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2009 Articles
Are foreclosures helping to improve Minneapolis’ North Side?Karlee Weinmann & Andy Mannix, Minnpost – February 3, 2009
Hallelujah and Amen!Steve Brandt, Star Tribune – January 15, 2009
Major crimes fall nationwide, in MinneapolisPaul Walsh, Star Tribune – January 13, 2009
2008 Articles
Black unemployment tops 10%Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – September 17, 2008
Get married! Matrimony the key to ending cycle of Black povertyDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – August 27, 2008
North Mpls residents, we are the ones we’ve been waiting forDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – 7/16/2008
Don’t buy stolen goods if you want a healthy neighborhoodDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – April 23, 2008
LiberationTerry Collins, Star Tribune – May 16, 2008
Help Our Most Oppressed Americans – Black YouthDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – May 15, 2008
Keep the meals RollingCharles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – May 14, 2008
More ‘great ideas’ offered for West Broadway makeoverFelicia Shultz, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – April 2, 2008
As rentals boom, cities strive to protect home values.Sarah Lemagie, Star Tribune – April 8, 2008
What’s in store for Big Stop site?Terry Collins, Star Tribune – January 29, 2008
Down for count, the North Side took new look at old assumptionsKatherine Kersten, Star Tribune – January 23, 2008
City Council OKs symbolic freeze on home foreclosuresSteve Brandt, Star Tribune – January 19, 2008
News from the Crime beat that you’ll be happy to read aboutKatherine Kersten, Star Tribune – January 16, 2008
City buys “Big Stop” Building on 26th Ave.Gail Olson, NorthNews – January 9, 2008
2007 Articles
Crackdown turns around crime in MinneapolisDavid Chanen, Star Tribune – December 29, 2007
Recipe for a sweet street: Give the gift of community activism to your neighborhoodDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – December 19, 2007
We need a Conspiracy to create Black prosperity in North MplsDon Samuels, Minnesota Spokesman–Recorder – November 21, 2007
Serious crime in North Minneapolis falls 15%: Changing a mindsetSteve Brandt, Star Tribune – November 12. 2007