With both houses of Congress soon to be under Democratic control along with the White House, some believe it is even more important to hold these two branches of government accountable for systemic change.
systemic racism
Posted inFeatured, National, News
Black households earned 61 cents for every dollar of White median incomes
Black America and other people of color still cry for justice, equality, and freedom.
Posted inFeatured, Local & State, News
Another day, another dead Black body
Historically, Minneapolis and other major cities have proposed solving the problem of violence in the Black community by employing more police. Yet so-called Black-on-Black violence persists.
Posted inOpinion
Injustice for African Americans: ‘business as usual’
Why is our constitutional guarantee of “checks and balances,” i.e. fairness also for the accused, too often absent in the county courthouses and city offices?
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Center approaches Black mental health through racial, cultural lens
Atum Azzahir said earlier this year on a mental health panel at a Minnesota Public Radio-sponsored event that systemic racism “and the pain and suffering that cause trauma” among Blacks and other people of color should be taken into account by healthcare professionals when dealing with mental health concerns.
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People of color less likely to have ‘creative jobs’
Since 2006, Minneapolis has experienced a 10 percent growth in “creative jobs,” but Blacks and other people of color are not benefiting from such growth, according to a new City of Minneapolis report. Minneapolis Creative Index 2015 is a report by the City of Minneapolis’ programs on arts, culture and the creative economy that examined […]