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Minneapolis City Council Members Undergo Racial Equity Training

Minneapolis City Council members are taking a closer look at the government's role in creating and perpetuating racial inequality. The Race Equity Subcommittee engaged in racial equity training Wednes... read more

Racial equity tops recurring campaign themes in Minneapolis mayoral race

Council Member ... said the city needs an explicit equity plan and specific goals and measures to address issues such as homelessness and homeownership. Frey said “there is, properly, a heightened foc... read more

Phillipe Cunningham, staffer for Mayor Betsy Hodges, wants Barb Johnson's city council seat

Minneapolis City Council President Barb Johnson ... his candidacy to challenge the most powerful council member on Monday. Cunningham has served as the mayor's policy aid on youth development and raci... read more

Minneapolis receives funding to help disadvantaged communities be greener

A Minneapolis project to help disadvantaged ... exacerbated by the environmental problems. The city will also hire a consultant to advise the project and lead racial equity training. The City Council ... read more

Webster residents oppose hire of lawyer for Darren Wilson, Jason Stockley as city attorney

Almost 300 Webster residents have signed an open letter that claims that city leaders’ hire of Bruntrager points to their tone-deafness to the regional conversation and work around racial equity ... r... read more

Next Minneapolis police chief tasked with changing culture

People who have worked closely with the man tapped to lead Minneapolis' embattled police department ... frequently meeting with city council members to discuss police-related issues and taking part in ... read more

Minneapolis council trims mayor's budget

In a tight vote, council members opted to lower tax levy increase from 2.4 percent to 2.2 percent. A divided Minneapolis City Council has cut into Mayor ... council priorities like sustainability and ... read more

DEED names new assistant commissioner: Francois will head newly created Office of Career and Business Opportunity

Francois, who has served in key leadership positions with the city of Minneapolis for the past four years, will report directly to the DEED commissioner and will be a member of the ... Dayton for his ... read more

Meet the 2 Black Women Vying to Be the Next New Orleans Mayor

sounding not unlike Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges or New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in her talking points. “We’re a ‘tale of two cities’ and this is a real opportunity to elevate, create that balance ... read more

Running on Hope

Would LGBTQ students be forced to undergo conversion therapy ... Oakland stands up to announce that she has organized a new group of 1,200 members who plan to fight for racial justice. “We have to sup... read more