Isaac Peterson

When the announcement came that Minnesota had seen a two billion dollar surplus last year, every segment of Minnesota society added their voices to how the money should be used.

The United Black Legislative Agenda (UBLA) appears to be an idea whose time has not only come, but is also long overdue.

Last week, part one of this story examined the adverse health effects of drug and sentencing policies on individuals, families, and communities of color as reported in a recent Health Impact Assessment by the Minneapolis Council on Crime and Justice (CCJ).

In recent years, the disparities between Minnesota communities of color and White Minnesotans has been the subject of much talk in some quarters. Much of the talk describes and explains the disparities, but less talk seems to involve the way to move forward and beyond them.

Last week’s issue of the MSR reported on a February 18 event that was the first of four quarterly luncheons hosted by the Center of the American Experiment (CAE), a Minnesota conservative think tank…

For all of Minnesota’s image as a progressive, forward-looking state, it has become clear that not every Minnesotan has made much, if any, progress. In fact, the unavoidable truth is that communities of color have lagged far behind their White counterparts and have even lost ground in every key area.

According to the conservative think tank Center of the American Experiment (CAE), liberal polices hurt the middle class, the poor, and minorities.