Counter Stories: New report shows racial inequities in MN
Counter Stories hosts meet up for their regular conversation to discuss issues of the day through the lens of race, identity and social justice.
This week, a look at the latest report to showcase racial inequities in Minnesota. This report is from the finance and business news publication 24/7 Wall St.
The disparities were only between white and black Minnesotans. The unemployment rate was 3 percent for whites, 8.8 percent for blacks. The median household income was $67,000 for whites, $30,000 for blacks. And home ownership rates were 76 percent for whites, 21.7 percent for blacks.
• Hlee Lee, a media artist.
• Luz Maria Frias, an attorney with a public policy background.
• Don Eubanks, an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University and cultural consultant.
• Anthony Galloway, a race equity advocate in the west metro.
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