MPR News and Meet Minneapolis present IN FOCUS: Stories behind the Storefront. Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge for a panel discussion about creating inclusive recovery, led by MPR News host Angela Davis with guests Manuel Gonzalez, owner of Manny’s Tortas in Midtown Global Market, Elias Usso, owner of Seward Pharmacy, Yusra Mohamud, business advisor at Lake Street Council, & Taylor Smrikarova, director of property development at Redesign.

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The Lake Street corridor was significantly damaged during the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd. But business owners and residents cleaned up and came back and insisted that justice be both a part and a goal of the process. How is this landmark business district faring, three years after it became ground zero for a national racial uprising? And what lessons could we learn about making economic recovery available to all?