To be named USA TodayOffensive Player of the Year meanreceiving one of the highesthonors that can be bestowed upona high school football player.Minnesota’s own SeantrelHenderson claims that award, andin the process solidified abookend to the decade for St. Paulpowerhouse Cretin Derham HallHigh School (CDH).

In 2000, reigning MajorLeague Baseball AmericanLeague MVP Joe Mauer, of theMinnesota Twins, also won theUSA Today Player of the YearAward as a quarterback for CDH.If you toss in names such as LarryFitzgerald, Jr. (Academy of HolyAngels) Michael Floyd (CDH),and Ryan Harris (CDH) of theNFL Denver Broncos, you get thefeeling that the eyes of thenation’s high school footballscene, and subsequently thecollege recruiting scene, are likelyviewing the State of Minnesota asan emerging powerhouse inathletic achievement. The names

mentioned also suggest that acertain quality of integrity comesthrough players from Minnesota,and Seantrel Henderson is on parwith his predecessors.

On January 9, Hendersontraveled to San Antonio, TX, toparticipate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl which was held inthe Alamodome. This particularall-star game is a final provingground for national high schoolfootball stars, but also carries

strong academic performancerequirements to ensure that theplayers seen on the field areindividuals whom the entirenation can be proud of, on and offthe field, just like our Armyserviceman. With names such asVikings running-back AdrianPeterson, and recently-namedNFL Rookie of the Year PercyHarvin, it is clear that the NBC

Imagine a futuristic multi-storystructure emerging to define anewNorthside pride and progress atthe Southeast corner of Penn &Plymouth Avenues in NorthMinneapolis’s WillardHomewood neighborhood.

And imagine green designand environmental sustainabilityas core features of the expansivecomplex, which will deliver187,000 square feet of newworkspace, making the facilitysome 7-8 times the size of thealready impressive GloverSudduth Center for Neighborhoodand Economic Development,

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Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) Wednesday joined withSecretary of Labor Hilda Solis toannounce a $4 million Green JobsPathways Out of Poverty grant forthe Fifth Congressional District ofMinnesota. The City ofMinneapolis will receive fundingfrom the American Recovery andReinvestment Act to createtraining opportunities in energyefficiency and renewable energyindustries for workers indisadvantaged communities.

This grant — combined with$5 million awarded to the Blue-Green Alliance Foundation lastweek — means $9 million inrecent green jobs training grants,through coalitions spurred by

Ellison. “I am proud that we were able

to work together to take advantageof recovery funds for green jobstraining in communities hit hardby the economic downturn,”Ellison said. “This grantempowers disadvantagedMinnesotans and it trains peopleto help with critical investment ingreen technologies, such asweatherizing homes – somethingfamilies need for the frigidMinnesota winters.”

In a teleconference with Solis,Ellison and other members of theCongressional Black Caucus,including CBC chair Barbara Leeof California, Sheila Jackson Leeof Texas, Danny Davis of Illinois,

and Gwendolyn Moore ofWisconsin, legislators said theywill work with ethnic media toensure our communities areapprised of the opportunity toretool and embark on careers inthe Green Economy.

Ellison said he hoped to workwith Black newspapers and radiobroadcasts to generate awarenessand utilization of programs thatcan have a huge impact in helpingfamilies and communities bounceback from economic disaster.

“These ‘Pathways Out ofPoverty’ grants will help workersin disadvantaged communitiesgain access to the good, safe and

Dad, Sean Henderson, Seantrel Henderson and Mom, Bree Jasper

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Minnesota’s political parties arerolling in to the New Year bygetting people excited for theirprecinct caucuses andconventions. The Democratic-Farm-Labor (DFL),Independence, and RepublicanParty Precinct Caucuses arebeing held on February 2. Datesfor the Minnesota Constitutionand Green Party PrecinctCaucuses are yet to bedetermined. The MinnesotaLibertarian Party will not beholding a precinct caucus thisyear.

Precinct caucuses are freeand open to the public.However, to participate at aspecific caucus you mustsupport or be likely to supportthe political party whose caucusyou attend.

Next month’s precinctcaucuses are the first step forpolitical parties to select thecandidates and issues they willsupport in the 2010 elections. Atprecinct caucuses, politicalparties conduct preference polls,known as a ‘Straw Ballot,’ forcandidates who are consideringrunning under a certain party.Candidates will usually try tomake an appearance at as manyprecinct caucuses as they canbecause they are a great place tobuild support.

In Minnesota, each precinct

caucus elects a certain numberof delegates to attendconventions at the county orstate senate district level. Manyof these delegates will continueon to the congressional districtand State of MinnesotaConventions. The number ofdelegates that each precinctcaucus can send to theirconventions is based on votingresults in that precinct for theparty in previous elections. Atthese conventions, delegatesvote to determine whichcandidates will receive theparty’s endorsement.

Precinct caucuses are a goodlocal forum to discuss issues ofimportance with your neighbors.They are a forum for you tovoice your views on a widerange of important politicalissues. You can submit and voteon resolutions that the party maymake part of its officialplatform.

Precinct officers and otherlocal party leadership roles arealso determined at precinctcaucuses.

While not unique toMinnesota, not every statepractices precinct caucuses. It isup to each state to determinehow it conducts local partyendorsements and determinespolicy platforms.

Due to the economy, DFLleaders expect only a moderateturnout for precinct caucuses.

Parties rally to try tobreak stereotypes

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By Lydia SchwartzContributing Writer

Seantrel Henderson is simply the best

Louis KingHilda Solis

New Salem Missionary BaptistChurch, at 26th & Lyndale N. inMinneapolis will present a HaitiEarthquake Disaster ReliefBenefit Concert 6 pm Monday,January 18th, MLK Day.Excelsior Community Choir,New Salem Mass Choir, andother area celebrity performerswith join region church and civicleaders in raising money to assistdisaster relief work in Haiti.

According to Reverend JerryMcAfee, the local churchinitiative will deliver assistancethrough networks created by Dr.Willa Grant Battle, pastor ofGrace Temple DeliveranceCenter in South Minneapolis. Dr.Battle is founder and pastor ofGrace Temple and heads thechurch’s 51 year old HaitiMission work. The Missionincludes two churches that were

destroyed in the earth quake, anda network of over 150 churchesand ministries throughout Haiti.The Mission’s principle medicalfacility, Good SamaritanHospital, part of a largeeducation and training campus,suffered damage as well.

Jamaica MinnesotaOrganization and otherCaribbean focus serviceorganizations, and University ofMinnesota Northside UniversityResearch andOutreach/Engagement Center(UROC) have joined theinitiative to promote the benefitevent and to encouragehumanitarian aid to earthquakevictims in Haiti. For moreinformation contact Rev JerryMcAfee 612-522-2951.

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Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenziewill be the keynote speaker at the Founders Day Celebration ofthe Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumnae Chapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 11:30 a.m. at theRadisson University Hotel in Minneapolis. The luncheon event isopen to the public, and tickets are $50. For tickets to thisevent, call (612) 259-1472. No tickets will be sold at the door.

By Ryan T. Scottryan@insightnews.com

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(NNPA) - Is there anything moreimportant than reducing thefederal deficit? Yes, it’s creatingwell-paying jobs in majorindustries to lift the United Statesout of the greatest economiccollapse since the GreatDepression.

And when it comes to thestaggering rate of unemployment,no community needs jobs morethan Black Americans who havesuffered the most from themisguided economic policies ofthe past decade that nave led tothis recession. Theunemployment rate within theBlack community currently standsat 15.6 percent, a much higher ratethan for all other races that aretracked by the Labor Department.As Bob Herbert pointed outrecently in The New York Times,in discussing the overall impact ofthe recession, “there was no netjob creation – none – betweenDecember 1999 and now.None!”

This has to change and itneeds to begin in the energysector. The centerpiece of a jobsplan should be to expand andextend tax credits to companies

that invest in plant and equipment.This saves them money, improvescash flow and encourages them tomodernize.

The stimulating impact onbusiness investment and on jobcreation would be huge. Considerwhat it would do to help boost theconstruction of new nuclearpower plants, which are the key tomeeting the nation’s growing needfor electricity.

Because no nuclear plantshave been built in this country inthe last 30 years, more than 90percent of the components andequipment for new reactors mustbe imported from abroad. Thishelps to explain why the estimatedcost of building a new nuclearplant has reached $7 billion andWall Street banks are unwilling toprovide private financing forconstruction unless utilitiesreceive government loanguarantees.

If plant components andequipment were built in theUnited States, the picture might bevery different. It wouldinvigorate the economy, providean opportunity to train andemploy a new, highly skilledworkforce in the building trades,and strengthen nuclear power. Infact, some manufacturers alreadyhave begun to expand their

facilities and payrolls inanticipation of new nuclearbusiness.

This summer, two companiesbroke ground on a facility to buildheavy components for nuclearreactors in Newport News, VA, a$360 million investment byAREVA that will create 500 jobs.Also, a turbine-generator supplierby Alstom reopened and expandedits manufacturing plant inChattanooga, TN, as part of a$200-million investment that’sexpected to create 350 jobs.Other plants are opening inLouisiana, Pennsylvania andNorth Carolina. So far, about15,000 jobs in nuclear power havebeen created. But that’s only astart.

A company planning to build anew nuclear plant in Marylandestimates that the project willgenerate 11,000 jobs, mainly inmanufacturing. Among the jobscreated are 1,800 in plantconstruction and 400-800permanent jobs in plant operationand maintenance. And secondaryjobs are generated in thesurrounding communities, alongwith revenue for state and localgovernments, which, in turn,creates jobs. The average nuclearplant generates $430 million ayear in total output for

surrounding areas and nearly $40million per year in labor income.Considering the economicbenefits, it’s no surprise that pollsshow overwhelming support forbuilding additional nuclear unitsfrom people who live nearexisting plants.

The pace of nuclear powergrowth depends on severalfactors. One is passage ofclimate-change legislation.Earlier this year the House ofRepresentatives approved a billrequiring an 80 percent cut ingreenhouse-gas emissions by2050. To reach that goal, the

Environmental Protection Agencyestimates that about 130additional nuclear plants wouldneed to be built. The nuclearindustry says this would create350,000 jobs.

Nuclear power developmentalso depends on financing supportfrom the federal government.Congress has made $18.5 billionavailable for government loanguarantees, but that would coverjust five or six nuclear plants.Obviously, the level of supportneeds to be raised substantially.So it is possible to produce jobsand clean energy. More than

possible, it is essential. If theeconomy doesn’t turn aroundsoon, the problem ofunemployment and the millions ofpeople furloughed into part-timework or have stopped looking forjobs will only worsen, and theeconomy will stagnate. Howbetter to promote growth than tostimulate investment inmanufacturing facilities andAmerican workers?

Emmanuel K. Glakpe is professorof mechanical engineering atHoward University.

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Twin Cities Community LandBank launched last month with $25million of capitalization and amission to grow it's propertyacquisition fund to $100 million. Inan interview with leaders ofMinnesota Mulicultural MediaConsortium, Land Bank presidentRebecca Rom and outreachdirector, Shawn Huckleby said theinitiative is guided by a publicpolicy vision that recognizes thedevastating collateral impact ofthe foreclosure crisis.

"Foreclosed properties do notgenerate property taxes, whichmeans ours schools suffer," saidHuckleby. "Properties which areforeclosed, means families maybecome homeless. So we want tobreak a number of cycles in a verya strategic way, not onlypreventing foreclosure, butaddressing the impact offoreclosure. We want to get homesback into the hands of owneroccupants."

"The data supports the conceptthat owner occupants invest notonly in their house, but in theircommunity and in their city andtheir neighborhood," he said.

"When people feel vested inthat community you have the typeof stability that we all want. Itimpacts a range of other issuesincluding the success of children in

school and the crime rates withincommunities. So there is publicpolicy self-interest in promotinghome ownership, stabilizingcommunities, revitalizingneighborhoods. It creates the kindof community that allows our citiesto flourish but also the residents inthese communities to flourish,"Huckleby said.

But will Land Bank initiativesresult in displacement of peoplealready victimized by theeconomic downturn, who losthomes and may never be able toown again? Is there a hiddenagenda to simply remove the poorand stabilize neighborhoods byreplacing residents will peoplewho are better resourced or whoare perceived as more politicallyengaged? We asked stabilization isa euphemism for displacement,

gentrification?Huckleby said in this case,

federal dollars come with strings interms of the types of the incomefamilies that can buy the homes."So that serves as a safe guard tomake sure that we are targeting andmarketing to these families. Themaximum income for purchasers is115% of median income," he said."We are not only actually focusingon the physical structure of thehouses but we are buildingrelationships with organizationslike Homeowner Centers so thatwe promote home buyer educationand counseling, so we can pre-position families to be successful athome ownership. We are workingwith emerging organizationswithin the community to addresslong term financial counseling,financial literacy, credit

counseling, and budgeting so wecan prepare families and create thatpipeline of residents that wouldlike to own a home. We want to getthem prepositioned so as thesehomes come available, they canbuy them. We've seen nonprofitscome up with alternativeownership models. We've seenseveral nonprofits who are knowdoing a concept of contract of deedwhich allows them to qualify for ahomeownership opportunity nowwhile they are correcting creditissues. In St. Paul they doing alease to purchase model whichallows the homeowners to move into see the kind of long-termcounseling and support they need,so they can refinance. So what yousee is a number of differentpartners working together withlenders, with realtors, with

government to come up withalternatives for designs ofownership that will allow people tobe successful."

Rebecca Rom said the LandBank supports responsible rentingas a viable living option forfamilies and communities as well."The federal law also recognizesthat rental housing is an importantpart of the mix and that we do needto have quality rental incommunities. So they targeted 25percent of the subsidy that everycommunity has to families thathave incomes of 50% of area widemedian income or less. Thosesubsidy dollars are going intoacquisition and rehabilitation ofrental property. At least 25% of thehouses that we are working withare rentals," she said.

Jobs in Clean Energy offer opportunities for African-Americans

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commentator Tom Hammond wascorrect in stating: “A lot of playersthat you see in this game havebright futures.”

Hammond also added,“Seantrel Henderson had a greatweek at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and has solidifiedhis spot as the nation’s topoffensive lineman.”

Sports Illustrated coinedHenderson as “probably the mostpolished lineman of the pastdecade.” Considering historicalpraise such as this, it is no wonderthat Henderson was able to leadhis 2009-2010 CDH team to aMinnesota State 5A High SchoolFootball Championship.Henderson’s likelihood of achampionship winning future isfairly tangible also in that his listof collegiate interests include a‘Who’s Who” of the leadingcollege football institutions in thecountry’s history; the Universityof Southern California, OhioState, Florida, Miami, Oklahomaand Nortre Dame are on the shortlist of collegiate opportunitiesextended, in which Henderson hasthe greatest interest.

DFL Senate District 58 Chair,Natonia Johnson, said, “Peopleare losing their homes in ourdistrict. This just isn’t wheretheir attention is because they’restruggling to survive. People’sspirits have been dampenedbecause of the way things are.”

In Senate District 58,Raymond Dehn is attempting togain DFL endorsement overincumbent Sen. Linda Higgins.Higgins could still run forreelection if Dehn wins theendorsement but she would have

to run independently or seekanother party’s endorsement.Dehn is running for State Senatebecause he believes “the peopleof our district need a senatorwho understands that the statusquo is not working for ourcommunity.” Johnson says theDFL is currently planning adebate between the twocandidates.

Reps. Bobby Joe Champion(DFL-58B) and Joe Mullery(DFL-58A) are runningunopposed.

The DFL Senate District 58Convention will be Feb 27 atNorth High School.

On the right, Republicansare trying to build an oppositionto what they see as a one-partymonopoly in Minneapolis.According to the RepublicanSenate District 60 Chair,Brandon Ferdig, “We want topromote smart policy locallyand provide alternatives that aredifferent from the DFL.”

Ferdig says that a lot of goodpolicy ideas come fromMinneapolis Republicans;however, they are ignoredbecause of the negativityassociated with the partynationally. He says that partypolitics are “not just about Iraq

and Afghanistan. We focus onlocal issues and policy that isfiscally wise and freedom-minded. We want politicianswho are honest too. We’re notyour daddy’s Republicans.”

In attempt to breakstereotypes against the party,Republican leaders areencouraging everyone to getinvolved locally and becomeprecinct leaders, delegates, andparty chairs.

In Senate District 60, DFLSen. Scott Dibble and Rep.Frank Hornstein (DFL-60B) areup for reelection as well.Speaker of the House Rep.

Margaret Kelliher (DFL-60A) isrunning for governor this fall,leaving her seat open.

According to Ferdig,frustration over national issuessuch as war, health care, and theeconomy may cause a lot ofpeople to attend their precinctcaucuses this year.

In 2008, Ron Paul’s bid forpresident brought manyRepublicans out to support hiscampaign. Ferdig said that wemay not see the same vigor thisyear but expects a strongerturnout at their precinctcaucuses than in previous years.“Even though there isn’t a

presidential election, we stillhave a race for governor thatpeople are excited about,” hesaid.

Ferdig also joked that asnow storm may deter peoplefrom coming out.

The Republican SenateDistrict 60 Convention will beheld in March.

For more information on yourparty’s precinct caucus, visit theMinnesota Office of theSecretary of State’s website,http://www.sos.state.mn.us/.

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A New Hope woman has beenselected an outstanding student atMetropolitan State University.Lyna Nyamwaya, chosen fallsemester outstandingundergraduate in the university’sCollege of Nursing and HealthSciences, was among 920 studentsreceiving bachelor’s and master’sdegrees during MetropolitanState’s 85th commencementexercises on December 15.

“It’s a great honor,” saidNyamwaya, a registered nurse.“I’m quite excited about it.”

Nyamwaya is a charge nursein a cardiac unit at North

Memorial Medical Center,Robbinsdale. Previously, sheworked on the hospital’s telemetryfloor as a staff nurse.

Nyamwaya also previouslyserved as a nurse manager at aSaint Louis Park nursing homeand rehabilitation facility and as alicensed practical nurse at SaintTherese Home, New Hope.

Nyamwaya was born andreared in Kenya. She graduatedwith honors from Loreto ConventHigh School in Limuru, Kenya.She came to the United States in1997 and attended Rock ValleyCollege, Rockford, IL, soon

afterward receiving her licensedpractical nursing certificate. Shewon academic honors whilereceiving her associate of sciencein nursing from North HennepinCommunity College in 2004, afterwhich she obtained her registerednursing license.

She has been active incommunity service. Nyamwaya,a member of the MinnesotaNurse’s Association, participatedin the Minnesota-Africa 10-mileAIDS Walk this past summer.Through her Seventh DayAdventist Church in Minneapolis,she joined several other RNs who

organized a health fair thatincluded critical health checks andinstruction about healthy living.

Nyamwaya’s biggestchallenge in life so far wasdealing with the death of hergrandmother in the Twin Cities.“She was very dear to my heart,my mom, my dad, myeverything,” she said. Nyamwayaand her husband Jerry Ong’era ledefforts to raise $25,000 fromfamily, friends and churchmembers so her grandmother’sbody could be transported back toKenya and buried there.

In the future, Nyamwaya— who speaks four languagesfluently—plans to pursue agraduate degree in nursing andeventually serve as a nursepractitioner.

Metropolitan State University,a member of the Minnesota StateColleges and Universities system,

provides high-quality, affordableeducation programs for adultsseeking bachelor’s, master’s anddoctoral degrees. It is the onlystate university in the Twin Citiesmetropolitan area.

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EDUCATIONLyna Nyamwaya chosen Metropolitan State outstanding student

MSULyna Nyamwaya with Metropolitan State University

President Sue K. Hammersmith

Virginia Hamilton:Speeches, Essays &ConversationsEdited by Arnold Adoff & KacyCookBlue Sky PressHardcover, $29.99368 pages ISBN: 978-0-439-27193-6

“In the 35 years between thepublication of her first book andher death in 2002, VirginiaHamilton earned a place of honorin the pantheon of children’sliterature… Hamilton’s bookswere about illuminating Blackexperience in America, thejourney of Black people acrosswhat she called the Americanhopescape. She stated, more thanonce, that she saw her work ashelping to portray ‘the essence ofa people who are a parallel culturecommunity of America,’ while atthe same time revealing theuniversality among peoples.

This collection of Hamilton’sessays, speeches andconversations is significant

because it sheds light on thegenius behind her profoundlyimportant body of work. Thesepieces show Hamilton as a seriousscholar of history and folktalesand make clear the importance ofplace, time, family, and history toher and to her work. For those ofus who knew and admired her,this collection offers the chance to‘hear’ her voice again and bereminded once more of theenormity of her talent and therichness of her legacy.”Excerpted from the Introductionby Rudine Sims Bishop (pgs. 11-12)

Over the course of herillustrious career, VirginiaHamilton earned every

major honor for which herchildren’s books were eligible:including the Newbery Medal, theNational Book Award, theNAACP Image Award, the HansChristian Andersen Award and theCoretta Scott King Award, toname a few. Among her manymasterpieces were works like ThePeople Could Fly, a collection oftwo dozen, magically-illustratedfolktales relied upon by blacks tocope during slavery.

But because Hamilton’s workwas aimed at kids, her readersnever got much of an idea aboutwhat motivated her to create sucha bounty of inspired literarytreasures. Fortunately, ArnoldAdoff, with the help of felloweditor Kacy Cook, culled throughhis late wife’s papers, and theupshot of their efforts is VirginiaHamilton: Speeches, Essays &Conversations, a veritable,posthumous memoir which offersa compelling peek into how theinnovative author’s mind worked.For instance, she shares that ThePeople Could Fly was one ofthose thoroughly pleasurableprojects that one comes uponoccasionally... It didn’t feel likework; it felt like an exploration ofmy own heart and being.” Overall,

the collection paints a rich portraitof a literary icon revealing her tobe a brilliant, opinionated and,fiercely-independent soul whoselegacy and innovative approach tostorytelling deserves to be thesubject of study not merely byAfrican-Americans but by Englishscholars of all hues forgenerations to come.

To order a copy of VirginiaHamilton, visit:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439271932?ie=UTF8&tag=th s l f o f i r e -20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0439271932

Dr. Martin Luther King was amoral giant and cherished hero ofthe world. He was a tirelesschampion of the poor andoppressed against the powerful.He understood the inescapablemutability of our fates andentreated the nation to embracepeace, justice and equality. Hecalled on us to love humanity andone another and to fight for a justsociety. He was a man of visionand prescience. Sadly, many of

his speeches are just as relevanttoday as they were over 40 yearsago.

Dr. King courageously raisedhis voice against war. He spokeof the destructive impact of theVietnam war draining resourcesfrom the fight against poverty andexhorted people to see the war as

“an enemy of the poor and toattack it as such.” He spoke onbehalf of the Vietnamese peoplethat we were fighting, “They mustweep as the bulldozers roarthrough their areas preparing todestroy the precious trees. Theywander into the hospitals with atleast twenty casualties fromAmerican firepower for oneVietcong-inflicted injury. So farwe may have killed a million ofthem, mostly children. They seethe children selling their sisters toour soldiers, soliciting for theirmothers. It is clear to them that weare on the side of the wealthy, and

the secure, while we create a hellfor the poor.”

Today, we are at war in twonations.

Much of Dr. King’s work wasto end the scourge of poverty andhe began to question the essenceof our prevailing economicsystem. “We must ask the

question why there are fortymillion poor people in America;and when you begin to ask thatquestion, you are raisingquestions about the economicsystem, about a broaderdistribution of wealth. When youask that question, you begin toquestion the capitalisticeconomy.”

Today the forty million ofpoor Dr. King spoke of has barelydecreased with 39.2 millionAmericans living in poverty. Thegreed and excesses of our systemhas led to one of the worstrecessions in history.

Dr. King championed labordescribing the labor movement asthe “principal force thattransformed misery and despairinto hope and progress. When inthe thirties the wave of unionorganization crested over ournation, it carried to secure shores

not only itself but the wholesociety,” he said.

Today, the laws on unionorganizing have been weakenedand the percentage of unionizedworkers has fallen from 36percent in 1945 to 12.4 percent ofAmerican workers, only 7.6percent in the private sector.

And Dr. King asked us all togive of our time and our voice tochange the injustice around us.“Our lives begin to end the day webecome silent about things thatmatter,” he said.

Dr. King would be deeplysatisfied at the progress we havemade. The historic election ofour nation’s first AfricanAmerican president, the rise ofmany prominent Black Americansto the pinnacle of politics andbusiness. But Dr. King was aman of the poor and he wouldremind us that the struggle is notover. The dream has not yet beenachieved. That the disparities inthe criminal justice system, inpoverty, in health and inemployment that still plague ourcommunities means that we havea long way to go.

Dr. King won a Nobel PeacePrize, and the hearts and minds ofmillions of people around theworld. He changed our countryand our world for the better. He

offered us a shining paragon thatwe can strive for and ideals thatwe should endeavor to live up to.Today we can best honor Dr.King’s life and commemorate hisdeath by continuing his noblework for a just society with equalopportunity for all, humankind,peace, economic democracy and a

political system within which therights of all are enshrined.

“In the end”, said Dr. King,“we will remember not the wordsof our enemies, but the silence ofour friends.....Injustice anywhereis a threat to justice everywhere.”

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By Benjamin JealousNAACP President

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Moral giant, cherished hero

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Book reviewVirginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays & Conversations

“In the end”, said Dr. King, “we willremember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.....Injustice

anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Masjid An Nur, 1729 Lyndale Av.N., Minneapolis, will host aweekend marriage conferenceJanuary 22-24. The conference issponsored by Muslim AmericanResearch Institute AdvocatingMarriage (M.A.R.I.A.M.) whichconducts conferences nationwidepresenting research on marriage inthe urban population, theconference will unveil findings ofthe Institute’s latest survey.

Presenters include Dr. VernaPrice, Ph.D., founder, presidentand principal consultant of J.

Cameron & Associates. She hasauthored numerous research andeducational articles and chapters,and two best-selling books: ThePower of People: Four Kinds ofPeople Who Can Change YourLife (2003) and The Silent Cry:Dealing with Subtractors in Workand Life (2008). Price is aLeadership Institute facultymember at The College of St.Catherine.

Also presenting is ZehraAnsari, M.A., a licensedpracticing psychologist who holds

masters degrees from OsmaniaUniversity in India and Universityof Wisconsin, River Falls. Ansari,a school psychologist, has a 25-year practice in Twin Cities. Herclientele in private practice arepredominantly Muslims from allethnic backgrounds and otherimmigrant populations.

The Institute’s founder,Faheem Shuaibe, of Oakland, CA,researched distinct features ofurban American marriage andpresents findings from thenationwide poll on the state of

marriage in that population.Statistics shows that half of allmarriages end in divorce and forcertain populations marriages areeven slower to form. TheM.A.R.I.A.M. Conferencesexplores causes and cures formarriage breakdown.

For more information about theconference Contact: KamilahShuaibe (510) 677-5782(napture3k@yahoo.com or ArleneEl-Amin at (612) 521-1749(info@masjidannur.org) .

Bloomington Clinic3:00 - 5:30 pmBloomington Division of Health1900 W. Old Shakopee Road

Brooklyn Center Clinic9:00 - 11:00 amBrookdale Service Center6125 Shingle Creek Parkway

Minneapolis Clinic8:30 - 11:00 amHealth Services Building525 Portland Ave. S. 4th Floor

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We offer routine vaccines foradults 19 and older who do not haveinsurance or the insurance does notcover vaccines.

We do not offer adult meningitisor travel shots. Please call 612-348-

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Donations & Fees• $10 per shot -recommendeddonation • $25 - Adult Influenza (flu shot)

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We do not offer immunizations fortravel (except for Hepatitis vaccine).

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Freeport West , a 39-year-oldnonprofit providing services to at-risk, runaway and homeless youth,recently announced that inpartnership with Freeport Saint PaulYouth Center, it will now offer

secured housing in Saint Paul. Thehouse dedicated to assistingparenting youth and those impactedby domestic violence is madepossible by the City of Saint Pauland the United Way.

The house is dedicated tohelping youth who are identified ashomeless, parenting between theages of 16-21, victims of domesticviolence and currently reside inSaint Paul. This new initiative isdesigned to help parenting youtheliminate homelessness and preparethem for permanent housing,achieve self-sufficiency, promoteindependence while maintaining asense of safety, prepare youth for

tenancy rights and responsibilities,and assist in the development andcapability to nurture and care fortheir children.

Freeport West is a multifaceted,community-based human servicesorganization offering a wide rangeof hands-on assistance, (e.g.housing, life skills education,counseling, in-home parentingtraining, assessment, advocacy) aswell as collaboration for access to

additional services. Its focus is onattaining positive outcomes foryouth (and families), andstrengthening (inherent) communitysupports which will sustain theirefforts.

Freeport also administrates andcoordinates the StreetWorksprogram, founded in 1994, whichbrings together 12 local youth-serving agencies to providecoordinated street-based outreach to

runaway and homeless youth ages12-21. In 2008, Freeport expandedits services to a Saint Paul site tobetter serve the at-risk AfricanAmerican youth that were notfinding or using the services theyneeded.

For more information on FreeportWest or the programs and services itprovides please call (612) 824-3040or visit www.freeportwest.org.

Freeport West launching new housing initiative supporting teen mothers

Public Health Department Immunization Clinics

Masjid An Nur marriage conference

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Every year the United Statescelebrates the life andaccomplishments of the Rev.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Througha holiday on the third Monday ofevery January, breakfasts, speakers,and marches occur in the name ofthis great African American.

WE WIN Institute is acommunity organization that isdedicated to the mission of creatingacademic and social success for allchildren. Its programs are designedto instill pride, confidence andacademic and social skills inchildren by giving them knowledgeand experiences that honor andcelebrate their cultural roots.

When children in WE WINstudied about Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. not only did they learn thetraditional information about himsuch as the famous March onWashington in 1963, but they alsolearned that Dr. King was namedMichael until he was five-years-oldwhen he and his father (who he wasnamed after) changed their names toMartin Luther, after the greatEuropean Protestant, Martin Luther.WE WIN children learned that Dr.Martin Luther publically opposedthe Viet Nam War in 1967 andalthough he was attacked by Blackleadership all over the country, hestood strong for what he believed in.He made it clear: “Injusticeanywhere is a threat to justiceeverywhere.”

WE WIN Institute’s Rites ofPassage programs serve childrenages 6-18 in North and SouthMinneapolis. They have a program

at Zion Baptist Church and theirhome base on 38th street.

WE WIN children in the Ritesof Passage programs were given theassignment to write a poem on Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Their poemhad to be five stanzas, and eachstanza had to have at least four lines.The following poems and picturesare how WE WIN students honoredthe late great, Rev. Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr.

The Great Brave ManBy Abucar Mohamed 5th Grade &Sedrique Ametor 4th Grade

Martin Luther King Jr.Was a brave manHe was the a great, brave manHe was a role modelHe was a KingHe stood forEverythingGood, Just, Fair

Martin Luther KingWas bornWith the name MichaelIn 1934He changed his nameTo Marin Luther KingSo Did his DadAfter Martin LutherA Protestant leader

Martin Luther KingFought for civil rightHe married Coretta ScottShe was a Fox

Martin Luther KingWas so smart

He won the Nobel Peace PrizeWhen he was 35

Martin Luther KingFought for freedomHe love his peopleHe love the worldHe gave his lifeFor JusticeFor AllMay he rest in peace

MLK RapBy Kyalah Albritton 7th Grade

D is for the doctor he becameR is for not having revenge M is for the master of all mindsA is for helping the poorest of allAmericansR is for the reverend he became

T is for the time he gaveI is for his famous I Have a DreamspeechN is for the Nobel Peace prize hewonL is for the leadership he showedU is for using nonviolenceT is for the thoughtful thinkingH is for the honor people had forhimE is for establishing MLK DayR is for reaching peaceK is for Martin Luther KingI is not for ignoring his peopleN is for his skipping 9th and 12thgradesG is for a good black mangraduating from Morehouse College

Dr. King Was The ManBy: Nesani Sabal 6th Grade

Dr. King was the manHe helped his peopleHe took a standFor FreedomAnd LoveThat he wanted to spreadThroughout the land

Martin Luther KingWas bornJanuary 15, 1929He was very smartAnd he had A lot of heart

Martin Luther KingWas the youngest manTo receiveA Nobel Peace PrizeFor Non-Violence….AndPeaceful Protest

MLK created and was presidentOf SCLCAn organizationThat fought for Black’s Civil Rights

April 4, 1968Was the dreadful dayDr. King was killedFor what he believedHe love his familyHe love his peopleHe cared, he gave, and he made adifference

For HumanityDr. King Is The OneBy: Mark Miller 7th Grade

Dr. King is the OneHe didn’t worry about FunHe fought for FreedomFor Everyone

Martin Luther KingWas born January 15, 1929He married…He had 4 kids…He even went to collegeAt 15

Martin Luther KingWas the youngest man To win a Peace PrizeIt was no surpriseFor Non-violent ProtestHe gave his best

Martin Luther King Spoke in Washington, D.C.250,000 PeopleCame to hear him speak

Martin Luther King was killedOn April 4, 1968In TennesseeJames Earl RayWent to prisonRay proclaimedHe didn’t killOur leaderKing’s FamilyBelieved Ray at the endMartin Luther King

MLK poems and pictures

Abucar Mohamed & Sedrique Ametor

Ananda White

Demetrius ComptonAbdullani Dhimbil

Kyalah AlbrittonMark Miller

Drawn by Abdullahi DhimbiDrawn by Nesani SabalDrawn by Ananda White Drawn by Demetrius Compton

Nesani Sabal

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prosperous jobs of the 21stCentury green economy,” saidU.S. Secretary of Labor, Hilda L.Solis. “Green jobs presenttremendous opportunities forpeople who have the core skillsand competencies needed in suchwell-paying and rapidly growingindustries as energy efficiency andrenewable energy.”

“I am thrilled that theDepartment of Labor has offeredus this opportunity to help someof our most disadvantagedresidents get out of poverty,”

Mayor R.T. Rybak said. “Withthis effort we are also ensuringthat area businesses have access toa well-trained workforce that isprepared to carry out the work ofgreening our local economy. Weowe many thanks to CongressmanEllison’s office for theirpartnership and assistance in thiseffort.”

“We look forward to buildingan effective partnership with laborgroups, job training organizations,training institutions andemployers alike to implement thisgrant,” said Mike Wynne,Executive Director of EMERGECommunity Development, aworkforce nonprofit serving

North Minneapolis and one of therecipients of the Pathways grant.

For individuals who are livingbelow or near the poverty line thecurrent economic downturn hascreated a unique set of challengesand has heightened the need tofind pathways out of poverty andinto employment. Theseindividuals may lack basicliteracy and job readiness skillsand they may face other barriersto employment, such as the needfor childcare or transportation.

To assist individuals inmeeting these challenges, theDepartment of Labor is investingin Pathways Out of Povertygrants, which will integrate

training and supportive servicesinto cohesive programs that willhelp targeted populations findpathways out of poverty and intoeconomic self-sufficiency throughemployment in energy efficiencyand renewable energy industries.Despite the economic downturn,these green industries presentmany potential opportunities forindividuals to learn new skills andcompetencies, gain employmentand advance along careerpathways.

In order to most effectivelyserve the specific populationstargeted by these grants, theDepartment of Labor encouragedapplicants to focus project efforts

in communities located within oneor more contiguous Public MicroData Areas (PUMAs) wherepoverty rates were 15% or higher.PUMAs are geographic areasdesignated by the U.S. CensusBureau.

These investments willprepare participants foremployment within energyefficiency and renewable energyindustries and are designed to:• Include sound recruitment andreferral strategies for targetedpopulations;• Integrate basic skills andwork-readiness training withoccupational skills training, asnecessary;

• Combine supportive serviceswith training services to helpparticipants overcome barriers toemployment, as necessary, and;• Provide training services attimes and locations that are easilyaccessible to targeted populations. Thirty-eight awards ranging fromapproximately $1 million to $8million each were made to twocategories of grantees: (1)National non-profit organizationswith networks of local affiliates;and (2) local public organizationsor private non-profitorganizations. In both categories,projects will be implemented atthe community level by

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partnerships that include non-profit organizations, the publicworkforce system, the educationand training community,employers and industry-relatedorganizations, and labororganizations.

Ellison has secured nearly $11 million in ‘2009 Federalfunding for vital projects in the5th Congressional District.”Theseprojects are critically important toMinnesota’s economic recovery,”Ellison said. “They not only creategood jobs, but they reinforce theinfrastructure of the Fifth District.These funds strengthen the fabricof our communities, by providingservices to at-risk youth, offercommunity-based alternatives forseniors, and make available start-up funds for key public transitprojects in the Fifth District.”

“Many have characterized

such funding as ‘wastefulearmarks’ or ‘pork’. They areneither. These projects help tobuild healthy and vibrantcommunities that prosper andcontribute to strengthening oureconomy,” he said.5th Congressional DistrictProjects1. $305,000 for the MinnehahaWatershed District Water Study.This study will result in aComprehensive WatershedManagement Plan (CWMP) forthe area, which improves aDistrict’s ability to analyze theimpacts of land use activities onwater resources. A CWMPaddresses primary areas like floodprotection, water supply, waterquality and changes to naturalsystems, such as wetlands.2. $150,000 for the renovation ofthe Historic Coe Mansion inMinneapolis. The Mansion islisted on the National Trust forHistoric Trust for HistoricPreservation and is the future sitefor the Minnesota African

American Museum and CulturalCenter.3. $750,000 for the MinneapolisEmergency Operations Center.This will allow the City ofMinneapolis to build a newEmergency Operations Center.The current Operations Centerwas used to coordinate the local,state, and federal emergencyresponse to the August 2007collapse of the 35W bridge inMinneapolis. The FederalEmergency Management Agency(FEMA) specifically stated thepresent facility in inadequate tomeet the needs of futureemergency incidents.4. $2 Million for the Beyond theYellow Ribbon (BTYR)Reintegration Program of theMinnesota National Guard. Thereintegration program providestraining to service members andtheir families to ensure asuccessful transition back tocivilian life.5. $2.4 Million for the PhygenPlasma Sterilizer in Minneapolis.

The plasma sterilization process isa technological breakthrough thatallows for a “cold” sterilization ofmedical instruments in farforward surgical units.6. $250,000 for an innovativeFamily Caregiver Access NetworkDemonstration Project that placesmore seniors in community-basedcare settings, and reduces the needfor costly institutional long-termcare for seniors. The funds will beadministered through the JewishFamily and Children’s Service. 7. $1.9 Million to renovate theSTARBASE MinnesotaEducational Building.STARBASE is an educational andtraining program that addressesmath and science curriculumtopics for underprivileged middle-school aged children.STARBASE is located in facilitiesprovided by the 133rd AirliftWing, Minnesota Air NationalGuard (MNANG), at theMinneapolis-St. PaulInternational Airport. 8. $250,000 for the Bottineau

Transit – a potential light rail linethat will connect Downtown andNorth Minneapolis with thenorthwestern suburbs of the TwinCities including: Robbinsdale,Crystal, Brooklyn Park, Osseo,and Maple Grove. 9. $400,000 to construct a newhyperbaric chamber for theHennepin County Medical Center(HCMC). Currently, HCMC hasthe only hyperbaric facility inMinnesota that handles patientswith life threatening infectionsand carbon monoxide poisoning. 10. $400,000 for the SummitAcademy OpportunitiesIndustrialization Center (OIC)Green Jobs Initiative located inthe Harrison neighborhood ofMinneapolis. This vital “greenjob” funding would train workersto conduct energy audits andprovide weatherization.11. $500,000 for the design andconstruction of the Grand RoundsMissing Link National ScenicByway Project in North EastMinneapolis. The Missing Link

Project connects St. AnthonyParkway to East River Parkway. 12. $150,000 to the NorthsideEconomic Opportunity Network(NEON) providing technicalassistance to help start-up smallbusinesses in North Minneapolis. 13. $500,000 for a new transit-hub located in downtownMinneapolis that will serve as acenter for current and futurecommuter and light rail lines(LRT). 14. $400,000 for Digital Camerasand Computers for theMinneapolis Police Department.The funds will be used to installdigital cameras in squad cars forthe Police Force. 15. $300,000 for the BolderOptions Program in Minneapolis.The funding will be used forprograms to reduce truancy andjuvenile delinquency of at-riskyouth.16. $200,000 for the MidtownGlobal Market to providetechnical assistance for culturallydiverse start-up businesses.

home of the Minneapolis UrbanLeague, which occupies thenortheast corner of theintersection.

And visualize the historicLincoln Junior High Schoolincorporated into thedevelopment, adding 60,000 sq.ft. of usable space, plus anattached ramp providing 825parking spaces.

But wait…there’s more.Consider the value of a projectthat masters the art of leveraging,delivering more bang for the buckby intentional link aging ofopportunity previously obscuredby lack of imagination and lack ofpolitical will.

Enter Paul Bauknight,principal of the Urban DesignGroup, a design and architecturalfirm that is competing for the $60-70 million construction projectcreating a new administrativeheadquarters for the MinneapolisPublic Schools District.

Uniquely, it’s Bauknight’spresence in the competition thattakes the notion of organicsustainability to a whole newlevel.

For not only does theBauknight proposal present aninnovative LEED Platinum

certified project, it deliversadvanced Waste to Green EnergyInfrastructure that converts wasteto electricity, heating & coolingfor building. The result: a zerowaste, zero carbon facility.

“The District has asked for agreen solution for their new officebuilding. We believe that standardgreen strategies are only the floor.We are proposing the first zerowaste and zero carbon schooldistrict facility in the country,”Bauknight said is his proposal tothe Minneapolis School District.

“By working with PLACE, anational non-profit who ispioneering the use of existingtechnology to produceenvironmentally sustainablecommunities at the highest levels,the new MPS building will havezero waste, zero carbon and freegreen energy for the wholebuilding valued at over $267,500annually,” he said, adding that theprocess, called e-Generation, willcreate at least 12 permanent,living-wage green collar jobs forthe community.

The proposal calls for Greenroofs, or permaculture self-sustaining ecosystem designthrough landscape and gardens,and a greenhouse on top of theparking ramp that provides year-round fresh fruits and vegetables.Bauknight said the new facilitywill create bridges betweeneducational and academic aspects

of the District by becoming aliving educational resource.

In addition, the Bauknightproposal team is the only“minority-led” proposal underconsideration by the District. AndBauknight, whose architecturalsignature already dots theNorthside, is a long timeNorthside resident, and memberof the Willard Homewoodneighborhood.

And because he lives andworks in the community,Bauknight is adamant about thevalue North Minneapolis and thecity deserve and will gain fromselecting his proposal to locate theDistrict headquarters building inthe Willard Homewoodneighborhood.

“The District’s studentpopulation consists of students ofcolor. A building project in theheart of communities of color, andengaging businesses that from thesame community of colordemonstrates awareness of addedvalue and equity our communityshould expect from policymakers,” Bauknight said.

Bauknight says his proposal isunique also because it leveragesthe opportunity at hand to createnew jobs and business activity inNorth Minneapolis at Districtowned property on WestBroadway and on Lake Street. Heproposes to acquire and developcommercial applications for these

sites.“The redevelopment of 1250

W. Broadway, 807 NE Broadway,the Lehmann Center, on Westlake, and 2225 East Lake Streetwill have a significant positiveimpact on the District’s long-termoperating budget while at thesame time creating hundreds ofjobs, enhancing the city’s tax baseand providing communityamenities for Minneapolisresidents. This strategy relievesthe District’s holding costs forthese vacated properties alongwith returning future salesproceeds estimated between $10and $20 million within one tothree years,” he said.

“The Urban Design Lab teamwill secure these sites with$3,000,000 to cover operationsand maintenance on the four sitesupon contract signing. Value of allfour properties in today’s marketis in the $10,000,000 range if soldwithin 12 months and in the$16,000,000 range if dispositionoccurs within 24-36 months. Bythe time MPS is ready to moveinto their new building, pre-development will have beencompleted and proceeds fromtheir sale will go into MPS cofferseither lump sum or rentreduction,” he said.

“We propose working withMinneapolis residents, artists andstudents in a design workshop ledby artist Seitu Jones and the

Urban Design Lab team, to createa public art plan for theMinneapolis Complex,” he said.

“Many studies have shown theconnection between health andeducational outcomes. MPSalready is involved in most ofthese issues as an employer, anadvocate, a partner and aresponsible community member.The move to Penn & Plymouthcan intensify and leverage MPSpartnerships with surroundinginstitutional partners such asNorthPoint Health & Wellness toachieve even greater healthoutcomes for employees andcommunity members,” he said.

Bauknight said sustainabilityhas to be more than just anenvironmental force - it shouldalso be an economic and social

force. Creating a LEED certifiedbuilding in a distressedcommunity contributes to theneeds of the whole community byanchoring initiatives that assurethat community members havestable affordable housing; safeneighborhoods; access torecreational, social andeducational resources in order toachieve a good quality of life.

The Minneapolis SchoolBoard is considering proposals forits new headquarters building andmay decide on a project late thismonth or early February. WillardHomewood Organization willhost a presentation by Bauknight’steam at its January meeting, 6:30pm Thursday, January 28th atNorth Point’s community servicesbuilding at 14th & Penn N.

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Send Community Calendarinformation to us by: email,ben@insightnews.com, by fax:612-588-2031, by phone: (612)588-1313 or by mail: 1815 BryantAve. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411,Attn: Ben Williams. Free or lowcost events preferred.

EventsHBCU COLLEGE FAIR – Jan.183:00 PM - 6:00 PM at St. Peter’sAME Church, 401 E. 41st Street,Mpls. For more information callArnise Roberson (612) 455-1566, email: aroberson@achievempls.org. orvisit www.achievempls.org.

Activate the Dream II: HomeOwnership – Jan 18 January 18, 6pm - 8pm at ShilohTemple International Ministries,Business Division, 1201 WestBroadway Ave., Mpls. Free.Learn about the home buying

process and the tax credit forhomebuyers - up to $8,000. Formore information: Call JosephDillard at 612-251-6593, email:jdillard3723@msn.com

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Annual Holiday Breakfast -Jan 18January 18, 7:00 am at the MPLSConvention Center.www.mlkbreakfast.org for ticketsand information.History HiJinx Craft Program: IHave A Dream Luminaries - Jan18Jan. 18, Noon to 4 p.m. at theMinnesota History Center, 345Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul. Formore info and ticket information:www.minnesotahistorycenter.org,651-259-3000.

Café Scientifique: HumanEvolution and the Cooking ofFood – Jan. 19Tuesday, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6p.m. Bryan-Lake Bowl Theater.Tickets $5-$12. Call 612-825-8949 for reservations.

Summit Academy OICInformation Sessions -OngoingThe following are held at 2 p.m.:Jan 20 – Vietnamese SocialServices of Minnesota, 1159University Ave. W. Jan 27 – Lao

Family Community of Minnesota,320 W. University Ave. Feb 3 –Hallie Q. Brown CommunityCenter, 270 N. Kent St. Feb 10 –Paul and Sheila WellstoneCenter for Community Building,179 Robie St. The following areheld at 10 a.m.: January 14, 21,28; February 5, 12 at PlazaLatina, 925 Payne Avenue, St.Paul

African Dance / Afro Modern -OngoingAfrican Dance: EveryWednesday 7:00pm - 8:30pm.Live drumming by FodeBangoura & Dan Handeen. AfroModern: Every Thursday 5:30pm- 7:00pm. Zenon DanceCompany and School, 528Hennepin Ave. #400 Mpls. Visithttp://www.zenondance.org/news.asp?news_id=503 for details &registration.

Hamline University Annual Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Commemoration – Jan 19Tues., January 19, 4 p.m. inSundin Music Hall, located at1531 Hewitt Avenue in SaintPaul.

MLK Week at MCTC - OngoingWednesday, January 20, 6:30p.m.—MCTC Campus - GourmetDining Room, T.1000, PanelDiscussion, “An Oral History ofAfrican-American Race Relationsin the Twin Cities”

Thursday, January 21Noon to 1:30 p.m., MCTCCampus - Gourmet DiningRoom, T.1000

Chaplain and Colonel Wally G.Vaughn, “Reflections on OurPastor: Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., at Dexter Avenue BaptistChurch, 1954-1960” and “TheSelma Campaign, 1963-1965:The Decisive Battle of the CivilRights Movement.”

Friday, January 22, Noon to 1:30p.m., MCTC Campus - HellandStudent Center Openmicrophone event. Students willshare and perform pieces thatspeak to what Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr.’s legacy means to them.

Dissecting Dinner – Jan 21Thursday, 7 p.m. Free withmuseum admission. Bell Museum of Natural History,17th Ave. SE in Minneapolis, onthe University of Minnesotacampus. Free admission onSundays. Info: 612-624-7083.Register: 612-624-9050.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TransportationTown Hall MeetingThere will be a TransportationTown Hall Meeting on Thursday,January 28, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm,UROC, 2001 Plymouth Avenuein North Minneapolis. Please joinRep. Bobby Joe Champion,Congressman Keith Ellison,Councilman Don Samuels,business owners and others tolearn about the plans and thebusiness impact for theproposed (Northside) BottineauLight Rail to DowntownMinneapolis.

ABAMinnesota Blizzards

Basketball The Minnesota Blizzards ABABasketball Team isannouncing a program forcollege Internships for the falland winter. The program willconsist of five teams of 5interns each in the followingareas: (1) Sales, (2) BasketballOperations. (3) Marketing (4)Public Relations (5) Businessadministration. Each team willhave a leader and be givenchallenging assignments.

We are looking for collegestudents majoring in SportsManagement, Business, PublicRelations, Marketing Sales,Broadcasting and EventPlanning. We need 20 or 25interns working with us for a(minimum of 8 hours a week)on a part-time basis. Interns willgain valuable experience, andin most cases college credits. Interested Parties pleasesend resume to:

The Minnesota ABA Team Attn: Internship Program10125 Crosstown Circle #200Eden Prairie, MN 55344

952-829-1250 Fax: 952-829-1040www.minnesotablizzards.com

Assumed Name1. State the exact assumed name underwhich the business is or will be conducted: Savoy Uptown

2. State the address of the principal place ofbusiness: 2329 Hennepin Ave South,Minneapolis, MN 55405

3. List the name and complete street addressof all persons conducting business under theabove Assumed Name: LowertownHospitality Group, Inc., 125 Bates Ave, SaintPaul, MN 55106

4. I certify that I am authorized to sign thiscertificate and I further certify that Iunderstand that by signing this certificate, Iam subject to the penalties of perjury as setforth in Minnesota Statues section 609.48 asif I had signed this certificate under oath.

Signed by: Steve Ledin - Vice PresidentDate Filed: 1/7/2010

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Notre Dame’s campus andonline community are abuzz overthe opportunity to secureHenderson to go alongside hisformer high school teammate,wide receiver Michael Floyd, whoperformed remarkably in 2009 forthe Fighting Irish. The Universityof Minnesota still has a fair chanceat landing the historic prep star,but no matter where Hendersonattends school in the Fall of 2010,it is certain that the team, andoverall school, has gained avaluable asset towards aprosperous future. According to

Henderson’s father SeanHenderson, “All eight schools areneck and neck”. Henderson isscheduled to announce his finaldecision next month February 3;

this is the first day of the nationalsigning period for high schoolfootball players.

As for now, Henderson istackling the final educationalmilestones necessary to qualifyfor enrollment at one of the strongacademic institutions on his targetlist. He has shown fervoracademically in refusing to settlefor mediocre academicperformance, and is retaking his

ACT college entrance exam inorder to secure the very bestlegacy for himself movingforward. Henderson is a strong Bstudent, and has shown all-around

maturity through handling theentire whirlwind that comes alongwith being considered the bestfootball prospect in the nation.CDH Head Football Coach MikeScanlan used the word“remarkable” to describeHenderson’s handling of the entireprocess.

Just like the decades’ openingbookend CDH superstar, JoeMauer, Henderson is a two-sport

star (actually three including trackand field, in which he is veryaccomplished also), andconsidered a top national prospectfor basketball as well. At 6’8” and337lbs Henderson is the bigger ofthe talented bookends. Surpassingthe feats of Mauer’s sportingcareer may be difficult, butHenderson seems to be the bestman for the job. Coach Scanlanconfirmed that feeling by saying,“In terms of offensive lineman,Ryan Harris stands thus far as thebest to come out of our school, butit seems to me that Seantrel hasthe potential to be the best that hasever walked out of this place.”

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The Vikings know how to put on ashow. The past few head coacheshave been pretty muchentertaining themselves, but theplayers on the field have beennothing short of the stuff oflegend, and they certainly havethe hardware to prove it.

The latest and greatest (as Iplay “My Latest and GreatestInspiration” by TeddyPendergrass, R.I.P.) Vikingsplayer to claim top honors in theNFL is young William Percival“Percy” Harvin, III. Just one yearremoved from a NationalChampionship with his collegealma mater, the University ofFlorida, Harvin is continuing hiswinning ways here in the frozentundra of Minnesota. TheAssociated Press named HarvinOffensive Rookie of the Year forthe 2009-2010 season. Thehighlight reel Harvin has

assembled this season has allowedthe Vikings faithful to reminisceupon the shocking NFL entranceof former Vikings’ previousRookie of the Year, Randy Moss.

Unlike Moss, who won theaward in 1998, Harvin has a lean,polished, professional playingability. Moss was as raw as theycome during his first season in theNFL, and the numbers heproduced were as gaudy as hisplay was raw, ending his rookieseason with 17 touchdowns.Harvin scored eight touchdownsthis season, which is nothing shortof excellent. But Moss benefitedfrom stepping into the secondmost prolific offense in NFLhistory under coach DennisGreen.

While Moss’s play was loudand awe inspiring, Harvin’sperformances are lean andefficient. There is no doubt thatthe Vikings could have gottenmuch more production fromHarvin, but occasional struggleswith the offense, and time misseddue to sporadic migraineheadaches, certainly held downhis full potential for the year. Butconsidering that Harvin still wasable to earn Rookie of the Yearhonors despite those strugglesshows what kind of player he is.Harvin has a professionalismabout his game that Moss seemed

to lack, and a greater ability toserve as a broad utility for theoffense overall, including specialteams where he returned twokicks for touchdowns this season.Somehow it may end up, thoughmany may deny the possibility,that Harvin’s career could surpassthat of Moss in the end. Tocompare the two gives me thefeeling of ‘The Tortoise and TheHare’ type of story. For thisreason, I think Vikings fansshould regard Harvin as the sametype of prodigy that Moss wascelebrated as.

The Vikings went 15-1 in1998, and came seconds frommaking the Superbowl. This year,the Vikings are in their mosthandsome playoff position sincethen, and just like Moss in ’98,Harvin is a key reason why.Certainly Harvin seems to beBrett Favre’s favorite option todeliver the ball to. ConsideringHarvin’s winning pedigree sinceyouth (he led his high school teamto a 14-0 state championship inVirginia), all the way to 2010Rookie of the Year, perhaps theVikings can support higher hopesfor a Superbowl laden future.

Now we certainly can’t leaveout the matching player success ofthe Vikings border rival, theGreen Bay Packers, whoproduced the NFL Defensive

Player of the Year for 2009-2010.Charles Woodson could not bemore deserving of this honor inthat he is a six-time NFL ProBowl selection, and formerRookie of the Year himself.Throughout Woodson’s 11-yearcareer he has consistently beenamongst the best defensiveplayers in the league, so inessence Woodson deserves thisaward not only for hisperformance this year, but also foran entire career of excellence.

Woodson shouldunequivocally qualify for the NFLHall of Fame on the first ballot. Ifpeople also throw in Woodson’sselection as the only defensiveplayer to win the collegiateHeisman Trophy, there may haveto be some “Best Ever”discussions to come in the nearfuture. I for one will not arguewith the assertion if it is made,because if anyone has seen hisone-handed interception fromcollege (Michigan), they knowwhy I call that the GreatestFootball Play I Have Ever Seen;and so it makes sense to think thatthe Best Overall Football PlayerEver would be the one who pulledit off. Woodson certainly doesn’thold that title yet, but a futureSuperbowl victory may be just theexclamation point needed for hisalready historic resume.

By Ryan T. Scottryan@insightnews.com

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Sports Illustrated described Henderson as “themost polished lineman of the past decade.”

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BUSINESS

You cannot have it all (wherewould you put it?) but you can

have all of what matters most toyou in your next position. Whereare you willing to compromiseand to what degree? Which areasare critical must-haves? Whichaspects of work are so importantto you that missing these wouldforce you to walk away from ajob?

Use this survey to look at ninecommon work factors; whenyou’re done, go back and rankyour answers, one to ten, based ontheir importance to you. Whenasked for a response, be specific.

For example, part-time is notspecific; instead, write “9 to 2” or“flexible, three days per week.”

1. Urgency?I need a job yesterdayI have time to wait for the rightoffer2. Altitude?Entry level/not a managerManagement/direct reportsExecutive or owner (decisionmaker)3. Location (city, zip code orwithin X miles of a specific

place)? 4. Hours/schedule?5. Willing to travel?No travel10-25% travel (quarterly ormonthly)50% or more (basically, on theroad all the time)6. Recognition: My successneeds to be recognized by:Myself only (low recognitionvalue)My family/community/peersEveryone/ public profile (highrecognition value)

7. Advancement value: I amwilling to stay in one position:Indefinitely (low advancementvalue)Until I find something bettersomewhere elseA short time; climbing the laddermatters to me (high advancementvalue)8. Benefits? Choose one or twothat rank high on your list (healthcare, vacation days, corporate jetor paid parking, for example)9. Minimum acceptablesalary?

Rank your priorities, one throughnine, and then highlight the toptwo or three. Now you can focusyour career plan on positions thatmeet your needs. You need a job;and, you need a job that you canlive with and succeed at long-term.

Julie Desmond is Director ofCareer Planning Resources forHelp Wanted! Workshop inMinneapolis. Next Job SearchWorkshop January 18, 2010.Write to julie@insightnews.com.

Career Plan Q & A: What does your next job look like?

By Julie Desmondjulie@insightnews.com

Planyour

career

At the Law Office of F. ClaytonTyler P.A. people walk throughmy front door every day to putmy decades of criminal defenseexperience to work for them.When considering which cases Ichoose to accept, I look at anumber of important questions.Just as you want to find theright lawyer to handle yourcase, most attorneys want tomake sure that they can make adifference in the cases theytake.

The first question I ask is:Am I your right choice to fightyour criminal charge?

When you hire a lawyer fora criminal matter, you areputting faith and trust into thatattorney. How well yourattorney does his or her job canaffect your future and yourfreedom. Criminal defense isvery serious business, and if Idon’t feel like I’m the right fitfor your case I will be entirelyhonest with you and give youthe options and knowledge tomake the right decision.

I am proud of my office’sreputation and record ofsuccessful defense, but thatdoesn’t mean that we’re the bestchoice for every client. I offer afree initial consultation so that Ican review your case, look at

the facts, get a sense of howwell we can work together, andthen give you an honestappraisal of what my office cando for you. Sometimes thatmeans I tell you how I think Ican fight your case, and othertimes it means that I encourageyou to find a professional whomight better match your needs.

The next question I ask is:Can I give this person’s case theattention it needs?

A criminal case such as afelony violent crime or a largedrug charge can requireextensive time and effort tofully defend. If I have a largecaseload and multiple clientsrelying on my office for

defense, then I have to considerwhether adding another casewill overextend my office’stime and resources.

If I can’t invest the time oreffort it would take to defend acase, I won’t take that case. Totake that case might be unfair toclients to whom I have alreadymade a commitment, and itwould be unfair to you. Whenyou spend your money on aprofessional, you should be surethat you are getting his or herbest effort.

One of the last questions Iask is: Can I trust this client anddo I feel he or she will trust me?

The relationship you buildwith your lawyer is an

important one. Holding backinformation can potentiallydamage your case and make abad situation worse. If I don’tfeel like I can connect with aclient and convince you that Iam on your side, then part ofmy job is to send you tosomeone you can trust. I workto provide the strongest legaldefense that I can, and I need tobe confident that we can worktogether, both financially andprofessionally.

I stand behind my motto ofstraight talk and honestanswers, and work every day tomake sure my clients aregetting the representation,counsel, and defense they need.

Respect and trust can behard to come by in criminaldefense, but they can be thedifference between a successfuland unsuccessful case. If youhave been charged with a crimeand need to find a lawyer, callmy office at 612-333-7309 orvisit my website atwww.fctyler.com to find outmore about my approach toclient defense.

Copyright 2009 F.Clayton Tyler,Attorney at Law. Text may notbe altered or reprinted withoutpermission.

Things a lawyer needs to consider before taking a case

Summit Academy OIC is takingits mission of empoweringindividuals to become educated,employed and contributingmembers of the community to St.Paul by partnering with a varietyof nonprofits and providing freetransportation for residentsinterested in participating inweatherization, construction andhealthcare training at itsMinneapolis facility. Summit hasplans to open a St. Paul location in

2010.“At a time when many

nonprofits are scaling back orclosing, we felt the need to expandour reach so that individuals fromall parts of the Twin Cities canhave access to programs that canliterally change their lives,” saidLouis King, CEO of SummitAcademy OIC. “We truly believethat there is no better way to assistthese individuals than by teachingthem the skills they need to get a

living wage job.”Summit Academy OIC is a

Minneapolis-based nonprofiteducational and vocational centerthat empowers adults residing inthe most economically depressedneighborhoods in the Twin Citiesto become contributing membersof the community by offeringtraining in the high-demand, high-growth industries of healthcareand construction. PreviouslySummit’s students were

predominately from theMinneapolis area.

Recently, Summit completedtraining for individuals who weredisplaced when East Metro OIC inSt. Paul closed its doors. Summithas forged partnerships with EastSide Neighborhood DevelopmentCompany, the Chicano LatinoAffairs Council, the Lao FamilyCommunity of Minnesota and theAsian American Press to educatecommunity members of the

benefits of learning a skill thatwill help them become employedin the future.

Beginning in February,Summit will be providing freetransportation for up to 60students from St. Paul for itstraining programs that beginFebruary 15.

“We are excited to be workingwith these organizations andexpanding our offerings toindividuals with a variety of

cultural backgrounds to ensurethat they can succeed now andinto the future,” King said.“Working together, we can andwill make a difference in thesecommunities.”

Summit will be hosting a series offree information sessions about itstraining programs. For moreinformation, call (651) 288-9999.

Summit Academy expands into St. Paul: offers training, free transportation

By Clayton Tyler