Sunday, February 17, 2013

KARE-11 Interviewed Kennedy Barber, A Damned Pedophile, About North Minneapolis "Family Day" And Other Shocking Little Factoids Being Hotly Discussed On North Talk...

Creative stock photo, blog post by John Hoff 

The article mentioned in my headline appeared in August of 2012, but recently it was linked in the course of a red hot discussion on "North Talk" about the topic of skulky convicted pedophiles who like to hang around where children are present, ewwwww.

Click here for the article in question.

Turns out Kennedy Barber, who is quoted in the article about "Family Day" in North Minneapolis, is a loathsome convicted pedophile. Linked here is a court case about this same Kennedy Barber who was chatting up KARE-11 about "Family Day," like he was somebody respectable. (As an interesting side note, Kennedy Barber's lawyer during the 1995 case was none other than Keith Ellison, our current North Minneapolis congressman)

Digging deeper, the plot thickens and a familiar name emerges in the background of Kennedy Barber, who was once an innocent and vulnerable child himself.

That name is Major Topps...

Let me say this about Major Topps. The sound of the truck bomb that hit my Forward Operating Base in Paktya Province, Afghanistan, was never as (expletive) loud as the WHISPERS about Major Topps in our North Minneapolis community, whispers about things that were done to children for years and years and years and years and years and nobody, nobody, NOBODY came forward to report this SICK FUCK to the police.

WHY? WHY? Out of some kind of fear that publicity about Major Topps would bring embarrassment to the community? The long, deafening, shameful silence has been more of an embarrassment to the community than any facts which could emerge.

I'm just sayin'.

Within hours of hearing about the death of Major Topps, believing his sudden and mysterious death might cause witnesses to finally break their silence, I wrote an article. Click here. I wrote another article when the contents of a police report fell into my hands, click here. I wrote another with the actual contents of the report, click here. 

I wrote another article about the willingness of a Star Tribune reporter to interview anybody who would go "on the record" about Major Topps, click here. I missed the first anniversary of the death of Major Topps because I was deployed to Afghanistan, but I managed to observe the second anniversary by pointing out that Don "Talk Is Cheap" Allen of the IBNN blog had promised to get to the bottom of the issues about Major Topps, and still hadn't done so.

HOW, YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF BY NOW, does Major Topps relate to Kennedy Barber the pedophile?

According to a source who I believe to be credible, Kennedy Barber was a member of the "drill team" led by Major Topps. The "drill team" was involved in marching and stepping. My source says another convicted molester named Richard Rucker was also involved in the "drill team" with Major Topps, and may I say this kind of thing gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "drill team."

Here are some key portions of a recent discussion about this topic, edited for clarity of topic focus:

SOURCE: You asked me a while ago about Major Topps. Do you still want to know?

JNS BLOG: Yes. I still want to know. With attached documents, if possible.

The story. The deal.

SOURCE: Major was never convicted, but it is wide community knowledge that he was molesting the children on his drill team. I talked to one of the boys I grew up with as adults, but he'll never tell. Several of the boys on his drill team have been running around the community for years. Both convicted pedophiles, and one is still trying to involve himself in children's lives. Singing at children parties, working and involved with them at the Minneapolis Urban League (MUL) and now working with a drill team.

His name is Kennedy Barber and the other one is Richard Rucker, who was recently convicted for the second time and is doing 15 years now in the DOC.

(JNS blog inserts the mug shot of Richard Parnell Rucker, as follows)


SOURCE: Kennedy molested some of the boys on his brother's basketball team but was convicted of molesting his foster children back in 95 and he's still allowed around children. One of Kennedy's first foster children is Shawn Primus, also a child sex offender, now doing time.

(JNS blog inserts the DOC image of Shawn Primus, as follows)


SOURCE: The community turned a blind eye to Major and has done everything they could to help Kennedy and Richard to sanitize them after their first conviction. Richard was working in the public schools where he found his last victims after his first conviction was expunged.

JNS BLOG: You have personal knowledge that both Kennedy Barber and Richard Rucker were on Major Topp's drill team?

SOURCE: The entire community over the age of 40 knows. (...) The old folks didn't say much back then. Everyone just (expletive) kept silent! I didn't find out why until I was an adult.

We all went to school together.

JNS BLOG: How long did Major Topps run that drill team? Sounds like it was a long time.

SOURCE: All through my childhood well into adult life. I think the name ended up having something to do with his "Right Step Academy." But it started off the Elks, the Elks let him go, then it was Leo Johnson or something like that, but I think that was after Leo died. (...) If you can find out anything about Kennedy's older brother Ricky Barber, they were all on the same drill team, again, well into adulthood.

(JNS blog says: meaning of last sentence not clear, whether they were on the drill team until "well into adulthood" or whether, now, these individuals are "well into adulthood.")

SOURCE: The problem with talking about Major is, he was never convicted and not one of his victims will come forward publicly. They are all grown men now, many with families and even grandchildren. Like you said, if you can't prove it, you run the risk of someone suing. I heard that Major was beaten after it was discovered that...(this material withheld by JNS blog out of liability concerns)...but, again, that's just a rumor.

Back then, even if the police were called, one of the black leaders would step in and threaten all kinds of stuff, boycotting or rioting in downtown and the cops would just back off and let the community sort it out for themselves.

If you were connected, no one ever said a word and Major had access to all the girls from the drill team that many of them low lives (sic) also enjoyed.

Again, I'm so young, none of this was my personal experience, but I grew up with these kids as adults, everyone talked within our groups. They will never come forward and as the old people said, it's better to let sleeping dogs lay. Smh.

(The source then points out that Kennedy Barber's Facebook page isn't private and recently a video was posted there of Barber at a child's birthday party)

JNS blog knows this kind of discussion will hit a rotating fan and spray widely.

To which I say: Let it hit the fan.


30 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good Gawd!
When will Johnny Northside hit a fan himself so we can all watch him spray all over the place? 10-1 says that even the rats wouldn't want sift thru that pile-o-chit.

Anonymous said...

OMG! If this is true. North Minneaplis DID beget a whole slew of pedophiles.

MADASHELL_2013 said...

Governor Dayton's Commission on MLK Day let Kennedy Barber sing the national anthem. Is name is on the program. Secondly, MUL president Scott Gray has had several reports on Kennedy Barber "MOLESTING" youth inside of the Minneapolis Urban League and has done nothing.

Anonymous said...

"Back then, even if the police were called, one of the black leaders would step in and threaten all kinds of stuff, boycotting or rioting in downtown and the cops would just back off and let the community sort it out for themselves." No wonder North sucks so bad. How did this help anything "black community leaders"?

Johnny Northside! said...

Here is some info that was posted on North Talk that's pretty relevant:
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Kennedy Barber was employed at Henry H.S. in the 90s when my husband attended. My husband says Barber was preying on kids back then and it was common knowledge. That is what these predators do. They work their way into positions that make it easy to do what they do but at the same time, disguise themselves as saints, which clouds their victims' credibility. Ick.

Johnny Northside! said...

Can anybody get me a photo of this Kennedy Barber? In fact, I'd like more than one photo, if possible.

Anonymous said...

Has he been through treatment? If so, is the guy supposed to go live under a bridge and be treated as a pariah for the rest of his life? Especially is he was victimized himself....

Anonymous said...

I say the cops should back off again and let the community "sort it out", only for real this time.

Johnny Northside! said...

To the commenter asking about treatment, etc.

THE GUY NEEDS TO STAY AWAY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE, not constantly put himself into positions of responsibility around young people. It's like when an alcoholic needs to STAY THE HELL OUT OF BARS. Is it really so difficult to grasp?

Anonymous said...

I see this guy may be judging a drum line competition, has a singing telegram business, and has a resume posted on Indeed indicating his past employment has nothing to do with kids. So he is not allowed to go to church because he has a past sex conviction? Who are you to email everyone on Facebook and try to ruin him if he has paid his debt and is trying to move on? Are u planning on trying to get him fired too?

Anonymous said...

i once saw major leading a drill team at Boy's and Girl's Club. I said to the club employee, "Hey, did you know that there is a strong community concern that Major could be a pedophile?" Consistent with reputed Northside attitude, he said, "That's okay, I know, I'm watching him."

Anonymous said...

What 6:13 AM said.

Check this out. See page 2 for

"11:15 AM National Anthem Mr. Kennedy Barber"

"12:00 Community Telecast of the Presidential Inaugural

Following the Community Telecast of the Presidential Inaugural Address, please join us for a brief presentation of MLK Award Winners, a Casual Lunch, and Entertainment provided by Kennedy Barber and Arts Us The Pilgrim Baptist Church Youth Choir."

Thank to Don Allen for posting this! Alternate link for this is http://donny-allen.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MLK-Program-Booklet-2013.qxp_Layout-1.pdf

Anonymous said...

Reference MADASHELL 2013's comment...Wow! Was that reported to the police. Was it investigated at all? Is someone trying to protect him? Were the families of the children contacted or is this just all make believe. I really would like to know?

Anonymous said...

Does he work for the Minneapolis Urban League?

http://www.mul.moonfruit.com/meet-our-staff/4563740977

Anonymous said...

http://www.doc.state.mn.us/publications/documents/MNNativeAmericanTransitionandResourceDirectory2012.pdf

Page 48 bottom right.

Anonymous said...

The Leo Johnson you mentioned was the father of Natalie Lee Johnson. He was a Minneapolis Police Officer who died in a firey car accident, i believe, back in 1983. He was driving a Ford Pinto that crashed on Golden Valley Road and Penn. Thank you, John, bust these perverted assholes and bring them to justice. I am now laughing at you BARBER, you just got trimmed, and you should realize that you have entered your name on my"LIST".

Johnny Northside! said...

Here's what shows up at that link you posted. I'm going to preserve it for posterity.

World of Work Orientation for Ex-
Offenders
Goodwill/Easter Seals (hosted by North
Regional Library)
1315 Lowry Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55411
Contact: Kennedy Barber,

Etc., etc., his name and an email

Anonymous said...

People of a certain background really need to police themselves better. People of a certain background would rather let their children be molested than have to report it to certain people that they are extremely racist against.

I think that it is terrible that a certain community is so blinded by their racism that they would sacrifice their children. The beat goes on for THE VAUNTED DOUBLE STANDARD. Also, it is up to the reader to assume who i am talking about. I doubt this gets posted.

Johnny Northside! said...

In regard to Facebook, convicted sex offenders are not allowed to have Facebook profiles. Period. That's Facebook policy. Myself or anybody else in the world can take it upon themselves to notify Facebook and/or the guy's friends, at least SOME of the 4,000 friends, the ones I know personally.

All of which were, as near as I can determined, shocked but glad to get that info so they could UNFRIEND him.

Anonymous said...

What happened to the other post with his picture?

Anonymous said...

That would be; Natalie Johnson-Lee the ex fifth ward rep and Leo was her father

Anonymous said...

When is the black community going to wake the hell up and stop protecting these scumbags from raping their own children? Major Topps, Kennedy Barber, and everyone else possibly involved in this sick cycle. If you know or even suspect anything yet failed to report it to the police you are guilty too.

ShutUpAndDance said...

To Anon @ 7:16am, it is not only "people of a certain background" that have been hiding these kinds of things because the Catholic Church has been doing it since the beginning of time. It is unfortunate that anyone would keep silent about heinous crimes against children. It is not about black, white, orange or purple, it is about the kids...PERIOD!!!

Anonymous said...

i knew i would get one of you phonies to bite. Anonymous 12:33 was the asshole.
mentioned nothing about color and all of you pious bitches that hide behind the church like this chomo assume that is what i meant.
i hope someone in any community would fuck someone like dis up and he honestly should be chopped up and served at yo' next meal. 10:12 got it on de button.

Anonymous said...

Shut up and dance is a goddamn chomo-homo named barber. thanx for straightening things out, Anon. 10:26 becuz that community is a fucking joke the way they blame white people for shit they do to themselves.

Anonymous said...

I assume you are talking to me although I didn't post at 7:16...

You are correct, it is about kids but in this case its about BLACK kids and the BLACK community and their "street justice" mentality.

Anonymous said...

IT'S SO SAD THAT ALL YOU KNOW IS THAT HE WAS AN OFFENDER. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU REALLY KNOW? IS HE REMORSEFUL? HAS HE CHANGED HIS LIFE? HAS HE DONE ANYTHING TO TRY AND GIVE BACK OR HELP? YOU PEOPLE ASSUME THAT WE BLACK PEOPLE ARE PROTECTING PEOPLE HURTING OUR CHILDREN, SAD SAD SAD. WE LOVE OUR CHILDREN JUST LIKE YOU. I KNOW WHAT HE HAS DONE WAS WRONG, BUT WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? THE WORD OD GOD TELLS ME THAT SIN IS SIN, ONE IS NOT GREATER THAN ANOTHER IN GOD'S EYES. SO WHAT IF HE HAS REPENTED AND REALLY HAS TRIED TO CHANGE HIS LIFE, WHAT IF GOD AND/OR THE VICTIM HAS FORGIVEN HIM? WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE? THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE A FORGIVING GOD AND I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD TO BE FORGIVEN MORE THAN YOU'D ADMITT. BY NO MEANS AM I DEFENDING WHAT HE DID, EVERYONE HAS DONE WRONG AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN LIFE. JNS YOU'RE A GOOD BLOGGER, LET'S CHECK OUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TIME, OH NO THAT'S RIGHT NO WRONG IS DONE ANYWHERE ELSE OTHER THEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Anonymous said...

To those that are making this a race issue (i.e. "People of a certain background", you're letting your own bigotry let you loose site of the bigger picture here. In fact, abuse, and specifically childhood sexual abuse knows no racial, ethnic, religious, geographic, socio-economic, (etc.) boundaries. My abuser was a Caucasian woman, so, what do you make of that? I don't blame (or hate) all Caucasian people or all women. The excusing of and secrecy of this behavior is also not exclusive to any particular group of people either. Any amount of education on the subject would show you that it's quite the contrary. It happens all over the place! So, please let's not make this a race (or any other group) issue, it takes away from the real issue at hand. That issue should be the victims and potential victims. Protecting them from perpetrators; treating their physical, mental, and emotional scars; and keeping them from becoming yet another statistic. Let's stop with the ignorance and hate mongering, and have a more productive conversation about how to improve things rather than tearing each other down. It keeps us (collectively) stagnant.

Anonymous said...

Are you serious? ....I thought that if u were a sex offender you have to register with the state ...and if that's the case how and why is he allowed to be around children?

Anonymous said...

I just want to correct what anonymous said on february19, 2013. Leo Johnson is not the father of Natalie Lee Johnson. Fact they are not related.