AliciaNov 8, 20212 minWe Move ForwardCongratulations to Aisha Chughtai who will serve as the next Ward 10 City Council Member. We didn't win this time. But I am so grateful...
AliciaSep 10, 20213 minMore Police Can Prevent Violent Crime And We Can Stop Over-PolicingAnother child has been shot and killed in our city. This time a 12-year-old whose first day of 6th grade would be his last. These...
AliciaAug 27, 20215 minA Time For CourageWednesday night (Aug 25) a gunman opened fire on the corner of Lyndale and Lake, hitting seven people: critically injuring one, and...
AliciaAug 6, 20213 minWe Must All Be Peacemakers: Remembering HiroshimaThere's an inside joke in the academic field I trained in about analyzing a person through the lens of their PhD dissertation. Mine was...
AliciaJul 15, 20212 minJuly Public Safety UpdateEarly in the morning of July 14, MPD cleared the garden space after Seven Points requested they remove the encampment on their property....
AliciaJun 30, 20212 minHate is Too Great A Burden To BearOn Monday, June 28, our Council VP was held against her will and forced to comply with demands on paper before being released. I do not...
AliciaJun 17, 20214 minCommunity Action: Demand Leadership From State Law Enforcement OfficialsHello friends and neighbors, I stand in solidarity with those of you grieving the events in Uptown these past two weeks as well as with...
AliciaMay 11, 20214 min'This Is Not About Me, My or I. This Is About We, Us and Ours.'Charles Caine is making a difference in Minneapolis by teaching youth in the community how to give back, and he wants to make an even...
AliciaMay 6, 20211 minWe Need A Minneapolis Civilian Climate CorpsDuring the Community Power Ward 10 forum last night, it became clear that there's only one candidate with an actual plan to marshal the...
AliciaApr 21, 20213 minA Verdict, a Federal Probe, and the Future for Ward 10Now it's our turn. As Special Prosecutor Schleicher made his closing arguments to the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder case he said that...
AliciaApr 14, 20212 minStatement On the Killing of Daunte WrightSunday, April 10th Daunte Wright was killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer during a traffic stop. He was a beloved son, father, and...
AliciaApr 7, 20212 minHennepin Ave Reconstruction: Do Black Livelihoods Matter?On Monday I went to visit some of the black-owned businesses along Hennepin Ave where the city will be rebuilding the road. Before making...
AliciaApr 6, 20214 minEconomic Justice In PracticeOne of the critical issues happening in our ward is the loss of affordable housing at a faster pace than can be built. This is a concern...
AliciaMar 8, 20211 minGuest Blog: Tea Time Conversations -- A Water Ceremony Building CommunityIs it ever relaxing and enlivening to get on a zoom call? Not usually for me, but Tea Time with Alicia on February 27th was a change. In...
AliciaJan 25, 20213 minTwo Truths: Policing and Restorative JusticeWe’ve made it through the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and we can now, as a country, pick up again in earnest the...