Regarding black leadership in Minneapolis, let's not let this day pass without taking note of the passing of a fine woman, Charlotte Davis, wife of 61 years to Harry Davis, Minneapolis first black mayoral candidate in the early 70's and later a 21-year school board member. Together, Charlotte and Harry were a couple of rare devotion, dignity and civic commitment. Leadership wears many faces, folks, and Charlotte's was beautiful, unflinching, and principled through and through.
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church, the first intentionally integrated Methodist church, was filled this morning with hundreds of people of all colors and beliefs who came to honor her life and offer support and comfort to her family. Some people just have the kind of humanity that makes other differences seem trivial.
Ann Berget
Kingfield
