In the past several years, Ottawa County has contracted with Lakeshore's Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) to assist in building capacity to promote racial …
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City first began addressing inequalities by creating a Human Rights Commission (HRC) in 1963 to study the problems of the relationships of the various …
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The City of Minneapolis’ racial equity work has evolved from several fronts. The Department of Civil Rights was one of the first departments to explicitly …
Metropolitan Council, Minnesota
The metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul region has some of the largest disparities along racial and ethnic lines among similar regions. In response to this …
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is in the early stages of developing a comprehensive racial equity initiative. As is the case with many successful efforts across GARE’s network, …
Tacoma, Washington
In summer 2013, race relations was becoming a priority issue among some of Tacoma’s community members, elected officials and city managers. Concerns initially …
Dane County, Wisconsin
Dane County began its intentional work towards racial equity in 2008 when Governor Jim Doyle established a commission and produced a report on racial …
Portland, Oregon
Racial equity work began at the City of Portland in 2008, in response to a report on health disparities among racial and ethnic communities in Portland and …
Multnomah County, Oregon
Racial equity work in Multnomah County began within the Health Department, where a Health Equity Initiative was launched in 2008. The Initiative formed in …
Seattle, Washington
The City of Seattle created its Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) in 2005, under the leadership of Mayor Greg Nickels. When Seattle created the RSJI, no …
Dubuque, Iowa
The City of Dubuque’s commitment to addressing racial equity has increased as our local population has become more racially and ethnically diverse. As early as …
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Mayor Chris Coleman decided to launch the City’s racial equity work after being inspired by Saint Paul Schools district superintendent, Valeria Silva. The …
Madison, Wisconsin
Beginning in 2013, Madison began working on issues of racial equity from the inside out. A focus on racial and health equity started in the Public Health …