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SELECTED LIST OF COLUMNS, 2015 and 2016, ON A KEY THEME OF FAILED AND COLLAPSING LEADERSHIP (BLACK and WHITE, both separately and collaboratively) REGARDING CONNECTING THE DOTS TO ACHIEVE NEIGHBORHOOD PEACE AND PROSPERITY, THROUGH EDUCATION, JOBS, HOUSING, PUBILC SAFETY, AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT,both separately and collaboratively).
May 19, 2016
2016
May 19, 2016: The Continued Betrayal of African American Youth by Black Leadership.
January 13, 2016: Terrorists in Oregon: yes or no?
Pull quote: Hypocrisy regarding justice and fairness in Black inner cities has now leapt to communities, large and small, run by Whites.
2015
January 1, 2015: 2014: Looking bad: Year-end reflections of 2014: a year of confusion and expectations.
January 8, 2015: 2015: Looking Ahead: A Year of Preparation.
January 15, 3015: Black leadership: What’s the plan?
February 19 2015: Leader's Preparation for a ‘safe’ summer.
March 5 2015: Police and Community Work to Hold Down TensionMarch 12, 2015: Council on Black Minnesotans ..... The Liberals’
instrument of destruction.
March 19, 2015: Stadium Pattern & Practice with employment #s
April 2, 2010, Dangerous signs of trouble. ...disturbances.
April 16, 2015, Crises in Black leadership: MUL & NAACP changes.
April 23, 2015, Minneapolis Urban League in Trouble. Successes?April 30, 2015, Terrorism in the Homeland...danger to Twin Cities.
May 7, 2015, Where is the Stadium employment equity audit?
May 14, 2015,Marilyn Mosby Does Her Job. Other States' Attorneys across the country need to catch up.
August 13, 2015, Remember The Boys of Summer: The 1960s Twins: A Period of Sports and Civil Rights Success
September 10, 2015, Will the stadium come in on time?
Accidents, mistrust, and internal fighting.
September 24, 2015, Violence in downtown continues unabated.
October 1, 2015, Strange sounds from city hall . Test of leadership.
October 8, 2015, Mayor Makes Right Decision in Reappointing MPD Chief. Now work to Restore MPD to handling Viking Stadium security.
October 22, 2015, Violence in Minneapolis high schools
Are there any answers?"
October 29, 2015, Silence breeds violence. A dangerous pattern in public safety.
November 12, 2015, When will diversity numbers for Vikings stadium construction be available?
November 26, 2015, Listen and Understand. City Tense After African American Youth Shot and Killed in Police Involved Shooting. Anger builds after shooting.
December 10, 2015, An open letter: To Black Lives Matter, NAACP, and out of town demonstrators.
December 17, 2015, Whose voice will be heard? And when?
The struggle for control.
December 24, 2015, Breaking the heart of a community.
BLM & NAACP Protestors Attack Black fire fighters and police officers.
December 30, 2015, 2015: A Year Of Terror And Indecision
2016: A Year Of…?
Complete list of all 2015 columns is here.
Complete list of all 2016 columns is here.
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List of Columns on the Jamar Clark case and aftermath since.
Questionable conduct by county attorney in prosecution of Jerome Copeland
April 20, 2016
Federal Grand Jury begins to prepare for Clark Case
Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. will call the shots.
April 13, 2016
In the matter of Jamar Clark and Jerome C. Copeland.
Jerome Copeland, an eyewitness to the death of Jamar Clark.
April 6, 2016
In the matter of Jamar Clarks’ death.
Has the integrity of the investigation been compromised?
March 23, 2016
In the matter of Jamar Clark. Preparing for the Grand JuriesMarch 2, 2016
2015: A Year Of Terror And Indecision.
2016: A Year Of…?
December, 31, 2015
Breaking the heart of a community in response to the death of Jumar Clark: Bogth BLM & NAACP Protestors Attack Black fire fighters and police officers.
December, 24, 2015
Whose voice will be heard? And when?
The struggle for control.
December 17, 2016
An open letter: To Black Lives Matter, NAACP, and out of town demonstration
December 10, 2015
White supremacists shoot and wound protestors in North Minneapolis.
December 3, 2016
Listen and Understand. City Tense After African American Youth, Jamar Clar, Shot and Killed in Police Involved Shooting. Anger builds after shooting.
November 26, 2015
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EDITOR's note: on, Sunday, March 29, 2016. The Minneapolis Star Tribune published today these 3 summaries of the Jamar Clark case so far:
1. What we know about the death of Jamar Clark: 29 point Star Tribune list.
2. Full Coverage: list of 31 Star Tribune Stories on the Jamar Clarkcase.
3. Time Line of the Jamar Clark shooting: 12 point Star Tribune list from November 15, 2015 (the day of the shooting) to February 10, 2016 (when the findings of the BCA -- Bureau of Criminal Apprehension -- were turned over to the Hennepin County attorney's office.
See also: May, 18, 2016 #20: The Continued Betrayal of African American Youth by Black Leadership
Posted May 19, 2016
Ron hosts “Black Focus” on Channel 17, MTN-TV, Sundays, 5-6 pm. Formerly head of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission and the Urban League, he continues his “watchdog” role for Minneapolis. Order his book, hear his voice, read his solution papers, and read his between columns “web log” at www.TheMinneapolisStory.com.
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