“No one has a clearer vision of what Minneapolis needs to be than DeWayne Davis,” Badgerow said. “It’s not just for the few, but for the marginalized, the unseen, the struggling. He talks about it all the time. And then he lives that vision through what he does, day to day.”

The Rev. DeWayne Davis — the 15th child of Mississippi sharecroppers — took the stage Monday night in a north Minneapolis performing arts theater and announced he is running for mayor.

“I would not be going into this office alone; I want everybody,” Davis said. “We’re going to need everybody, their skills, talent and imagination. I want to engage in a way that brings everybody from every corner into the room.” 

"The independent evaluator is an essential third party — not one of the local city stakeholders — selected to oversee the transformational changes required by the court-enforceable settlement agreement," said the Rev. DeWayne Davis, of Plymouth Congregational Church, who hosted both events. "Your voice in this process matters a great deal."