Black labor has been instrumental in building industries and communities in Minnesota, and their contributions have been recognized as a critical part of the state’s growth, with a labor force participation rate of 70.5% in 2021, exceeding the state’s white labor participation rate of 67.2%.
Nellie Stone Johnson
Posted inBusiness, Featured, Local & State, News
First ‘Black Entrepreneurs Day’ scheduled at State Capitol
‘Black-owned small businesses will take center stage at the inaugural “Black Entrepreneurs Day.’
Posted inBulletin
Nellie Stone Johnson school gets Kappa Alpha Psi grant
Students Bella Crowder, Russell Thomas and Principal Amy Luehmann of the Nellie Stone Johnson School receive a $1000 grant from the St. Paul-Minneapolis Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. Elizabeth Lasley, liaison officer and teacher, Nealie Christopher were instrumental in obtaining the grant for the NSJ Literacy Project. Presenting them with the grant was Ronald Payton […]