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ENEWS: Economic justice, accountability & entrepreneurship
Racial Justice Committee Progress Report Our ALANA Community Brain Trust colleague Dr. Bruce Corrie of Concordia University (St. Paul) testified this past Monday in front of the House Ways & Means Committee to help give a progress report on adopting the recommendations of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice. You can see all the presentations at this link. Dr. Corrie emphasized the economic impact of discrimination at national, stat... Read More
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ENEWS: Black History Month, Rethinking MN Taxes, & more
Black History Month underway This week we give a shout-out to the start of Black History Month. Here's a great listing of events and ways to learn more from the Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, and another from the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, including a new exhibit, Early African Americans of Southeast Minnesota, by MAAHMG History Fellow Mica Anders. The exhibit runs at the museum Febr... Read More
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ENEWS: Racial Equity Dividends, Democracy Backsliding, Smart Investments in MN Students
Center for Economic Inclusion’s work featured in Star Tribune The Star Tribune recently published an article (written by Dee DePass) on the Minnesota Racial Equity Dividends Index created by the Center for Economic Inclusion. The Racial Equity Dividends Index allows companies to register and “assess their equity and inclusion progress against 37 ‘standards of excellence’ used to build racially inclusive workplaces ... Read More
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ENEWS: Voter Rights and Invest for Real Prosperity
Democracy, Voter Rights & Suppression, and Redistricting As mentioned in our last newsletter, we’re starting a new segment in e-news for updates and news concerning democracy, voter rights & suppression, redistricting, and other related topics. This week, we’re linking to coverage of efforts from President Biden and Democrats to pass a voting rights bill in Congress. If Democrats were able to change the filibuster, they coul... Read More
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ENEWS: Democracy— and threats to it
2003 Strib report / Earliest publication from timeline As we’re preparing for our 20th anniversary celebration, we want to guide you back to the publications Growth & Justice has published over the last two decades. In the coming newsletters leading up to the anniversary celebration, we’ll point to publications we think were particularly influential and important. In the spirit of this, we want to point you once more to ... Read More
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