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Listen to panelists Dr. Rose Brewer, William English, and Theartrice Williams talk about Black businesses, professional and social organizations in Minneapolis.
A
Good
evening,
everyone
and
Welcome
to
our
Minneapolis
African-American
Community
engagement,
my
name
is
Antonia
wilcoxon
I'm,
a
consultant
with
Equity,
strategist
and
I'll.
Be
your
facilitator
tonight.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here.
This
is
the
fourth
in
a
series
of
Minneapolis
African-American
Community
engagements,
a
city-wide
Community
engagement
for
a
Minneapolis,
African-American,
historic
and
cultural
context,
study.
B
Yes,
thank
you.
Antonio,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
and
thank
you
tonight
for
being
here
for
our
fourth
Community
engagement
meeting
for
the
National
Trust
for
historic,
preservations,
African-American
cultural
heritage,
action
fund,
Grant
project.
As
Antonio
mentioned,
my
name
is
Rob
scalecki
I'm,
a
city
player
in
the
historic
preservation
section
of
the
city's
planning
department,
and
this
has
been
a
product
that
we've
been
working
on
for
quite
a
while
now,
so
we're
very
excited
to
have
everyone
here,
but
with
that
being
said,
I'll
leave
my
contact
information
in
the
chat.
B
C
When
we
were
the
Minnesota
territory,
African
descendant
people
were
here,
living
their
lives
and
earning
a
living
opening
businesses
and
participating
in
the
formation
of
the
state.
They
have
contributed
continually
since
arriving
in
Minnesota,
and
we
are
attempting,
through
this
project,
to
do
a
survey
of
people
places
and
institutions
that
are
part
of
the
African-American
story
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
And
so
we
look
forward
to
our
discussion
this
evening
on
business,
professional
organizations
and
looking
at
the
impact
of
finances
on
the
African-American
community
in
Minneapolis.
Thank.
A
D
D
When
we
talk
about
Heritage
preservation,
which
is
also
known
as
historic
preservation
that
can
be
about
documenting,
conserving
and
also
protecting
places
that
are
important
to
our
history
and
so
there's
a
few
ways
that
we
can
do
that,
one
would
be
by
listing
places
on
the
national
register
of
historic
places
by
designating
them
as
local
landmarks
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
By
telling
stories
through
exhibits,
and
also
you
might
have
ideas
that
you'll
share
over
the
course
of
the
evening
as
well
as
we
think
about
historic
preservation
within
the
African-American
Community.
A
E
Thanks
Antonia
hi
I'm
Shanice,
as
Antonio
mentioned
I'm
a
researcher
for
judges
and
I
have
been
working
for
for
about
a
year
now.
Essentially,
my
work
is
more
marketing
based.
You
know
getting
website
ready
and
making
sure
that
you
all
know
about
the
event
and
can
attend
I'm.
Very
happy
that
you
know
the
message
gets
acrossed,
because
the
past
few
events
have
been
really
informative,
very
engaging
I'm
sure
you
all
will
have
quite
some
to
learn
today.
A
A
Carter
and
Mr
Jonathan
Carter
the
orchestra,
the
music
we
hear
and
the
informative
slides
we'll
see
throughout
the
meeting
tonight.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
tonight.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
you
to
tonight's
panelists
for
the
theme:
Minneapolis
African-American,
businesses,
professionals
and
social
organizations.
A
A
She
received
her
M,
A
and
PhD
degrees
in
sociology
from
Indiana,
University
and
they're,
the
first
doctoral
studies
at
the
University
of
Chicago,
a
social
activist
and
a
scholar,
rural
publishes
extensively
on
black
feminism
political
economy,
social
movements,
race
class,
gender
and
social
change,
she's,
one
of
the
authors
of
the
award
award-winning
book,
the
color
of
wealth,
a
number
of
co-edited
volumes,
including
the
U.S
social
Forum,
perspectives
of
a
movement,
bridges
of
power,
women's
Multicultural
alliances
and
its
academic
feminism
that
theory.
In
practice.
Her
work
includes
more
than
80
essays
articles
and
referees
Publications.
A
He
has
spent
most
of
his
adult
life
in
some
form
of
Civic
engagement,
civil
rights,
social
justice,
Advocate
and
activists,
and
as
an
acknowledged
servant,
leader,
Mr
Bill
English,
is
a
member
of
the
monitors
Club.
The
monitors
Club
was
founded
in
1955
by
two
young.
Black
professionals
were
living
in
South
Minneapolis,
the
monitors
Club
was
born
and
the
name
was
chosen
as
a
symbol
of
their
commitment
to
be
watchdogs
for
the
black
community.
A
The
club
was
organized
around
three
principal
areas:
Civic,
financial
and
social,
committed
to
carrying
out
this
Mission
areas
directly
within
the
Twin
Cities
African-American
Community.
The
monitors
Club
is
involved
with
numerous
social
and
Civic
community
events,
including
forums
with
educational
and
political
leaders,
collaborations
and
Partnerships,
with
Community
organizations
and
social
events
that
focus
on
bringing
people
together
to
support
the
black
community.
A
Community
leaders
often
speak
at
the
club's
monthly
meetings
and
members
participate
in
programs
that
encourage
young
African-Americans
to
prepare
themselves
to
be
active
participant
in
American
society
and
leaders
in
their
own
right.
Mr,
Bill
English
was
born
and
raised
in
the
East
St
Louis
Illinois
area,
where
he
attended
high
school
at
Lovejoy
Illinois.
A
Bill
has
served
as
a
founding
executive
director
of
Sabathani
Community
Center,
president
of
the
Minneapolis
Urban
League
board
of
directors,
co-chair
of
the
Coalition
of
black
churches,
African-American
Leadership,
Summit
and
numerous
others.
Organizations
bill
is
a
recipient
of
many
awards,
including
being
elected
twice.
Who
is
who
in
Black
America
the
National
Urban
League's
president's
award
black
futurism
servantry
leaders
award
the
Minnesota
women's
political
caucus,
good
guy
award
and
the
Coalition
of
black
churches,
Community
hero
award
and
several
others.
A
As
we
know,
him
is
a
master
of
Social
Work,
independent
consultant,
former
interim
executive
director
of
Phillis
Wheatley
Community
Center,
a
Minneapolis
School
Board
member
and
former
senior
research
associate
at
Rainbow
research
Inc.
He
specializes
in
questions
of
Social
and
distributed
distributive
justice,
with
particular
emphasis
on
community
Economic,
Development
and
education
issues
affecting
minority
populations.
A
A
Williams
has
taught
courses
at
the
Humphrey
Institute,
the
role
of
minority
Community,
Ethiopian,
educational
reform
policy,
impact
of
race
on
social
policy
issues,
courses
at
Oxford,
College
included,
Social,
Work
practice,
Community
organization
and
social
policy,
Social
Work,
Program
administration
and
policy
development
and
field
practice.
Topics
in
oil
in
U.S
history
include
Minneapolis
Urban
crisis.
A
Currently,
Williams
is
active
with
and
on
the
board
of
the
Civic
caucus
and
is
completing
a
Minnesota
Historical
Society
supported
history
project
that
focuses
on
how
Minneapolis
and
Minnesota
responded
to
the
urban
crisis
of
the
late
1960s
and
early
1970s
Williams
recognitions
and
awards
include
the
bush.
Foundation
leadership
fellows
award
outstanding
Achievement
Award
Minnesota
chapter
National,
Association
of
Social
Workers,
outstanding
service
and
criminal
criminal
justice
award,
National
Association
of
blacks
and
criminal
justice
award.
A
His
Publications
include
a
book
and
numerous
articles
in
the
local
daily
papers
and
professional
journals
and
special
reports
getting
started.
A
handbook
for
community-owned
community-based
crime
prevention
and
criminal
justice
program
initiatives
published
by
the
rainbow
research
in
1999,
changing
communities,
changing
foundations,
the
story
of
the
diversity,
efforts
of
20
Community
foundations,
published
by
the
rainbow
research
1998,
and
that
book
was
published
also
with
the
late
Laura,
Woodstock
and
Williams.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
to
this
three
distinguished
piano
members
for
tonight,
and
we
have
asked
them
to
comment
on
the
following:
What.
The
residents
in
Minneapolis
know
about
the
history
of
Minneapolis,
African-American
businesses,
professionals
and
social
organizations
and
Dr
Rose
bro.
If
you
could,
please
start
us
out
each
one
of
you
have
20
minutes
to
speak.
G
F
F
F
Indeed,
the
very
bodies
of
African
men
and
women
were
commodified,
the
source
of
great
wealth
brought
in
Chains
African
men
and
women,
produce
sugar,
tobacco,
rice,
Indigo
and,
of
course,
cotton
Banks
shipbuilding
shackle.
Making
slavery
was
the
engine
of
the
entire
economy,
making
the
United
States
economically
rich.
This
is
racial
capitalism.
F
F
A
quick
key
question
we
might
ask
is
why
such
a
racial
State
and
the
policy
it
has
produced.
Why
has
it
persisted
for
so
long
and
with
negative
consequences
for
African
Americans?
The
answers
are
complicated,
but
clearly
those
who
benefited
most
from
the
exploitation,
exclusion
of
black
labor
had
a
deep
interest
in
maintaining
profit
and
the
racial
wealth
divide
into
the
current
period.
F
I
would
contend
that
governmental
decisions
have
aligned
in
a
way
that
continue
to
recreate
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
continuing
with
in
this
city
and
Beyond
as
intersectional
theorists,
Dr
Kimberly
Crenshaw,
has
argued.
The
creation
of
unjust
laws
were
Central
to
building
this
nation
and
the
U.S
social
order
at
both
the
state
and
National
levels.
F
The
exclusion
often
brought
together
not
only
white
Elites,
but
working
class
middle
and
poor
whites
in
the
interest
of
a
certain
kind
of
national
unity
and
racial
bonding.
This
is
the
racial
contract
which
excluded
blacks
from
citizenship
and
rights
for
so
long
and
are
indeed
under
attack.
Even
today,
the
story
of
black
wealth
inequality
begins
with
the
trauma
of
violence.
F
Is
the
violence
in
Blood
of
enslavement,
as
I've
noted,
land
denial
and
Theft
and
racial
inequality
deeply
rooted
institutionally,
it
is
the
story
of
Highly
racialized
State
policies,
but
of
course
the
narrative
doesn't
end
here,
interwoven
in
this,
and
my
co-speakers
will
certainly
get
into
this.
Second
reality
was
the
creativity,
the
resistance
and
the
building
by
African
Americans,
even
in
the
midst
of
these
exclusions
and
atrocities,
it's
a
glorious
story
in
many
ways,
and
we
need
to
listen
very
carefully.
F
F
I
didn't
get
that
the
destruction
of
black
communities
such
as
Rosewood
Florida
and
Tulsa
Oklahoma,
my
home
City.
Our
case
is
in
point,
but
I
do
want
to
fast
forward
to
some
very
specific
data
around
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
the
state
of
Minnesota,
bringing
this
history
closer
to
home.
We
find
that
the
city
and
state
are
economically
unequal
understanding.
Something
of
why
this
is
the
case
is
important.
F
F
Hotel
Keepers
and
land
speculators
been
benefited
from
slave
holding
wealth.
A
pillar
of
the
state's
Foundation
cannot
be
disconnected
from
unfree
labor
inculcated
in
whiteness
Alexander,
Ramsey,
Minnesota's,
first
territorial
Governor
from
1849
to
1853
second
state
Governor,
1860
to
1863,
and
a
U.S
senator
1864
to
1875
was
clear
about
his
priorities.
He
said
this
of
the
Dakota
people
our
course.
Then
it's
plain,
the
Sioux
Indians
of
Minnesota
must
be
exterminated,
are
driven
forever
from
the
boundaries
of
Minnesota,
where
MC
offered
these
remarks
to
a
special
session
of
the
Minnesota
Legislature
September
9
1862.
F
Thus,
ideologies
of
inferiority
and
superiority
would
be
embedded
even
in
the
context
of
a
so-called
liberal
Minnesota
offered
in
practices,
if
not
necessarily
in
law.
If
we
fast
forward
to
the
more
current
period
by
the
1910s
into
the
1950s
blatant
restricted
covenants
in
housing,
kept
black
minnesotans
from
living
in
white
neighborhoods
in
Minneapolis.
These
were
the
very
South
Minneapolis
neighborhoods
in
which
George
Floyd
died.
F
African-American
students
weren't
able
to
live
on
the
campus
at
the
University
of
Minnesota,
an
institution
that
actually
obtained
a
loan
from
a
slave
owner
to
keep
it
afloat
in
its
early
years,
while
not
all
whites
have
shared
equally
in
racial
Advantage.
Regarding
wealth
building,
especially
a
system
cross-cut
by
class,
many
are
signatories
to
a
social
system
which,
through
its
state
economic
and
social
policies
and
practices,
this
bestow
racial
privilege
today.
Tragically,
the
news
is
not
so
good.
F
The
racial
wealth
Gap
has
widened
nationally,
according
to
recent
data
by
pews
African-Americans
still
about
13
percent
of
the
US
population
own
only
about
three
percent
of
the
assets.
More
precisely,
the
continued
effects
of
structural
racism
can
be
seen
in
Broad
indicators
such
as
unemployment,
which,
as
of
August
2021,
was
at
8.8
percent
nationally,
a
median
income
of
thirty
eight
thousand
dollars
less
than
sixty
percent
of
that
for
whites
and
a
poverty
rate
that
is
the
second
highest
of
all
groups
other
than
American
Indians.
F
F
But
many
months
have
passed
since
the
murder
of
George
Floyd,
since
Minnesota
and
Minneapolis
in
particular,
became
the
epicenter
of
protests
and
resistance.
But
let
us
line
up
the
reality
of
that
moment.
The
hard
facts
are
these.
Racial
inequality
in
Minneapolis
is
among
the
worst
in
the
nation,
something
that
you've
heard
I'm
sure
a
number
of
times.
Over
the
last
few
years
there
have
been
a
number
of
studies
articulating
this
set
of
realities.
Medium
black
income
in
Minneapolis
in
2018
was
thirty
six
thousand
dollars.
F
According
to
the
U.S
census,
data
white
median
income
was
eighty
three
thousand
dollars.
Black
families
earned
only
44
percent
of
white
income.
This
is
a
47
000
disparity
Gap.
The
numbers
are
daunting,
while
Minnesota
in
2018
had
some
of
the
lowest
white
poverty
rates
in
the
country.
It
had
one
of
the
worst
black
poverty
rates,
while
black
minnesotans
make
up
six
percent
of
the
state
population.
In
2018,
32
percent
of
the
black
population
lived
in
poverty.
F
This
black
tax
on
a
population
has
too
often
locked
out
too
many
African-Americans.
While
Minnesota
has
prided
itself
on
having
a
small
group,
a
well-paid
black
Elites
in
the
corporations
that
dominate
the
Landscapes
of
the
Twin
Cities
that
does
not
hold
for
the
majority
of
the
African-American
population.
F
We
could
go
on
and
on
and
talk
about
home
ownership,
but
in
the
biggest
ways
that
wealth
is
acquired,
given
the
relatively
low
rate
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
Again,
there
is
much
work
to
be
done.
There
is
no
debate
from
my
perspective.
The
city
must
invest
in
human
needs.
It
must
invest
in
education,
living
wages
Health.
There
is
no
other
choice,
creating
a
racially
just
a
fair
City,
an
equitable
City.
That
is
our
charge.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
H
H
Fur
trade
is
a
notable
fur
Trader.
The
trial
at
Fort
Snelling,
the
Name
Escapes
me
for
the
moment,
then
write
it
down
that
that
that
that
declared,
that
that
that
escapes
frames
could
be
returned
to
their
owners
was
a
notable
underpinning
of
white
supremacy
and
overt
racism
in
Minnesota's
contribution.
H
We
know
directly
that
there
were
many
Minnesota
families
who
benefited
and
invested
in
slavery
through
Eastern
banks
in
large
investors.
Those
facts
that
were
pointed
out,
the
Dr
Bull's
presentation
are
undeniable,
but
let's
move
fast
forward
to
talk
about
the
area
which
I'm
most
familiar
with
I
came
to
Minnesota
in
1959.
H
H
They
gave
me
a
place
to
learn
at
the
feet
of
some
Giants
Cecil
Newman,
a
friend
of
Ibraham,
brought
the
Minneapolis
spokesman,
who
was
always
a
strong
advocate
for
civil
rights,
Mr
Newman,
who
led
a
crusade
to
open
up
the
hotels
in
Minnesota
so
that
blacks
could
participate.
Until
then,
Banks
had
to
live
at
Phillis
Wheatley
house,
which
would
entertainers
would
come
here.
They'd
have
to
stay
at
Phillis
Wheatley
because
of
hotels
was
segregated,
but
I
found
in
South
Minneapolis.
H
H
One
comes
to
mind
is
Professor
Joyce
Hughes
at
Northwestern
College,
the
first
black
woman
to
graduate
from
the
Minneapolis
School
of
Law,
a
fulbrights,
a
graduate
of
Carlton
College
undergraduate
and
in
Minnesota
University
of
Minnesota
law.
School
up
first
became
the
first
professor
of
law
at
the
University
of
Minnesota,
a
Fulbright
scholar,
I,
remember
a
member
of
the
Helsinki
commission
and
the
first
African-American
woman
nominated
from
two
states
for
federal
dealership,
somehow
something's
missing
from
the
University
of
Minnesota,
when
a
Joys
used
cannot
be
honored.
H
This
is
again
the
white
supremacy
that
it
still
exists
in
this
town
today
and
I
could
give
Pepe
tribute
to
the
white
people.
There
were
good
white
people,
they're,
always
big
who
tried
to
overcome.
There
are
racist
instincts
and
contributed
to
life.
We
would
not.
There
would
not
have
been
a
Sabathani
Community
Center
without
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
H
That
was
given
to
me
by
the
learn
the
Lund
Family
Foundation
Mrs
Lund,
and
she
was
encouraged
to
do
that
by
Gladys
Brooks,
a
white
Republican
president
of
city
council,
probably
in
the
last
white
Republican,
they
had
the
city
council,
but
in
in
any
event,
what
I
found
in
this
community
was
businesses
that
served
our
community,
the
Scofield
Delicatessen,
the
young
Brothers
barber
shops.
The
churches
were
institutions
of
both
social
and
spiritual
enlightenment,
Saint
Peter's,
AME,
Saint,
Thomas,
Episcopal
Church,
the
Baptist
Churches,
including
zabathany.
H
These
were
these
were
churches
that
that
this
church
I
want
to
mention
Sabbath
in
particular,
a
minister
builds
a
church
without
a
sanctuary
and
it
still
builds
a
gym
and
then
held
Sunday
services
in
the
gym
where
they
didn't
have
fuse.
But
they
put
down
seats
this
because
he
felt
young
people
in
South
Minneapolis
needed
a
place
to
go.
H
You
all
know
the
story
that
the
national
commentator
wrote
a
book
about
the
first
black
family
to
move
in
South,
Minneapolis
I,
believe
it
was
on
on
Columbus
Avenue.
They
were
run
out
by
their
their
the
white
people
who
didn't
want
them
to
move
there.
We
knew
judge
Lang
the
the
boundaries
of
46
feet
in
some
ways.
We
knew
those
boundaries
well
and
certainly,
as
we
extended
further
south,
we
knew
those
boundaries
was
beniha
Parkway.
H
We
know
those
boundaries
they
were
there
on.
The
East
was
what
was
on
the
East
was
basically
then
there,
but
in
reality
it
was
Nicollet
for
a
long
long
period
of
time,
and
then
it
moved
further
towards
an
end.
Now
on
the
west,
it
clearly
clearly
ended
at
Bloomington
and
Cedar
Avenues,
that
was
the
community.
Northbound
was
just
north
of
Lake
Street
and
southbound
was
the
Border
I
just
described,
that
was
the
community.
H
It
was
made
up
of
Working
Class
People
by
and
large
went
at
a
rich
spiritual
community
at
a
richness
of
culture
in
terms
of
the
social
engagement,
the
socialites
and
so
many
other
clubs
and
organizations.
At
that
time,
the
monitors
which
I
represented
here
tonight
was
started
by
a
few
black
professional
men
who
wanted
to
first
of
all
provide
investment
opportunities
and
later
became.
H
It
is
the
oldest
Batman's
professional
Club
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
and
that
club
expanded
over
and
over
and
reached
out
to
many
of
our
black
professional
men,
which
gave
Comfort
to
each
other
as
we
dealt
with
the
racism
that
existed
in
the
corporations
in
which
we
worked.
Quite
frankly,
quite
frankly,
you
could
see.
Some
of
those
names
are
many
names
there.
That
I
see
who
were
first
I,
see
Clint
Hewitt,
who
was
taught
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
School
of
Architecture
I,
see
Woody.
H
Would
he
What
Woodrow
Wilson?
Who
is
the
first
black
pilot
for
their
Northwest
Airlines
I,
see
others
there.
So
many
others
there
that
are
reply.
Dr
Peter
Aiden,
who
formed
Turning
Point,
who
turned
so
many
lives
around
I,
see
others
that
I
have
too
few
too
many
to
mention.
But
these
are
examples
of
the
kind
of
people
who
gave
South,
Minneapolis
and
others
well,
because
the
monitors
essentially
came
from
South
Minneapolis.
H
H
I
learned
that
to
be
at
the
feet
of
people
like
Josie
chuck
and
a
woman
named
Anna
hedgeman,
not
relatively
unknown
to
people
the
first
black
woman
who
grew
up
in
Moorhead
Minnesota
and
the
first
black
woman
to
graduate
from
Hamlin
Law
School,
who
later
became
a
city
council
person
in
New,
York
City
under
LaGuardia
and
I.
Remember
Miss
Edmond
telling
me
what
do
I
dashiki
afro
were
itself
son
sit
down
at
my
feet
and
let
me
teach
you
some
lessons.
H
She
said
to
me:
I
used
to
run
up
down
a
downtown,
tell
the
Del
Mar
LaGuardia
man.
If
you
try
to
do
this
black
folks
in
Harlem,
are
not
going
to
stand
for,
he
said
then,
I
grab
a
town,
a
grab,
a
cab
and
go
uptown
to
Harlem
and
I
would
find
at
least
three
Negroes
who
wouldn't
stand
for
it,
and
we
would
put
our
pamphlets
on
all
the
Brownstones
and
what
you
know
mobilize
the
community
to
stand
against
something
that
was
important
for
the
people
of
our
community
and
I.
H
Took
that
lesson
to
say
my
efficacy
and
the
efficacy
of
sabbathity
and
Dr
and
Mr
Mr,
Newman
and
and
Sam
Richardson,
and
the
people
who
made
up
the
aggressive
NAACP
in
South
Minneapolis
in
Minneapolis
rather
and
Matthew
little,
and
so
many
others
who
contributed
to
Bringing
advocacy
on
behalf
of
black
people,
to
open
up
those
hotels
to
open
up
those
hotels
and
do
do
do
I.
Remember,
recruiting
Riley
Gilchrist
a
name
that
many
of
us
know
who
became
one
of
the
first
black
policemen
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
H
They
had
a
back
police
chief
long
before
Minneapolis
they're
back
firemen
long
before
Minneapolis,
and
so
Minneapolis
was
unique
in
many
ways
it
was
different
admitted
in
many
ways.
It
was
very
similar.
So,
as
we
put
into
perspective,
we
do.
We
know
three
things
that
we've
learned,
that
it
was
a
strong
institutions
in
South.
Minneapolis
is
al-kari,
teaches
us,
communities
cannot
be
developed
economically
or
otherwise.
Our
culture
cannot
be
preserved
without
strong
institutions
and
that's
why
we're
building
back
better
a
new
sabbathity
to
follow
on
that
institution.
Talk
about
places
for
historic
preservation.
H
H
It
should
have
been
preserved
because
it
contributed
much
to
the
development
and
the
salvation
and
the
peace
and
the
spiritual
healing
of
black
people
who
Bane
it
was
not
fun
being
a
porter
in
those
days
you
know
what
they
were
called.
You
know
what
the
humility
they're
often
had
to
suffer
to
bring
income
to
their
families.
We.
H
Stories
we
know
those
stories.
I
grew
up
in
a
black
town
that
was
was
bounded
on
the
south
by
Granite
City,
which
said
no
Negroes
allowed
after
six
after
six
pm
and
by
Belleville
Illinois
on
the
another
I'm
sorry
Granite
City
in
North
Belleville
on
the
south,
no
Negroes
allowed
after
6
pm.
If
you
worked
in
the
steel
mills
which
in
Granite
City
you
had
to
have
a
past,
that
said,
you
worked
the
night
shift.
You
are
domestic.
The
same
way.
H
E
H
H
The
people,
the
individuals,
the
Harry
Davis's,
the
others
that
gave
so
much
to
this
city
Harry
was
both
the
North
side
and
the
South
Side.
He
grew
up
in
North
Minneapolis
and
lived
and
most
of
his
adult
life
and
raised
his
family
in
South,
Minneapolis
I.
Remember
when
Walter
Mondale
lived
on
Portland
Avenue
judgment,
Lang
and
I
used
to
see
him
cutting
his
grass
and
yet
that
Walter
Mondale
stood
in
the
way
of
Joyce
Hughes
becoming
a
federal
judge,
because
he
picked
judge
Diana
Murphy
over
her
who
was
certainly
well.
H
You
know,
King's
church
was
made
up
of
poor
people,
but
they
they,
he
helped
them
get
jobs.
That's
why
he
started
the
OIC
as
the
railroads
begin
to
dissipate
in
Northwest
Airlines
many
of
those
Porters
and
their
sons
became
as
a
matter
of
fact,
I
need
to
mention.
The
recent
naming
of
the
Hiawatha
Golf
Club
for
Saul
Hughes
is
a
testament
again
to
the
Hughes
family
and
their
contributions.
H
That's
how
he
raised
and
educated
his
family
as
a
sky
camp,
but
he
also
was
a
great
golfer
and
there
are
pictures
of
his
children
sitting
on
Joe,
Lewis's
lap
and
Sugar
Ray
Robinson's
map,
as
they
were
children,
because
they
came
here
to
give
God
blessing.
People
do
let
her
know
Saul
and
Joe
Lewis
left
Alabama.
At
the
same
time,
Joe
went
to
Detroit,
it's
all
stopped
off
in
Chicago
and
later
moved
to
Minneapolis.
H
So
those
are
the
stories.
I
want
to
end
my
presentation,
but
pointing
out
a
few
things
that
are
now
Minneapolis
and
now
in
Minneapolis
that
recently
had
historic
election
we're
changing
the
way
the
city
will
be
governed.
We
rejected
the
notion
of
no
police
but
a
transforming
of
police
department
so
that
everyone
can
be
treated
with
dignity.
We
know
the
history
of
police
they're,
originally
they're
slave
catchers.
We
understand
that
that
is
not
missing
from
our
knowledge,
but
we
do
know
they're
having
good
policemen
right
and
back.
H
What
is
wrong
is
the
unionization
of
the
police
department,
where
they
impacted
state
law
that
requires
a
police
chief,
not
able
to
fire
a
bad
cop
without
going
through
some
arbitrations.
Oh,
that
begs
me
to
talk
about.
Unions
have
not
always
been
black
friends,
which
is
why
Randolph
develop
the
black
Pullman
borders,
which
allowed
many
South
Minneapolis
many
black
Minnesota
and
South
Minneapolis,
Back
ones
and
others
North
as
well
to
become
railroad,
Porters
and
earn
a
decent
living
in
order
to
support
their
families.
H
So
I
will
close
my
presentation
by
saying
a
few
lessons
that
I've
learned
I've
learned
that
from
the
late
John
Lewis
I
have
to
pronounce.
My
daughter
is
now
working
as
a
community
director
direct
communication
director
for
the
woman
who
took
his
seat
a
congresswoman
nakima
Williams,
my
youngest
child
works
for
as
a
communications
director,
but
I
think
John
Lewis
said
we
might
make
good
trouble.
H
We
have
to
continue
to
make
good
trouble.
We
will
stand
up
to
the
right
Supremacy
that
still
exists
in
this
town
and
others.
The
disinvestment
of
our
taxes
African-Americans
contribute
six
billion
dollars
to
the
economy
of
this
state
of
Minnesota,
I,
didn't
say
people
of
Africa
descent,
judge,
Lang
I
said
African
Americans,
the
other.
The
African
immigrants
contribute
another
few
billion
dollars.
H
We
pay
over
600
million
dollars
in
taxes,
African-Americans,
look
at
Boost
scores,
Dr,
Bruce,
gory
study.
It
will
see
that
and
if
you
could
see
the
investment
in
our
community
of
those
funds
coming
back
to
you,
while
we're
building
a
glorious
downtown,
you
want
a
glorious
uptown,
a
Lake,
Street,
East,
Lake
Street.
Dad
is
now
dominated
by
the
Latino
businesses,
while
38
feet
suffers.
H
H
I
remain
hopeful
because
I
believe
the
young
people,
if
they
learn
to
stand
the
lessons
that
are
being
targeted
tonight
by
Dr,
Brewer
and
many
others,
and
understand
their
history
of
their
place
in
Minnesota,
they
will
begin
to
understand
how
they
must
really
attack
structural
racism
and
and
white
supremacy
in
ways
in
which
there
is
no
excuse
for
the
education
that
our
kids
are
getting
judge
name.
You
were
raised
and
graduated
from
Minneapolis
public
schools
with
a
great
education.
Why
is
it?
H
H
Both
the
contributions
of
African
Americans
and
the
failures
of
this
white
dominated
community
to
even
recognize
and
pay
tribute
to
the
contributions
that
African-Americans
made
that
our
tax
dollars
was
not
given
back
to
us
fairly.
They
were
spent
unfairly
to
to
to
upgrade
that
we
will
deny
jobs
in
city
and
state
and
County
Government.
H
You
walk
into
many
County
state
and
local
offices
today,
and
you
don't
see
a
single
African-American
I'm,
a
member
of
the
gambling,
the
charitable
gambling
control
board.
That
brings
in
if
I
told
you
that
charitable
gambling,
not
the
casinos
not
to
State
Lottery,
brings
in
over
2.3
billion
dollars
a
year
in
Minnesota.
H
15
of
that
goes
for
non-profit
goes
back
to
non-profit
organizations.
There's
a
single
African-American
gets
a
dominant
money.
Not
a
single
African-American
gets
a
dime
of
that
money.
When
I
walked
in
the
department
was
all
white
people
you
walk
into
the
state
lottery.
You
walk
into
all
of
these
places
where
we
spend
our
dollars
all
too
often,
and
you
see
all
white
I
saw
the
board
the
Minnesota
Board
of
Education,
a
public
K-12
education.
The
commission
of
Education
I
looked
on
their
website
and
their
staff,
in
spite
of
all
the
racial
educational
disparities.
H
Their
website
did
not
have
a
single
African-American
at
a
policy
making
level.
Not
one
I
pointed
this
out
to
Governor
Walsh
last
year
as
part
of
a
manager's
discussion
with
the
with
the
governor
I
pointed
out.
Why
could
that
be?
And
you
call
yourself
the
educational
governor
and
we
got
enough
African-Americans
with
phds
in
education
to
serve
as
not
only
as
commissioner
but
be
dominant
in
that
staff,
if
you're
going
to
solve
the
reading
and
writing
and
and
literacy
of
of
our
of
our
children
graduating
from
Minneapolis
public
schools.
A
Thank
you
so
very
much
Mr
Bill
English.
We
will
now
have
Mr
T
Williams
who,
as
the
final
portion
of
this
panel
and
if
you
could
stay
on
so
that
the
three
of
you
can
answer
questions
or
have
additional
discussions.
Thank
you.
So
very
much
for
this
compelling
compelling
story.
Mr,
T
Williams.
We
do
have
your
slides
and
Emery.
If
you
would
thank.
I
C
I
The
commission's
findings
help
convince
the
University
president
to
support
the
establishments
of
the
African-American
and
African
studies
department
at
the
University
of
Minnesota.
This
is
one
of
the
longest
standing
departments
at
any
University
across
the
country
it
has
been
around
for
over
50
years.
A
I
Phyllis
Wheatley
was
established
as
a
settlement
house
in
North
Minneapolis
in
1924
to
help
it
enhance
the
quality
of
life
of
Minneapolis
by
Community.
The
way
Inc
was
established
the
summer
of
1966
following
the
street
violence
on
Plymouth
Avenue
in
North
Minneapolis
to
address
some
of
the
unmet
needs
of
Minneapolis
black
years.
The.
I
Mediating
institutions
are
defined
by
Peter
Berger
and
John
Newhouse
as
those
institutions
standing
between
the
individuals
and
their
private
lives
and
the
large
institutions
of
public
life.
They
helped
bridge
the
gap
between
each
of
us
and
the
over
Hunting
Society,
in
which
we
live.
These
institutions
serve
as
a
safety
net
and
are
often
the
places
we
turn
to
in
times
of
need.
They
provide
the
soft
Landings.
I
G
I
Let's
start
with
well
go
back
the
the
Minneapolis
start
back.
Another
give
me
the
first
one,
no
no
go
to
the
I'll
I'll
handle
it
well,
the
national
president,
president
Denman
Johnson
convened
a
group
of
Civic
and
business
civil
rights
of
religious
leaders
in
Washington
to
address
the
urban
crisis.
The
president
urged
these
leaders
to
return
to
their
respective
communities
and
form
Urban
coalitions,
inclusive
of
people.
There
are
organizations
who
are
directly
affected
to
develop
solutions
to
the
problems
of
race
and
poverty.
I
The
goal
of
the
urban
Coalition
was
to
unite
and
utilize
the
total
resources
of
our
communities
in
attacking
the
problems
of
race
and
poverty.
They
had
a
board
of
directors,
not
less
than
six
of
them
are
more
than
100,
and
only
organizations
could
have
a
board
seat.
A
third
of
the
board
members
would
represent
organizations
serving
the
poor
and
racial
minorities.
I
The
yard
the
street,
the
the
street
dog
Ryan.
So
let
me
tell
you
what
what
were
the
legacies
of
that
the
urban
Coalition
was
established
and
it
really
between
about
1968
and
1980.
It
was
I
think
the
most
among
the
more
effective
organizations
are
dealing
with.
This
is
a
race
and
poverty
in
this
community
and
the
what
what
were
the
some
of
the
legacies
of
that?
The
major
corporations
began
to
change
their
recruitment
practices
and
promotion.
I
Hiring
this
began
in
1966,
tclrc
and
Summit
Academy
was
established
in
1966.
it's.
This
was
after
the
six
or
six
violence
on
Plymouth
Avenue
by
the
city,
North
Point,
Health
and
Wellness
Center
was
established
in
1966.
This
was
on
the
demand
coming
from
the
community,
but
what
spot
that
man
was,
it
was
was
the
violence
and
that
the
the
the
the
our
non-profit
organization
and
others,
the
churches
and
others
took
advantage
of
the
fact
that
we
had
violence,
and
we
did
not
want
to
see
that
violence.
B
I
Waste
and
never
allow
a
good
Street
prior
to
go
away,
so
you
must
come
up
with
some
action
following
that
Control
Data
located
it's
manufacturing
plan
in
North
Minneapolis
in
1967.
and
the
the
land
that
on
which
the
Control
Data
established
its
plan
was
really
negotiated
by
a
group
of
of
representatives
from
North
Side
agents
and
Asians
across
the
city
at
fellow
sweetly,
with
representative
control
data.
I
They
wanted
to
cite
it
at
another
place
and
the
community
said
no
and
we
were
able
to
get
them
directed
to
the
Minneapolis
public
school
that
was
close
to
the
building
and
they
were
able
to
secure
that
building.
Also,
following
the
the
rise
of
the
American
Indian
movement
was
established
in
1968,
the
greater
Metropolitan
Housing
Corporation
was
established
in
1969
legal
rights,
Center
status
in
1970,
Judge,
Lang,
I'm,
sure
familiar
with
the
legal
rights
Center.
The
legal
rights
Center
or
the
retired
judge.
Davis
worked.
B
I
And
so
did
our
current
attorney
general,
it
did
did
work
at
the
legal
rights
Center.
The
Metropolitan
Economic
Development
media
was
still
exists,
was
founded
by
the
urban
coalition
and
project
for
pride
and
living
grew
out
of
that.
What
I
think
was
the
greatest
contribution
that
organizations
Urban
correlation
was
the
network
that
it
provided.
I
Where
else
could
you
find
an
opportunity
to
have
people
who
worked
as
janitors
or
or
who
was
receiving
Public
Assistance
sent
next
to
the
CEO
of
a
major
corporation
and
develop
their
own
relationship
there?
That
the
lessons
that
I
I
want
to?
There
are
also
religious
institutions
that
serve
on
that
on
that
board
of
directors
and
one
that
I
want
to
reference.
Is
the
American
Lutheran
Church
had
a
seat
on
that
board
and
during
that
time
they
launched
a
couple
of
programs.
I
One
was
called
project
summer
hope
which
they
unrealistically
thought
they
could
wipe
out
racism
in
one
summer.
They
learn
quickly
that
that's
that's
not
so,
but
the
other
was
the
establishment
of
a
minority
scholarship
and
grants
program
in
1970
that
lasted
for
until
1987,
and
if
you
were
a
black
student
attending
or
a
minority
student,
black
or
other
attending
an
American
Lutheran
Church
College
Augsburg
is
one
of
them
between
1970
and
1987,
and
you
needed
scholarship
assistance.
I
There's
a
sliding
about
lessons
about
that
here
and
what
I
I
want
to
reflect
on
it,
as
all
of
us
do
reflect
on
now.
We
have
gone
through
in
this
city
several
different
times
where
we
had
violence
and
our
most
recent
occurrence
was
with
the
death
of
George,
Floyd,
The
Killing
of
George,
Floyd
and
and
what
I
look
back
and
I
take
away
from.
I
That
is
that
we
should
value
an
inclusive
process,
find
seats
at
the
table
for
all
who
want
to
be
a
part
of
the
solution
and
remember
dissatisfaction,
drives
change.
Confrontation
can
be
a
useful
tool
if,
if
there's
no
dissatisfaction,
we
probably
aren't
going
through
a
change.
Anything
that
we're
doing
make
maximum
existence
make
maximum
use
of
existing
resources
know
what
they
are
and
use
them
fully.
I
Networking
is
a
critical
tool.
You
know
Bill
Bridges
across
the
racial,
cultural
and
socioeconomic
devices.
That
means
that
we
all
have
to
come
to
the
table,
irrespective
of
what
our
racial
audience
and
social
economic
backgrounds
are,
and
it's
natural
networking
is
a
critical
tool,
value
and
use
it.
Often,
if
you
think
about
it,
think
about
how
you
got
your
first
job,
how
you
were
able
to
perhaps
get
that
position
on
a
board
or
whatever
it
might
be.
I
I
Change
can
be
slow
and
tedious
process,
especially
if
it
is
to
be
sustained
and
we
are
experiencing
that
now
and
I
finally
want
to
say
this
know
the
difference
between
the
capacity
to
confront
and
the
capacity
to
implement
and
respect
it.
We
have
many
confronted,
and
sometimes
we
unrealistically
expect
that
those
who
demonstrate-
and
we
need
to
demonstrate
us,
but
we
expect
that
those
who
demonstrate
are
the
ones
that
are
to
offer
up
the
solutions.
I
That's
not
what
they
necessarily
do
well,
what
they
do
well
is
identifying
what
some
of
the
issues
are
in
the
problems,
but
we
must
be
prepared
to
take
advantage
of
that
this
their
demonstration
and
act
on
them
and
I,
leave
that
with
you
and
that
that
means
cite
that
one
again
know
the
difference
between
the
capacity
to
confront
and
the
capacity
to
implement
and
respect
it.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
What
we
had
at
that
particular
time
was
the
Lyndon
Johnson's
Great
Society
and
the
war
on
poverty
and
and
the
communities
ability
to
more
directly
access,
Federal
resources
to
address
Community
problems.
The
North
Point
Wellness
Center,
which
is
previously
at
Pilot
city,
was
we
were
able,
as
a
community,
to
establish
that,
but
initially
by
Federal
resources,
pilot
City,
we
were
able
to
get
a
grant
and
that
was
initiated
by
a
group
of
North
Side
agencies.
Now
those
resources
are
not
directly
available
to
the
public
now
in
the
way
that
they
were.
D
I
B
H
H
My
question
is
how
long,
how
patient
after
400
years,
I'm
impatient
I,
don't
want
my
grandchildren
to
go
through
the
same
thing
my
your
grandchildren
are
going
through
today.
It
is
not
an
open
Society
day.
There
are
efforts
going
on
right
now
to
take
to
oppress
our
votes,
I'm,
a
strong
believer
in
the
Saul
Alinsky
approach,
which
is
to
organize
and
become
politically
active,
and
then
that
means
confrontation,
so
be
it
and
I.
H
H
You
need
them
all
and
that's
what
I
believe
in
I
believe
we
need
to
call
us
around
the
accommodations,
the
professionals,
the
barbershop,
the
barber,
the
steel
worker
and
the
carpenter
and
those
who
have
no
jobs
and
and
the
the
resources
I
would
say
this
I,
don't
know
what
Bill
back
better
will
bring,
but
I
think
1.7
trillion
dollars
in
infrastructure
is
a
start
and
we
must
get
our
fair
share
the
money.
The
question
is:
how
is
the
money
going
to
be
spent?
A
F
Yeah
I
was
I
was
just
going
to
say.
We
have
to
be
very
clear
about
the
terrain
that
we're
working
on
in
2021.
This
country
is
in
what
I
would
call
a
very,
very
troubling
terrain,
the
overt
and
public
peace,
around
white
supremacy,
not
even
hidden
anymore
I,
think
we
had
to
be
very,
very
astute
in
terms
of
thinking
about
2021
as
contrasted
to
68
under
the
Great
Society
program
that
these
are
very
difficult
and
and
troubling
times
some
indication
of
it
expressed
in
this
state.
F
In
fact,
in
terms
of
of
the
right
would
move,
we
have
to
be
very
clear
that
the
terrain
that
we're
working
on
is
I
think
a
a
dangerous
one,
a
difficult
one,
and
it
has
a
lot
to
do
with
what
was
possible
in
68.,
politically
economically,
that
isn't
possible
now
and
to
to
really
take
a
long
and
sober
look
as
we're
plotting
the
change
and
resistance.
What
that
will,
in
fact
entail
so
I
would
just
put
that
into
the
the
mix
for
some
consideration.
F
A
H
A
H
H
A
A
I
Well,
I
on
the
Coalition,
this
I
think
it
would
be
much
more
challenging
now
to
try
to
create
a
similar
organization,
because
we,
the
the
way
we
we
are
currently
restructured,
is
our
corporations
have
started
much
differently
now.
At
that
time,
many
of
the
corporations
were
still
what
what
just
National
or
local,
getting
ready
to
go.
National
such
as
what
is
now
Target
was
Dayton
said,
and
the
families
who
established
those
corporations
were
still
around
and
play
if
they
were
not
active
in
the
corporation.
I
I,
don't
think
we're
getting
as
as
much
input
from
on
addressing
some
of
these
tough
issues
that
you
can
get
the
money
from
them,
but
getting
the
people.
The
difference,
then,
was
that
the
real
bodies
chance
of
those
corporations
showed
up,
and
that
made
a
difference
you
could
identify
who
they
were
and
that
made
a
difference.
A
J
The
speakers,
in
particular
tea,
documented
how
the
government,
local
quote,
leaders,
reacted
after
the
uprisings
in
the
late
60s.
They
created
institutions.
They
wanted
to
respond
to
the
the
Grievances
that
that
stimulated
the
people
to
rise
up
in
the
street
today,
where
seven
eight
months
out
from
a
similar
Uprising,
and
we
got
nothing,
there's
no
institutions
that
have
formed
and,
in
my
mind
there
seems
to
be
no
organizational
response.
H
H
B
H
It
was
all
under
the
guise
of
black
lives
matter,
a
black
lives
matter,
and
they
form
these
sub-organizations
under
black
lives
matter,
and-
and
they
are
now
that
60
million
30
minutes
some
of
it
is
in
the
hands
of
Nexus
and
they're,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
spin
it.
They
spend
a
lot
of
money,
something
like
six
million
dollars
at
that.
H
H
H
H
The
upper
terminal
terminal
Redevelopment,
is
a
is
a
safe.
They'd
get
well
offers
huge
opportunities.
If
done
right,
while
that's
in
North,
Minneapolis
I
call
your
attention
to
the
30th
Street
corridor,
the
ark
and,
and
that
that's.
This
is
an
opportunity
here
now
to
rebuild
better,
to
open
up
38
speed
to
become
the
the
corridor
for
the
legacy
of
the
of
South
Minneapolis
and
the
legacy
of
African
Americans
on
30
HD,
with
businesses
and
investing
in
businesses
and
investing
in
in
building
rebuilding
weak
institutions
and
making
them
strong.
H
If
we
don't
have
new
new
institutions
of
bring
back,
the
the
block
is
something
one
of
those
organizations
is
called,
but
I
know
that
by
name
and
I
will
I'll
pass
them
on
to
you.
I'll
put
them
into
the
the
chat
later
on
when
I
get
the
correct
names
of
two
of
those
organizations.
But
there
is
some
corporate
engagement,
but
if
we
expect
white
people
to
solve
our
problem,
we'll
be
waiting
till
Hell
Freezes
Over.
H
H
It's
a
matter
of
resources
and
working
together
and
collaborating
I,
say
all
the
time:
I
don't
want
to
compete
with
any
black
Legacy
organization,
I
want
to
collaborate
with
them
and
when
we
collaborate
and
create
Partnerships,
we
can
find
we've
got
enough
academicians
who
know
how
to
solve
any
problem
we
can
and
many
of
them.
One
of
them
is
on
this
battle
tonight
and
she
works
with
a
colleague,
Sam
Myers,
who
is,
is
an
expert,
a
national
expert,
International
expert.
H
This
last
election
proved
that,
and
the
closest
government
to
us
is
the
local
government,
so
we
must
deal
with
our
city
and
our
County
and
our
state
first,
if
we're
going
to
get
problems
to
our
solution
and
remember
those
numbers
that
we
contribute
to
this
economy,
they're,
not
giving
us
anything,
they're,
not
investing,
you're
reinvesting
our
money
back
into
our
communities.
The
dollar
turns
over
in
North
and
South
Minneapolis
black
communities
less
than
two
times.
If
we
don't
change
that,
we're
going
to
continue
to
have
poverty
that
exists.
C
F
Sorry
I
was
just
going
to
say:
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
left
the
conversation
at
the
point
of
letting
these
corporations
off
the
hook.
Whatever
amount
of
money
has
flown
into
organizations
here
in
the
Twin
Cities,
it
pales
in
comparison
to
the
millions
and
trillions
that
these
major
corporations
suck
from
our
community
exploit
our
labor
pay
a
non-living
wage,
and
it
has
to
be
very
clear
to
all
of
us
that
they're
not
doing
anybody
any
favor
I
think
we
have
to
be
clear
about
how
this
system
works.
F
I,
don't
hear
a
good
understanding
of
how
a
capitalist
system
works.
It
doesn't
work
for
our
freedom.
It
certainly
doesn't
work
for
our
economic
uplifting.
It
works
for
the
small
and
narrow
profit
driven
interest
of
a
very
slender
group
of
people
and
Minneapolis
is
as
culpable
in
that
regard
as
the
state
of
Minnesota
I.
Think
we
better
get
clear
about
what
we're
dealing
with
and
I
do
agree
that
the
system
is
now
global.
They
don't
need
low
paid
black
labor
ground
labor
in
the
way
that
they
did.
F
Historically,
they
could
exploit
the
global
South
in
a
way
that
they
have
tended
to
do.
They
can
also
move
that
exploitation
to
robotization
to
AI
I
think
we
need
some
serious
interrogation
of
what
the
20
21st
century
looks
like
for
the
people
in
this
society,
as
well
as
those
globally
and
I.
Just
I
think
it's
a
wake-up
call.
Frankly
Speaking.
I
I
Exactly
now
what
was
different
then
and
I-
don't
know
that
I,
don't
like
think
about
trying
to
get
back
to
anything,
but
to
me
that
what
was
different
is
that
those
people
who
made
those
critical
decisions
and
who
ran
those
institutions
showed
up
in
person
where
they
could
be
interrogated
where
you
can
meet
them
and
know
who
they
were
and
see
them
face
to
face.
That's
no
longer
an
option.
I
It
seems
to
us
that,
for
some
for
for
the
people
who
make
the
critical
decisions
in
those
congregations
to
show
up
in
a
public
place
where
people
like
like
us,
could
meet
and
interact
with
them
and
could
challenge
them,
I
could
not
work
with
them
and
could
put
my
own
case
before
the
the
person
who
runs
the
remote,
the
billion
dollar
corporation.
That
is
not
possible.
What
you
get
right
now
you
can't
even
get
you
can't
make
a
telephone
call
to
anyone.
You
get
an
automated
voice.
I
If
you
want
this
number
two,
if
you
want
that
and
then
you
get
so
tired
and
frustrated
to
hang
up
the
damn
phone
and
walk
away
it's,
but,
but
that
that
trying
to
find
the
kind
of
Arena
where
you
can
get
people
who
make
decisions,
critical
decisions
face
to
face
with
one
another
that
that
may
not
ever
be
possible
again.
I,
don't
know,
but
I
I,
I
I
hope
that
the
few
years
that
I
still
have
left
that
that
some
of
that
can
be
brought
into
the
decision-making
process.
H
H
H
We
owe
a
lot
to
the
Grand
family,
as
we
do
a
few
other
families
in
in
South
Minneapolis,
but
certainly
Gladden
family
was
was
significant
and
I
think
a
judge.
What
the
judge
would
agree
with
that.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
them
to
my
attention.
I'm,
sorry
I
didn't
mean
to
miss
them.
The
grand
family
and
their
contribution.
There's
also
a
book
out.
You
know
the
Negro
profile.
Some
people
will
remember
that
Richard
Scott
did
it.
H
They
did
a
compilation
of
all
three
of
his
books
and
it's
worth
it's
worth
looking
at
and
I
think
that
should
be
part
of
the
historic
preservation.
I'll
make
sure
that
that
a
copy
of
that
book
gets
into
your
hands
does
so
that
it
can
become
part
of
the
of
this.
The
preservation
as
part
of
this
report.
H
H
They
will
exploit
that
labor
for
profits,
and
until
this
company
comes
to
grips
there's
a
book
called
The
capitalist
Manifesto
written
in
1946.
I
would
urge
your
readers,
your
listeners,
to
read
that
book.
It
provides
and
not
a
simplistic,
a
fairly
complex
way
in
which
we
could
deal
with
capitalism
in
a
way
where
it
brings
much
more
Equity
inducing,
but
the
wage
inequality
is
going
to
continue
to
be
a
problem.
If
we
don't
attack
it
in
ways
and
we
need
to
take
corporate
money
out
of
financing
of
political
office,
it
has
to
happen.
H
That's
one
of
the
things
that
I
have
learned
in
these
80
some
years
that
if
we
don't
get
money
out
of
politics,
we
will
never
be
able
to
govern
effectively
ourselves
and
the
and
the
founders
of
this
Republic,
as
as
racist
as
it
were.
It
did
create
a
framework
for
which
every
person's
votes
should
count.
If
you
don't
see,
what's
happening
with
the
vote
and
the
depression
of
the
black
vote,
they
see
the
demographics
changing.
This
country
is
going
to
be
more
black
and
brown
than
anything
in
the
next
10
or
15
years.
H
So
they're
they're
planning
already
how
to
keep
the
power
and
control
by
Oprah
depressing.
This,
though,
these
are
long
conversations
and
they
need
to
be
expanded,
but
I
I,
trust,
I
trust.
The
intellectual
capable
capacity
of
African-Americans
across
this
country
and
the
world
I
trust
their
knowledge
and
their
ability
to
help
us
solve
this
problem.
F
That's
that's
one
thing,
the
the
the
the
issue
of
our
youth,
another
generation,
that's
confronting
just
horrendous
circumstances,
that's
a
whole
another
level
of
struggle
that
has
to
be
contended
with
you.
Don't
have
to
do
one
without
doing
the
other.
I
mean
one
is
a
massive
undertaking,
but
to
hold
both
those
things
in
relationship
to
one.
F
Another
I
think
is
an
important
important
move
for
for
this
community
to
make
and
appreciate
that
work,
that's
going
on
by
judge
Lang
and
others,
but
we
have
to
get
real
about
the
possibilities
and
the
constraints,
and
you
know
just
what
kind
of
world
this
is
going
to
be.
I
don't
want
to
even
get
into
you
know
we
all
might
be
toast.
Do
we
talk
about
the
climate
situation?
F
I
Yeah,
you
know,
I
I
think
we
really
need
to
focus
on
strengthening
our
institutions.
One
of
the
things
that's
happened
in
the
past
four
years,
at
least,
and
maybe
even
Beyond-
is
that
many
of
our
significant
institutions,
both
public
and
and
not
non-governmental,
have
been
tugged
away
at
have
been
partially
destroyed
and
we
really
as
individuals.
We
are
limited
to
what
we
can
get
done,
but
I
think
working
through
our
institutions.
We
can
do
a
great
deal
more
and
I.
I
A
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
panelists
very
much
for
the
very
informative
and
uplifting
message,
we
have
a
short
survey
that
we
would
like
to
ask
that
you
take.
It
is
going
to
be
shown
on
the
well
it's
right
there.
There
are
three
questions
and
if
you
could
answer
them
and
then
we'll
see
the
results
right
away,
first
question
is:
is
it
important
to
document
on
and
preserve
these
events,
places
and
histories?
H
H
G
A
H
Let
me
express
my
appreciation
to
judge
Lang
and
to
Dr
wilcoxon
and
all
of
those
who
participated
in
putting
this
this
segment
together.
It's
been
an
honor
for
me
to
hear
from
two
people
that
I
have
tremendous
respect
for
Dr
Brewer
and
t
Williams
as
we
love
to
call
him.
I
love
his
first
name.
It's
unusual,
but
I've
heard
it
before.
H
But
it's
glad
it's
good
to
see
him.
He
made
some
great
points
and
I
want
you
to
look
continue
to
contribute
to
these
kind
of
discussions,
because
I
think
they're
very
important
again.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
this
work.
I
want
to
continue
to
support
it
in
any
ways
that
I
can
and
I
know
this
I
want.
In
my
any
comments,
I
make
with
saying
the
struggle
continues:
good
trouble,
it's
the
right
kind
of
trouble.
I
H
G
G
H
Examine
the
agenda
of
black
lives
matter
right
now:
pay
close
attention
to
that
agenda.
That
agenda
is
now
being
driven
and
into
intersecting,
with
the
agenda
for
American
descendants
of
slaves
by
the
LGBT
movement.
I,
don't
believe
in
discriminating
against
anyone,
but
if
we're
not
careful,
they
have
interrupted
and
reinterpreted
our
agenda
to
be
those
of
both
the
lbgt
movement
and
African
Americans.
That's
not
true!
That's
not
so,
and
it
cannot
be
the
case,
so
we
really
have
to
whoever's
listening.
H
I,
don't
take
my
word
for
it
go
examine
for
yourself
this
agenda
and
I.
Don't
have
no
problem
with
eight
LGBT
movement.
I
think
it's
fair
to
deserve
the
attention,
but
our
agendas
can
be
slightly
or
different
in
my
life
they're
very
different.
What
we're
trying
to
achieve
many
of
them
can
achieve
because
they
can
escape
into
their
whiteness.
H
Now
they
have
a
right
to
be
whatever
they
are
to
what
but
don't
dominate
our
agenda
with
that
of
the
LGBT
movement
I,
like
allies,
they're
I'm
willing
to
have
them
as
allies,
but
they
cannot
lead
and
right
now
they
become
the
leaders
of
that
agenda.
In
my
view,
and
in
my
study
and
my
close
examination
of
what's
going
on
locally.
G
Bill
I
think
you
what
what
I
meant
by
having
a
conversation
with
young
people.
For
me
it
was
within
the
framework
of
historical
context
and
also
Mental
Health.
The
question
for
me:
that's
my
Lane.
Whatever
people
do
and
and
all
this
thing
that's
AJ
and
that
mine
is
about
mental
health
and
when
I
was
listening
to
you,
it
was
and
the
and
the
young
people
that
I
work
with
they're,
not
blvc
or
anybody
else,
it's
8
46
and
to
keep
it
a
buck.
We're
looking
at
intergenerational
conversation
around
mental
health.
You've
been
on
that
path.
G
You
guys
on
the
path
on
the
panel
I've
been
on
that
part
for
so
long.
How
did
you
keep
your
mental
health?
That's
a
question
that
we
want
to
know.
That's
the
conversation
we
want
to
have
I'm,
not
interested
in
in
any
other
thing.
Who
has
the
money
who
sleep
with
what
and
doesn't
sleep
with?
Who
I
don't
give
a
yeah?
You
know
I'm
interested
in
you
guys
are
gray,
hair,
I
just
turned
60,
and
you
got
that
much
older
than
me.
We
are
curious.
What
do
you
do?
What
do
you
eat?
G
H
B
H
Maybe
I
will
say
this
to
you:
I'm,
not
so
sure
that
I'm
saying
I'm
not
so
sure
that
I
don't
have
some
mental
health
issues
to
this
day.
I
think
to
be
blackened
to
be
in
America
is
to
have
some
mental
health
issues.
So
I
see
my
therapist
at
least
once
a
month
and
I've
been
seeing
it
for
four
years,
but
I
get
it.
I
do
think
these
intergenerational
conversations
are
critical
and
we
have
to
find
the
right
Forum
today,
these
young
people,
we
have
these
phones
and
they
have
they.
H
They
have
instant
conversations,
but
they
don't
have
that
they
don't
have
conversations.
They
have
one
minute,
10
word
sentences
and
there's
no
understanding
of
the
language
they're
using
by
some
of
these
things.
So
yeah
we
do
have
to
arrange
this,
but
it
has
to
be
those
who
are
willing.
So
when
we
find
a
group
of
young
people
lead
young
people,
yeah
young
people
that
identify
the
leaders
to
bring
other
young
people
to
the
table
and
sit
down
and
allow
allow
us
to
listen.
H
G
I
didn't
have
that
yeah,
that's
important
and
that's
what
that's
what
I
say:
I'm
saying
that's
been
what
I'm
saying
imagine
how
youth
having
that
historical
context,
because
some
of
us
think
that
we
we
just
we
just
started,
you
guys
didn't
do
nothing
and
if
you
come
from
nothing,
you
end
up
with
nothing
and
I'm
saying.
If
we
have
those
intergenerational
conversations,
then
we
can
put
a
context
for
the
kids
to
see
what
has
been
done.
G
I
G
A
C
We're
gonna
sign
off
rimi
and
we
want
you
to
stay
in
touch
with
us.
If
you
want
the
historical
presentation
to
the
young
people,
we'd
be
happy
to
talk
to
you
about
that.
We're
very
interested
in
reaching
out
I
think
any
time
you've
called
me
in
the
past.
I've
always
met
with
you.
So
it's
great
to
hear
you
have
a
PhD
and
that
you're
doing
all
these
wonderful
things
so
yeah.