• April 9, 2021

EVENT: April 29 Minnesota Racial Justice Report

Webinar: Minnesota Racial Justice Report

Presented by Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. with The League of Women Voters

Discussion of recommendations to reduce and eliminate racial disparities in Minnesota

April 29th

6:30PM – 8 PM CST

Live-Stream on CJMM Youtube Channel 

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Our Guests and Host

Rena Moran

Minnesota House of Representatives

Rena Moran is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). Moran was first elected to the House in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012. She represents District 65A, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Moran says that she fully believes in the power of people. She wants to have people communicate with each other from street to street, from neighborhood to neighborhood and from farm to farm.   

Ruth Richardson

Minnesota House of Representatives

Ruth Richardson is a DFL member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She represents District 52B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Richardson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018. She serves on several committees including the Select Committee on Racial Justice Commerce (chair), Education Finance Division, Transportation Finance, and Policy Division.   

Carl Crawford

Human Rights Officer for the City of Duluth

Currently, Carl Crawford is the Human Rights Officer for the City of Duluth. He was appointed to the position, by Mayor Emily Larsen in 2016. He helped to draft the original Human Rights Ordinance and was Chairman of Duluth’s Human Rights Commission. For over a decade, Carl Crawford has served on numerous boards of directors, including the Family Freedom Center, Community Action Duluth, Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, Woodland Hills and Men as Peacemakers. He is a long time member of the NAACP, the Ordean Foundation, SOAR and the American Cancer Society

Monday, January 25, 2021 

Today, the Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee reviewed the House Select Committee on Racial Justice’s report to the Legislature. Rep. Rena Moran (DFL – Saint Paul), who chairs the Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL – Mendota Heights) served as co-chairs of the Select Committee.

The final version of the report, which the Select Committee approved in December, was released today. It calls on the Legislature to act to dismantle racism through a series of policy recommendations in areas such as economic development, housing, education, public safety, health and human services, and environmental justice.

   “It’s time for the Minnesota Legislature to deliberately and thoughtfully devote the capacity we have to address the significant, numerous, and urgent inequities Black, Indigenous, and people of color continue to face,” Rep. Moran said. “It’s about undoing past and present inequities in our laws and practices and working toward building a state and future that positions Minnesota to lead the nation in achieving racial equity.”

“In 2021, we still have much work to do to address America’s continuing social and economic racial injustices,” said Rep. Richardson. “Racial inequality was built into the foundations of our systems through policy and legislation. We did not get to these deep racial disparities through a colorblind policy process and it will take racially conscious policymaking to address systemic racism and ensure a more prosperous Minnesota and nation.”

Video of the hearing is available on House Public Information Services’ YouTube channel. More information, including documents from the hearing, are available on the Ways and Means committee webpage.