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preneur expectations and the contentious denial of fi- Award nancing conversations that accompany those expec- tations. Continued from Page 1 CIPDAR: Culturally Informed Pain Diagnosis and Relief (CIPDAR) is a company with a novel medical di- The Texas Tech Accelerator is designed to help facul- agnostic technology that provides pain assessment ty, students and other entrepreneurs in the region and management that is easily accessible to linguisti- launch startup companies or discover licensing oppor- cally and culturally diverse patients. tunities based on inventions and university technology. Ogallala Greens: A modern hydroponic technology Participation in the Texas Tech Accelerator is based on to produce the tastiest produce in Texas. a competitive application process. Each team of entre- QRS 3D: The QRS 3D printer allows for the rapid 3D- preneurs receives a $25,000 seed grant. Startups learn printing of strong and durable parts for managers who the Lean Launch program, have access to a dedicated strive to reduce downtime on field operations. team of iTTU Mentors and one year of collaborative work- Surgic: Surgic is the next major step in medical edu- space in the Texas Tech Innovation Hub’s Base Camp. cation technology for future health care providers and The program is made possible with the generous support academic institutions. of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance. Think It Through: Software to reduce health care The 2021-2022 Texas Tech Accelerator teams are: costs by making the review and citation of evidence- Vanessa Boerhave, 33, of Minneapolis, holds a sign Business Planning System: BPS protects the rela- based medicine easier for health care providers. bearing the image of George Floyd at a march held to tionship between entrepreneurs and the entities that fi- Twine: Marketplace for professional academic col- mark the first day of the trial against former nance their businesses by reducing unrealistic entre- laboration. Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing Floyd. TREVOR HUGHES/USA TODAY
Stages Minneapolis on Continued from Page 1 edge as Chauvin “COVID hit our music community hard,” Mayor Dan Pope said in a tweet last week. “This is a fantastic op- goes on trial portunity to help get them back on their feet.” Grant amounts, according to the SBA, will be for ei- Trevor Hughes ther 45% of a venue’s 2019 gross earned revenue or $10 USA TODAY million, whichever is less. Most local venues will re- ceive 45% of their 2019 revenue. MINNEAPOLIS – Ten months after his death, More information about the Shuttered Venue Oper- George Floyd’s face looks out across a city still raw ators Grant, and how to apply, is available on the SBA’s from his death. The intersection where he died under website. There are also videos and helpful links for the knee of a police officer. The neighborhood burned how to apply — Holland says there are a lot of hoops to and looted over the following days. The fortified jump through. courthouse where that former police officer is on trial Holland said he got his businesses registered, filled for murder charges in Floyd’s death. out a long questionnaire, got all the proof and paper- From the razor wire ringing the courthouse to a work ready and got it all verified. There were other Darryl Holland holds a broken fire sprinkler that smattering of activists occupying the intersection steps along the way. Holland said he watched a webi- caused a water leak in the Cactus Theater in where Derek Chauvin and three officers held Floyd to nar this week about the do’s and don’ts, what the Lubbock, Texas. [PHOTOS BY JUSTIN REX/FOR A-J MEDIA] the ground, this city is still reckoning with the conse- grant will and will not cover, and more on how to ap- quences of Floyd’s death. ply. Although the streets are largely empty of mass “It’s been a long time coming,” Holland said on protests like last summer, calls for justice and reform Thursday. “We’ve got our checklist and we’re just try- echo across the city. ing to pull all these things together so when the portal “We will be here every day and every night until we opens next week, we can be in a position to apply.” see some justice,” said protester Ashley Dorelus, 26, Holland stressed the need for this. The Cactus one of the people who has occupied the plaza outside Theater hasn’t been opened in more than a year. Hol- the Hennepin County Government Center. “This is a land says entertainment venues across the country revolution, ladies and gentlemen. It is not a parade.” have hit a wall with the pandemic. “I’ve drained every resource I have,” Holland said of Stalemate at George Floyd Square this past year. “I think better days are coming. You got- ta keep the faith.” Mileesha Smith, 30, dips her brush into a bucket Funds from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and begins painting the curb green while trying to can help pay for expenses such as payroll costs, rent or keep her son, Sir’miles, 5, from getting paint all over mortgage payments, utility payments and other ordi- Darryl Holland points to where the water leak took his shirt and clean sneakers. nary businesses expenses. place in the Cactus Theater. Her other son, Mister, 8, is yelling “No Justice, No On the morning of April 8, Holland says he’ll be Streets!” and “Say his name!” into a borrowed mega- ready to apply. phone, marching up and down Chicago Avenue at Meanwhile, Holland is hopeful he’ll open again open or to help the theater rebuild after the water 38th Street amid the flowers, candles and signs re- soon, potentially in a month or so. Holland hasn’t damage. Holland says people can help by visiting membering Floyd. asked for donations to help keep the Cactus Theater and supporting the Cactus Theater when it opens. This is where Floyd took his last breath. For 10 months, activists have occupied the area, turning it into a de facto autonomous zone. Security volunteers maintain barricades a block in each direction. “It’s hard to be both an activist and a mom,” Smith said. “If somebody told me two years ago I’d basically be spending a year fighting for justice, I’d say you TODAY’S OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES were crazy. We would rather be doing something else Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements with our time. “But sometimes it’s not about what you want to *Talley, Nancy Lee 90 Lubbock, TX 09-Feb Resthaven Funeral Home do,” she said. “It’s about doing what you have to do.” *Ward, Jr., O’dell 68 Lubbock, TX 31-Mar Griffin Mortuary The intersection where Floyd died has become a * Additional information in display obituaries metaphor for the city as a whole: still grieving, with Obituaries appear in print and online at www.legacy.com/obituaries/lubbockonline no consensus on how exactly to move forward. City officials want to reopen the intersection after the trial. Activists worry that would allow Floyd to fade away, becoming just one more Black man killed by the cops. The memorial, which began with flowers and signs in the hours after Floyd’s death, has taken on broader significance. His face and name beam down from signs and murals, but there are others, too: Philando Castile. Breonna Taylor. Freddie Grey. Eric Garner. City officials understand anger over Floyd’s death could boil over again, whether it’s from residents lashing out or white supremacists instigating trouble. Nancy Lee Talley That’s why they’ve spent so much money fortifying the area around the courthouse, and why they’re O’dell Ward, Jr. LUBBOCK - Nancy Lee treading so carefully around George Floyd Square. Talley, was called home Today, the square remains firmly under the control LUBBOCK - 68, to be with our Heaven- of activists like Smith, who has helped turn trash passed away Wednes- ly Father on February 9, cans into colorful street art. Some activists picked up day, March 31, 2021. 2021, at the age of 90. trash or sat around a firepit, smoke wafting into the spring air. Celebration of Life She was born May 4, A boarded-up Speedway hosts a small library in its Service will be held 1930 in Canadian, Texas. parking lot. A food bank is getting going there. Across Tuesday, April 6, 2021, She was preceded in the street, the Cup Foods store where Floyd bought at 11 a.m. at Englewood death by her parents, cigarettes minutes before his death is open again. Cemetery, Slaton, TX Frank and Ouida Tall- under the direction ey and an older brother, City steels itself for unrest of Griffin Mortuary. Jerry. Wrapped in blankets and chains, high school Eng- Visitation will be held She is survived by her brother, Dan and wife lish teacher Kaia Hirt sat in a folding chair, a cold today from 5 to 6 p.m. Brenda Talley; 5 nephews, 1 niece, 1 great-niece wind whipping the ribbons and flags attached to the at Griffin Mortuary. and 1 great nephew. fence to which she’s locked herself. O’dell was born on Nancy was a physical therapist for 52 years; 24 The fortified government complex loomed over her January 16, 1953 to years in private practice as Talley Physical Ther- shoulder. Inside, a jury is hearing the murder case Willie Slater and Ros- apy. God blessed Nancy in her work as she loved against Chauvin. coe Williams. O’Dell helping people to restore their strength and health. Floyd’s death reignited conversations about rac- leaves to cherish his ism and policing and launched a wave of protests and She served in the B & PW, The American Red riots not seen since the Civil Rights era. memory; his siblings, Cross, APTA and Pilot International. “This isn’t about me at all,” Hirt said. “These fences Erma Ward, Barbara Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,April that the city erected are representative of their inabil- Ward, Mary Pegues, 9, 2021 at Melonie Park Church, 6602 Indiana. A ity to build a relationship with the community. If I and George Cooks; a reception will follow. have to sit out here with these silly chains on to get host of other relatives Memorials may be given to Melonie Park you to listen to me, I will.” and friends. Church Mission. For many Black protesters and police-reform ad- vocates, the razor wire, armored vehicles and camou- flaged soldiers with rifles are the ultimate expression of the yawning chasm between the government and the people it is supposed to represent.