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ENEWS: Racial and Rural Health Care Disparities
Racial Health Disparities Demand Action… Racial health disparities demand renewed attention from policy-makers as Minnesota struggles to dismantle systemic and institutional racism. A recent report from the African American Leadership Forum provides context and strategic framing that deserve careful consideration. The AALF report identifies seven “basic pillars of support” for erasing disparities: increase knowledg... Read More
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ENEWS: Call to Action Against Policy Violence, Rural-Urban Connections, Community Weaving
A Call to Action Against “Policy Violence” For a better understanding of how broader and deeper racial inequality provoked the George Floyd protests, Growth & Justice highly recommends a recent blog published by The Brookings Institution, written by Tawanna Black, founder & CEO of the Twin Cities-based Center for Economic Inclusion, and Andre Perry of Brookings. “George Floyd’s Death Demo... Read More
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ENEWS: On Racial Injustice and “We the People”
Sondra Samuels: On “We the People” and Racial Injustice. In these perilous times of widespread unrest over racial injustice and pandemic, we implore all Minnesotans to consider these words – all of them -- from Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ). Sondra has been a tireless, constructive and effective leader for education equity and racial justice. Growth &... Read More
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ENEWS: Pandemic Equity Op-Ed, Stakeholder Capitalism, Mapping Equity Work
Our MinnPost Op-Ed Points Way to Equitable Recovery Our latest commentary, published this week in MinnPost, describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the disparities and inequalities we’ve been warning Minnesota about in recent years. The op-ed, headlined “Equity is Rising as an Imperative for Minnesota’s Recovery’’ summarized dozens of major news stories that reveal how racial and re... Read More
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ENEWS: Help Us Fight for Minnesota Equity & Against Pandemic’s Inequalities
Give At Home MN for Growth & Justice, Please! Special message from Growth & Justice President Jane Leonard: “We urgently need your financial support this week. As a part of the Covid-19 #GiveAtHomeMN fundraising campaign for non-profits and schools, we’ve created a special fundraiser page for Growth & Justice, at https://www.givemn.org/story/Equityblueprint and I’ve kicked off the ... Read More
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