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Minneapolis’ Catch 22

Regulating landlords without punishing tenants has found that holding negligent landlords accountable to tenants has also created houshe City of Minneapolis ing instability for those very is experiencing a unique tenants. According to Ward 5 City housing problem that policymakers have not quite Councilmember Jeremiah Elfigured out how to solve. Be- lison, who serves as vice presiyond the all-too-well-known af- dent of the Housing Policy and fordable housing crisis, the City Development Committee, the By Keith Schubert Contributing Writer

City is doing a better job than in the recent past on cracking down on negligent landlords. Those concerns have been exacerbated with cases like North Minneapolis landlord Mahmood Khan, whose rental license revocation last December left hundreds of tenants facing displacement.

The crackdown causes landlords, said Ellison, to “displace the most vulnerable person in the situation, the tenant they were housing,” he said. “How can we successfully do the things we’re supposed to do as a city, which is condemn properties that shouldn’t be lived [in]; revoke licenses of landlords who shouldn’t have licenses; then in turn punish the last person who should be punished – arguably the person who’s been punished the most because they’ve had to live in the really crappy conditions?” It also leaves renters with fewer housing options, added Kellie Rose Jones, director of community engagement for the Department of Regulatory Services. She noted that landlords rarely reach the level of negligence that Khan demonstrated, but it does still happen. “We’re very aware that there are landlords who specifically interact with families who have fewer choices and can take advantage of them,” said Jones. According to Real Estate Today, the vacancy rate for the Twin Cities’ seven-county metro area was at 2.4 percent at the end of 2017. “The [housing]

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Black folks farm

(But not like they used to) NEWS ANALYSIS By Iyegbah Angela Rae Contributing Writer I am a third-generation African American farmer from the Midwest. My father and his father were both farmers in Southern Iowa. And, yes, you would be surprised to know how many of us exist. Many of you may have a parent or grandparent who farmed, as well.

However, the image of farming and the quality of life it provides has changed over the years. Farmers, especially Black farmers, are not as visible today as they were in previous generations. That is primarily because we are in rural areas far separated and removed from the ruckus of urban congestion and life in a concrete jungle. It is also due to people

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Iyegbah Angela Rae calls for greater understanding of modern agriculture Photo by Zede Hart

Gala celebrates mother-son connection

from one to four percent. “There is evidence supporting the positive influence of mother engagement on Much is made of the importance of children’s social, behavioral and psychoparental connections – especially those logical outcomes,” Austin said in press between father and son, father and materials. “Mother involvement seems daughter, mother and daughter. These to reduce the occurrence of behaviorbonds strengthen families – even singleal problems in boys and psychological parent ones – and thereby the commuproblems in young men, as well as ennity. Not as much is said, however, about hancing cognitive development, while the connection between mother and son. The upcoming fourth annual Mother-Son Gala, set to take place October 28, is looking to widen the conversation with an evening dedicated to this parent-child dynamic. “It’s so important,” said Terry L. Austin, executive director at Positive Image, which sponsors the evening. “We have so many mothers that are working, going to school, trying to get that degree. And they’re doing it alone. So, I wanted to take some time out to recognize those moms, to give them a salute,” Austin said. Indeed, the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau notes that a disproportionate number of Black children under 18 live in singleparent homes, usually with the mom. Over time, this disproportionate number has become a norm in community after community. From 1960 through 2016, the percentage of children living with only their mother nearly tripled from eight to 23 2017 attendees percent, and the percentage of children living with only their fathers increased By Dwight Hobbes Contributing Writer

decreasing delinquency and economic disadvantage in low-income families.“ Needless to say, that involvement also greatly benefits young men who are not disadvantaged. “There are some great moms in our community, doing great things – and some awesome boys, as well, who are doing well in school, academically as well as in sports.” The event, he added,

is “also [for] sons that are older and have their own kids [who] want to show their mom some appreciation.” The formal festivities for boys and young men five years of age and up include, Austin noted, “a nice dinner, words of encouragement from local leaders, and a fun-filled night of dancing and interconnectedness teaching their sons what it feels like to be treated

Photo courtesy of Facebook/Positive Image

with love and respect.” Along with acknowledging these mothers, Austin looks to empower them. “They can network with other moms, maybe for employment, or just [socialize],” he told the MSR.

Origins The Mother-Son Gala was inspired by Positive Images’ already successful Father-Daughter Dance, which is designed to engage “fathers from all walks of life,” Austin shared in a previous MSR interview. “A group of moms came to me and wanted to do something because we had such a good time,” explained Austin. “They wanted to have something they could celebrate with their boys, to create some traditions in their families [and] have some memories they can hold onto.” The gala is just one more piece of Austin’s overall commitment to community through his Positive Images organization. Founded in 2004, Positive Images provides programming to mothers and children regarding stress reduction, social boundaries, online safety, dating safety and co-parenting. It also offers health awareness, education and leadership development creating partnerships between school systems, corporations and the

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Controversy on the corner

Claiming unfair bias, store owner defies St. Paul signage citation By MSR Editors St. Paul business owner Lucky Rosenbloom has been known for years for plastering his St. Paul office and its surrounding area with signs. Until recently, he did so with impunity, but on August 31, a City department decided he had gone too far. Driving past the corner of Dale Street and St. Anthony Avenue, one will see signs on everything from college prep classes and abortions to firearms and gun lessons. “This is what we have been doing on the corner for 57 years,” said Rosenbloom, who inherited the space from his deceased father, the original proprietor of the iconic Tiger Jack’s shack. But, Rosenbloom is convinced it’s his Trump signs that are putting him on the wrong side of the law. Rosenbloom recently received a letter from the City of St. Paul demanding he remove his signs or face a criminal citation. “This is selective enforcement,” asserted Rosenbloom. “Not only is it selective, it is racist. You can drive all throughout the city and see signs advertising their business. They have never been told to take their signs down. I am the only Black man in this area that has been

told to take their sign down. “Whenever I put up signs about Melvin Carter, supporting Rena Moran or any Democrat, I don’t have a problem,” he continued. “The moment I put up a sign about Trump, the moment I put up a sign about Bush, put a sign up about ‘Black abortion is racism,’ or if I put up a sign about any Republican policy, then it’s a problem.” Rosenbloom, who appealed the citation last week, said that the City called Monday to close the case. Nevertheless, he wants his proverbial day in court. “I do not accept it as proper for the City to issue a threat of criminal prosecution [and] advise of an appeal policy, only to be denied right after filing,” he wrote in a statement to the St. Paul City Council. For Rosenbloom, the fight is now a matter of principle. “I paid my fee. I am appealing, and now [the City is] telling me I can’t come to the hearing,” he told the MSR. He has decided he’s going to attend the originally scheduled hearing on September 25 anyway. And, he plans to keep his signs out front and center. “Let’s take this thing as far as it’s going to go.” Photo courtesy of Lucky Rosenbloom

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New partnership formed to address ‘ton of need’ among youth

Tony Sannah

By Charles Hallman Contributing Writer

wo foundations founded by two legendary athletes with similar missions to support youth have now joined forces. The Sannah Foundation (TSF) and the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation hope their new partnership can better address the “ton of need” they see among youth in the community. St. Paul-born Tony Sannah started TSF in 2004, five years before he retired after a successful 15-year pro soccer career. According to his website, TSF’s commitment is to meet the “holistic youth development needs” of Twin Cities youth through in-school and after-school education, health and wellness, and community-building programming.

East St. Louis-born Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who Sports Illustrated named the greatest female athlete of the 20th Century, started her foundation to promote success among lowincome youth in 1988 – the same year the four-time Olympian set her still-intact world record in the heptathlon.

Fame inductee, would incorporate her Winning in Life program in his foundation’s various youth initiatives. The program’s main purpose is to “instill youth…with the dream, drive and determination necessary to succeed in academics, athletics and leadership. I was able to take it out

ning in Life program could possibly serve as national model for working with youth. “Being able to connect with Tony and for him to be involved with the kids…is a tremendous boost for us to get it out there,” she added. Partnering with her was a natural fit, said Sannah. “We are both like-minded and former athletes. We hit it off right away. She is a giver, a very kind individual, a true champion.” Sannah said he believes Joyner-Kersee’s program will work great in the Twin Cities. “We work with thousands of kids, and now we have research-based curriculum that works for us,” he said. “We are doing a holistic wrap-around approach built on equity. “They have invested a lot of money in quality programming and curriculum,” he continued. “We are taking that curriculum and implementing it with the kids we have,” he told the MSR. “They will get one hour, three days a week of classroom curriculum designed and implemented with help from the Jackie JoynerKersee Foundation.” According to the TSF website, 85 hours of community programming each week and 30,000 hours of academic intervention are provided in nearly 17 public middle and high schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud and Rochester. “Eighty percent of my staff is

now open daily for both youth and adults providing various activities, including free meals. A new indoor basketball court was installed earlier this summer at Conway, thanks to a partnership with TSF and the Minnesota Timberwolves FastBreak Foundation. TSF is among 300 local organizations the NBA-WNBA franchises work with. Timberwolves-Lynx Vice President of Community Engagement John Thomas stressed that the partnership with TSF is a first step in a new direction for the FastBreak Foundation as it evaluates how it can be more effective. “It’s a challenge to really look at the programs that really create meaningful impact,” the Minneapolis-born Thomas said. “Part of that is partnering with those [organizations] doing a real good job…in the community. “When you look at changing, it’s giving the things people need immediately, and philanthropy is going for a longer impact. These kids have needs.

There is a ton of need out there. We want to make sure we can address some of those needs… everything from social influence to player engagement. There are a lot of good things we can do together. Impact is really the keyword,” said Thomas. “We just know we are trying to provide for a need,” Sannah said of TSF. “Our programs are fun and inclusive. I want to help kids.” Joyner-Kersee concluded, “At this point in my life, I think when you are trying to inspire young people to be winners in life, [you must] really take these principles off the pages and have real-life action. I wanted to be [more] than a news clipping or be on television. “We have the ability to inspire young people… to be the best you can be, have a dream and live up to it, and be accountable.” Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@ spokesman-recorder.com.

“Our programs are fun and inclusive. I want to help kids.” “I took my sponsorship money and invested it into different programs for young people,” Joyner-Kersee explained during a May 31 appearance at the American College of Sports Medicine annual conference in Minneapolis. She then announced that Sannah, a 2017 Soccer Hall of

of my head and onto paper to booklet form,” Joyner-Kersee told the MSR afterwards. “We will be working together…to be able to reach hopefully not just people in this community but also across the nation,” said JoynerKersee about the new partnership. She added that the Win-

of color to build relationships with kids in the school buildings,” Sannah noted. His foundation also signed a three-year agreement with the City of St. Paul to manage operations and provide programming at Conway Recreation Center, which at one time was in danger of closing, but is

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (at right)

Photos by Charles Hallman

Strategies proposed for raising people from poverty

Well, they passed a law in ‘64 To give those who ain’t got a little more But it only goes so far Because the law don’t change another’s mind When all it sees at the hiring time Is the line on the color bar — Bruce Hornsby and the Range, “The Way it Is”

arlier this year, the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty published a report titled, Restoring the American Dream: What Would it Take to Dramatically Increase Mobility from Poverty? Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and supported by the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Institute, this partnership set out to design and implement a series of comprehensive strategies to support current best practices and discover new and innovative approaches to help lift people out of poverty. The partnership worked directly with community residents living in poverty, public agencies, policymakers, nonprofit organizations, scholars, activists, journalists, social entrepreneurs, and members of the business and faith

communities in developing five primary strategies, which are: • Change the narrative. • Create access to good jobs. • Ensure that zip code is not destiny. • Provide support that empowers. • Transform data use. With regard to changing the narrative, the partnership cited three of the most common and erroneous accounts in our discourse on poverty: that “people in poverty have no one to blame but themselves; people in poverty are helpless victims; and the rare, spectacular “rags-to-riches” stories prove that the American dream is still achievable.” The partnership’s chair, David T. Ellwood, and its executive director, Nisha G. Patel, contend that in order to successfully deflect and debunk these myths we must “humanize” the poor, highlight and confront the systematic

realities that help to create and perpetuate poverty, and work directly with others who can refashion and disseminate a new narrative.

research of Stanford University economist Raj Chetty, who reveals that those living in poverty in cities with dynamic economies (e.g., Boston, Washington,

“It is notable…what strategies are not included.” All are great ideas, as are the other four strategies that they lay out in this report. The report also speaks directly to several key factors related to poverty and opportunity in America, including the arguments that: • Hard work is not enough. • Place matters • Disparities by race, gender, and immigration status persist • Poverty is isolating and stigmatizing. Concerning the concept that “place matters,” the partnership employs the

D.C., San Francisco and Seattle) are significantly more likely to advance financially than those residing in America’s rust belt or southern cities. Steve Dubb, senior editor and columnist for the Nonprofit Quarterly, believes that the partnership’s strategies are sensible and promising. Nonetheless, he asks the critical question, “Are they enough?” adding that “It is notable…what strategies are not included.” Dubb notes that there is a sole reference to unions, which have “histori-

cally been economic ladders,” and absolutely no mention of co-ops, another “promising strategy.” And, in spite of the report’s emphasis on employment, Dubb addresses the absence of any discussion regarding inequities in America’s healthcare and education systems, which are equally as important. In fairness, as Dubb concedes, the partnership is still working to develop additional ideas and strategies, which will “hopefully fill in some of the gaps.” But while all of these ideas may have the potential to impact change, we still cannot ignore the historical legacy of both individual and institutionalized racism, which recording artist Bruce Hornsby pointed out in his 1986 number one song “The Way it Is” (referenced above). The same sentiment was also presented in the Prince-penned song “Uncle Sam,” recorded by Tevin Campbell in 1993, which speaks of “uncivilized rights with unenforced laws.” This is why it is paramount that we continue the fight to dismantle the structural forces that cause poverty and reinforce racial disparity while providing equitable access for all Americans to quality education, living wage employment, and adequate health care, among other resources. Clarence Hightower is the executive director of Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties. Dr. Hightower holds a Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University. He welcomes reader responses to 450 Syndicate Street North, St. Paul, 55104. Photo by Jason Wong on Unsplash.

September 13-19, 2018

Want to prevent illness and disease? Wash your hands!

By Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD he numbers are in, and the Great Minnesota GetTogether, also known as the Minnesota State Fair, had a record number of attendees this year – just over two million people! In fact, I was one of them; I attended the fair this last weekend. While there, I noticed how many surfaces we constantly touch: handles, railings, knobs and, of course, money. I also noticed how few people bothered to wash their hands when I used one of the restrooms. This got me thinking: How do we best protect ourselves from all the germs and illness around us? The answer is simple – good, old-fashioned handwashing. I thought it would be good to re-visit a “Doctor’s Advice” column from last year on the subject. We have all seen it. At a public restroom a person bolts out without washing their hands, or just as bad, splashes water on their hands for three seconds and barely grabs a paper towel before bolting out the door. Both of these are woefully inadequate. Of all the things you can do to prevent illness and the spread

of disease, proper handwashing may be the easiest and most effective. Repeated handwashing is the best way to prevent getting sick and to prevent spreading disease. Hand cleansing can be done with soap and water or with an alcohol-containing hand sanitizer. Here are simple guidelines to properly wash your hands. Talk to your children, friends and family members and make sure they get into the good handwashing habit, too. When and why should we wash our hands? Throughout the day our hands come into contact with a variety of things such as people, phones, handrails, door handles, toys, keyboards, steering wheels, pets and other dirty surfaces that can harbor germs such as bacteria, viruses and other microbes. Handwashing is especially important after going to the bathroom. By then touching our eyes, nose and mouth, as we all do dozens of times during the day, we can infect ourselves with the germs on our hands. It is not possible nor realistic to keep our hands completely sanitized. The goal is to wash our hands properly and frequently to minimize the spread of germs and disease. The most important factor in proper handwashing is washing the hands with lathered soap for a minimum of a full 20 seconds. Always wash your hands before: • Preparing food • Eating food • Touching contact lenses • Caring for a sick person • Caring for the wounds of an

injured person • Taking or giving medicine • Touching or putting your hands or fingers in your mouth, eyes or nose Always wash your hands after: • Handling any raw food, especially meats • Going to the bathroom • Changing diapers • Nose blowing • Coughing or sneezing, especially into hands • Petting animals • Handling pet toys or pet waste • Changing the dressing on wounds • Caring for a sick person • Handling waste or garbage • Handling garden or household chemicals • Touching dirty shoes • Shaking hands with people • Touching anything that could be contaminated with germs • Whenever your hands look or are dirty Handwashing best practices It is generally best to wash your hands with soap and water. Follow these simple steps: • Use running water, not a basin filled with water. • Either cold or warm water will work. • First, thoroughly wet your hands. • Apply a liberal amount of soap to wet hands. All soaps work well. • Rub hands together vigorously and well to produce a good lather. • Be sure to completely wash your palms, wrists, back of hands, between fingers, and under fingernails if needed.

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• Rub your hands aggressively for at least 20 seconds, or the time it takes to count silently to 20-banana (i.e. one-banana, two-banana, three-banana… to 20-banana). The length of handwashing is the most important factor in proper handwashing and cannot be shortened. • Rinse well for at least a sevenbanana count. • Use a clean paper towel, clean cloth towel or air dryer to dry your hands completely. • Turn the faucet off with a paper towel or elbow. Do not touch the faucet to avoid re-contaminating your clean hands. • As you are leaving a lavatory, do not touch the door knob. Once again, use a paper towel to open the door to avoid contaminating your clean hands by touching the knob. • In the winter, consider applying a good moisturizer to keep the hands from becoming irritated and chapped. Alcohol hand sanitizers can be used Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can work acceptably when soap and water are not available. It is important to make sure the sanitizer has an alcohol content of at least 60 percent. Be sure to cover your hands completely

with the sanitizer. Rub well until hands are dry. Teach children good handwashing habits, too It is so important to teach children the proper way to wash hands to maintain good health. Encourage them to wash their hands frequently and especially before all meals, after all toilet use, and whenever their hands appear dirty. Show them exactly how to wash their hands and review their hand-washing performance on a regular basis to make sure they are not “backsliding.” If they are too short to reach a sink, make sure to have a children’s step-stool available for them. Remember to have them count to 20-banana to make sure they are investing enough time to clean their hands properly. Hand sanitizers, as mentioned above, can be used when water is not available. There is also an excellent hand-washing instructional video listed at the end of this article to review personally and with family members. A great way to stay healthy Proper handwashing is the best way to prevent illness and disease. The key is to wash hands correctly. That means using soap and water when possible, lather-

ing well, and doing it at least for 20 seconds. Watch the hand-washing video, teach your children proper techniques, and insist they always wash their hands. Proper handwashing may be the very best thing you do for their good health and your own. For an excellent video on proper handwashing techniques produced by the Centers for Disease Control, go to www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lhmYLwDdPuE. Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD is a board certified dermatologist and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He also has a private practice in Eagan, MN. He received his M.D. and Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology and Genomics from the Mayo Clinic. He has been selected as one of the top 10 dermatologists in the United States by Black Enterprise magazine. Dr. Crutchfield was recognized by Minnesota Medicine as one of the 100 Most Influential Healthcare Leaders in Minnesota. He is the team dermatologist for the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild and Lynx. Dr. Crutchfield is an active member of both the American and National Medical Associations.

The art of code switching (and why it should be an asset) Recently, there have been severcurs. Unfortunately, code switching al public conversations on the topic of has come with a price of compromiscode switching. This is a term and expeing one’s self and often leads to what is rience that is not new to African Amerknown as “fake it ‘til you make it.” icans. Since the end of slavery, our exHowever, what if there is a way to istence has consisted of code switching. utilize code switching to our advanIn more modern times, a version of tage, where we do not have to reduce code switching is the “White voice” our self-esteem and self-concept to fit we tend to use on the phone or in “prowithin someone else’s paradigm? An JEGNA fessional” settings. It has been so inindividual who has strong self-awaregrained in many of us as a means of ness and Black identity could use code survival that, often times, we are not switching to be more versatile, broaden Brandon Jones even aware that we are code switching. one’s network and grow personally. There is a notion that code switchA truth we must accept is that we are ing is a negative cultural element for Black people. in a world that is more connected than ever. Black However, we may want to reconsider this notion people in the U.S. have the advantage of becoming and see that this may be an asset more than a li- some of the most seminal influencers in the world. ability. Black culture has been a bridge to many ethnic For this statement – code switching as an asset groups for hundreds of years, with no evidence of – to be true, there need to be a few things present slowing down. We should use this level of influfor it to be effective, such as a healthy level of self- ence to begin cultivating the next generations of awareness and identity. Black people as global citizens. If you are not firm in your identity as a Black By adjusting our current understanding of code person in this society, the act of code switching switching and using it as a tool to empower and might cause a significant amount of confusion and position ourselves as a group, it could be one piece possible harm. of the puzzle to moving Black people forward as a When your identity and awareness are not firm, collective people. you are often subject to how others want you to be Whether we view code switching as a negarather than being who you are. One may tend to tive element of our Black existence or not, it is imseek conformity in a group rather than seeking portant to understand that it has been a part of our to be an individual as part of the collective. One survival mechanism as a collective of people. This might find oneself in an endless loop of lies and new focus on code switching should give Black false values, which in turn can leave an individu- people more cultural versatility, access to multiple al empty and lost. networks, and allow for personal growth. At some The society we live in is very anti-Black. There point, we must stop adjusting to everyone else in is an undercurrent of thought that many elements the world and make adjustments that work best of Black culture are bad and negative and only a for us. few things about Black culture are worthy of acceptance or promotion. This type of social enviBrandon Jones M.A. is a mental health practitioner. ronment puts Blacks in challenging social dynam- He welcomes reader responses to Brandon@jegnainstiics where we attempt to disprove and/or counter tute.com or follow him on twitter @UniversalJones. social narratives, even when there may not be a need to. This adjustment to the social dynamics and narratives of Black people is why code switching oc-

February 16-22, 2017

September 13-19, 2018

Stay ahead of the recycling curve

Plastic foam: There are limited recycling markets for this material as well and transporting and sorting the material is difficult. Either put plastic foam containers, cups or packing materials in the trash or avoid altogether by finding reusable, recyclable or compostable alternatives.

Recycling has been in the news a lot lately with shifts in markets and policy changes in China. This has left many Minnesotans wondering what is happening to the recycling placed in their bins, and what they can do now to support recycling. For starters, your recyclables are getting recycled! Minnesota state law prohibits materials separated and collected for recycling from being trashed. Recyclables are still in demand from manufacturers who want high-quality materials to make new products and from consumers who want to buy products with recycled content. Because of the market changes, recyclers nationally and internationally are seeking recycling streams that are high quality and don’t contain a lot of contamination. The best thing you can do now to support recycling is to recycle right by making sure you know what does and does not go in your recycling cart. Keep these out of your recycling bin Some materials may seem like great options for recycling, but should really be kept out of your bin. Plastic bags and wrap: Do not put these materials in your recycling cart as they get tangled in equipment at recycling centers. Bring them to a retail drop-off location for recycling, avoid

Don’t bag your recycling Do not put your recycling in bags in your recycling cart. Bags of materials don’t get properly sorted at the recycling center, and recyclers can’t tell what’s in the bag. Use an unlined bin or bag to collect materials in your home, and place recyclables — emptied and clean — loose in your recycling cart.

by finding reusable alternatives, or put them in the trash. Cords, hoses and string lights: Do not put these materials in your recycling cart as they get tangled in the equipment at recycling centers. You can recycle cords and string lights at a dropoff location, or you can put these materials in the trash.

Paper cups and plates: Put paper cups and plates in the trash. Do not put them in your recycling cart as these materials are often lined with plastic or contaminated with food. Avoid by carrying reusable water bottles and mugs and by choosing reusable or compostable alternatives. Plastic utensils and straws: Do

not put plastic forks, knives, spoons or straws in your recycling cart as there aren’t good recycling markets for these materials and they are too small to sort at recycling facilities. Avoid by carrying reusable utensils and straws with you, refuse straws when you can, use compostable alternatives, or put them in the trash.

To learn what is for recycling throughout Hennepin County, see the online Green Disposal Guide: www. hennepin.us/greendisposalguide The City of Minneapolis also has the online resource, “What to Do List” for reference: bit.ly/WhatToDoMpls. And as always, send any recycling questions to Hennepin Environment at environment@hennepin.us. —Information and photo provided by Hennepin County.

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: a year-round haven for nature lovers

By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” — John Muir This year, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum celebrated its 60th anniversary with a gala and other events that offered the public an opportunity to commemorate the milestone. But one doesn’t need a special occasion to enjoy the splendor of the Arboretum. And as autumn draws near, the lure of its sprawling grounds grows especially sweet with thoughts of apples, pumpkins and colorful leaves. Dr. Leon Snyder started

by over 800 volunteers. “We have to make a lot of things happen on the cheap,” said Susie Eaton Hopper, public relations/media specialist for the Arboretum. “And since I live like that anyway, I can really appreciate what that means.” The Arboretum offers walking tours that begin at its visitor’s center. The tours include stops at all the larger display gardens and serves as a way to introduce visitors to its grounds and buildings. Its main transportation artery, Three-Mile Drive, takes visitors through the Arboretum,

is closed Nov. 1 through Apr. 1, the Arboretum offers over 20 miles of hiking trails, and during the winter months, eight miles of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails. “What the Arboretum is about is trying to give the home gardener ideas, as well as those of us who just love nature and beauty and serenity and trying to keep mentally healthy,” Hopper said. Besides inspiring home gardeners, the Arboretum teaches children about plant life, so admission for children 15 and under is always

gives children, ages three to five and an accompanying adult, the opportunity to learn how to grow plants and teaches them about pollinators and bees. At the Learning Center, displays and videos also help children to learn about bees, and its pollinator garden is set up to attract bees. Just one-and-a-half miles west of the Arboretum stands its research center where grapes and apples are grown. Harrelson, First Kiss (just released last fall), and its most

notable, Honey Crisp, are among the 28 commercial varieties of apples they have developed that are on the market. “If you want to buy apples that we’ve developed at our AppleHouse [open from late Aug. through early Nov.], there are usually 35-50 different kinds of apples … that you can buy,” said Hopper. They also offer 200 different kinds of pumpkins and gourds. Hopper noted that global warming is having a noticeable effect on the Arboretum. “We see changes in the growing seasons,” she said. “We see birds here that used to be Southern birds that now come here because it’s not as cold as it used to be.” Though spring was late in coming this year, last year they tapped sugar from their maple trees on February 3 — it is usually done the first week of March.

“For visitors, they get to see more gardens; we get to make more gardens and we get to keep them longer now than we use to,” Hopper explained. “I can’t really say that anything is really good about global warming, but that’s one upside to the issue.” The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is located at 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska MN 55318. It is open every day of the year with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Upcoming events include the Arboretum’s first outdoor music festival, AppleJAM at the ARB, on Sept. 13, and Select Weekend Apple Tastings, September 2930 and October 6-7. For more information, visit www.arboretum.umn.edu or call 952-4431400. Vickie Evans-Nash welcomes reader responses to vnash@ spokesman-recorder.com.

“What the Arboretum is about is trying to give the home gardener ideas, as well as those of us who just love nature and beauty and serenity and trying to keep mentally healthy.” the Arboretum in 1958, a time when it was much smaller than the more than 1,137 acres it encompasses today. Located on Highway 5 in Chaska, the Arboretum is a part of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS), which includes agriculture, horticulture and plant management, and animal management. 00As a nonprofit, the Arboretum’s gardens are maintained

and a free Beeline shuttle makes stops along the route. Among the most popular of the 32 display gardens is the Japanese garden, which Hopper says is ironic considering that it has no flowers. It does, however, have a ninefoot waterfall. Other gardens include the annual garden, hosta glade, maze garden, wildflower garden, and the rose garden, which is a popular place for weddings. Though Three-Mile Drive

free. At the Learning Center, children can learn and read about plants, and there is a green play yard for children five and under. Also, children of all ages can experience hauling water for plants and digging in the soil. “There are specific camps that are all about raising plants and also [learning how to] help to harvest them and to make snacks and things at home,” Hopper says. The peapods program

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A new wave of Black political excellence is here By Julianne Malveaux Contributing Commentator Senators Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) used their time wisely in their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the elusive man whose hidden documents would perhaps disqualify him from the court. Both (along with Senator Dianne Feinstein and others) raised important points in grilling Kavanaugh. Booker even went out on a limb to defy Senate protocol and release so-called confidential emails from Kavanaugh. He earned a warning from one of his colleagues, and praise from embattled Democrats who are likely to lose the fight to keep Kavanaugh off the court because the numbers just don’t add up. Harris also pushed Kavanaugh hard, and left him speechless when she asked him if he knew of any laws “that the government has the power to make over the male body?” I whooped when she asked the question, appreciating the point she was making. Kavanaugh could not answer. He simply mumbled and fumbled. Most of the Democrats brought their “A” game to these hearings, but I’m lifting up Booker and Harris because they are examples of Black political excellence. The two are also chairing the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, the annual Sep-

When asked about DeSantis’ ignorance in interviews, Gillum asked voters and others to focus on the issues, not the racism. He appeared unruffled in these exchanges and indicated exactly the kind of principled governor he will be — one rooted in excellence. In Boston, City Councilor Ayanna Pressley defeated 10-term Congressman Michael Capuano. With no Republican opposition, she will be the first African American woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress. Pressley also demonstrated excellence, resilience, and persistence. Ignoring advice that she should “wait her turn” before running for Congress and undeterred by the fact that many members of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed her opponent, Pressley remained focused on her message and amassed an amazing army of volunteers to earn a stunning victory. More excellence. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, is also an example of this excellence. She pulverized her opponent, Stacey Evans, back in June, and is now waging a campaign against another Trump-like opponent. Her excellence stands out and makes her a role model for other African American women who seek higher office, often against all odds. She has used her personal story to galvanize people, much in the same ways that

The awful outcome of the 2016 presidential election has emboldened young African Americans to seek public office, against all odds. tember gathering of African American legislators, activists, and others. Both stand out because of their preparation, excellence, and connections to the African American community. They weren’t the only recent examples of Black political excellence. In Florida, the underfunded Andrew Gillum, the only non-millionaire in the race for governor, pulled out an unexpected victory as the Democratic nominee. While he didn’t have the money that his rivals had, he had an army of amazing volunteers who combed the state, mobilizing voters. The Tallahassee mayor who backed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential race was boosted by a late endorsement from Senator Bernie Sanders and critical campaign dollars from billionaires Tom Steyer and George Soros. Gillum’s victory was close, but it wasn’t a squeaker. And, he vanquished former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, daughter of a former governor and part of a political dynasty. What has been most impressive about Gillum, though, has been his eloquence and self-possession in the wake of his victory. Congressman Ron DeSantis, the despicable Trump supporter who won the Republican nomination, followed the example of his patron in using racially coded language against Gillum, urging voters not to “monkey up” the state.

Pressley and Gillum have. Their stories are persuasive to voters as they assure voters that they may be able to better understand their hardships than others can. What is exciting about the Black political excellence is that it also represents a generational changing of the guard. Gillum is 39, Pressley and Abrams are in their early 40s, Booker is 49, and Harris is in her early 50s. This is quite a change from the entrenched political leadership that endorsed Pressley’s opponent. It doesn’t suggest that the entrenched generation needs to “step aside,” as some have said, but it does suggest that they will have to find ways to work together and learn from each other. The awful outcome of the 2016 presidential election has emboldened young African Americans to seek public office, against all odds. It’s an exciting development in an otherwise gloomy political time, and it ought to also be motivation for people to vote in the midterm elections! Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book, Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy, is available via www. amazon.com. For booking or more info, visit www. juliannemalveaux.com.

SOMETHING I SAID We need a signal from the mayor on Chief Arradondo’s status Ron Edwards Contributing Commentator

In the last couple of months, this column has sought answers to the question regarding the future of Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, including concerns with the proposed charter amendment to restructure the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) so that the chief would report to the mayor and the 13-member council. As interim chief, Arradondo’s job is to continue to lead the MPD until his term ends December 31, 2018. With the end near, there needs to be a signal from Mayor Jacob Frey, who is the appointing authority, as to whether there is to be continuity or the time-taking process and turmoil of seeking a new chief from applicants across the country. How will the whispers play out to the U.S. Department of Justice’s desire to place the MPD in federal receivership if it finds grounds? Why isn’t concurrence giv-

en, as required under the provisions of the City charter? We are aware that some City Council members whisper that the chief is neither strong enough in his management of the MPD nor effective in providing public safety for a growing and prosperous population. But, political agendas are not governing facts — hence the disturbing idea of having Chief Arradondo report to 14 bosses. I submit and maintain that such whispers offer only false, agenda-driven analyses and premises, while the leadership of the liberal community of Minneapolis is silent regarding support for Chief Arradondo. Either acceptance or rejection should be stated with absolute clarity. If there is some reason for not supporting the permanent appointment of Chief Arradondo as head of the MPD, it should be put on the table and not discussed in whispers. The department needs, and its chief must insist on, the strongest possible support and endorsement. At a

time when the City of Minneapolis will be in the national spotlight in regards to national events (including the NCAA Final Four), the city needs a strong department and strong chief. In a word: Arradondo. I say the interim chief has earned the permanent title and appointment. His being the first Black chief in MPD history is an added benefit to help include all so as to avoid becoming another Chicago. I do not enjoy raising the question of race, but I, too, have heard the whispers and the statements of City Hall and DFL leadership in regards to the issue of race. The attempt to impose 13 new bosses for Chief Arradondo to report to was a clear attempt to bring into discussion the long since discredited, yet still, notions by some regarding the intelligence and abilities of a Black man. We must remember, that if not for the leadership of former Council President Barb Johnson, the coalition needed to support his appointment would not have held.

Is the Catholic Church unsalvageable? Rev. Irene Monroe Guest Commentator Catholic Bay Staters highly respect Cardinal Sean O’Malley. He’s viewed by many as a noholds-barred cardinal when it comes to addressing clergy sex abuse. O’Malley spoke out about the problem in a 2014 interview with the Jesuit magazine America. “In many people’s minds, it is an American problem, an Irish problem or a German problem,” O’Malley said. “The church has to face it is everywhere in the world. There is so much denial. The church has to respond to make the church safe for children.” But now, some Bay Staters are calling for both Cardinal O’Malley and Pope Francis to step down as reports circulate that O’Malley, too, knew of alleged abuses at the hands of former D.C. archbishop Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Sadly, in 2018, the Catholic Church worldwide is still bedeviled with this problem. And it begs the question, is the Catholic Church unsalvageable? On June 20, McCarrick was removed from public ministry by the Holy See, and on June 27, Pope Francis accepted his resignation for the College of Cardinals. While on his trip to Ireland to win back the confidence of Catholics reeling from its church’s mishandling of predatory priests, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, an ultra-traditionalist and unapologetic homophobe, accused Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, and other top Catholic Church officials of knowing about McCarrick’s sex abuses decades before they became public. Viganò called on Francis to resign in a 7,000-word public published letter. “In this extremely dramatic moment for the universal Church,” Viganò wrote, “he must acknowledge his mistakes and, in keeping with the proclaimed principle of zero tolerance, Pope Francis must be the first to set an example for cardinals and bishops who covered This kind of gamesmanship does not serve the city well and mocks our liberal pride. It does not speak to providing an MPD working to keep the entire city safe, unlike in other cities. Arradondo is needed by Minneapolis. He and the MPD are what keep Minneapolis from falling apart. As a progressive city, we must commit to doing the right thing and act with integrity and honesty. That includes appointing Arradondo to permanent status as chief. Stay tuned. For Ron’s hosted radio and TV show’s broadcast times, solutions papers, books, and archives, go to www. TheMinneapolisStory. com. To order his books, go to www.BeaconOnTheHillPress. com.

up McCarrick’s abuses and resign with all of them.” Viganò might be correct in pointing out the Catholic Church’s moral and ecclesiastical fecklessness to stem the problem with its predatory priests, but he also has a chip on his shoulder. Viganò is part of the ultraconservative wing of the Vatican, that is hell-bent against change and inclusion. However, he is most incensed by the pontiff “giving comfort to a ‘homosexual current’ in the Vatican.” While the warring conservative and liberal factions wrestle with the direction the Catholic Church needs to go in this modern era, the church is, nonetheless, still stymied and stained by continued unaddressed claims of sex abuse by unprosecuted sex offenders. Just this month, the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania exploded with news exposing its sex abuse scandal citing a grand jury report, which accused 300 priests of abusing at least 1,000 children over a 70-year period. The church’s sex abuse explosion came following McCarrick’s resignation. Two weeks ago, O’Malley met with Boston-area priests to address recent alleged sexual misconduct at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. While addressing this problem, news circulated that he never addressed a letter sent to him about McCarrick. O’Malley claims that his secretary never gave it to him. In his mea culpa clean-up statement, O’Malley said, “I understand that not everyone will accept this answer, given the way the Church has eroded the trust of our people. My hope is that we can repair the trust and faith of all Catholics.” The question not asked by the church’s governing body is why does sexual abuse persist as it does among its clerics? There are two salient causes: a “no-snitch policy” and an unwavering support of church bishops. For example, the church has taken a stance of silence when it comes to child sexual abuse. Canon law allows for the pon-

tifical secret of “allegations” as well as proof of predatory priests. This “cover-up” has been occurring under the pontificate of six popes since 1922. In February 2016, good news came giving hope that canon law was about to change. O’Malley, as president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, said bishops have an ethical and moral obligation to report allegations of clergy sexual misconduct and abuse to civil authorities. However, in December 2016, the commission published its guidelines for bishops and, sadly, O’Malley’s statement was excluded. Pope Francis promised to implement a “zero tolerance” policy moving forward to stem the problem, but Francis appears to be part of the problem, too, because he supports his bishop. For example, Francis appointed a bishop in Chile who turned a blind eye and deaf ear to the country’s most notorious predatory priest. In 2011, the Vatican found the priest guilty and sentenced him to a lifetime of “penance and prayer” rather than jail. And, still, in 2018, Francis supported the bishop in Chile. Another example of silence is when Pope Francis attended former Boston archbishop Bernard Law’s funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, thereby reinjuring and retraumatizing the church’s sex abuse survivors. Law never faced criminal charges for his role in knowing and allowing abusive priests to remain in local parishes. During a closing ceremony in Dublin, Francis did ask for forgiveness for sexual abuses committed by his church’s clerics. However, with no changes in canon law, seminarian training, or his level of moral culpability, Francis’s church has done nothing to earn forgiveness he has asked for. Irene Monroe is an African American lesbian feminist public theologian, sought-after speaker, and preacher.

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Niles’ debut album To Remain paves road to artistic redemption By Stephenetta Harmon Editor-in-Chief

he journey of an artist is often filled with unexpected twists and turns, as Chadwick “Niles” Phillips discovered when he first set out to live his musical passions. He learned the hard way that you can be signed to labels, make national television appearances, work for top companies and still not be on top. So, the Michigan native uprooted his Big Apple dreams for Mini-apple security and began to build his own renaissance empire. He went from assuming hosting duties at one of the Twin Cities’ longest running open mics and teaching a youth program to launching Avant Garde, his own entertainment platform to showcase and support emerging artists — all while winning major grant funding to do it.

a unique avenue. But, it’s a diverse set of artists out here. At the same time, you really have to just go in as much as possible and believe in yourself, because like any scene, it’s competitive. Moving here from New York, I already had like a certain hustle about, because in New York, you think you’re missing out on stuff even if you go on a vacation. [Laughs] MSR: What inspired you to start recording again? Niles: Just seeing and meeting up with different artists that I knew who were traveling the world. [But, it was] just more about really living out your passion, because I think you’re most powerful, you’re most influential, when you’re seen for who you are, respected for who you actually are…

"So, this album, this release party, it’s the most important evening of my adult life. And it’s me facing me, obliterating my fears." Now, the producer and promoter has set his eyes back on his own passion as a hip hop artist, with the forthcoming release of his debut album, To Remain. Here, we chat with Niles about his journey, the message behind his music and living his dreams. MSR: You were pretty much set to launch in New York eight or nine years ago. What happened? Niles: Well, I was about to release [my project] in New York. I didn’t know how I was going to pay my rent and ended up moving and starting life over. Honestly, when I came here, I wasn’t even going to get back to rapping, though. It was more like, dude, you need a job, don’t even think of music. Don’t even think of art. MSR: You already had family here, but what was it like coming back to the Twin Cities? Niles: I’m a hip hop artist, a producer, concert curator, and I teach, so I have kind of like,

So, this album, this [release] party, it’s the most important evening of my adult life. And it’s me facing me, obliterating my fears. MSR: When you say fears... Niles: [Learning to] just live in my passion and the element of sacrifice and really understanding what that means. Regardless of how you feel inside, you have to give a piece of yourself to the world, you know. But the more that you do it, the more comfortable you get, the more faith you have in God, with you just floating and flowing in it. And, I feel like I represent every artist who stopped. This is an inspiration to every artist who stopped doing it, to get them to get back to it, because that’s a part of my testimony. It’s artistic redemption. It’s a reminder of a better tomorrow if you don’t give up. MSR: Speaking of legacy, tell us about the meaning of your new album’s title, To Remain. Niles: The word “remain” is a very powerful

word to me. It means everlasting, enduring. It’s ancient and modern. And, when I look at the things that remain, those are the things that are most, I think, impactful. People who remain: Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes. These are people who extracted as much out of themselves as possible to heal the world, to change the world, to empower the world...

soar in each and every way possible, and I want to open doors for the next generation of artists.

MSR: What’s next? Niles: Tour. More videos. Interviews, everything! And expand the Avant Garde, as well. The album is going to be released under the Avant Garde, as a label. I want to grow my enterprise. I have a certain platform set here and the album is a vehicle for that. I want this album to

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Niles’ debut release party takes place September 21 at the Ice House, located at 2528 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Hosted by Vie Boheme, the evening will feature an opening performance by Calvin The Second and a keynote by David TC Ellis, founder of the High School For Recording Arts.

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ere are the MSR editors’ top picks of free (and low-cost) events, arts and activities to enjoy throughout the Twin Cities and greater metro area. Friday, September 14 The Evolution of African American Cuisine: The Green Book 5:30-9:30 pm @ Breaking Bread Café & Catering, 1210 West Broadway Ave., Mpls. $15-$25 The last in a series presented by Onyx Culinary Collective exploring the evolution of African American food. Chefs will prepare some of the foods featured in restaurants highlighted in The Green Book — go-to guide, from 1936 to 1967, for Black travelers to navigate the dangers and humiliations of racial segregation. Info: www.onyxculinarycollective.com Twin Cities Music Lounge 9:30 pm—1 am @ Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave. N., St. Paul. $10-15 Live event brand highlighting Minnesota’s rising vocalists, singer/songwriters and bands in the following musical genres: R&B, alt-R&B and Neosoul music. Info: www.cancanwonderland.com ‘Imagine North’ Block Party 4-7pm @ Plymouth and Penn avenues, Mpls. FREE. THOR Companies presents the ultimate North side block party featuring live performances by Paris Bennett, NUNNABOVE, Maxx Band and Lioness. Hosted by Javonta Patton. Info: www.thor.build Saturday, September 15 Open Streets – West Broadway 11 am—5 pm @ West Broadway Ave. from Penn Ave. N. to Lyndale Ave. N., Mpls. FREE Bike, walk, play and shop at this free street festival featuring local businesses, artisans, music and fun. Info: www.openstreetsmpls.org Eat Street Food, Music & Arts Festival 1-9 pm @ Nicollet Avenue between 25th - 27th Streets, Mpls. FREE The Whittier Alliance Neighborhood Organization kicks off its inaugural festival featuring live music, performances and activities from local cultural organizations as well as a kid-friendly zone with activities for all ages. Info: whittieralliance.org/eat-street-fest.html

Onyx Culinary Collective explores the evolution of African American food.

Minneapolis Sound Exhibit Opening 1-3 pm @ Sabathani Community Center, 310 E 38th St., Mpls. $7 Sabathani launches new exhbits o`n Minneapolis Sound and the desegregation of the Minneapolis Public Schools, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen photos from the early days of the Sound, signed artifacts, and memorabilia and products available for purchase. Individuals featured include Prince, Morris Day & The Time, The Revolution, Cherelle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Mazarati, and more. Info: www.sabathani.org Sunday, September 16 Prince’s Side of the Street: North Minneapolis Landmarks Walking Tour 10-11:30 am @ Corner of N. 8th Ave. & Upton Ave. N., Mpls. $10 Walking tour of the late legend’s Northside neighborhood, including two of the four houses he grew up in, along with his neighborhood school and the location where his first band started. Info: www.preserveminneapolis.org Twin Cities Veg Fest 11 am—5 pm @ Harriet Island Regional Park, 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd, St. Paul. FREE Annual fest showcasing plant-based foods with a day of cooking demonstrations, inspiring presentations and information for omnivores, vegans and vegetarians alike. Info: www.tcvegfest.com

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Tuesday, September 18 Northside Community Job and Resource Fair 3-7 pm @ Minneapolis North WorkForce Center, 800 W. Broadway Ave., Mpls. FREE Meet dozens of local employers and community-based organizations. No registration needed, and it’s free! Info: mn.gov/deed/mplsnorth Thursday, September 20 Cool Like That Fashion Show: A Tribute to Hip Hop 7-10 pm @ Public Functionary, 1400 12th Ave. NE., Mpls. $10-$25 Hip hop-inspired fashion show presented by Black Fashion Week MN celebrating the Twin Cities’ top and emerging Black fashion designers and beauty movers and shakers. Info: blackfashionweekmn.com

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taking their food system for granted and not fully engaging their democratic rights. Farmers are also thought to lack education, or be ignorant of modern technology, which has caused people to forget that food is not made at a store; rather it is grown in farm fields and handled by people. Some even think of farming as a lower class of work that is difficult, outdated, risky, and with little rewards. I want to explore ways to update the status and image of the African American farmer in the 21st century. What better time than now as the U.S. Farm Bill is being debated in Washington, D.C. The bill is a multi-year spending measure that covers everything from conservation to WIC budgeting and includes a proposal to reformulate income and expense criteria for the 42 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under the bill, states could remove about eight percent of those receiving aid from the rolls, according to the research firm Mathematica, which used data from the Agriculture Department’s Food

and Nutrition Service. Agriculture is about more than ideal, picturesque scenery, although this is a rewarding benefit. Agriculture is really about innovation, creativity, and environmental stewardship. A great way to gain a better understanding is to first take a look at our own perspectives of farming. The stereotype of impoverished farming may still exist in the minds of some people, but the reality has changed dramatically. These days, farmers don’t have to suffer from a lower standard of living, and if they work too long and hard, it’s self-inflicted. The median total farm household income has exceeded the median U.S. household income, being only a bit less than self-employment income in every year since 1998. These are farmers and farming practices that approach agriculture in a new way, while rebuilding a missing narrative: the history of Blacks owning land, being successful farmers and inventors who built entire vibrant communities and created technology that changed the way America farms today. For example, afro-ecology is a theory and practice created by urban farmer Blain Snipstal to describe how Black people in the U.S. can reconnect with their Af-

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rican or Afro-indigenous past through traditional planting and harvesting techniques. Xavier Brown, a certified master composter for his city, transformed an empty lot into a community garden with his business Soilful City. And, then there is Leah Penniman, a farmer in upstate New York at Soul Fire Farm, where they lead workshops to help participants reclaim their own history with farming. They show how farming was a way of life and expression of a culture before people were brought to this country to be enslaved. These farmers — and so many others like them all over the world — are tack-

ling some of our biggest global challenges (poverty, hunger, and environmental degradation, to name a few) while promoting gender equality, preserving traditional and Indigenous knowledge, and reinvigorating rural communities. They are changing the face of modern agriculture one farm at a time, reversing a top-down, corporate-run system that isn’t healthy for people or our planet; and they are demonstrating sustainability and innovation. Now you can see why the idea that farming is something we left that behind years ago is a real tragedy for our long-term health and

independence. The role of people of color in food and agriculture has been misrepresented and defined mostly in statistics about oppression and inequity. Our story is richer than that, and we have a larger impact and greater purpose than that. My hope is to motivate and inspire others to stake their claim in this story, too.

Iyegbah Angela Rae is a thirdgeneration organic farmer and health writer. She welcomes reader responses to writer@spiritscripps.com. Read her blog at www.spiritscripps.com.

“There is evidence supporting the positive influence of mother engagement onchildren’s social, behavioral and psychological outcomes.”

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we don’t have the legal tools to make that responsibility real and material.” Continued from page 1 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has also stepped up to protect tenant from further market totally squeezes the displacement. In his 2019 budpeople at the bottom, people get, he proposed funding that who are most vulnerable,” said would allow the City to hold Ellison. landlords more accountable as As the MSR reported in Auwell as provide more support gust, the City put a band-aid for tenants. With more than 50 on the issue with its $2 million percent of people in MinneapEmergency Stabilization Pilot olis renting, he said, “You can’t program to house some of the neglect tenants when talking last remaining tenants from about affordable housing.” the Khan portfolio. The proIn an email to the MSR, Frey gram allowed the City to buy highlighted three budget items up to 12 houses for tenants facthat would benefit renters exing imminent displacement. periencing displacement due

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“Ethically, I think that there should be a lot of responsibility on the landlord.” Participating tenants were also assigned caseworkers from NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center to provide additional services like wealth and health management training. All of this has put the City in the position of having to spend money to retroactively solve a problem it created, said Ellison. Seeking a more long-term solution, Ellison and Council President Lisa Bender have drafted an ordinance, dubbed a “renters’ bill of rights,” which they hope to have the city council pass by the end of the year. The proposed ordinance includes defining reasons for eviction as well as a relocation benefit package making landlords responsible for causing their tenants to be displaced. “Ethically, I think that there should be a lot of responsibility on the landlord,” said Ellison, adding, “I think right now

making changes. “The City is working on increasing the use of Tenant Remedies Actions which allow for tenants to stay in the properties that have a revoked rental license while a third party facilitates needed repairs,” said Sara McKenzie, media relations coordinator for the City. The department is also looking at “upstream solutions” that would address the issues before a property is condemned, as well as working with community partners to assist tenants who are displaced because of negligent landlords, McKenzie said. Ellison said other potential ordinances that would help get ahead of the problem of imminent displacement include Councilmember Philippe Cunningham’s proposed overhaul of the Conduct on Premises ordinance, which has created an eviction crisis in low-income neighborhoods. Also, Councilmembers Lisa Goodman and Jeremy Schroeder’s Notice of Sale ordinance gives housing groups a chance to purchase naturally occurring affordable housing that isn’t unsubsidized by government programs. Changes like these, said Ellison, would reduce the need for more drastic programs like the Emergency Stabilization Pilot Program. “Even though this is a reactionary solution,” he conceded, “it was also the quickest.”

to negligent landlords through no fault of their own. They include $150,000 earmarked for an Eviction Representation Pilot program to provide legal representation for tenants facing a landlord in the court of law. “[This would] level the playing field by giving tenants facing eviction in housing court legal representation and a fighting chance,” Frey stated. He also wants to invest $175,000 to expand legal services for tenants as well as continue funding for a tenant hotline, which he said helped prevent more than 200 evictions in 2017. Keith Schubert welcomes In addition, he is seeking to establish permanent funding for reader responses to kschubert@ spokesman-recorder.com. more housing inspectors. Aside from Frey’s efforts, the City’s Regulatory Services Department, charged with enforcing the housing maintenance code for safe and decent residential housing, is also

community. In addition, the organization is working with the Minnesota Department of Corrections transition programs to help formerly incarcerated mothers re-enter community life. Austin pointed out that while the program honors single mothers, it’s meant for married moms, too – and for that matter all moms period, including stepmothers, adoptive mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Along with, of course, other family members. Attendance at the inaugural mother-son outing was 150; since then it has doubled. Austin expects well over 300 participants this time around. “Anyone and everyone who helps fill that void to raise that boy, we welcome them,” he said. The Fourth Annual Mother-Son Gala will take place Sunday, October 28 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, located at 6155 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center. For tickets

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NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSOANL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and Notice is given that on October 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM, Courtroom C459, a hearing will be held in this Court at Hennepin County Government Centr, Court Tower, 300 South 6th Stret, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Larissa Anatolevn Yakovleva, whose address is 14141 43rd Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55446 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred Dated: 7-19-2018 Elizabeth V. Cutter Judge of District Court Probate Division Dated: 7-19-2018 Sarah Lindahl-Pfieffer District Court Administrator

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Francisco Sunday was important. This week, the team will travel to Green Bay for an early Division tussle that will test which team can take early control of the NFC North. Green Bay rallied to beat the Bears Sunday night in the two teams’197th meeting. If the Packers, celebrating their 100th season, were to win, they would be 2-0 in the Division. This Vikings team, however, with quarterback Kirk Cousins and this dominating de-

W Continued from page 10 which has too often this season bounced telecasts around their various channels and kept fans and others bewildered: “It’s coming, but it does take time,” the league president stressed. Borders mostly relied on well-worn themes such as her frequent reminders of the vast age differences between her league and the NBA, its founding father. “I remind you that the NBA is 72. We are the youngest at 22 years of age,” she continued. “We’re excited that we’re 22, but we know that there are lots of women’s professional leagues who never made it to 10 or 15 or 20.” However, as some predict that the WNBA players will decide to opt out of the current CBA later this fall, Borders concluded her Finals press conference in her usual cheerleading fashion. “We love, love, love our players. We are very, very honored to have the privilege of running this league and watching these women play and live out their dreams on and off the court,” she said. Finals high points With Game three set for Wednesday in Washington, and Seattle up two games to none in the best-of-five cham-

fense —that forced four turnovers against the 49ers — has the potential to be among the best in franchise history. Their eyes as a team are clearly on the big prize. Larry Fitzgerald can be heard weekday mornings on KMOJ Radio 89.9 FM at 8:25 am, on WDGY-AM 740 Monday and Friday at 9:10 am, and at www. Gamedaygold.com. He also commentates on sports 7-8 pm on Almanac (TPT channel 2). Follow him on Twitter at FitzBeatSr. Larry welcomes reader responses to info@larry-fitzgerald.com, or visit www.Larry-Fitzgerald.com.

pionship series, the Storm have won seven straight Finals games (2004, 2010, 2018) and six straight home victories (2004, 2010, 2018). Both are the most in Finals history. Natasha Howard, who played the last two seasons in Minnesota and was named the league’s Most Improved Player earlier this month, is now in eighth place in Finals games played. She is expected to play in her 17th contest Wednesday against the Mystics. Washington Mystics rookie forward Ariel Atkins surpassed the Lynx’s Maya Moore for most points scored by a rookie in a single postseason: Moore scored 110 points in 2011, and Atkins now has 128 points. Atkins, Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson, and Diamond DeShields of Chicago were three unanimous selections who received the maximum 11 votes from the league’s 12 head coaches — who can’t vote for their own players — and made the 2018 All-Rookie Team. Azura Stevens (Dallas) and Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana) also made the squad. Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@ spokesman-recorder.comspokesman-recorder.com.

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America’s numberone game is back!

atching an NFL preseason game in comparison to a regular-season game is like night and day. All 32 teams are in many ways showing why the NFL game is, by a wide margin, America’s number-one sport. In the early 1980s, the NFL

players, owners, scouts and coaches under the NFL umbrella] believe in dialogue, understanding and unity. We embrace the role and responsibility of everyone involved with this game to promote meaningful positive change in our community.” Some claim that the NFL ratings slipped last season because of the players’ protests. I think the issue itself is one of the most misunderstood protests along racial lines and is divisive. President Donald Trump has sparked the outrage among his base supporters, saying owners should fire NFL players and calling them “sons of bit**es.” Nike is now airing a two-

Vikings defense closes in on 49ers’ QB Jimmy Garoppolo Photo by Steve Floyd

passed Major League Baseball (MLB) as the number-oneviewed game in the United States. As we know, MLB may have fallen even further behind in 2018 because of dwindling numbers. One factor could be that 75 percent of the NFL players are Black, while only eight percent of MLB players are American-born Black. The controversial protests by some players during the national anthem the last two years, ignited by quarterback Colin Kaepernick, have been a source of division among the owners, fans, some media and players. Some sports fans were irritated with the players’ choice to protest and their right to do so. The NFL said, “They [all the

minute TV spot narrated by Kaepernick during games and on various devices as part of their “Just Do It” 30th anniversary campaign. With the slogan, “Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything,” the ad has already generated nearly $45 million in media exposure. Of course, Trump weighed in, calling the ad “a terrible message.” Vikings players, you may have noticed, have stayed away from even talking about the swirling protest, much less taking a knee. Many claim it’s not how you start but how you finish but the Vikings’ 24-16 victory over San ■ See Fitz on page 9

MIAC teams provide some good competition, too I

t was a beautiful night for football as summer was winding down, a warm and breezy Saturday night. Fans cheered without being prompted by a wacky video scoreboard. The final score wasn’t decided until three seconds remained on the clock. No, it wasn’t the state’s only Division I school playing, but instead Hamline University, one of two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) schools located on St. Paul’s Snelling Avenue just before the bridge that takes you to the State Fair. They were hosting Macalester College, which is a little over two miles and eight minutes away going south. The visitors won last Saturday by two points. Some sportswriters and fans too often look down their big-time-college-football snobbish noses at so-called smallschool ball. It’s foolish to compare nonDivision I athletes to their larger schools’ counterparts, but the fact is that the former work equally hard and passionately

Charles “Chip” Taylor, standing at right, at a Hamline practice session Photo by Charles Hallman valry is one of the state’s oldest. Last Saturday’s was the 118th meeting, and the annual Battle of the Bucket game has existed since the mid-1960s. The winning coach keeps the bucket in his office until the next Bucket contest next season.

“There are great coaches and great players in this league.” for their sport as does anyone else. Good competition is good competition whether it’s Division I, II or where the 13-member MIAC resides in Division III, where one in five students at MIAC institutions are athletes. Another non-comparable point: D3 players and coaches welcome media types like myself. D1 staff these days act more like those at White House press briefings, seeming intent on limiting access to microsecond opportunities. This isn’t the case in the MIAC. “It’s good to see you” – so Charles “Chip” Taylor greeted me Saturday. He is the Twin Cities’ only Black head college football coach, now in his third season at Hamline. He and his Pipers players quickly returned to the field after Saturday’s 29-27 defeat to greet fans and others. The Hamline-Macalester football ri-

There is, however, one common thread that links the MIAC with the bigger conferences, especially in football: Like the Big Ten, it’s a penthouse-type league with two or three usual contenders, a middling group with the occasional escapee that competes with the top clubs, and then the annual lower division hopefuls. It’s St. Thomas, St. John’s and Bethel; or St. John’s, St. Thomas and Bethel; or Bethel, St. John’s and St. Thomas – you get the picture. Hamline is a MIAC founding member school since 1920. Macalester was a league member until 2006, when they moved to the Midwest Conference for football only. “I love the job. It’s a challenge,” Taylor told me after a preseason practice. “There are great coaches and great players in this league. We’re building [the program] the right way, but it takes

Sports odds and ends

Twins make lemonade from lemon season By Charles Hallman Senior Staff Writer With no chance of making the playoffs this season, the Minnesota Twins are doing more than playing out the string or playing spoilers for those opponents who are vying for post-season spots in the final weeks of the 2018 season. There are still opportunities to improve player performance, for example. Second-year Batting Coach James Rowson and first-year Pitching Coach Garvin Alston both told the MSR in sep-

James Rowson arate interviews during the team’s last home stand last month that the remaining three and half weeks of games will serve as foundation-building opportunities for 2019. “We are trying to get better with each guy individually,” Rowson stressed. “We are going out there trying to win, but there are elements” where he wants pitchers to learn and grow from game situations, Alston added. Both men didn’t flinch from the disappointment of 2018, a season in which they would not be post-season participants. Nonetheless, despite the sub-.500 record, Alston and Rowson both saw some improvement among their players. “Our main issue at the start of the

season was control,” the pitching coach recalled. “Our command has gotten a little better, especially with our secondary pitches [such as] our change-up.” Rowson continued on the hitters, “You start out the year hoping everybody will have an MVP-type season and start the season off real well. It doesn’t always turn out the way you want, but how you respond to that and how you keep moving forward” is important as well, he noted. “As the year went on, I continued to see growth in guys. I watch Max Kepler do some things that he has gotten better at in terms of his approach at the plate. I think Miguel Sano has been real good since he came back [from the minors in August] in taking what the game gives him and not do too much.” The Twins hurlers, especially the less experienced ones, had to learn how to be themselves on the mound, Alston observed. “Some of these guys try to be something they are not, and try to throw a fastball at 95 [M.P.H.] when they are better at 92. Once they figure that out on what they can and cannot do,” their improvement becomes more evident, he said.

“Some of these guys try to be something they are not.”

As for his first year as big league pitching coach, Alston noted that it has been an adjustment for him as well. “I think the main thing for me in learning as pitching coach is you can’t pitch the pitch for them,” he said. “You go through it mentally and emotionally, and at the end of the day, I’m spent. I go home and try to get some rest but can’t sleep. “The number-one lesson for me, and

I’m still working on it right now, is to be able to release it and let it go,” Alston admitted, “so I can come back and be a better coach the next day.” Rowson and Alston, five years apart

Garvin Alston Photos by Charles Hallman

in age, both hail from the same hometown, Mount Vernon, New York. The two men made history as the Twins’ first Black pitching coach and hitting coach together in the same season. “It’s been a lot of fun,” the younger Rowson said of his work with Alston. “I think it’s a unique situation to have a coach that you played with and watched play growing up in the same hometown. You don’t see that very much [in the majors]. “We bounce questions and ideas off one another during the season on how to attack guys on both sides of the ball. He knows the game and studies the game.” Conceded Alston of Rowson, “He is better than me in certain aspects” of the game. Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@spokesman-recorder. com

time.” The Pipers this season returns five starters on offense and seven on defense. According to the coach, senior QB Justice Spriggs “has been consistent” with five TDs thus far this season, and RB Triston Thomas last Saturday “made some plays,” including a 93-yard scoring scamper, and caught a 46-yarder from Spriggs for another score, added the coach. “We got some young offensive lineman. It’s just a work in progress.” Taylor is now 1-2 in bucket games since his hiring in 2016. Hamline has lost its first two games this season. MIAC regular-season play starts Saturday when Hamline travels to St. Thomas on the corner of Summit and Cretin Avenues. “Everything is faster, the players are quicker, the coaching is little sharper” in the MIAC, Taylor notes. “We have to stay focused.” Nonetheless, he remains optimistic. “We still have a long way to go. We got to tighten things up.” Next week: Lindsay Whalen is not the only player around here to return to her alma mater as coach. Charles Hallman welcomes reader responses to challman@spokesman-recorder. com.

WNBA president prevaricates on league issues

Someone on Twitter recently complained that WNBA President Lisa Borders has mainly adopted a “cheerleading” posture rather than providing real answers on several hot topics facing the league. In her September 7 press conference transcripts, Borders seemed to dance around nearly every topic asked by reporters in Seattle, where the 2018 Finals began. On revenue sharing between the W owners and players, an oft-discussed topic by the latter during the season: “We are happy to have an open and informed conversation,” Madame President stated. “We are very different from all the other leagues. We do not have the revenues today to support greater revenue sharing with our players.” On charter flights for teams to travel to games in light of

the Las Vegas problem that ultimately cost them a game by forfeit: “We are always happy to talk about any topic that our players want to talk about or that our business needs to address because that’s the smart thing to do,” Borders responded. “We don’t have the revenue today to support charter travel,” she declared. “Today char-

Lisa Borders

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ter travel is prohibitively expensive for our league. It will come in due course, but not today.” On set broadcast times for WNBA games on ESPN, ■ See W on page 9

PreP Scene

Mitchell Palmer McDonald’s column will return next week.