At 64, I am having the time of my life getting around town on my bicycle. Of course, the dyed-in-the-wool cyclist might sneer at me, making mockery of my unbridled enthusiasm. The super serious cyclists, I am learning, have been riding for decades and scores of years. And they are principled in championing the virtue of being environmentally conscious in their commitment to deploy

musculoskeletal energy rather than expensive biofuels for recreation and transportation mobility. I imagine they would say to a guy like me, What took you so long to wake up? Be that as it may, my rediscovery of bicycling is igniting new joy in my life. Its like discovering a truth, or having a great experience, or learning to ride a bike for the fi rst time, all over again. For me, the tipping point was connecting with my friends in the Major Taylor Bicycling Club at their Urban Bike Festival, presented this summer in conjunction with Rondo

Days in St. Paul. Of course, Rondo Days in itself was a great joy. Thousands of old friends and people I was meeting for the fi rst time, crowded in to a festival area big enough to stroll comfortably, but compact enough to reach out and touch someone. Elbow close, you navigated through friendly smiles, energetic shrieks of kids having fun, and helpful vendors hawking information you could use to make you healthier, wealthier and wiser.

According to testimony that focused on youth crime and violence in North Minneapolis, social and economic factors that directly contribute to gangs and

gang violence include prevalence of poverty, unemployment, and the housing crisis that is leaving neighborhoods in foreclosure, creating homelessness among

students, and exacerbating low academic performance. Ending Youth Violence: A New Generation of Ideas brought together stakeholders to end youth violence in a one-day conference from 8am - 4pm Tuesday, October 18 at the Holiday Inn 1500 Washington Ave. S. on the University of Minnesotas Twin Cities West Bank campus.

William English Moderator and Director of City Inc, Don Samuels Minneapolis 5th Ward Councilmember, Dr. Heidi L. Barajas, Executive Director of Urban Research Outreach and Engagement Center (UROC) Rev. Jerry McAfee, Pastor of New Salem Baptist Church, Spike Moss youth advocate, and John Harrington DFL State Senator for

District 67 in St. Paul, examined the information presented in the ending youth violence report. The Ending Youth Violence project is a collaboration of several organizations: The City Inc., Juvenile Justice Advocacy Committee (JJAC), the Institute on Domestic Violence in the

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AestheticsIntriguing whodunit suggests Shakespeare was a fraud

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CommentaryAn open letter to Cornel West

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BusinessNow what?: A game plan for job seekers who have tried everything

HealthSpooky, scary situations: Helping kids cope with fear

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Creating historyEnding youth violence: A new generation of ideas

Ending poverty in North Minneapolis

Newly elected State Senator Jeff Hayden from Minneapolis was sworn into offi ce today by Hennepin County District Court Judge Tanya Bransford in the State Capitol Senate Chamber. He was accompanied by his

wife Terri, his son Tomas and daughter Sophia, and many family members and friends. I am really honored and humbled to be the next state senator from Senate District 61, Senator Hayden said.

Despite bridge reconstructions, tornado damage, and fi nancial strife, burgeoning small businesses along West Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis remain an inspiration during this deep economic recession. US Democratic-Farm-Labor Congressman Keith Ellison (Minnesota-5) represents the area, and is optimistic about its potential market growth. Minnesotas 5th Congressional District stretches north of Minneapolis to Spring Lake Park, south to Richfi eld, and west to New Hope and Hopkins.

By collaborating with businesses and education institutions, local governments can develop a small business and non-profi t approach to meeting the needs of employers in the community and grow talent in a sustainable way. The alignment between profi ts and job growth meets when employers provide more on-the-job training. This also challenges the necessity of young people having to obtain an often extremely costly post-secondary education. Recently the economy has shifted away from supporting full-time work because many smaller companies are suffering from profi t losses. Every business depends on consumer confi dence, Ellison says, and poverty translates into

peoples ability to buy things. Minnesota is one state with one ethical system that is focused on peopleEven if you have a job, the issue of unemployment cannot be ignored. With or without higher education, the workforce is very diffi cult to get into, and even harder to stay in. Offi cials say that Minnesota needs a massive public-works job program because the labor-pool pipeline is not working, and the problem is not simply going to go away. Almost half of Americans have been unemployed at some point in their lives. So even if you have never been unemployed, you know someone who has.

By Lydia SchwartzContributing Writer

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Photos: Redd Vizion / Rabin Osborne5th Ward Councilmember Don Samuels, 4th Ward Councilmember

Barbara Johnson with grandchildren Louis and Alice Piper, and Senator Linda Higgins (MN-58)

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Debutante Cotillion on hold this year

It is with great appreciation that the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Chapter of The Links, Incorporated expresses our gratitude for the communities support of our organization over the past 39 years. We have enjoyed partnering with many of the community nonprofi ts and individuals, giving back and

helping to make a difference in the lives of our youth and the communities in which we live. We want to continue offering workshops and programs to the community that are of value. To that end, we are aggressively working with community leaders who are representative of our various service facets to enrich our programming over the next years. We will celebrate 40 years in 2012. One of our signature youth programs for the past 30 years

has been the Debutante Cotillion Program. We have presented over 570 Debutantes with their escorts and coordinated leadership development and self improvement programs to help prepare them to embark on a college career. We are blessed that the community loaned us their outstanding children so that we might supplement their experience through friendships, workshops and community service. They also helped us raise critical funds to support our

scholarship program. Over the past 20+ years, we provided more than $500,000 to the community through this Program and our biennial fundraisers. After all the years of presenting an annual Debutante Cotillion Program, it is time to pause and evaluate this Program. To that end, we will not have a Debutante Cotillion Program for the 2011-12 school year. We will use this time to refl ect and evaluate to ensure that The Links, Incorporated continues to provide

a relevant, high-quality program attractive to the community. We are also interested in your valuable feedback. I encourage you to email us at mplsspcotillion@gmail.com. We know there are some seniors who will be disappointed that they wont have this experience. We agonized over this decision and concluded that there wouldnt ever be a good time to skip a year; however, introducing a new youth program to recognize high achievers and offer outstanding

workshops in conjunction with the Chapters 40th anniversary made sense. We, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Chapter of The Links, Incorporated are blessed to have had your support all these years and we want it to continue. We are committed to continued service and programs that support the needs of the community and fulfi ll our mission. Again, thank you for your years of support and we look forward to what the future holds.

By Marcia Norman Murray, The Links, Incorporated President

Making government infrastructure investments provides assistance to state and local governments to retain public employees.

Building a solid government infrastructure is not just about fi xing dangerous roads, it means teaching the next generation to prevent the issues that we have today. Due to continuous budget cuts, schools are slowly being forced to operate their spending on an emergency-only basis. For Minnesota to remain

economically competitive, and to break the cycle of poverty, our youth must have better access to the necessary education for highly technical jobs, and access to work-experience programs. Young people who are able to get into the workforce earlier have a better chance of staying employed later in life. Keeping a teacher, Ellison says, or making an actual investment in student instruction, are often lost to a leaky roof or to fi xing the plumbing. Dr. Mark R. Brinda, the City of Minneapolis Employment and Training Program Workforce Manager, says that access to education can bring the workforce toward building a more stable economic generation. There are no quick or easy fi xes when it comes to repairing the job market, he says, but we can make considerable structural changes to lower the unemployment rate. Hennepin County Principal Planner Dr. Bruce M. Nauth,

who is also Acting Director of the Hennepin and Carver Counties Workforce Service Area, argues that high unemployment rates are insignifi cant compared to the high rates of poverty. He says that simply having an education or a job is not enough to lift people out of fi nancial trouble. According to a study conducted in 2009 (Nauth says that not much has changed since then), almost seventy percent of the 5th Congressional Districts 25-year-and-older population has attained a Bachelors degree, an Associates degree, or higher. Yet a surprising 7.5% of the districts total population was unemployed, and 16.6% qualifi ed for poverty status. The study further broke down the unemployment and poverty rates by racial and ethnic groups living in the district: Of African Americans: 39.8% are living in poverty, 19.8% are unemployed 37.3% of the Native Americans live in poverty, 21.7% unemployed 25.6% of Asians live in

poverty, but only 8.5% are unemployed 27.3% of Hispanics live in poverty, with a 7.4% unemployment rate 9.5% of Caucasians/non-Hispanics live in poverty, 5.3% are unemployed. In an economy where the supply of workers continues to outweigh the demand for labor, and favors profi t over job creation, companies are given the ability to drive down wages, benefi ts, gain leverage against unions, and neglect the responsibility to create diversity in the workplace. Andrea Pendleton, Director of Employment Services at Twin Cities RISE!, says that minorities face many invisible barriers in seeking stable employment. Businesses are increasingly relying on temporary staffi ng services. This shifts the responsibility of building diversity in the workplace away from the company and onto the third-party. Pendleton also says that

many companies openly admit that they will not hire an applicant that has ever been unemployed. Having bad credit has also become a large barrier to fi nding employment. Even though everyone has a low credit score during a recession, many potential employers still place a signifi cant amount of weight on credit reports when debating prospective hires. In order to bring the public- and private-sectors together, everything the government does needs to be tied to creating a service job in the community. Offi cials say that they are trying to break the myth of a dysfunctional government because the people are making civic investments against the giant force of a global economy. Rather than just letting Americas communities continue to decline, investments must be made in developing human capital. The public sector is more than just welfare, and the private sector is more than just conglomerate corporations.

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African American Community, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center and the University of Minnesotas Urban Research Outreach and Engagement Center (UROC). A document prepared by the City of Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support

for Youth Gang Crime and Prevention Services (YGCPS) conducted an assessment which focused on four North Minneapolis neighborhoods: Folwell, Hawthorne, Jordan and McKinley. There have been peace vigils, marches, weeping, wailing, and a lot of hard work by a lot of individuals, English said. This problem facing zip code 55411 has been with us for many years,

he said. According to a study for the Center Disease Control and Prevention, a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services based in DeKalb County Georgia; nationwide homicide is the second leading cause of deaths ages 10 to 24 with 84% killed by fi rearms. One problem is the easy accessibility to fi rearms.

I can buy a $2 dollar gun, a $20 dollar gun, or a $200 dollar gun within two blocks of my house; but I have to walk two miles to get an apple, said a City Inc. student. Dr. Deanna Wilkinson leads The Columbus Violence Prevention Collaborative Cease Fire Initiative in Columbus, OH. Her project is modeled after

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Cops sue Palm Beach in discrimination case

Feeding Dreams selects Sybil Haydel Morial as Outstanding Mom

Richmond Free Press makes racial breakthrough in Virginia Supreme Court

Town of Palm Beach comes under fi re after police offi cers are subjected to anti-Semitic, racial and ethnic slurs and sexual harassment by superiors. Stuart, Florida - Prominent trial attorney Willie Gary along with his team of attorneys CK Hoffl er, Victor Swift and Marwan Porter of the Stuart, Florida-based law fi rm of Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando, P.L., is fi ling a multi-million dollar lawsuit on behalf of fi ve Palm Beach police offi cers who have fi led discrimination and sexual harassment complaints against the town of Palm

Beach. Individual complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission have

also been fi led. The plaintiffs include police offi cer Jason Vega, who was

wrongfully demoted from sergeant and was the only Hispanic/minority supervisor.

The other plaintiffs, Artemis Saridakis, Levente Henter, Gilad Bockman and Marcus Farmer

allege discrimination based upon race, national origin, gender and religious preference in violation of Federal Law. The allegations include superior offi cers making anti-Semitic remarks, racial and ethnic slurs and inappropriate sexual gestures toward offi cers. In one instance, a senior offi cer told a Jewish offi cer that the Holocaust never happened. In addition, the same senior offi cer has been observed giving Nazi salutes while saying Sieg Heil. Our law fi rm takes these allegations very seriously and

Feeding Dreams, General Mills platform which celebrates the hero in African American women recently assembled over 70 community leaders at the historic Dooky Chases Restaurant, representing education and health sectors to celebrate Outstanding Mom recipient Sybil Haydel Morial and to kick-off the Feeding Dreams Get Together initiative in New Orleans. Among her children, fellow community members, Morial, wife of New Orleans fi rst Black mayor, mother of the second and former Xavier University vice president, was honored as the fi rst New Orleans Feeding Dreams Outstanding Mom for 2011-2012. Eldest son Marc is former mayor of New Orleans and now CEO of the National Urban League; eldest daughter Dr. Julie Morial Cruz

is medical director of the Baton Rouge Peoples Health Network; son Jacques Morial is a respected business and political consultant; daughter Cherie Morial Ausberry, serves as vice president of CRA and business development at Capitol One Bank in Baton Rouge; and youngest daughter Monique Morial was recently elected judge First City Court in New Orleans. Mrs. Morials life and commitment exemplifi es the Feeding Dreams initiative which believes everyday people have the power to nurture change in their communities, said Iman Johnson, Multicultural Public & Community Relations Senior Planner, General Mills. In New Orleans and 14 other cities across the country, over a 1,000 African American women will

be celebrated for nourishing the dreams of their families and communities through Feeding Dreams Get Togethers. Feeding Dreams Get Togethers is a grassroots program that provides intimate forums in communities across the country to discuss efforts to positively impact health and education in African American communities. Its our hopes that the discussions at these Get Togethers will help encourage some small change to make a positive impact on those who attend and therefore on our communities, said Sandra Miller Jones, Founder and CEO, Segmented Marketing Services, Inc. This initiative is important to our community. We are honoring moms who work tirelessly to support our families and communities.

(TriceEdneyWire.com) -Richmond Free Press photographer Sandra Sellars has made history when she covered the historic investiture of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Cleo E. Powell on Friday, Oct. 21. When the prize-winning photographer arrived at the states highest court to cover the Powell formal installation, she

became: The fi rst Black newspaper photographer to cover an investiture in the 232-year history of the court, which is located across the street from the State Capitol. The fi rst woman newspaper photographer to cover a Supreme Court investiture, according to Free Press research. Overton Jones, a retired Richmond daily editor, agreed that Sellars was a likely gender history maker in Richmond

journalism. I dont recall any woman photographer covering a Supreme Court investiture, said Jones, who worked fi rst for the defunct Richmond News Leader and later for the Richmond Times-Dispatch a total of 55 years, beginning in 1938. Sellars presence will add to the historical signifi cance of the installation of Justice Powell, the fi rst Black female justice elected to the court by the General Assembly. Chief Justice Cynthia D.

Kinsers approval of Sellars represents a major victory for the decade-long Free Press campaign to change the courts guidelines that previously barred photographers from the Free Press and other Black-owned newspapers, as well as those from non-dailies. Earlier, the chief justice, in response to another Free Press campaign, expunged sexist references from the courts website. The racial breakthrough in Virginia could - by example

- open doors for Black newspapers across the country. Old rules, based on vestitures of racism remain in high courts and state houses around the nation. The new Kinser guidelines, for the fi rst time, allow a pool photographer for non-daily newspapers and one, as usual, for dailies. Previously, the court only allowed one pool photographer in the courtroom - and that photographer always came from a white-owned daily or The Associated Press.

For the Oct. 21 Powell investiture, Steve Helber, a veteran photographer for The Associated Press, was designated to provide pool coverage for dailies. The court notifi ed the Free Press of the guideline change in an Oct. 6 email to Raymond H. Boone, Free Press editor/publisher. The email also notifi ed Boone of the selection of Sellars to serve as the pool

By Jeremy M. Lazarus

City: New Orleans; Source: SMSi. PRNewsFoto/General MillsSybil Haydel Morial honored as New Orleans Feeding Dreams Outstanding Mom at the historic

Dooky Chases Restaurant. Celebrating this honor with her is Iman Johnson from General Mills and her fi ve children, Cherie Morial Ausberry, Honorable Monique Morial, Jacques Morial, NUL

President Marc Morial and Dr. Julie Morial Cruz.

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Attorney Marwan PorterPhotos courtesy of Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando, P.L.

Attorney Victor SwiftAttorney CK Hoffl erAttorney Willie E. Gary

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EDUCATION

Open House at Saint Paul Charter SchoolsOn Tuesday, November 15, four local public tuition-free charter schools will open their doors from 5 to 8 PM for prospective students in grades 6 12 and their families. Students from all over the greater metro area attend these schools. In the same spirit as a progressive dinner, each of the schools will have different food and beverages so visitors can grab a bite as they meet the fabulous faculty, students and families at each school. While each of the schools has a distinct mission and focus, they all share a common progressive view that learning in a smaller setting can meet the needs of individual students, prepare them for a productive life and post secondary education.

Avalon School provides project-based learning in a nurturing community where students are engaged. Administration is accomplished through a teacher cooperative. Avalon, serving students in grades 7 12, is located at 700 Glendale St., just off University Avenue in the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood. Website: avalonschool.org. Great River School, an urban Montessori learning environment that serves students in grades 7 12, prepares students for their unique roles as responsible and engaged citizens in the world. Students in the 11th and 12th grades participate in the International Baccalaureate program.

Located between Lexington Parkway and Snelling Avenue at 1326 Energy Park Drive, GRS uses the Montessori philosophy as the basis for academics at all grade levels. Website: greatriverschool.org. Rivers Edge Academy, serving students in grades 9 12, is the Twin Cities only Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound charter high school. The high school is committed to providing a small learning community for students in St. Paul. Located on the Mississippi River at 188 Plato Boulevard in St. Paul, REA educates students to become environmentally responsible, socially conscious and scholastically

prepared for college and active community life. Website: riversedgeacademy.org Twin Cities Academy, serves students in grades 6 12 is committed to developing productive citizens through academic rigor and building character in partnership with families and the community. The curriculum is infused with high academic standards and expectations, along with character and leadership development. TCA is located at 835 E. 5th St. in St. Paul. Website: tcahs.k12.mn.us/ For more information and directions, please visit the websites of each school.

Obamas Jobs Act could mean $274.5 million for state schoolsThe U.S. Education Department, in advance of remarks by Secretary Arne Duncan on the proposed American Jobs Act, spotlighted a new report by the Council of the Great City Schools showing that Minneapolis and St. Paul and other urban school systems face substantial, costly repairs to deteriorating buildings and classrooms. According to the report, Minneapolis needs substantial resources including: $404.0 million for renovation, repair and modernization of its schools. And, $693.0 million to pay for deferred maintenance at schools. According to the report, St. Paul needs substantial resources including: $340 million for renovation, repair and modernization of its schools. And, $80 million to pay for deferred maintenance at schools. Under the American Jobs Act, the administration estimates that Minnesota could receive $274-$274.5 million for modernization efforts to rebuild crumbling buildings and

classes, which could help the Twin Cities begin work on long overdue upgrades to schools and classrooms. Our children only get one shot at a good education. They deserve better than crumbling

school buildings and half-century-old science labs. This report is further proof that Minneapolis and St. Pauls schools critically need the funds proposed by the President in the American Jobs Act, U.S.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. The Act will provide billions for school modernization, which will help give our children the world-class education they deserve. Some of the nations largest school districts have some of the countrys oldest and most overcrowded school buildings. The Presidents American Jobs Act plan will invest $30 billion in enhancing the condition of these schoolswith $25 billion going to K-12 schools for repair, renovation and modernization. While this bill would help fi nance long overdue repairs, it would also create needed jobs and help put hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work. The report released on Friday, October 14, 2011, surveyed 50 of the largest school districts in the country to determine the scope and scale of repairing and upgrading facilities. The survey determined that the school districts have substantial construction, renovation, modernization and deferred maintenance needs because of the age and size

of school buildings, shifting populations, and the need to devote resources to instructional personnel to meet their core academic mission. For more on the American

Jobs Act of 2011, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/reports/american-jobs-act.pdf.

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AESTHETICSIntriguing whodunit suggests Shakespeare was a fraud

Movie Night at the Capri Theater

Who really wrote the works of William Shakespeare? That nagging question has remained the subject of speculation among academics for centuries, with authorship of his poems and plays being alternately attributed to dozens of others, most notably, Christopher Marlowe, William

Stanley, Sir Francis Bacon and Edward de Vere, aka the 17th Earl of Oxford. The primary reason the Bard of Avon has been shown such disrespect is because of his humble roots and the absence of evidence that he had much of a formal education. Consequently, his detractors argue that only another nobleman would have been capable of writing about royalty in such sophisticated fashion. Anonymous revives the controversial notion that the Earl of Oxford served as Shakespeares ghostwriter, in spite of a plethora a problems with that generally-rejected theory, starting with the

fact that when the Earl died in 1604, ten of the Bards plays were

yet to be published. Nonetheless, provided you are willing to ignore an abundance of such historical inaccuracies, the picture proves to be a delightful whodunit. The fi lm is a bit of a departure for Roland Emmerich, whose name one ordinarily associates with bombastic summer blockbusters like Independence Day and Godzilla. Here, however, the German director tones down his act considerably in service of a multi-layered mystery given more to subtlety and insinuation than to special effects and pyrotechnics. Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi, Anonymous opens and closes on Broadway in present-day New York City. Otherwise, the plot

revolves around the unlikely fi nancial arrangement secretly struck between rebellious, aristocrat de Vere (Rhys Ifans) and alcoholic commoner Shakespeare (Rafe Spall) at a time when the former was a prolifi c, closet playwright while the latter was a struggling actor. Thus, de Veres need for a surreptitious means of staging his incendiary, anti-establishment productions conveniently dovetails with the Bards desire for fame and fortune. But because Shakespeare is close to illiterate, the ruse is hard to hide from most of his contemporaries in the theater world. Meanwhile, de Vere himself

has a host of his own issues to deal with, starting with his not only being the illegitimate offspring of Queen Elizabeth I (Vanessa Redgrave) but possibly having fathered a child with his mom. Throw in a jealous wife (Antje Thiele) and an ambitious father-in-law (David Thewlis) with designs on the throne, and youve got all the fi xins for a convoluted, costume drama of, dare I say it, Shakespearean proportions. Excellent (4 stars)Rated PG-13 for violence and sexuality.Running time: 130 minutesDistributor: Columbia Pictures

The fi lm FBIs War on Black America will be screened on Friday November 4, 2011 along with discussion led by an informed panel. Fourth Friday is a program that has been in operation for the last 4 years. Its primary purpose is to promote education, political awareness and cultural understanding using the fi lm and discussion as a vehicle. The content of the fi lms covers Black participation in fi lm

making from its earliest days. A major focus is on fi lms that were made between the teen and the 1950s. Its intended to give participants an understanding of the role of Blacks in fi lm making and the broad range of fi lm that were made by Black Film makers before the Modern era. That is to say, fi lms that are considered as Black Sploitation will not be included. Fourth Friday is showing this fi lm at Capri

Theater to expos a larger audience to an important piece of history that impacts our current realities. The collaborators involved in this project are: Golden Thyme Coffee and Cafe Solidarity PCYC (Plymouth Christian Youth Center) Headwaters Foundation FBIs War on Black America showing Friday, November 4,

2011 at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis, 2027 West

Broadway. Social Moment: 6:30 PM - Movie Showing: 7:00 PM.

By Kam Williamskam@insightnews.com

Film Review

National Portrait Gallery (London)William Shakespeare

And then there was the Urban Bike Festival. Cycling guru Anthony Taylor and his Major Taylor Bicycling Club team member had it all laid out. Bicycles everywhere. Bicycles being given away to deserving kids from the neighborhood., Bicycle clinics where master bike mechanics would tune your bike or tell you stories about their love of the path. Sports equipment businesses

were on hand with promotional giveaways and genuine invitations to come visit their shops to learn more about the world of cycling and other outdoor activity. So Anthony Taylor says to me, I got a bike for you, Al. He shows me a brand new Giant bike. Im thinking, Real cool. But I ask, What is it, a three speed? Of course I had just revealed how far out of touch I was with cycling. Taylor, not making me feel stupid, said, No, Al. How about 21 speeds. Ill take two. One for me and one for my partner B.P.

Ford, I said. And the rest, as they say, is history. In this case, it is history in the making, because I am convinced that we, as a community, can make history, create history on the biking trail. Taylor delivered my bikes the afternoon prior to the Minneapolis Urban Leagues Family Day event in North Minneapolis. The Major Taylor Bicycling Club was conducting a bike ride as part of Family Day.

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An informative & thought provoking look at the FBIs Cointelpro, (Counter Intelligence Program), operations. The murders of prominent black lead-ers of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Rare footage of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and Fred Hampton.

Fourth Friday Presents:

Fourth Friday is sincerely designed to make a contribution to education, to lead ourselves out of

ignorance, promote new awareness and understanding of the total American Experiment.

This is a special showing at the Capri Theater to expose a larger

audience to this important history that impacts our current realities.

FBIs War on Black America

Friday, November 4, 2011 Capri Theater in North Minneapolis 2027 West Broadway | Minneapolis, MN 55411 Social Moment: 6:30 PM Movie Showing: 7:00 PM

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HEALTHSpooky, scary situations: Helping kids cope with fear

When I was a little girl, I had a HUGE imagination. There was always a monster under my bed, a boogey-man in the closet or something at my window. At night, I would hear every creaky sound in the house -- even the stuffed animals and clothes (which were supposed to be hung up) would move! I had fears about bugs, spiders, dogs, snakes, zombies and vampiresespecially vampires. I would wear my cross to bed and even put a clove of garlic under my pillow for good measure. My dad would fuss at me and say: Its not the deadbut the living you need to worry about. My mother would simply get annoyed because she needed her garlic in the kitchen and my bedroom smelled like goat sweat. We lived in an all-black neighborhood nestled behind the colored cemetery. I never went there except once. I went there because my best friend Carolyn

Russells brother (Billy) said that there was a cherry tree there and that we could go pick and eat as many cherries as we wanted. So, we made a plan that after school we would each go to our respective homes, have a snack and go out to play our daily game of Red Rover. The game ended almost as quickly as it had started and soon the three of us second-graders made the trek to the graveyard. We sneaked through a small crevice in the wire-meshed fence (apparently a trail blazed by other kids in search of cherries). As we approached the graveyard, we noticed a freshly dug grave (with nobody in it yet). We braved the area and got to the cherry tree. We were all too short to get many cherries. We reached low-hanging branches and threw rocks and sticks to gather more. By the time each of us had gotten a small handful, it was getting dark. We rushed by the open grave site to the fence, holding our breaths when suddenly we heard a scream.I was the last one out, I turned my head and I swear I saw a ghost! That whole night (and for many weeks to come), I was afraid to sleep without the lights on. I kept the blankets over my head and sweated my pressed hair back to nappy! I had nightmares and woke up with bags under my eyes. I was too afraid to go to the bathroom alone --and one night while asleep, I actually wet my pants. I began drawing pictures of graveyards, ghosts, devils, and scary things. I did not tell my parents what I had done. My parents never noticed, and if they didthey did not know what to make of it. It went on for months. Fear affects us both biologically and psychologically. When we confront a perceived danger, our physiological reactions to fear include sweating, increased heart rate and high adrenaline levels. This physical response sometimes results in fi ght, fl ight, or freeze responses whereas we run away from fear, freeze in the face of it,

or attempt to face it and fi ght it. While fear is a perfectly normal emotion, it can be handled in healthy and unhealthy ways. For example, one unhealthy way to address fear is to avoid it. Children may ignore their fears and try to be brave. If they believe that they have done something wrong to elicit the fear, they are even less likely to fess up. Thus, predators, child molesters, bullies and the like tend to use the tactic of relying on childrens fears to control them and to make them feel responsible for doing something wrong or for setting up conditions for future wrongs to occur (e.g. If you tell, Ill hurt your mother or Ill tell the monster under the bed to get you). While some monsters are real, and are not located under the bed, but live in our homes and neighborhoods, others are fake. Once a year everybody from Winnie the Pooh to witches, goblins, and ghosts come to our homes in search of goodies. In fact, it has been said that the entire Halloween industry has been built on peoples enjoyment of fear. Halloween fear is designed to provide children with the opportunity to enjoy the experience of being scared in an environment that is actually safeand of course, it is all about the candy! The younger children are, however, the less able they are to discern real life from fi ctional life. Therefore, over-exposure to age-inappropriate scary, horror movies that are marked R (or even some PG movies) are too complex for a young child to handle. Halloween costumes that look too real, haunted houses and even some ghost stories are not appropriate for very small children. The problem is that because of our everyday over-exposure to violence in our communities, on video games, movies and television, many of us as parents are desensitized to preventing inappropriate exposures of

violence to children. We have to help children discern inappropriate fears (monsters under the bed) from appropriate fears (getting into cars with strangers or handling with guns). We want children to maintain appropriate fears. But, once children have developed inappropriate fears to objects or situations in their lives, then they will need our support in overcoming those fears. Avoiding fears only leads to

increases in fears. On the other hand, confronting ones fears often reduces the power that our fears have over us. Consequently, a positive approach to helping a child cope with fear would involve helping the child with ways of working out a solution to the problem(s) that is making her/him afraid. Typically, childhood fears change with age and include everything from a fear of strangers, heights, darkness, animals, blood, insects, and being left alone. Separation anxiety is frequently observed when young children start school; however, social anxieties are most often seen among adolescents who may experience anxiety related to social acceptance and academic achievement. In fact, many adults report that they continue to be bothered by fears that originally stem from their unaddressed childhood experiences. Because many fears persist into adulthood and have long-term impact on interpersonal relationships, it is imperative, those of us who care for children develop skills

that will enable us to recognize and intervene when they show signs of experiencing fears and anxieties. For example, some signs that a child is experiencing fears and/or anxieties include the following: becoming clingy, impulsive, or distracted; nervous movements, such as temporary twitches; problems getting to sleep and/or staying asleep longer than usual. In addition, children may have sweaty hands, experiencing accelerated

heart rate and breathing, nausea, headaches and stomachaches. In addition to these signs, children may exhibit signs of being uneasy or non-communicative. To help your child deal with fears and anxieties: Do not expose children to developmentally inappropriate conditions, movies, or experiences. Remember, if they really do not know much about the Tooth fairy, Easter Bunny or Santa Clausyou had better stick to G ratings in movies and stories that will not leave them sweating their press out! Recognize that the fear is real. Being able to talk about fears helps children fi nd solutions to problems that they perceive as fearful. Never minimize or belittle the fear as a way of forcing your child to overcome it alone. Saying, Dont be a punk! There are no monsters in your closet! may shame your child into going to bed, but it will not make the fear go away. Help Children Confront their Fears If your child is afraid of dogs, do not cross the street deliberately to avoid one, but instead provide gentle support as you approach the feared object or situation with your child, constantly verbalizing and reminding the child that you will keep her safe. Teach kids how to rate fear. With young children, we often

ask them to imagine how full of fear that they may be. For example, a child may report being full up to my knees as not so scared, up to my stomach as more frightened, and up to my head as truly petrifi ed. Older children can rate the intensity of theirs fear on a scale of 1 to 10. These subjective units of distress tell us how intense a child may be feeling when they experience fears. Teach you children fear-busting techniques. When parents teach easy-to use coping strategies, children often feel more confi dent and anxious. For example, some parents help their children approach fears by using a home base approach. This approach includes allowing a child to approach a feared object and return to you for safety before venturing out to the scary situation again. It is also helpful to teach children to engage in positive self-talk when feeling anxious so that he or she learns to make statements such as: I can do this and I will be OK. Finally, teaching relaxation techniques are helpful, including visualization (of fl oating on a cloud, blowing up an imaginary balloon or lying on a beach, for example) and deep breathing (imagining that the lungs are balloons and letting them slowly defl ate). BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, Ph.D., L.P. is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice, serves as President of Brakins Consulting and Psychological Services, and is the Executive Director of the African American Child Wellness Institute. The mission of the African American Child Wellness Institute is to promote the psychological and spiritual liberation of children of African Descent by providing culturally specifi c mental health services and by developing culture-based, holistic wellness resources, research, and practices. Dr. Garrett-Akinsanya warns that this column should in no way be construed as constituting a therapeutic relationship through counseling or advice. To forward a comment about this article or to make an appointment, please contact Dr. Garrett-Akinsanya by email @ bravadaakinsanya@hotmail.com or by telephone at 612-302-3140 or 763-522-0100.

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was accompanied by Sellars and two other staff members - reporter Jeremy Lazarus and photographer Jerome Reid. At the rare face-to-face between the chief justice and the press, the chief justice also was accompanied by the courts executive secretary, Karl R. Hade, and Herndon. During the cordial, hour-long meeting in the chief justices offi ce, the chief justice told Boone that the court was seeking to revamp its coverage policies to improve access to its ceremonies. She outlined the two-photographer policy for ceremonial events in the high courts small courtroom during the meeting. At the time, she would only say the policy change was under consideration. The Free Press challenged the courts ban on the newspapers access to ceremonies as a violation of the

First Amendments guarantee of freedom of the press. Boone also contended that the old policy promoted monopoly journalism. The Free Press campaign began in 2003 when the states

fi rst black chief justice, the late Leroy Rountree Hassell, rejected a pledge to the Free Press to cover his investiture after the pledge had tentatively been offered by the courts staff. At the time, Justice Hassell did so to maintain the courts tradition of allowing only one press pool photographer at such events. I want to keep everything traditional, he was quoted as saying. During his tenure that ended just before his death last winter, he refused to consider any change to the policy despite repeated Free Press editorials challenging his position. The Free Press continued its campaign after Chief Justice Kinser took offi ce Feb. 1, only to be rebuffed in seeking to cover the Sept. 1 investiture of new Justice Elizabeth A. McClannahan.

Chief Justice Kinser set up the meeting with Boone after he wrote her Aug. 30, protesting the Free Press exclusion from the McClannahan investiture and past ceremonies and urging her to lead the change in the courts press policy. The Free Press also gained support for its position from the NNPA, Virginia Press Association and the Coalition for Open Government. A standing ovation resounded as Justice Powell was escorted to the bench by three men she said played important roles in her career success: Norfolk native John Charles Thomas, the fi rst Black Supreme Court justice who is now a Richmond lawyer; Richmond state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III of Richmond and Chief Justice Hassell, also a Norfolk native.

In his remarks at the investiture, Gov. McDonnell, a Republican, hailed Justice Powells arrival on the court as fresh milestone in the effort to develop a more perfect union and provide more equal justice. He noted a Black woman on the court could never have been imagined in 1623 when the original colonial court of appeals was created or in 1779 when its successor, the state Supreme Court, was established by the legislature. What a tremendous day, he enthused. He pointed out that Justice Powell was being formally installed, while across the street at the State Capitol, a building designed by slave-holding Thomas Jefferson and built by slaves, fi lming was going on for a movie about the Great Emancipator, President Abraham Lincoln.

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COMMENTARYAn open letter to Dr. Cornel WestAfter reading your Op-Ed column on Dr. Martin Luther King in the New York Times, I felt compelled to sit down and write you a letter. Since the conversation that I want to have with you is about public matters i.e. the fate of our nation and the Presidency of Barack Obama, I decided to make it an open and put it on the internet so everyone can see it. I feel it is my duty to respond to your column because you are such an infl uential public intellectual and moral scold people listen when you speak. Like E. F. Hutton on fi nance, you da man with many people on matters of morality and politics. Since I have publicly pledged to praise saints, celebrate heroes, unmask charlatans and chastise scoundrels I could not remain silent. You have all the trappings of intellectual and moral authority Harvard education, PhD, author of infl uential texts, able orator, Princeton Professor of Religion but the more I watch what you are doing with these powerful assetsI fear you are squandering them my brother, and you are in danger of hurting us all with your folly. I am employing the term folly in the same sense as the two time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Barbara Tuchman in her path breaking book The March of Folly. Here the term folly refers to the decisions people make - usually leaders of nation states that all observable evidence suggests is against their own interests. And there can be no doubt among partisans of the working classes and foes of the plutocrats, which you claim to be, that the Tea Party /Republicans are avowed enemies of our agenda. Yet you are at this very moment engaging in activities that if continued will aid a total takeover of our national government by these vicious enemies of the working class. Thus I have no doubt that in the present struggle for the soul of our nation and the survival of organized labor which is the vehicle through which the working class defends their gains and advance their interests you are missing your true calling in this great fi ght. As a self-declared spokesman for the working class and the poor, the proletariat and lumpen-proletariat, you are curiously at odds with the actual spokesman for the working class, the elected leaders of the great unions, who correctly view President Obama as the only friend of poor and working class Americans among all the people who are likely to become the next President of the USA! Even as I write the Teamster Union President Jim Hoffa is on WNBC TV reaffi rming their support for the reelection of the President; although they have some sharp disagreements with him about strategy. They do not question that Barack is their friend and the Republicans are the enemy; and if empowered would callously take away rights that the working class struggled for a century to win. The contrast between what the leader of one of the worlds most powerful unions had to say on this matter, and what you have been saying, highlights the fundamental disagreement that I have with you about your criticism of the President. Dr. Nathan Hare who holds two PhDs, one in sociology and one in Psychology is a longtime intellectual warrior in our struggle, a man who was on the front lines of engaged scholars when you were running about in knee pants in the wilderness

of Sacramento chasing fi re fl ies, states the problem succinctly. In a recent statement on Facebook, Dr. Hare argued that black critics of President Obama must fi rst make it clear that there is no alternative to supporting the President and the Democratic Party in the coming elections. That is the only way your criticism can be constructive rather than destructive Cornel. The difference is clear: constructive criticism is a critique that will help us defeat the Grand Obstructionist Party in the coming elections. Destructive criticism is the kind of loose and mindless diatribes that confuses and demoralizes people to the point where they decide that they cannot vote for either party and stay home effectively turning the national government over to the Republicans. I am afraid, Dr. West, that this will be the result of your misguided, overly-emotional and often irrational attacks on the President. Alas, I am increasingly hearing threats to remain at home on election from your acolytes. Unlike you, the Teamster leader made it clear that there was no chance that organized labor was going to abandon the President because the Republicans are the enemy of the working class. While he didnt like it, he understood the compromises the President has made. They get it that the President was forced into certain compromises in order to get anything done and avoid disaster. But you, Dr. West, dont get it! You talk in terms that suggest the President has betrayed the entire progressive legacy because he was forced to compromise! When in fact, the very concept of compromise means that you have to accept something you dont want in order to get something you want. Whereas the Teamster leader was clear in his purpose and what must be done, you prattled on in your NY Times Op-Ed in such a muddled fashion one could easily conclude that you think President Obama could have solved the problems you rightly highlight but just wouldnt do it!!! And therefore deserves defeat in 2012 which goes without saying if your fi rst charge is true! If you are not saying this, then what the f*** are you talking about? What for instance do you mean by the following passage? The age of Obama has fallen tragically short of fulfi lling Kings prophetic legacy. Instead of articulating a radical democratic vision and fi ghting for homeowners, workers and poor people in the

form of mortgage relief, jobs and investment in education, infrastructure and housing, the administration gave us bailouts for banks, record profi ts for Wall Street and giant budget cuts on the backs of the vulnerable. Considering that on two thirds of the issues you mention here the President actually proposed policies to do just what you said he should; I am constantly amazed at how people print stuff like this from you and dont seem to recognize that it is muddled non-sense! The only other person who manages to get away with publishing incoherent gibberish on a regular basis is Stanley Crouch, but at least he has the refuge of poetic license and people are so hypnotized by his use of language they dont notice that he is making no sense. Your argument is the kind of stuff one expects from an impassioned but not very well educated undergraduate studentsomeone who has listened in on the conversations of mature intellectuals and got bits and pieces of the conversation and is now trying to reconstruct it but doing so badly! It is embarrassing to hear someone who is widely regarded as one of the nations premiere intellectuals say things like: The administration gave us bailouts for banks, record profi ts for Wall Street and giant budget cuts on the backs of the vulnerable. First of all the bank bailout or TARP was passed during the last days of the Bush Administration, and was an admission that their economic policies had failed. Thus the task of any serious analyst of our present economic mess is to point out with clarity that the Republicans now running the House, and all of their presidential candidates, are advocating those same policies only now they are on steroids! Your failure to address this issue is itself enough to disqualify you as someone we need take seriously. The problem with the kind of editorial you have written for the Times is that you are not required to suggest any policy options or strategies for achieving them. It does not take much to demonstrate that your argument is morally pretentious empty rhetoric, a hysterical rant that leads nowhere. Do you really think this nation, and the Black community especially, would be better off if the banking system had failedif the president had stood back and allowed the world fi nancial system to collapse? If you do you are the most highly educated

moron in history, a worthy ally of the Tea Party! If you dont believe it you are a dangerous charlatan and hypocrite and therefore of one heart with the so-called Tea Party Patriots. Instead of pointing out that President Obama has passed the most stringent regulations on Wall Street since the 1930s, and nominated Elizabeth Warren, the brilliant Harvard Law professor and longtime advocate for the poor, to head the new agency, you attack him for saving the world fi nancial system from collapse! Instead of denouncing the Republicans for refusing to confi rm Professor Warren and fund the agency tasked with implementing the new fi nancial regulations, while opposing any attempt to tax the rich, who are sitting on record profi ts, you attack the president for the success of the

business community which is the engine that propels this economy. Rising profi ts in the corporate sector is proof that the Presidents policies to save the economy from a great depression that many economists believe would have been worse than the 1930s has succeeded! Thats how capitalism works Cornel! And, in spite of the fact that both of us wish it were otherwise, Americans overwhelmingly support capitalism! If the democrats were in control of the Congress however, they would have done away with the Bush Tax cuts and raised the effective corporate tax rate by terminating many of the tax write offs that they presently enjoy. It is the Republicans that are preventing this from happeningbut you continue to blame the President. Your actions in this regard is leading some of your critics to conclude that you are really a paid agent for the plutocrats especially since your so-called Poverty Tour designed to embarrass the President is paid for by a major commercial bank! a false witness with a hidden agenda designed to so confuse the issues that many who voted for President Obama in the last election will stay at home this time and give the election to the Republicans. Thats what some folks are beginning to say about you Corny. However I am not one of them. In my view it doesnt matter if you are a paid agent of the right or not, because I cant imagine what you would do differently if you were a paid agent. As the New York Times columnists Charles Blow has demonstrated by crunching the numbers: If everybody who voted for the President votes for him in the coming election, but 10% of Afro-Americans who voted stay at home, Barack will lose! Hence whether you were paid for your role in this or not is a distinction without a difference. The result will be an unmitigated disaster for the least among usthe people you claim to care about the most.

While your Op-Ed is full of hysterical moral preachment and pretentious sophistry masquerading as deep thought, with false analogies popping up everywhere like Banquos ghost, you never rise to what I believe is your true calling in the great struggle to determine whether civilization or savagery shall triumph in America. Sometimes you tease us with the possibility that you recognize your role, but you never rise to the occasion. A poignant case in point is the following observation: Kings response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a re-evaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of our public life and a fundamental transformation of our way of thinking and living that promotes a transfer of power from oligarchs and plutocrats to everyday people and ordinary citizens. Obviously this transformation is a matter that is far beyond the control of any politician; this is work for preachers, philosophers and theologians. If you had been unable to recognize it before, the implications of your observations in the Op-Ed should have clearly defi ned your calling. You are a professor of religion at Princeton, a position which invests you with great authority on the interpretation of biblical texts. Hence instead of dispensing bad political advice and spouting questionable historical analysis, what we desperately need you to do is lead an assault on the theology that fuels so many of the arguments of the far right. How is it possible that you can stand silently by and bear witness to far right evangelists preaching a false doctrine that converts Jesus Christ from the champion of the poor and down trodden, into the God of billionaires that grind the poor underfoot to make the rich richer? How have you chosen to

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BUSINESSNow what? A game plan for job seekers who have already tried everything

Business passion: The workshop at Macys

Sometimes I meet people who are really down on their luck. Theyve been out of work a while and feel their prospects are low. They cant see a way out, and yet, to me, the

path is so clear its practically paved in little yellow bricks. Recently, I talked with an engineer in just this situation. The game plan we came up with together is straightforward and simple and one you might want to try if youve already tried everything and still cant fi nd a job. Resume: It should be concise. What job do you want? Say so. Target companies: Choose fi ve or six companies that are large enough to hire frequently (maybe youve seen their ads or job postings) and then one or

two very small fi rms that interest you for absolutely any reason. Maybe they make cool stuff or they are environmentally smart, for example. Make a commitment to follow these companies request informational interviews, connect with people on LinkedIn who work at these places, and just generally keep them on your radar. You dont have to stalk anyone, but just maintain a high level of interest and knowledge in what theyre doing, so if you do get an interview, you will be knowledgeable and confi dent

going in. Connections: If you have been looking for work for very long, people close to you might have forgotten what youre looking for. Develop a line or two (seriously, a two second commercial) that you repeat to everyone. I want to be a fry cook. Or I want to work at BigCo Labs. Or, I want to get into medical device manufacturing. Thats it. Then people will remember and think of you when something relevant comes up. More connections: Join me

on LinkedIn and look through my connections. If theres anyone in there youd like to meet, let me know. I will gladly introduce you around. Especially look for recruiters; they know whats going on out there. Projects: Theres money in projects for people with certain skills. You can get started through temp agencies. Relocation: If you cant fi nd work here, perhaps your skills are more in demand in another part of the country. This gets complicated, but if you are willing to relocate,

your range of possibilities grows exponentially. Finding work is hard work. Its sometimes tiresome and sometimes thankless. To have fun and be effective, seek out people and companies that are interesting to you. Continue to learn and connect and, yes, the job offers will fi nd you. Julie Desmond is a Contract Recruiter for a Fortune 500 company in Minneapolis. Write to julie@insightnews.com.

The Workshop at Macys, the retailers minority and women-owned business development program returns to identify and foster up-and-coming vendors After a highly successful inaugural edition this past Spring, Macys innovative business of fashion program - The Workshop at Macys, returns to mentor and foster growth for a new class of up-and-coming minority and women-owned businesses. The retail 101 crash course, aims to take promising enterprises to the next level in order for them to achieve and sustain positive and successful vendor relationships. This industry fi rst initiative reinforces Macys long-standing commitment to vendor diversity and to providing

customers with unique goods and services that meet their lifestyle. The Workshop at Macys is a four and a half-day intensive training course developed by a consortium of experts from Macys Learning & Development, Macys Multicultural Merchandising and Vendor Development, Babson College, the nations leading business school for entrepreneurship, and with select Macys merchants/vendors. The specially designed business development curriculum is aimed at minority and women-owned retail businesses that are poised to succeed on a larger scale, but need real-world business practice information and perspective on large-scale vendor relationships, to

move to the next level and sustain growth. A potential goal of this annual program is to help create a pipeline of viable enterprises that will grow to become successful partners within Macys own vendor community. First held this past Spring, the inaugural Workshop included 22 businesses that ranged from makeup/skincare companies to confectionaries, home textiles and ready-to-wear designers. Said Shawn Outler, Macys group Vice-President of Multicultural Merchandising and Vendor Development, The support and information made available to Workshop participants is invaluable in taking these businesses to the next phase of growth.

The Workshop at Macys allows selected participants to collaborate with fellow aspiring vendors, gain access to industry experts and solicit one-on-one business coaching. The course work includes classes on merchandising and assortment planning, marketing, EDI, fi nancial management, and access to capital. Of the fi rst Workshop class, Outler noted, The entire week served as a revelation for participants, who had many breakthrough moments. The fi nancial management sessions led by Elizabeth Thornton of Babson College, were especially eye-opening. Every element of the Workshop

at Macys was designed to enhance and create long-term success for their businesses. Michelle Tunno Buelow, Founder and CEO of Bello Tunno, a previous participant noted, The Workshop at Macys challenged us to examine our business on an elevated level. It encouraged us to realistically look at our current infrastructure and strategy, dream bigger, then bridge the gap. We left the week armed with a toolbox for success, a plan for growth and the support of Macys. The opportunity changed my perspective and gave my business the retail insider information it needed to succeed even my own limits, said Kim Roxie, Founder and CEO of LAMIK Beauty.

Macys is now accepting entries for consideration. Eligible applications will include a 250-word biographical statement, look book/line sheets or images of product including costs, resumes on all owners, fi nancial statements for the business for 2 years, fall within the minority and women-owned defi nition of the program and provide verifi cation of the business as a legal entity (i.e. Corporation, LLC, etc.), among other requirements. Applications must be submitted online or postmarked by Sunday, January 22, 2012 by 11:59pm ET. All information including full program requirements are available online

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The Saturday morning ride team assembled at the NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center parking lot across from the Urban League. Bikes were tuned. Bottled water and energy snacks were handed out. And off we rode west on Plymouth into Theodore Wirth Park, past the Golf Course and into a magnifi cently beautiful terrain that I never knew existed. The lesson, Taylor says, is that there is a world of beauty for pedestrians and cyclists that belongs to us, that is accessible to us, and that we cannot know unless we get out of automobiles and explore the trails in our community and beyond. He said the sense of what is our community shifts, broadens and expands as you engage the world on a bicycle or explore the marvelous walking trails. I want us to know more about our world, our community and this is an important, healthful, natural and benefi cial way to engage the geography as you create and expand community, he said. Taylor was absolutely right. After what seem like only a few minutes we were taking a break and looking at Minnetonka in the near distance. I mean, generally speaking, when you are sitting around at Plymouth & Penn in North Minneapolis, you think of Minnetonka as being somewhere fara healthy drive but certainly not a casual bike ride

away or within walking distance. Yet, here we were, in Plymouth, gazing at Minnetonka, and feeling real good that for those of us who hadnt ridden a bicycle since the 3-speed was state of the art bicycle technology, we made it. We were back in the saddle again. Ive told people on several occasions how revelatory the Family Day bike ride was. There were cyclists who were older than me. There were cyclists who were bigger than me. There were cyclists with infants in tow in custom baby trailer carts. And there with cyclists who were about three feet tall whose teeny bikes were slightly larger than tricycles and big wheels. These little people, blessed with infi nite energy, seemed to be leading the ride, under the tutelage of the Major Taylor Club ride masters. The point is this: Here is community. 20-30 adults and elders, infants, toddlers and teens, cruising together down Plymouth Avenue and beyond. This is community. I have been riding my bike almost every day since. And right now, my mind is fi xed on riding into the winterfor as long as I can ride safely. What I do know is that many cyclists ride year round, even on the most diffi cult snow days and when temperatures are extremely low. Heres my attitude: If they can do it, I can do it. We shall see. I work 3.1 miles from home. The bike ride down Plymouth Avenue and the return route up Plymouth or through the neighborhood heading west on

14th, 15th or 16th, is a joy. It is a different way of looking at the neighborhood and at your neighbors. You see things you had not noticed before and you feel the neighborhood differently. This month included a growing celebration called Bike Walk Week. Bike Walk Week is designed to highlight the advantages of getting around in a multi-modal fashion. The premise is that bicycling and walking are more than just leisure activities they promote better health, a cleaner environment, and can save you money. Bike Walk Week encourages people to continue to incorporate walking and bicycling in their transportation options. On Monday October 3, Nice Ride Minnesota launched its Saint Paul presence with a ride and tour

of the new Nice Ride stations in Saint Paul. On Thursday October 6, the October Bike Walk to Work Day encouraged those who have been walking or riding to keep going as seasons change. A Downtown Minneapolis Commuter Fair at the IDS Center offered resources to help make commuting to work easier. The day included exploring new bicycle routes in Northeast Minneapolis.. On Saturday October 8, Minneapolis City Council President Barb Johnson, joined by State Senator Linda Higgins and 5th Ward Council Member, Don Samuels cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Emerson/Fremont bike lanes in North Minneapolis. The grand opening celebration included a parade and group ride featuring custom bikes,

antique bikes, and Nice Ride bicycles. Cyclists and walkers gathered at Lowry & Fremont, across from North Regional Library. For a parade and ride that ended at Venture North Bike Walk Center, on Glenwood & Morgan N. Third Ward City Council Member Diane Hofstede joined State Representative Bobby Joe Champion and cultural wellness philosopher, Atum Azzahir, in extolling the benefi ts of bicycling, walking, sharing and doing business with neighborhood businesses. Live entertainment and soulful emceeing by KMOJs Chaz Millionaire wrapped the event in a positive vibe that affi rmed the feeling of family in our community The parade and walk feature and lunch and refreshments stop behind Cookie Cart on West

Broadway, where residents met the principals of the J.B. Hood Bicycle Shop. The J.B. Hood crew invents and custom builds bicycles and electric assisted bicycles and carts. Both J.B. Hood and Venture North are signifi cant entrepreneurial investments that stand to contribute to the retooling and reinvention of North Minneapolis as a place where micro-businesses can fl ourish and multiply. On Sunday October 9, the grand opening of the new 1st and Blaisdell bike lanes in South Minneapolis included ribbon cutting at MLK Park (40th & Nicollet), and bike safety at the 5th Precinct. Bicycling is a big deal. A really big deal. In fact, Governor

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COMMUNITYNorth Minneapolis Neighborhood beat...By Ivan Phifer, Staff Writer

Interested in Joining or Leading a Block Club in Hawthorne?Crime statistics go down drastically in the community when Hawthorne has active, responsible residents looking out for one another. There is training available to learn what to look for when monitoring the neighborhood, tips for staying safe, etc. Please call HNC at 612-529-6033.

VictoryLind Bohnan will hold a board meeting from 7-9pm Wednesday November 2 at the Victory Neighborhood Association offi ce 44th and Osseo Rd. For more information: Amy Lusebrick 763-561-1616.

HarrisonThe Harrison Neighborhood Association will hold a Housing Committee meeting 6:30-7:30pm Thursday November 3 at the HNA offi ce 503 Irving Av. N. For more information: Larry Hiscock 612-374-4849 or info@hnampls.org

Lind-Bohanon The Lind Bohanon Neighborhood Organization will have a board meeting 7-9pm Thursday, November 3 at 4600 Humboldt Ave. N. Volunteer residents meet monthly for two hours to talk about projects, concerns, planning, crime and safety, civic engagement, and other activities or events in the neighborhood. All meetings are free and open to the public. For more information: Amy Luesebrink 763-561-1616 or scna@stribmail.com

JordanHousing Committee MeetingThe Jordan Area Community Council (JACC) will have a housing and committee meeting 6:30-8pm Tuesday, November 8 at Plymouth Christian Youth Center (PCYC) 2210 Oliver Ave. N. For more information: Joe Horan 612-673-5144 or jhoran@nrp.org

Board MeetingJACC will hold a board meeting 6:30-8:30pm Wednesday November 9 at the JACC offi ce 2009 James Av. N. For more information, Joe Horan 612-673-5144 or jhoran@nrp.org

Senior Leaf RakeOn Saturday, November 5, WCNO residents will rake leaves for senior homeowners and homeowners with disabilities. Leaves are raked, bagged (bags provided) and put at the alley line for pick up. Call 612-521-2100 to register for this free service.

Shingle Creek The Shingle Creek Neighborhood Organization will hold a board meeting 6:30-8:30pm Tuesday, November 8 at Creekview Park 5001 Humboldt Ave. N. For more information: Amy Luesebrink 763-561-1616 or scan@stribmail.com

Get Paid Helping Northside Seniors & Disabled AdultsThe Community Emergency Assistance Program (CEAP) and the Neighborhood Involvement Program (NIP) serve North Minneapolis as two senior chore service agencies. CEAP serves seniors north of 44th Av. N. and NIP serves seniors south of 44th Av. N. Both agencies have opportunities for individuals to earn $15 an hour doing snow removal and responsibilities as independent contractors.

Both programs require individuals to be 18 or older and go through a criminal background check. Participants must also have their own shovel, or snow blower and provide own transportation to job sites. For more information: Jon Burkhow at (612) 374-3322.

CamdenNorth United Methodist Church (NUMC) has a Church Clothes Closet 9am-Noon the fi rst Saturday of each month and 6-8 pm the fi rst Monday of each month at 4350 Fremont Ave. N. Donations are accepted. For further information: 612-522-4497.

Weight loss classes Weight loss classes for Black men take place every Friday from 6:30-8:30pm at Kwanzaa Church 2200 Emerson Ave. N. The class is a 12-week course for Black men who live with obesity, type II diabetes, high blood pressure and hypertension. The cost ranges from $100 to $300 depending on training materials. Space is limited to the fi rst 10 qualifi ed participants. For more information: Kwasi Nate Russell 612-359-0077 or Kwasinate.russell009@gmail.com

Classifi eds/Calendar PHONE: 612.588.1313 FAX: 612.588.2031 EMAIL: andrew@insightnews.comSend Community Calendar information to us by: email, andrew@insightnews.com, by fax: 612-588-2031, by phone: (612) 588-1313 or by mail: 1815 Bryant Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411, Attn: Andrew Notsch. Free or low cost events preferred.

EventsHalloween Explosion - Oct. 31A Mad Dads and Genesis Productions Inc. Event. Are you looking for a safe place for you and your kids to enjoy Halloween without the hassle, then come to Global Markets parking lot in South Minneapolis from 5:30pm-7:30pm

or the Cub Foods Store on the Northside from 7:45pm-9:30pm. There will be a candy give away for the kids. Come in costume, and enjoy the spirit of Halloween. Also, get great information about services that can help you in your community.

Holiday Food Drive - Give 5, Get 5. - Nov 1-Dec 31SophieJoes Emporium announces its partnership with Second Harvest Heartland for a holiday food drive. Come into SophieJoes Emporium any time between November 1 and December 31, 2011 with 5 items from Second Harvest Heartlands Most Needed Items list to receive a 5% discount card for SophieJoes Emporium merchandise. Give 5, Get 5. Money can also be donated to Second Harvest Heartland at SophieJoes using your Visa, MasterCard or cash. For every $100.00 you donate, you will receive a 5% discount card.

Breaking Frees 2nd Annual Benefi t Breakfast - Nov 5Breaking Free is hosting a complimentary breakfast at The Great Hall in St. Paul to share past successes, plans for the future, and testimonials from survivors who have been helped by the program. RSVP required to events@breakingfree.net. The Great Hall in St. Paul. 180 E. 5th St. Suite 160 St. Paul, MN 55101. 10-11:30am (parking in the Lowertown and Galtier garages.)

Reading and Book Signing by Author John Coy Nov 5Join us for a reading and book signing by author John Coy. Coy is the author of the award-winning picture books Night Driving, Strong to the Hoop, Vroomaloom Zoom and Two Old Potatoes and Me. His 4 for 4 series, for middle school readers, explores the importance of teamwork, friendship and being open to change both on and off the fi eld. Books will be available for purchase at the event and 20% of proceeds will benefi t literacy programs at the YWCA St. Paul. For more information, visit http://ywreads.eventbrite.com. @ YWCA St. Paul 375 Selby Ave., St. Paul.

Come Sing the Great Songs of Peace - Nov 5Minnesota Community SINGS! Event

with WAMM on Sat., Nov. 5, 7-8:30pm, Mpls Eagles Club, 2507 E. 25th St. Mpls. Led by Bret Hesla, Mary Preus & Larry Dittberner of Minnesota Community SINGS with special guest, WAMMs resident songwriter Brigid McDonald. A benefi t for WAMM, $15 adults, $5 kids, $25 family. All voices welcome!

POD-Tensive - Nov 5This full-day event to teach type 2 diabetes management strategies is scheduled for Sat., Nov. 5 at 9:30am-4:00pm. In the gymnasium of the Phillips Community Center, 2323 11th Ave., Mpls, MN. Cost is $25.00 per participant with full scholarships available for those whose income requires assistance. Family members and friends are also welcome to attend at a food-cost only charge. There are no scholarships to cover family and friends. For more info: http://www.meetup.com/A-Partnership-Of-Diabetics/events/32370012/

Blake School Admissions Open House - Nov 5, 12 & Dec 8The Blake School invites families to learn more about Blake our faculty and students, our programs, and what makes us unique. Parents and their children are invited to explore and learn more about Blake on Nov. 5 & 12 and on Dec. 8. For directions or more information, please visit Blakes web site at www.blakeschool.org or call the Blake Admissions Offi ce at (952) 988-3420.

ChikN Wings One Clown Circus Live! - Nov 6@ Midtown Global Market on Sun., Nov. 6 at 4pm. The show feature original music, magic, juggling and lots of balloons. Midtown Global Market is located on Lake Street at Chicago Avenue. For more information call (612) 205-3613.

Sing Me to Heaven: Love Songs and a Requiem - Nov 6, 12, 13Prepare to be transported, comforted and captivated by Sing Me to Heaven: Love Songs and a Requiem, the Saint Paul Vocal Forums (SPVF) upcoming set of November performances. The choirs Northside Mpls. concert for this series will be held at 7pm on Sat., Nov. 12 at Salem Lutheran Church, 4150 Dupont Ave. N. FREE. Other dates: Sun., Nov. 6, 7pm - St. Michaels Lutheran Church, 11660 West County Road B, Roseville. Sun., Nov. 13, 3pm - St. Peters Catholic Church, 2600 Margaret St., N. St. Paul.

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Assumed Name1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: A Little Taste of Heaven

2. State the address of the principal place of business: 1320 Oliver Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN 55411

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at www.macysinc.com/workshop. All eligible applications will be reviewed and select applicants will be asked to attend an in-person interview. The program will aim to invite at minimum 20 businesses to attend the course which begins in early May of 2012. For more information on The Workshop at Macys, please visit www.macysinc.com/workshop.

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attack President Obama instead of Rick Perry, an unabashed foe of the working class who literally wraps himself in the bible, that is leading all Republican candidates in the polls, when Barack is the only friend of the poor who has a chance of being elected to the Oval Offi ce? Why are you not running around like a watchman in the night yelling Blasphemy! Sacrilege! to the top of your

lungs? Was it not Jesus who said: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven? Did not Jesus Christ despise usurious bankers so much that he drove the money lenders from the temple with violent action? If I, a man whose devoutly Christian senior daughter has declared an un-churched heathen, is offended by this perversion of the teachings of Jesus why arent you? If their false theology offends a wretch like me an avowed atheist beyond salvation why are you so nonchalant Chilly Willie? You

who claim to love the lord every chance you get! I have wracked my brain seeking an answer to this enigma. If you are not the stealth provocateur out to do the president in for money or personal animosities fueled by envy, revenge or blind ambition, then you have misread your role and tragically squandered your splendid gifts worse than anyone I can think of now or in the distant past. Ten years ago you ran around