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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

Are city services worse in black Baltimore neighborhoods? Racial equity bill would require answers

That was the message the Baltimore City Council sent Monday night when its 15 members voted unanimously to ... A growing number of cities are committing to using a “racial equity lens” in their work. ... read more

Women are vastly underrepresented in New York City government: Compare us to other major cities, and it's embarrassing

So you'd think that in New York City, of all places, our City Council ... in the 10,786 member FDNY; that's less than 0.6% of the workforce. (Women comprise 4% of all firefighters nationwide, but in c... read more

How a Booming City Can Be More Equitable

Within an hour, the circle has widened to 100—a racial ... City Hall, where the council was meeting. They took almost every available seat and deputized a spokesman to address the council formally. Th... 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

Mpls. Mayor Hodges’ Re-Election Prospects Up In Air After Police Shooting

“We could have had a mayor who did not run on racial equity, did not run on body cams,” he said ... Divide With PoliticsThe Real Life in Chaska page is run by a city council member up for re-election ... read more

Two candidates challenge Council Member John Quincy in Minneapolis' 11th Ward race

Minneapolis' 11th Ward, tucked away at the southernmost corner of the city, is a quiet place to live — except for the airport noise. But this election season, two candidates challenging City Council M... read more

Black women now lead police forces in two of America's whitest cities, Seattle and Portland

(African Americans were barred by state law from living in Oregon until 1926, and Ku Klux Klan members ... chief in Minneapolis; and Carmen Best. Best was the winner, the mayor announced to the surpri... read more

Diversity grows in Minn. schools, but not on school boards

Five districts on or near American Indian reservations have 27 of the 71 board members of color MPR News identified. Minneapolis and St. Paul have another eight. That leaves the remaining racial diver... read more

Next Minneapolis police chief tasked with changing culture

Minneapolis ... council members to discuss police-related issues and taking part in community meetings. He also knows what discrimination feels like: He and four other high-ranking officers sued the c... read more