Hennepin County commissioners are moving forward with a proposal to establish a Reparations Research Task Force to examine historical racial harms and recommend ways to address inequities impacting Black and Indigenous residents.
structural racism
Posted inLocal & State
An interview with MLK Breakfast featured speaker Marley Dias
Harvard student Marley Dias on political strife, breaking the glass ceiling
Posted inHealth + Wellness
This Juneteenth, honor your ancestors by celebrating health freedom
This year as you celebrate Juneteenth, focus on the health impacts of ongoing structural racism and embrace ways to minimize your risk.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
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 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?