Black Minnesotans lobby at the State Capitol

Mar. 27 |   Can the new ‘Black agenda’ move the community forward?    By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   There was nothing new revealed last week during the Council on Black Minnesotans (COBM) Lobby Day at the State Capitol presenting their Black...

Racial Equity Report Card and legislative agenda announced

Feb. 13 | By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   The Organizing Apprenticeship Project (OAP) called January 30 for a statewide racial equity agenda. It was introduced along with the organization’s seventh annual Racial Equity Report Card during a rally at...

School board member commits to focusing on achievement gap

Dec. 5 |         By Charles Hallman  Staff Writer     Second priority: effective school leadership   After years of being an advocate for her own children as well as the children of others, Kim Ellison took “the next...

Women ADVANCE to take the lead

Jan. 25 |     A primarily Black Urban Women’s Movement is officially launched   By Vickie Evans-Nash Contributing Writer   On Saturday, January 21, approximately 200 people — overwhelmingly women, predominantly African American, with...

Educators urged to partner with families

Nov. 16 |    North High hosted top national expert on community engagement       By Charles Hallman Staff Writer   A productive school involves effective family and community partnerships, a leading community engagement expert said last...