MPR News with Angela Davis

Power Pair: The mother-daughter duo working to better Golden Valley and beyond

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Rose McGee (left), president and founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization, and Roslyn Harmon (right), mayor of Golden Valley, pose for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Tuesday.
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As parents, we teach our children how to move through the world. But as our children grow older, we learn from them, too.

That relationship can grow into a real partnership and friendship — and a positive support system pushing each other to be better and do better.

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MPR News Host Angela Davis talks with Rose McGee (center), president and founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization, and Roslyn Harmon (right), mayor of Golden Valley in an MPR News studio on Tuesday.
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Our next Power Pair is a good example of that transition: Mother-daughter duo Rose McGee and Roslyn Harmon.

It’s part of our new series on the show about prominent Minnesotans you may know about individually, but who also have a close relationship.

Guests:

  • Rose McGee is President and Founder of the Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization, which brings people together for hope, healing and dialogue around race. She’s also a facilitator, author and recent Bush Fellow.

  • Roslyn Harmon is the mayor of Golden Valley — the first Black person to hold that position. She is also an educator, counselor and ordained pastor.

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