Doug McGill, at the Twin Cities Daily Planet, introduces us to Minnesota’s Oromo population. They are teachers, doctors and lawyers; they run retail shops and corporations; they attend Viking games, relax at coffee shops and stroll at malls. They are sometimes called “Ethiopian immigrants” because...
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Dr. Bruce Corrie examines existing Minnesota statutes relative to commonly suggested policies for supporting small and minority businesses. Bruce Corrie is also behind ethnictrends.info. That and his Ethnic Trends blog are great reads on minority affairs in Minnesota. The former is more data driven, the...
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One Minnesota – residing on the web at OneMN.org – “is a collaborative of the dynamic and creative capital of ALANA communities and friends building One-Minnesota (ALANA- African Latino Asian Native Americans). Rationale ALANA communities will make up a greater share of the future workforce ALANA communities...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on January 12, 2010. By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet January 12, 2010 A joint effort between Neighborhood House, the St. Paul Police Department (SPPD), and several business partners has resulted in a return of the...
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