Minnesota cash bail reform legislation would eliminate wealth-based detention in favor of an intentional release and detain approach as advocates say Black Minnesotans make up 36 percent of the pretrial jail population.
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Posted inEducation
In search of opportunity, young Black Minnesotans are leaving the state
Young Black Minnesotans are leaving the state for college and careers, seeking cultural access, professional growth, and creative opportunity they say is limited at home.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Loss of Obamacare subsidies puts more hurt on chiropractic patients
With Obamacare subsidies set to expire, Minnesota health providers warn Black patients may lose access to chiropractic care, increasing pain, mobility issues, and ER visits.
Posted inPolitics
How Black Minnesotans are responding to ‘No Kings’
On a gray fall Saturday in October, the Twin Cities streets echoed with chants of demonstrators carrying signs that read “No Kings.” For some, the phrase is a rallying cry against what they see as the creeping authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s presidency. For others, it blends into a political landscape that feels broken and exhausting. […]
Posted inEvents
People of Color Career Fair returns with broad support
The 13th Annual People of Color Career Fair will take place on April 15, 2024, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, connecting professionals of color with over 50 top Minnesota employers, who will conduct on-the-spot interviews and offer free professional headshots.
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Posted inHelp Is Here
One more ugly disparity for Minnesota
Indigenous and Black Minnesotans are 15 and three times more likely to die from opioid overdoses than white Minnesotans, respectively, highlighting the need for more equitable health care responses to the opioid epidemic.
Posted inLocal & State
Threatened Medicaid cuts set off alarms
Proposed Medicaid cuts could exacerbate existing health disparities in Minnesota, particularly affecting Black Minnesotans who already face significant health challenges compared to African immigrants.
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Posted inHelp Is Here
These warning signs may help you recognize opioid abuse
Hennepin County residents are at risk of opioid abuse disorder, particularly those in marginalized communities, and it is important to recognize the signs and seek treatment to prevent life-altering effects and potential overdose deaths.
Posted inLocal & State
Rethinking I-94: Bridging Communities, Rebuilding Connections
MnDOT is revisiting the history of Interstate 94’s construction in the 1960s by launching a Youth Leadership Program and engaging the community to ensure that the voices of communities most impacted by its original construction are at the forefront of the conversation.
Posted inLocal & State
Employment disparities
Black Minnesotans face employment disparities due to access to higher education, systemic racism, bias in hiring and promotion decisions, and limited representation in certain sectors, but steps are being taken to address these issues through policy changes and programs.
Posted inLocal & State
The Minnesota Paradox
Minnesota’s “Minnesota Paradox” highlights the stark racial disparities that persist, particularly affecting the Black community, due to systemic issues and inadequate data collection.
Posted inGo Green
Farm innovations in MN seen as tool in ending racial hunger divide
Minnesota’s Route 1 organization is aiming to connect Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities with healthier and culturally appropriate foods.
Posted inNews
More Black Minnesotans going hungry
‘Growing up in poverty doesn’t teach you how to eat well, it teaches you how to eat to survive.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Black Family Day targets racial disparities
The Black Civic Network (BCN) recently hosted Black Family Day to raise awareness of disparities between Black families and their White counterparts.
Posted inOpinion
The Black community is under siege
I am struck by the fact that five of the six people I am referencing seemingly died too soon. It begs the question of whether the environment that we are living in is killing us?
Posted inBulletin
Minneapolis NAACP #Blackout event calls for inclusion at State Capitol
At the recent African American Day of Unity gathering at the State Capitol, Jeffrey Aguy, event coordinator and vice president of the NAACP Minneapolis Branch, introduced James Burroughs, the chief inclusion officer for the State of Minnesota. In his remarks to Capitol visitors, Burroughs lamented the less than one percent of $2 billion dollars in […]