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The events for Black History Month 2022 were presented in partnership with City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Black Employee Network, African American ERG, People of Color ERG and Communication and Engagement Services of Hennepin County.
A
C
Hello,
everyone,
it's
great
to
see
you
all
again.
My
name
is
elliot
lumumba,
payne,
that's
my
full
name
and
I
was
named
elliot
lumumba,
pain
by
my
father,
who
was
in
fact
a
black
panther
and
he
was
inspired
by
the
works
of
patrice
lumumba,
a
liberation
fighter
that
was
assassinated
by
the
cia
by
our
government
and
it
just
you
know.
I
don't
know
where
you
all
found
yourselves
on
the
morning
of
may
26th
2020.
C
I
didn't
want
to
have
anything
to
do
with
this
institution,
but
then
I
realized
that
I
needed
to
make
this
institution
better,
and
I
just
reflected
on
the
fact
that
being
on
brian's
team
was
the
first
time
in
my
professional
life
that
I
felt
accepted
and
included,
and
I
that
extended
to
being
a
participant
on
mben-
and
I
just
realized
that
I
don't
need
to
run
away
from
this
institution.
I
need
to
run
towards
it
and
we
need
to
change
it.
C
D
I
understand
that
we
are
running
a
bit
behind
time,
and
so
I've
been
told-
and
I
understand
that
one
of
the
big
parts
of
of
this
month-
and
it
should
be
every
single
month-
is
understanding
when
we
should
step
up,
but
also
when
I,
as
a
white
man,
should
step
back.
So
in
this
case,
since
we're
a
little
bit
behind.
I
just
want
to
tell
you
all
how
much
I
appreciate
your
leadership.
D
E
E
So
for
some
of
you
that
I
may
not
know
I'm
angela
conley
four
years
ago
this
month
I
became
the
first
black
commissioner
in
hennepin
county's
166
year
history.
I
became
the
second
black
commissioner
only
in
the
state
of
minnesota,
following
the
footsteps
of
our
beloved
commissioner
tony
carter.
On
the
other
side
of
the
river,
I
came
into
this
work
very,
very
unapologetically.
E
Some
of
the
very,
very
unapologetically
black
things
that
I
have
done
since
I
have
been
in
this
role,
was
to
create
hennepin
county's,
first
ever
race,
equity,
advisory
council.
It's
something
that
I
saw.
The
leadership
at
the
city
of
minneapolis
do,
through
our
president,
president
andrea
jenkins,
and
thought
that
the
county
also
needed
to
be
hearing
from
voices
that
were
not
seven
white
people
making
decisions,
but
a
group
of
people
who
really
have
dedicated
their
lives
and
their
careers
to
anti-racism,
not
just
diversity,
equity,
equity
and
inclusion
included.
E
In
that
we
have
to
think
through
an
anti-racist
framework.
So
I
co-authored
hennepin
county's
racism
declaration,
which
said
in
the
entirety
of
hennepin
county,
the
largest
county
in
the
state
holding
1.3
million
right
here.
Racism
is
a
public
health
crisis.
I
authored
a
resolution
for
the
county
to
recognize
juneteenth
as
an
employee
paid
holiday.
I
authored
a
resolution
to
infuse
10
million
dollars
of
arp
dollars
into
black
and
indigenous
maternal
health
efforts.
E
I
do
not
believe,
as
council
member
ellison
mentioned
in
representation
without
work,
we
gotta
come
into
these
roles
and
we
gotta
put
in
work,
and
sometimes
it
takes
166
years
to
be
able
to
do
that.
But
when
we
get
to
do
it,
we
gotta
do
it
big
one
really
interesting
thing
before
I
stop
speaking
here
and
pass
it
on
to
the
next
person
is
that
I
am
honored
to
represent
the
fourth
district
of
hennepin
county
and,
as
such
I
have
constituents
in
eight
eight
of
the
13
council
wards.
E
The
fourth
district
is
really
really
big,
but
it's
my
honor
to
be
able
to
have
really
good
relationships
with
you.
All.
I'm
excited
about
this
history,
making
council
that
we
have
this
year
and
I'll
be
even
more
excited
to
get
to
work
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
so
happy
black
history
month.
It's
good
to
be
black
together
again.
B
F
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
introduction,
and
it's
really
great
to
be
here
and
to
have
so
many
brilliant
people
gathered
together
to
begin
our
black
history
month.
Observance,
I'd
like
to
say
good
morning
to
council
president
jenkins,
mayor,
frye,
members
of
the
city
council
and
the
hennepin
county
and
minneapolis
black
employee
network.
F
As
we
say
in
diplomatic
circles,
all
protocols
observed
the
reflection
chief
tanya
challenged
us
to
make
each
day
a
reflection.
So
the
reflection
I'd
like
to
offer
today
for
black
history
month
is
on
this
day.
In
1860,
members
of
a
black
family
in
the
village
of
saint
anthony
across
the
river
from
minneapolis
were
making
preparations
for
the
weekly
church
service
for
saint
james,
a
m
e
church,
the
early
black
settlers
formed
a
home
church
and
later
established
a
church
building
and
continuously
have
been
operating
in
the
city
of
minneapolis.
F
Since
1860
the
church
has
moved
three
times
and
now
at
3600
snelling
avenue
in
south
minneapolis,
and
it
is
the
oldest
black
church
in
minnesota.
So
hats
off
to
st
james
ame
council,
president
jenkins
has
led
the
efforts
for
the
truth
and
reconciliation
work
group.
I
have
served
as
a
member
on
that
work
group
to
explore
the
creation
of
a
formal
truth
and
reconciliation
process
within
the
city
of
minneapolis.
F
Due
to
the
limitations
of
time.
I
want
you
to
read
the
published
report
that
our
committee
made
and
it
is
focused
on
black
american
descendants
of
slavery
and
the
members
of
the
american,
indian
and
indigenous
communities.
This
is
the
first
to
deal
with
the
most
unrepresented
population
in
our
city,
and
that
goes
from
the
origin
of
minneapolis
to
the
present.
Looking
at
how
we
describe
the
origins
of
the
city
of
minneapolis.
F
If
you
punch
a
button
and
look
at
what
the
city
council
says
about
how
minneapolis
got
started,
all
you'll
see
is
franklin
steele,
you
won't
hear
about
any
of
the
early
black
settlers.
You
won't
hear
about
the
ownership
of
the
land
for
native
american
people,
so
there's
there's
many
challenges
right
from
the
beginning
to
be
able
to
correct
the
historical
record,
and
that
is
all
on
your
plates.
We've
finished
our
part
and
we've
handed
it
over
to
you
all
now
for
action.
F
F
That
was
saved
from
demolition
uplifted
by
the
community
and
finally,
yesterday
by
city,
council
made
a
national
at
least
a
local
historic
landmark,
and
I
want
you
to
remember
that
those
african-american
firefighters
who
served
not
only
had
to
fight
the
fires,
but
they
had
to
whisper
to
the
horses
that
they
had
to
take
care
of
to
make
sure
those
horses
stayed
healthy
and
got
them
in
the
minnesota
summers
and
winters
to
those
fires.
So
thank
you
all
for
the
opportunity
to
appear
today.
B
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
B
Thank
you
so
much
constant
president
jenkins
and
a
big
thank
you
to
all
our
speakers
for
the
inspire
inspirational
words,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
attending
this
event
today
we're
a
few
minutes
over.
So
I
also
want
to
wrap
it
up
by
applauding
the
cross-collaborative
effort
between
the
city
and
county,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
efforts
of
the
planning
teams
from
the
city's
minneapolis
black
employee
network
and
hennepin
county's
people
of
color
and
african-american
employee
resource
groups.
B
If
you
need
more
information
about
these
resource
groups,
the
information
has
been
posted
to
the
chat
and
also
in
the
chat,
is
a
full
listing
of
the
february
events,
and
we
encourage
you
and
welcome
you
to
attend
them.
They're
all
going
to
be
virtual
from
noon
to
from
around
11
to
noon
every
thursday
in
february.
So
join
us
in
this
event,
and
if
you
have
any
questions
or
have
any
comments,
please
put
them
in
the
chat
and
somebody
is
going
to
get
in
touch
with
you
and
with
that.