Demonstrations and black lives matter, a powerful new international rallying cry. Closer to home, the skounl in minneapolis is promising to dismantle the Police Department and create a new system for keeping the peace. Some residents say they have heard such promises on reform before. Jaime yuccas has the story. Reporter in the hawthorne neighborhood of north minneapolis, the summer blossoms and quaint porches hide the layers of inequality. Pastor Edwin Williams Sanctuary Church has been on a mission of unity for 12 years. Do you think racism is deeply rooted in minnesota . Of course, of course. Its deeply rooted in america. When you run into somebody in the community and theyre angry, its because every single thing that has been set into place to help us is working against us. Reporter here, 35 of the community lives below the federal poverty level. 40 are unemployed. The neighborhood has seen unrest before. In 2015, protesters demanded justice for the death of 24yearold jamar clark w
Hundreds of people celebrated the life of Sammy McDowell on Tuesday night in north Minneapolis. They remembered McDowell as a community champion who made a point to look out for others.
Sammy McDowell never turned anyone away from his coffee and sandwich shop, even if they couldn't pay for a meal. If a kid came into Sammy's Avenue Eatery wearing shoes that were falling apart, he'd send an employee out to buy a new pair. And if McDowell heard that anyone who came through his shop had fallen on hard times, he'd offer them a job on the spot. "He knew community-building was his .
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