This Executive Summary of the 2023 State of Students of Color and American Indian Students Report details five case studies using the CLEAR Solutions Framework to demonstrate the effectiveness of centering Culturally Validating Pedagogy and Leadership (CVP/L) in delivering educational experiences for POCI students.

Begun in 2020 as a response to the lack of visibility and exposure for black and brown writers, Black Garnet will be putting money and resources directly into those hands.

This 10-month paid cohort is an opportunity for BIPOC parents, guardians, and/or caregivers to:

Connect, share, and learn from each other and community experts

Develop leadership and organizing skills

Re-imagine education equity futures and priorities

Black Abolition School will be a space for Black and brown folks to come together who want to change their communities and fight for Black Liberation. Participants will walk away ready to practice community organizing that centers all of our struggles and is set up for the long term.

We envision neighborhoods & communities where people are organized to IDENTIFY & TACKLE local issues, building vital communities that value full participation and EMBODY racial equity & economic justice. Our mission is to SUPPORT place-based organizations to SUCCESSFULLY take on local issues by developing the skills of COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS & LEADERS.

Opportunities for engagement in July 2022 in neighborhoods across Minneapolis to address race-based policing and inform policy.

In 2021, Target pledged to invest $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by the end of 2025, including adding products across its multi-category assortment. Since then, the retailer has increased investments with Black-owned brands, companies and suppliers by more than 50% compared to 2020 and more than doubled Black-owned brand product offerings, with representation across every major product category.

This newest bank, located at 3430 University Ave. SE, is significant as it is the very first Black-owned bank located in the Twin Cities.

Support goes both ways. Industry leaders need to support students seeking higher education, as they will be the company’s future workforce, she says. As worker shortages have hit many industries since the pandemic began, partnerships between industry and higher education have become increasingly important, Lauritsen notes.

More than just a building: a cooperative community for and by low-wage workers

Grants through the WFMN Innovators program fund projects that advance gender and racial equity by visionary young women who are leading within their communities from the intersections of their identities and experiences.

A new, multidisciplinary and systems-level approach

to building wealth and opportunity within underinvested places, while driving city and regional economic growth and development that centers equity at its core.

This new program will provide eligible Minnesotans with a tuition-free pathway for earning a certificate, diploma, associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree at any public institution in the state. The grants are available starting spring 2022 through 2024 OR until all funds are dispensed, whichever comes first.