Brooklyn Center is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The city is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River on the northwest border of …
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. The county seat is Ann Arbor. The county …
State of Minnesota
Minnesota is a midwestern U.S. state bordering Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. It’s famously home to more than 10,000 lakes, including …
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 508,640, making it the second-most populous county in Minnesota. …
Northfield, Minnesota
The City of Northfield values all members of their community and recognizes the demographic makeup of their citizens will continue to change. Therefore, the …
Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan
The Department of Civil Rights investigates and resolves discrimination complaints and works to prevent discrimination through educational programs that promote …
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County has an enormous opportunity to address racial disparities and make strides toward racial equity for the local population. The county is home to …
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The City of Grand Rapids believes in and relies on racial equity values to eliminate structural racism to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes in their …
Woodbury, MN is participating in the Minnesota Advancing Racial Equity cohort
The town of Woodbury, MN is participating in the Minnesota Advancing Racial Equity: Putting Theory Into Action year-long learning cohort for local and regional …
Criminal Justice and Equity
Across the United States, at each and every stage of the criminal justice system people of color fare worse than their white counterparts. The State of …
City of Dubuque, IA. Partnering to Develop a Community Equity Profile and Scorecard
While government plays a crucial role in advancing racial equity, the complexities of institutional and structural racism also require strategies that span …
Minnesota Cohort Launch Event
Advancing Racial Equity: Minnesota Cohort Launch Event …
Ottawa County, Michigan
In the past several years, Ottawa County has contracted with Lakeshore's Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) to assist in building capacity to promote racial …
New Learning Cohort to Advance Governing for Racial Equity in Minnesota
Advancing Racial Equity: Putting Theory Into Action A learning cohort for local and regional government in Minnesota The Government Alliance on Race and …
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 …
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 …
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
The City of Saint Paul joined GARE in 2015, under the leadership of Mayor Chris Coleman. Focusing on its internal operations, the Saint Paul began developing a …
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 …
New Report Offers Sweeping Four-Year Plan to Increase Racial Equity in Dane County, Wisconsin
The Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) and Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) released a four-year comprehensive plan to increase racial equity in …
The Twin Cities Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute: Using Board and Commission Appointments to Advance Racial Equity
Boards and commissions are important bodies for impacting communities at the regional and local levels. They are instrumental in shaping key policy decisions, …
The City of Madison’s 2015 Human Resources Equity Report: Advancing Racial Equity in the City Workforce
City and local governments have enormous opportunity to advance racial equity within the workforce. As noted in the Government Alliance’s recent publication …
The Metropolitan Council: Advancing Racial Equity in Parks Through Community Voice
Picnics, walking, fishing, playing on the playground. These are just a few of the activities that Minneapolis-Saint Paul region park-goers enjoy when visiting …
City of Madison Elections, Poll Workers and Racial Equity – A Winning Combination
For many, Election Day represents the chance to exercise an essential American right and to celebrate the proud spirit of democracy. Heading to the polls to …
Saint Paul Fire Fighters: Reflective of the Community
They are the everyday heroes who rescue families from burning buildings, provide medical intervention in emergency situations and work closely with the …
Video: The Convening on Racial Equity
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman co-hosted a convening of government and community leaders from throughout the country in …
Materials from the Convening on Racial Equity (Twin Cities, MN – August 2014)
Opening Plenary True Democracy? Racial Equity Opportunities for Government and Our Communities Presentation by Glenn Harris, President, Center for Social …
#RacialEquityMN: The Convening on Racial Equity
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