Policymakers face the urgent and critical task of ending the eviction moratorium while ensuring housing stability and adequate protections for renters.
people of color
Posted inCOVID-19, Local & State, News
MSR Forefront to discuss COVID-19 and communities of color in Ramsey County
MSR Forefront will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and affected communities of color on Dec 22 at 6 pm CST.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
35W reconstruction makes workforce diversity a reality
The current 35W Downtown-to-Crosstown freeway reconstruction project of the Minnesota Department of Transportation is raising the bar for workforce participation by people of color.
Posted inFeatured, National, News
Minnesota racism halts COVID-19 survey
The CDC decided to discontinue the surveyors’ work in Minnesota after reports of mistreatment and harassment of survey takers of Color.
Posted inOpinion
MN DEED doing its part to help Communities of Color impacted by COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted nearly everyone in Minnesota. But there has been a disparate impact on Minnesotans of color and Indigenous residents. Across state government, and within the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), we are working hard to address these disparities. The first step in addressing disparities is defining them. Since March 16, […]
Posted inNational, News
Minority job applicants often face invisible barriers
When analyzing these problems, researchers and others tend to focus on how the experiences of racial minorities compare with those of Whites. Often missing is whether there are differences among individuals of the same racial group in terms of how they experience bias.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Empowering communities of color with disabilities
Alison Canty and Mai Thor are two of the persons working to increase the awareness of civil rights to persons of color with disabilities and the general public. Together, they have convened a group for people of color with disabilities to address the many complicated issues our culture faces as a marginalized community. Our purpose […]