Podcast 571562961

Episode 14

How did Minnesota become one of the most racially inequitable states?

By almost any measure of social and economic well-being — unemployment, poverty, home ownership — the black-white gap in Minnesota is larger than the black-white gap elsewhere in the country. What are the origins of the disparities? Host Eric Roper talks with Prof. Samuel Myers, director of the Roy Wilkins Center of Human Relations and Social Justice at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, who has been studying the issue for decades. Read more here: http://strib.mn/33DnXTU

By Eric Roper Star Tribune

June 30, 2020 — 10:29am

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Podcast 571562961

Episode 14

How did Minnesota become one of the most racially inequitable states?

Hennepin County Board committee approves $2 million to clean up contaminated sites

Once-retired musher Keith Aili wins his second Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon title

What you need to know about abortion bills moving at the Minnesota State Capitol

Walz signs law strengthening abortion rights in Minnesota

Golden Valley police department down to nine officers