Posts Tagged ‘ben heath’
Growth and Change at Alley Communications
Introducing Two New Team Members Sonya Ewert Sonya Ewert, BUSINESS MANAGER Sonya has lived in South Minneapolis for most of the last 15 years, moving into East Phillips last year. She loves being out and about in the neighborhood whether it’s eating tacos, going to writing workshops at the library, or bike commuting. She has two degrees from the University of Minnesota, the first in Environmental Science and the second in Business Administration. Her previous work has been in agriculture and she is excited to bring her love of spreadsheets to an organization dedicated to elevating the voices of the Phillips neighborhoods. Have a question about advertising or promoting your business or organization in the alley newspaper?--- email Sonya at businessmanager@alleynews.org. Mattie Wong Mattie Wong, DESIGN & LAYOUT COORDINATOR Mattie has lived in South Minneapolis the past five years. She has experience being the editor and layout designer for several [...]
Phillips Neighborhood history book wins award
Top photograph by alley contributor Paula Williamson/ University of Minnesota Press by BEN HEATH As part of the 2022 Minnesota Book Awards, scholar David Hugill is the recipient of the Minnesota History award for his book Settler Colonial City. Hugill's book, published last year by the University of Minnesota Press is a critical look at some of the social forces in Phillips after WWII. Our present city and our neighborhoods are not neutral places where history is suspended, instead they are founded in settler-colonial relations, where white supremacy and non-white oppression are by design. The author lived and worked in Phillips as he completed his research. Hugill describes the neighborhood of Phillips in terms of “sites of articulation”, meaning places where the interactions between two or more social factors are especially visible. Minneapolis is the Settler Colonial City, and Phillips is where the record is rich in material. This a study of racism and inequity. It [...]
