Myke Golben wrote:
"And yes, we lost Rondo when 94 was put in, and some nostalgic would be
historian wrote a book about a lost and displaced culture. But, we all need to get from here to there.
And somebody had foreskin in the 60's to build a freeway system, which is something you and I cannot live without today."
Where to begin a response to this post? Do you have a personal relationship with anyone whose family lost a treasured home or long fought for business to the construction of your beloved 94? I doubt it. I'm not sure who myke is trying to demean with the "would be historian" comment, but there are plenty of present day African American community members/leaders whose families were all but decimated by the government's decision to carve 94 straight through the middle of a thriving African American community rather than down say Summit Avenue. Yes, in part the results of this horrific act, might be described by an outsider as a "displaced culture." But implying that anyone whose analysis sees deeper pain and scars stemming from the politically expedient strategy to destroy the heart of our African American community is a nostalgic whiner is to try and write off and minimize the tremendous negative effects still felt today by African American St. Paulites. The disgusting testosterone driven analogy (pun is fully intended) to the foreskinned planners of the project is not at all surprising but offensive nonetheless. Finally, I don't know about Mr. Golben (what ethinicity is that anyway?) but if 94 disappeared into some huge cosmic-justice sinkhole tomorrow I would still be able to figure out someway to survive.
caty royce, living in south minneapolis, working in st. paul.
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