-named Stillwater MN 55082,alleging
Petitioner, Washington County Community Services, Stillwater, Minnesota, has HEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that saidof Petition forRights of parents Jeffrey filed in this Court a Petition for Termination Parental
d on any subsequent hearing dates set on this matter. THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Petition for IS FURTHER ORDERED notice hereofbybethe given to at thethe father of Termination of Parentalthat Rights be heard Court Washington County
District Court
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.
Tenthand Judicial District Summons Notice Court File Number: 82-JV-21-445 Notice Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This communication Termination of Parental Rights Matter Case Type: CHIPS - Permanency is from a debt collector and is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Meghan June Blaiser In the Matter of: NOTICE TO: Above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s). In the Matter of the Welfare Summons and Notice
he above-named parents to C.J.F., DOB 10/21/2017 and L.J.F., DOB That Richard D. Allen, Assistant Washington County Attorney, representing
rcement Center, 62nd Street North, MN, on rights of the15015 above-named parents to Stillwater, C.J.F., DOB 10/21/2017 and L.J.F., DOB r 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m or as soon thereafter as the matter can be 10/21/2017.
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
dates set on this matter. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice hereof be given to the motherProperty of address: 1312 18th Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 Parcel I.D. #: 16-029-24-42-0016 said child, by publication the Country legal newspaper, for three IT IS FURTHER ORDERED thatinnotice hereof Messenger, be given to athe mother of Transaction Agent: N/A as provided by law and by mailing a copy of such notice by certified mail said child, by weeks publication in the Country Messenger, a legal newspaper, for three Transaction agent’s Mortgage Identification Number: N/A to theby natural mother’s last known 7845by Rimbley weeks as provided law and by mailing a copyaddress of such of notice certifiedRoad, mail Woodbury, Mortgage Originator: Star Choice Credit Union Minnesotalast 55125. to the natural mother’s known address of 7845 Rimbley Road, Woodbury, will be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction on December 22, 2021, Minnesota 55125. Dated: _____________ at 10:00 o’clock A.M. at Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, 350 South Fifth Street, Room 30, Minneapolis, MN 55415, to pay the debt secured Dated: _____________ by the mortgage, including costs and attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption by the mortgagor(s), her heirs or assigns, within six (6) months from the date of sale. Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021 TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owneroccupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021 or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 22, 2022, (if that date is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then the date to vacate is the next date thereafter which is not a Saturday, Filed in District Court Sunday or holiday). State of Minnesota
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on ofJohn Parental heard byJune the Blaiser Court atseeking the Washington Countysever the parental Fritz,Rights II andbeMeghan to permanently
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions Court File No.Court File No. 82-JV-21-545 82-JV-21-545 of a mortgage dated January 17, 2017, executed by Lorie Wray Miller, a single County Attorney File No. JV-2021-932 County Attorney File No. JV-2021-932 person, as mortgagor(s) to Star Choice Credit Union as mortgagee in the original or maximum principal amount of One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($100,000.00) IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILD OF: Dollars, recorded with the Hennepin County Recorder, State of Minnesota, on IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILD OF: Brittany Alaine Stanton, January 20, 2017, as Document. No. A10404168; which was thereafter assigned Brittany Alaine Stanton, Parent to Realty Pros, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company by instrument dated Parent August 5, 2021 and recorded with the Hennepin County Recorder on August 11, That Erin A. Johnson, Assistant Washington County Attorney, representing 2021 as Document No. 11001220; that there has been compliance with all That Erin A. Johnson, Assistant Washington County Attorney, representing Petitioner, Washington County Community Services, Stillwater, Minnesota, has notice provisions and conditions precedent as required by law; that no action or Petitioner, Washington County Community Services, Stillwater, Minnesota, has filed in this Court a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights, seeking to proceeding has been instituted at law to recover any part of the debt secured by said filed in this Court a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights, seeking to permanently sever the parental rights of the above-named parent to M.S.-H.. mortgage; that there is claimed to be due thereon the sum of Seventy-seven Thousand permanently sever the parental rights of the above-named parent to M.S.-H.. Five Hundred Forty-eight and 42/100 ($77,548.42) Dollars on this date; and that THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that said Petition for Termination pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, the mortgage will be foreclosed THEREFORE, IT Rights IS HEREBY ORDERED thatatsaid Petition for Termination of Parental beheard by the Court the Washington County Law Enforcement and the tract of land lying and being in Hennepin County, Minnesota, described of Parental Rights beheard the Court the Washington County Enforcement Center, 15015by62nd StreetatNorth, Stillwater, MN, onLaw December 8, 2021, at 1:20 as p.m. follows, to-wit: Center, 15015 or 62nd Streetthereafter North, Stillwater, MN,can on December 8, 2021, at subsequent 1:20 p.m. hearing as soon as the matter be heard, and on any Lot 20 and the E 35 ft of W 68 ft of S ½ of Lot 22, Block 1, or as soon thereafter ason thethis matter can be heard, and on any subsequent hearing dates set matter. “Ball’s Addition to Minneapolis”, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
District Court File No.Tenth Judicial 82-JV-21-445 County Attorney File No. JV-2021-808 ORDER FOR HEARING AND
District CourtDistrict Court Judicial District Tenth JudicialTenth District
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
YOU ARE to appear before at the 2. ORDERED Notice is hereby given thatthe theJuvenile matter ofCourt said Termination of Parental Sealed proposals will be received by the Public Housing scheduled timeRights and date. Agency of the City of Saint Paul at Maintenance Contracts, Petition will be called for hearing before the Juvenile Court located
200 at 14949 - 62nd St. N; Box3802 Stillwater MN 55082, on December 07, East Arch Street, St. Paul, MN, 55130, for LIFE You have a right to be represented byPO counsel. SAFETY EQUIPMENT MONITORING, TESTING, AND 2021 at 10:00AM or as soon after as the Matter can be heard. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court may still conduct the hearing MAINTENANCE AT PHA PROPERTIES, Contract No. 3. appropriate YOU ARE to appear before the Juvenile Court at the and grant relief,ORDERED including permanently severing the parental scheduled time and date. rights of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking perma-
22-070 until 2:00 PM, Local Time, on December 6, 2021.
A complete set of proposal documents is available through Northstar Imaging under public plan room, at 5. If you fail to appear WITNESS, at the hearing, Court may conduct the hearing thethe Honorable Tadstill Jude www.northstarplanroom.com, under LIFE SAFETY EQUIPand grant appropriateJudge relief,ofincluding permanently severing the parental District Court MENT MONITORING, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE rights of the above-named parent(s) or legal custodian(s) and taking permaAT PHA PROPERTIES, Contract No. 22-070 or by calling BY: Amy C Bydzovsky nent custody of the child/ren named in the Petition. 651-686-0477. Digital downloads are at no charge, contact Court Administrator Northstar for hard copy pricing. Proposal Documents will be WITNESS, Honorable Tad Jude Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, Decemberthe 2, 2021 available Thursday, November 18, 2021. nent custody thehave child/ren named the Petition. 4. ofYou a right to be in represented by counsel.
Judge of District Court
plans for their post-playing careers. Smith wants to go into business for herself, Continued from page 12 perhaps in real estate. Winters said, “I like working with kids in the future. I want to eventually open up a group helped the Gophers get past George Washington Nov. 14. home back home, some“My offense stems off my thing that my grandmother defense,” added Winters, did in Cleveland, Ohio.” But a former three-star high she quickly added that she school prospect. Over the is going to pursue a pro ball course of her college career, playing career once her colshe has averaged nearly lege days are over. nine points, almost three rebounds and a steal per Gender equity changes Among the recommendgame. Last season Winters led the MEAC in three- ed changes in the 100-pagepointers made and attempt- plus NCAA Gender Equity ed, and her 3.06 three Review that came out in pointers made per game August is that both women’s was ranked 12th nationally. basketball and men’s bas“She’s really good at ketball would use March getting to the basket,” said Madness marketing and branding, beginning with Smith of Winters. Now in her second year, the 2022 tournaments. PreSmith is usually the first viously March Madness was guard off the bench for Min- a men’s-only term. Another recommendanesota. She admitted that college ball “is really faster, tion was acted on last week more fast-paced” than high as the NCAA announced school. “It’s really been a big that the women’s tournatransition for me, but I’ve ment, beginning this season, will include 68 teams. It’s been adjusting well.” Both young women, soft been 64 teams since 1994. “That’s great,” Gopher spoken off the court, reported that they have grand Coach Lindsay Whalen told
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BY: Amy C Bydzovsky Court Administrator
NOW ACCEPTING BIDS
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 18, 25, December 2, 2021
Community Action is requesting proposals for Security Guard Services at our 100k sq. ft. headquarters at 450 Syndicate Street N, St. Paul, MN 55104.
The agency is seeking a fully licensed security company to provide Security Services M-F 6am to 8:30pm and Saturday 8am to 5pm. A bidder’s conference, including a brief site walk-through, will be held for this request for proposals on December 1st, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at: 450 Syndicate Street, St. Paul, MN 55104
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A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be held on November 23, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., in the Maintenance Contracts Department Office, 200 E Arch Street, St. Paul, MN 55130. All questions arising from this pre-proposal conference will be addressed by addendum, if necessary. Proposals must be accompanied by a Non-Collusive Affidavit, Responsible Contractor Compliance Affidavit, and an Equal Employment Opportunity Form. The successful proposer will be required to furnish a satisfactory performance bond and separate payment bond.
Please RSVP for the site walk-through by November 29th, 2021 to Tyson DeMers at tyson.demers@mcgough.com
The PHA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any informalities in the bidding process.
All proposals are due to the Community Action office by 4:30 p.m. on December 15th, 2021.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AGENCY
Please mail a paper version to: Tyson DeMers at Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties 450 Syndicate Street N, Suite 90 St. Paul, MN 55104. Please contact Mr. Tyson DeMers at tyson.demers@mcgough. com for a copy of the RFP or to answer any questions. Community Action reserves the right to reject all bids that do not meet the bidding requirements. Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder November 25, 2021
the MSR after last Wednesday’s announcement. “I think it’s gonna add an extra element. I’m thrilled about it.” However, the report’s suggestion that both basketball Final Fours be held at the same city has met some criticism similar to when the idea was first introduced in 2013.
Some fear “the women’s games will be ‘drowned out’,” the report noted. The Women’s Final Four will be in Minneapolis April 1-3, 2022. Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@ spokesman-recorder.com.
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November 25 - December 1, 2021
Sports
Yet another study documents baseball’s White bias
lacks are more likely than Whites to be fired from Major League Baseball managerial jobs and less likely to be rehired, a new Global Sport Institute study has shown. The Institute is based at Arizona State University. The Institute’s executive summary pointed out, “The purpose of this report is to explore and report on managerial hiring and firing trends, not to extrapolate how or why these patterns occur.” They looked at incoming and outgoing MLB managers by race for 2010-19 and found the following: • 8 of 63 total outgoing (or fired) managers were Blacks • 3 of 63 hired managers were Black • Of 13 managers of color hired, only one had no prior MLB coaching experience while over one-third of White managers hired lacked similar experience. Global Sport Institute recently asked avid baseball
Gopher hoopsters from Ohio find Minnesota a good fit
“It really comes down to perhistorian and freelance columnist Shakeia Taylor to write ception and bias,” said Taylor. If teams are truly using about the results of the 2020 to determine extensive study. She told the analytics MSR, “I actually feel like this whether or not a Black person qualifies for manager jobs, here are approxi“That’s a bad reason,” stressed mately 100 African former MLB pitcher LaTroy American and other Hawkins, who played for 11 student-athletes of teams, including Minnesota, color this school year at the in 21 seasons. Hawkins is one University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2021-22 school and sports year, the MSR will highlight many of these players. This week: Gopher basketball players Deja Winters and Alexia Smith Shakeia Taylor Submitted photo data confirms [what we’ve known]. It’s no surprise that African American managers or managers of color have to have more experience or actually have a [major league] playing career.” Considered one of the best baseball writers today, Taylor noted that MLB’s current reliance on analytics for making on- and off-field decisions may have erected yet another brick wall that Blacks must bust through for MLB manager jobs. A former major leaguer told her “that nonWhite players…are just not smart enough to understand it or employ it as a tool.”
Ohio natives Deja Winters (Cleveland) and Alexia Smith (Columbus) grew up and starred in basketball and other sports while living about 150 LaTroy Hawkins miles from each other. The Photo by Charles Hallman two former multi-time allstaters are first-time Gopher of three special assistants in teammates this year. the Minnesota Twins baseball “It’s really a great chemistry operations. between me and her,” said He told the MSR that once the 5’-8” Smith, a sophomore he offered to take an analytics studying business manageclass and Twins Executive VP ment, of Winters, a 5’-11” Derek Falvey advised against graduate student studying it. According to Hawkins, youth development leaderFalvey told him, “We have ship. people here that can teach Smith came to Minnesota it to you.” The retired major as a top 50-rated player and leaguer said that if Whites led her high school, Columcan learn analytics, “We can bus Africentric Early College, learn it, too.” to two state titles. Winters ■ See View on page 10 joined the Gophers this past
Alexia Smith (#1) and Deja Winters (#3) Courtesy of Gopher Athletics spring as a graduate transfer with one year of playing eligibility after the last two seasons at North Carolina A&T, where she earned her liberal arts degree. She also played at Seton Hall as a freshman and sophomore. “I just wanted to experience something different,” said Winters. “I just thought this would be a great fit to end my last year, and being able to go
to grad school was good, too.” Minnesota Coach Lindsay Whalen agreed that the grad student, one of four newcomers this season, is a great fit in the program. “As soon as I got here,” recalled Winters, her new teammates “made me comfortable.” The seasoned guard has proven a valuable addition: Winters’ 17 points, a Minnesota career-high,
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Mitch’s Fab Five Photos Take a look at the latest...
his week’s Fab Five Photos include former prep stars Amir Coffey (Hopkins), Jacob Johnson (Champlain Park), K’Lynn Lewis (St. Agnes), Robert Grace IV (Blake), and current prep star Andre Reese (Robbinsdale Cooper). Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald welcomes reader responses to mcdeezy05@ gmail.com. All photos by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Amir Coffey (Hopkins) during a 104-84 over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center (Minneapolis) on Friday, Nov. 5.
Junior guard Jacob Johnson (Champlain Park) scored six points for University of Missouri-Kansas City in a 71-56 loss to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers on Tuesday Nov. 9 at Williams Arena (U of M, Minneapolis).
Robbinsdale Cooper senior running back Andre Reese rushes for some yardage in the Hawk’s 34-7 loss to Mahtomedi in the Class AAAAA state playoff semifinals Friday, Nov. 19 at US Bank Stadium (Minneapolis).
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Surveillance of women in sport called ‘widespread’ By Charles Hallman Sports Columnist urveillance is not just about privacy concerns, but also about how it unfairly scrutinizes women athletes. The University of Minnesota Tucker Center’s annual fall lecture featured several female experts who discussed the increased surveillance of females and how it impacts girls and women in sport, especially Black females. Tucker Center Director Nicole LaVoi moderated the October 27 virtual panel discussion with six women, two of whom were Black. “Many types of surveillance exist, so it’s woven into the fabric of our everyday lives,” stated LaVoi in her introduction. Dr. Angel Brutus of the U.S. Olympic and Paraplegic Committee (USOPC) Mental Health Services Team also has a private practice in Atlanta. She said that the experience of being surveilled is “being policed in many ways, whether it’s policies and procedures, to having a certain body type,” and to media portrayals of females. UMass Amherst Vice Chancellor Dr. Nefertiti Walker said that Black women, LGBTQ, “and those [females] who identify as having multiple,
(l-r) 1st row – Nicole LaVoi, Nefertiti Walker, Nancy Lough; 2nd row – Beth Daniels, Jaime Schultz, Ann Pegoraro; 3rd row – Cheryl Cooky, Angel Brutus, Anna Posbergh Courtesy of U of M Tucker Cente marginalized identities” are often impacted by females are needed. “They’re similar to safe surveillance. “I’m sure there are other groups spaces,” she explained. “[Such] spaces are that I’m missing, but I focus on those three designed for individuals or marginalized groups that they can include allies for advocacy from groups in particular,” she pointed out. Walker advised that “counter spaces” for advantaged groups. In my opinion, the WNBA
in many ways has served as a counter space to the larger institution or in opposition to the culture of exclusion in sport. “The W is not perfect,” noted Walker, “but they have prioritized the intersection inclusion of their players. The WNBA was one of the first, if not the first professional sport league to embrace Pride nights. “I think the WNBA has offered a case study on how to mitigate some aspects of exclusion as well as some aspects of the surveillance of women in sport,” she reiterated. Brutus pointed out that Black female athletes must constantly deal with longstanding stereotypes. “When you talk about specifically Black athletes, or Black women athletes, you specifically talk about animalistic ways as opposed to [being] skilled, tactical, competent,” she said. “I think Black women have always been under surveillance in this country from the very beginning,” Walker said. “Certainly, Black women in sport have been under surveillance, and we’ve seen it with numerous track athletes. “We’ve seen it in sports over and over and over again,” especially with Black female athletes, she emphasized.
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