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New census data details diversity in Minnesota’s population
Unlike most demographic data that categorizes people into a handful of broad groups — white, Black, Latino, Asian and Native American — the latest information reveals Minnesotans describe themselves … Read Full Article
Fox Valley organizations team up to reduce Hmong, Black suicides
The Drive Health Project is creating a culturally specific model to support unmet mental health needs in the Hmong and Black communities. Read Full Article
Fox Valley organizations team up to reduce suicides Hmong, Black suicides
United Way, the NEW Mental Health Connection, People of Progression, NEW Hmong Professionals, and Partnerships Community Health Care are teaming up to make that number much lower. Their Drive Health … Read Full Article
Black leaders protest hiring of Hmong city staffer for St. Paul reparations commission
On Tuesday morning, with the city’s new reparations commission still in its infancy, some leading proponents of the idea stood outside City Hall to protest an initial staffing decision — the hiring of … Read Full Article
St. Paul City Council apologizes for hiring process around Hmong city staffer to Black reparations commission
The woman, a legislative aide to St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang, was introduced, in person, as the new hire to the 11-member reparations commission during a meet-and-greet with City Council … Read Full Article
Black leaders protest hiring of Hmong city staffer for St. Paul reparations commission
For months last year and the year before, a committee assembled by the St. Paul City Council explored the concept of racial reparations. Could there be a role for local government in righting … Read Full Article