BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:July Event - Thursday\, July 28\, 5:30-7pm. In partnership w ith Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the next monthly Black B usiness Networking event will encourage us to continue to expand the effor ts of our club's Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee. This netwo rking event will be held monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 530-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404. Speaker will be Shvonne Johnson\, poet\, author\, Metro State in structor with her focus on race\, education and society. Read more about M s. Johnson below meeting details:: 5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be flowing!  6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room\, including each attendee's business background 6:15-6:45 Featured Black En trepreneur presents their business story to the group 6:45-7:00 Q &A sessi on and wrap up Shvonne L. Johnson is a Poet\, Author\, University Instruct or at Metropolitan State University\, She served as a former Dean at St. C atherine University\, Speaker\, and Activist. She teaches on race\, educat ion\, and society.  Shvonne is the Author of Release: A Journey of My Sou l\, A Collection of Original Poetry that explores an array of social\, per sonal\, and historical challenges. Johnson attended Howard University in W ashington DC\, after receiving the Bush Leadership Fellowship in 2009\, to study historical racism and oppression and how that directly affects achi evement gaps in the state of Minnesota. Shvonne served in Roseville Area S chool District as an African American Cultural Liaison specifically suppor ting African American students and families. Shvonne actively utilizes her poetry and academic study to reach deep into the roots of our ancestry\, our consciousness\, to touch the most tender part of us. It is her deepest hope that through every gift that God has given her she is able to offer strength\, comfort\, and hope in a season of challenge\, strife\, and fear . PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD & BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  This will be promoted wit hin Rotary and within the Black Business Community\, and our goal is to gr ow this over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residen cy and cross-culture business network!  DTEND:20220729T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260923T050535Z DTSTART:20220728T223000Z LOCATION:Pimento Jamaican Kitchen SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Black Business and Edina Rotary Networking\, July 28 UID:065aa3a0-f0f2-4910-9d74-d8cd680be33e X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

July Event - \;Thursday\, July 28\,&nb sp\;5:30-7pm. \;In partnership with Tomme Beeva s and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the next \;monthly Black Business Ne tworking event will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club'\;s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Committee. \;This netwo rking event will be held monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 530-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet \;Ave\, Minneapol is\, MN 55404. Speaker will be Shvonne Johnson\, poet\, author\, Metro Sta te instructor with her focus on race\, education and society. Read more ab out Ms. Johnson below meeting details::

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5:30-6:00 Social &\; networking time &mdash\; the rum punch will be flowing! \;
\n6:00 -6:15 Introductions around the room\, including each attendee'\;s busin ess background
\n6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group
\n6:45-7:00 Q &\;A session and wrap u p

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Shvonne L. Johnson is a Poet\, Author\, University Instructor at Metropolitan State University\, She served as a former Dean at St. Cath erine University\, Speaker\, and Activist. She teaches on race\, education \, and society.  \;Shvonne is the Author of Release: A Journey of My S oul\, A Collection of Original Poetry that explores an array of social\, p ersonal\, and historical challenges. Johnson attended Howard University in Washington DC\, after receiving the Bush Leadership Fellowship in 2009\, to study historical racism and oppression and how that directly affects ac hievement gaps in the state of Minnesota. Shvonne served in Roseville Area School District as an African American Cultural Liaison specifically supp orting African American students and families. Shvonne actively utilizes h er poetry and academic study to reach deep into the roots of our ancestry\ , our consciousness\, to touch the most tender part of us. It is her deepe st hope that through every gift that God has given her she is able to offe r strength\, comfort\, and hope in a season of challenge\, strife\, and fe ar.

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD &\; BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  \;Thi s will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community\, and our goal is to grow this \;over time. But we need your help to pr omote this cultural residency and cross-culture business network! \;\n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR