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Days after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Rose McGee sat in her Golden Valley home, watching the news, wondering what she could do to help.

Something told her to make some pies and bring them there. She went to her kitchen and got to work.

Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: A Catalyst for Caring and Building Community

And they’re more than pies. They’re a way to bring people together, to make positive change where they are.

“Ms. Rose McGee is a movement,” says Dr. Joi Lewis, a visionary community speaker and healer and founder of the Healing Justice foundation. 

In Minnesota Now’s latest “Share the Mic,” Lewis interviewed McGee about grief, healing and — what else — sweet potato pie.

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Rose McGee is the founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: A Catalyst for Caring and Building Community.

“Ms. Rose McGee is a movement,” says Dr. Joi Lewis, a visionary community speaker and healer and founder of the Healing Justice foundation. Lewis interviewed McGee about grief, healing and — what else — sweet potato pie.

Grief, healing and sweet potato pie with Dr. Joi Lewis and Rose McGee

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Grief, healing and sweet potato pie with Dr. Joi Lewis and Rose McGee

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