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2 months ago | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
I interviewed Blues master Bobby Rush, one of the enduring elder statesmen of American Blues music in May 2011. The interview promoted his upcoming engagement at Wilebski’s Blues Saloon in St. Paul. This Insight Cover Feature pays homage to Bobby Rush, Grand Master of the Blues, who returns to Twin Cities for 7pm shows March 6th and 7th at the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
Jamaica and the Caribbean African diaspora reacted quickly and joyfully to the news that outgoing US President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for visionary disruptor and international organizer, Marcus Mosiah Garvey January 19th, in the final hours of the Biden presidency.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
President Joe Biden last week joined Vice President Kamala Harris via teleconference at a campaign event to rebrand the Biden-Harris Presidential Campaign, to the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign, follow the President’s decision to drop his reelection effort. He said. “if I didn’t have COVID, I’d be sitting there with you — standing there with you. I — I’m so proud of what you’ve all done….
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May 16, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
We are declaring George Floyd Week. And we are initiating global conversations to hold the memory of his life and his death at the center of our desire and duty to break free from systems, processes and institutions that enabled his murder at the hands of government.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
This is the first in a series of articlesEdited excerpts from a Dec. broadcast interview on The Conversation with Al McFarlane on KFAI,90.3FM and across social media platforms, and other sources. Mark Anderson heads the Barbara Schneider Foundation and is a member of the Unity Community Mediation Team, (UCMT) which seeks to elevate community voices in official strategies to eliminate police violence against primarily Black and Native American Minneapolis residents.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
Part 5 in a SeriesGreg Cunningham is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for US Bank. These are edited excerpts of remarks he made in a conversation with David McGee, CEO of Build Wealth Minnesota att he organizations Black Men’s Legacy Summit II last fall. Greg Cunningham: We launched Access Commitment in February of 2021 because US Bank really wanted to understand how we could play a pivotal role in closing wealth disparities in this country.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
This is the fourth in a series of articles about building wealth in our community. These are excerpts from comments made by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and President of the Minnesota Senate, Senator Bobby Joe Champion on a panel moderated by Alfred Babington-Johnson at Black Men’s Legacy Summit II, Oct. 28th at the Regional Acceleration Center, (also known as the Thor Building), 1256 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis. Part 2 of this article continues next week.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
Part 3 in a series - ContinuedExcerpts from remarks by David McGee, CEO and founder of BuildWealth, MN at The Black Men’s Legacy Summit II, October 28th at Regional Acceleration Center, 1256 Penn Avenue N., Minneapolis. Here he continues his discussion of the value of owning multiple occupancy buildings. In addition to just the property value going up, you also earn money on cash flowing. They won't loan you money unless the property cash flows.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
insightnews.com | Al McFarlane
Part 3 in a seriesExcerpts from remarks by David McGee, CEO and founder of BuildWealth, MN at The Black Men’s Legacy Summit II, October 28th at Regional Acceleration Center, 1256 Penn Avenue N., Minneapolis. Historically since the beginning of time, the number one way of building wealth is through owning land, owning land and houses. This is a quick exercise on how equity is built up and we how are missing out. We started 9,000 Equities to get 9,000 Black families into homes.
