News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Sunday December 28th 2025
Shining Light on the Backyard Initiative”'s TEENS Project
Carl Lobley (BYI Resource Center) & Sergio Nahun (BYIÂ TEEN Project CHAT) and Minkara Tezet (BYI Circle of Healing) preparing to participate in a KMOJ Radio show. (KMOJ)
What is the goal or purpose of this CHAT?
TEENS stands for Teenagers Entering Existing Networking Systems. We are a youth leadership and entrepreneurial skills development program that develops our members”' capacity to produce various youth engagement programs. TEENS Projects programming is designed by the youth, for the youth-to enhance the basic networking skills of its members via community engagement.
The TEENS Project and The Backyard Initiative Resource Center
The Backyard Initiative (BYI) Community Resource Center is important to the Backyard Initiative because it is a place where members of the community can come and participate in discussions, knowledge shares about health, and other activities important to developing health consciousness to improve the health of self and community.
TEENS Project is currently developing curriculum aimed at ensuring activities happen in a structured and organized way that creates access to the BYI Community Care Giving System. Discussions happen through connections; making the invisible visible. TEENS Project, through the work and efforts of youth and young adults, share knowledge about health and living healthy. The TEENS Project believes changes happen from within community and by creating generational spaces for connection to take place.… Read the rest “Shining Light on the Backyard Initiative”'s TEENS Project”
December 2016 Alley Newspaper
Let America Be America Again
BY LANGSTON HUGHES, 1902-1967
Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed””
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)
O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe.
(There”'s never been equality for me,
Nor freedom in this “homeland of the free.”)
Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark?
And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?
I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart,
I am the Negro bearing slavery”'s scars.
I am the red man driven from the land,
I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek””
And finding only the same old stupid plan
Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.
I am the young man, full of strength and hope,
Tangled in that ancient endless chain
Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land!… Read the rest “December 2016 Alley Newspaper”
Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events www.phillipswest.info – December 2016
December 1st (Thursday) 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ”“ Phillips West Monthly Community Meeting!
Join your neighbors and other Community Partners for updates from Local City Government & Minneapolis Police. The meeting will take place at the Center for Changing Lives Building in the Centrum Room (2400 Park Avenue). Free parking is available in the rear of building off of Oakland Avenue. Free Jakeeno”'s Pizza Dinner will be provided! If you would like more information or would like to get involved in the neighborhood please contact Crystal at 612-879-5383 or email her at pwno2005@yahoo.com
January 26th (Thursday) 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. – Phillips West 20th Annual Winter Social!
Join the Phillips West Neighborhood Organization, Community Partners and hundreds of your Neighbors for a FREE dinner buffet of cultural foods at the Lutheran Social Service Center for Changing Lives Building (2400 Park Avenue)! Several Resource tables will be present to share information about their services! Free parking is available! All who live, work, or support the mission of the Phillips West Neighborhood are welcome to attend! If you have questions, would like to have an information booth at event or volunteer please call Crystal at 612-879-5383 or email her at pwno2005@yahoo.com… Read the rest “Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events www.phillipswest.info – December 2016”
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