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Adair Mosley has bold ideas for how to bring about racial equity in Minnesota.

As president and CEO of Pillsbury United Communities he raised $1 million last spring to give 

 for college or post-secondary training to each graduating senior at North Community High School. 

During his years at the Minneapolis community nonprofit he also helped open a grocery store and wellness hub in a food desert and launched an 

 to support rebuilding businesses in North Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder. 

Now Mosley has been tapped to bring his broad vision and economic innovations to a bigger stage. He’ll step into a new role in October as CEO at the 

, a Black-led group formed in 2006 to close the gaps of racial disparities in Minnesota.  

MPR News host Angela Davis talked with Adair Mosley about his work in the community, why humility is central to leadership and what he hopes to do in his new job. 

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Adair Mosley opened a grocery store and launched a scholarship program while he led the Minneapolis nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities.  MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Adair about his bold ideas for building racial equity as he steps into a new role as the next CEO of the African American Leadership Forum. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Adair Mosley opened a grocery store and launched a scholarship program while he led the Minneapolis nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with him about his bold ideas for building racial equity as he steps into a new role as next CEO of the African American Leadership Forum. 

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