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The air froze again to 10 degrees on Feb. 8, the first time I met Erica Mauter, a DFL candidate running for the Ward 11 seat on the Minneapolis City Council. Continue Reading
In this week’s Best of Neighborhood News, US Bank holds an event to celebrate black business owners in the Twin Cities area, a rise in anti-semitic crimes, and Education Minnesota’s response to President Trump’s rescinding protections for transgender students. Continue Reading
“Right now, we are being governed from a deficit perspective. [People say] ‘we need to be fixed, there are things that are wrong, and things are just desolate and bad.’ Whereas governing from an asset or strength-based perspective takes [our] gems and builds them up.” Continue Reading
For the past few months, Jillia Pessenda has talked to upwards of 2,000 people all over the ward – often over coffee. Continue Reading
This week: state GOP legislators draw intense criticism from community members on bills that would prevent cities from passing workers’ rights ordinances, and the Minneapolis NAACP holds a forum to discuss racial disparities in the state’s juvenile justice system. Continue Reading
We focused on these seven candidates – Jillia Pessenda, Samantha Pree-Stinson, Phillipe Cunningham, Raeisha Williams, Jeremiah Ellison, Andrea Jenkins and Erica Mauter – because they bring in terms of race, gender identity and sexual orientation, an unprecedented level of diversity to the 2017 elections. Continue Reading
“The shop was built on a pinky swear,” Ariel Cafarelli said, beaming. It took a long time before she and her business partner and apprentice Alli Shelly, both tattoo artists, would finally open their tattoo parlor, but their promise to each other was to build a welcoming, LGBTQIA-positive space. Continue Reading
“Why do I have to live a life where I have to constantly defend my right to live?” McDonald said to a mixed audience of activists, artists and educators on Oct. 29. Alongside her sat Andrea Jenkins, Laverne Cox and the documentary director Jac Gares. Continue Reading
This week: No justice from MPD investigation of officers in the case of Jamar Clark, UMN group Compass advocates for LGBTQIA business students and “Durades Dialogues” at Mia highlight African-American artists. Continue Reading
This week: a 11 progressive senators call for better transgender veterans health services, the city of Minneapolis releases a survey of the benefits of a $15 minimum wage and highlights from this weekend’s Twin Cities Black Film Festival. Continue Reading