Minnesota Public Radio Reporter Brandt Williams, who is African-American, files this report on MPR. This post is cross-posted on the Northside Info Exchange. My goal is to encourage subscribers of the Northside Info Exchange to subscribe to Mpls Issues list. http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/mpls. Altough some people are questioning my motivates for focusing on the question for "Who speaks for Mpls African American community" I still believe it is a very important question. Thank you.
Who speaks for Minneapolis' African American community? by Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio October 31, 2003 A group of outspoken African American activists lead an anti-police brutality rally in downtown Minneapolis Friday. In the last few weeks, the activists' tactics have been criticized by African American and white city officials, who questioned whether they actually speak for the city's black community. Some say the controversy is typical of how race and class complicate the African American struggle for political power. http://news.mpr.org/features/2003/10/27_williamsb_leadership Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
