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  • New research highlights important strategies to lift people out of poverty 0
    • in Clarence Hightower · Column · Disparities · Social Issues · Social Justice
    • — 9 Aug, 2018

    New research highlights important strategies to lift people out of poverty

    By Clarence Hightower, Ph.D. The Anti-Poverty Soldier But nonprofit expert asks “Are they enough?” Well, they passed a law in ’64 To give those who ain’t got a little more[…]

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    Minimum wage increased July 1 in Minneapolis 0
    • in Business · Disparities · Government
    • — 5 Jul, 2018

    Minimum wage increased July 1 in Minneapolis

    MINNEAPOLIS (June 28, 2018) — The minimum wage increased to $10.25 for small employers and $11.25 for large employers in the City of Minneapolis on July 1, 2018. The Minneapolis minimum[…]

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  • 0
    • in Disparities · Government · Health
    • — 24 Feb, 2018

    Minnesota’s uninsured rate jumps in 2017 despite strong economy

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (Feb. 20, 2018) — Last year Minnesota saw one of its largest, one-time increases in the rate of people without health insurance since 2001. The uninsured rate[…]

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    Full scholarships for urban students of color to attend University of St. Thomas 0
    • in Disparities · Education · Scholarships
    • — 30 Jan, 2018

    Full scholarships for urban students of color to attend University of St. Thomas

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (Jan. 30, 2018) — Applications are now open for the Dease Scholarship Program at the University of St. Thomas. The Dease scholarship was named in honor of[…]

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  • Minnesota increases state spending with diverse businesses 1
    • in Business · Disparities
    • — 9 Jan, 2018

    Minnesota increases state spending with diverse businesses

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (Jan. 8, 2018) — Since 2015, state spending on contracts with African American owned businesses has increased 1,075 percent – from $135,000 to more than $1.5 million[…]

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    Volunteers needed for learning center 0
    • in Disparities · Education
    • — 9 Jan, 2018

    Volunteers needed for learning center

    St. Paul, Minn. (Jan. 4, 2018) — Did you know that children who do not read at grade level by third grade are four times less likely to graduate high[…]

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  • New study reveals that America’s digital divide ‘is as wide as ever’ 0
    • in Clarence Hightower · Column · Disparities · Editorial
    • — 29 Dec, 2017

    New study reveals that America’s digital divide ‘is as wide as ever’

    By Clarence Hightower, Ph.D. The Anti-Poverty Soldier “It’s no longer a luxury. This is serious. It’s really a social justice issue. It’s a 21st century civil rights issue.” — Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner[…]

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    Groups Mobilize to Keep Net Neutrality Protections 0
    • in Business · Disparities · Government
    • — 26 Nov, 2017

    Groups Mobilize to Keep Net Neutrality Protections

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 27, 2017) — Civil rights advocates are sounding the alarm after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans to overturn Obama-era rules that require the Internet to be[…]

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  • Report: Women of color underrepresented among doctors, face major barriers 0
    • in Disparities · Education · Health · Studies/Reports · Women
    • — 4 Nov, 2017

    Report: Women of color underrepresented among doctors, face major barriers

    Women of color are only 11.7 percent of doctors, well below their population share OAKLAND, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2017) — A new report from The Greenlining Institute and the Artemis[…]

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    State-by-state analysis on teacher diversity 0
    • in Disparities · Education
    • — 8 Oct, 2017

    State-by-state analysis on teacher diversity

    Washington, D.C. (Sept. 28, 2017) — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress shows a staggering shortage of teachers of color in relation to the number of students[…]

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