Black athletes are typically singled out from regular Black students, but both are oftentimes seen and treated differently from their White counterparts.
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Posted inEducation, National, News
The future of education is at stake in the 2020 Election
‘Systemic racism in public education relative to funding and fairness can only be overcome by electing candidates who stand for justice and equity and removing those whose records show they don’t.’
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
‘Educational brutality’ keeps MN Black-White gaps worst in nation
Minnesota for years has shown some of the country’s worst inequities in education outcomes: graduation rates, test scores, reading and math equivalency. These gaps are clearly defined by race, income and locality.
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Deep disparities in Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers
Doing the work includes telling the truth about COVID disparities and acting to protect elders and children and communities hit hard by the racial disparities in COVID-19.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Hennepin County declares racism a public health crisis (updated)
Hennepin County Commissioners Angela Conley and Irene Fernando are set to introduce a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
This is an uprising to save our lives
Through social media, we have repeatedly collectively grieved for so many people of color, those familiar to us and those unknown to us personally.
Posted inCOVID-19, Featured, Local & State, National, News
Pandemic exposes deadly impact of disparities—now what?
Originally billed as a discussion on creating a post-COVID action plan, the NAACP weekly meetings mostly consisted of talking points rather than offering any concrete solutions.
Posted inOpinion
Coronavirus provides opportunity for real equity
Let us work together to not only recover from this pandemic but also to address the underlying issues that have made our community vulnerable in the first place.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Worst, yet again: racial disparities remain a Black mark for Twin Cities
Once again, In every measurable area, Blacks fared worse than Whites in the Twin Cities metro area.
Posted inBulletin
City Council approves Minneapolis 2040 plan
The Comprehensive Plan includes 14 goals with an overarching theme: Minneapolis’ growth must be managed with a focus on undoing barriers created by a history of city policies
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Mpls YWCA: It’s time to discuss ‘White fragility’
As of 2017, Minnesota’s unenviable track record made it the nation’s second-most unequal state (just after Wisconsin). An inRead study measured disparity gaps between Black and White residents in, amongst other areas, unemployment, income, education and homeownership.
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?