Racial Justice

When people don’t see symbols of racism — like images of marches and sit-ins — they assume it’s not there. But a half a century after Martin Luther King, Jr., racism still runs shockingly deep. You will hear people criticizing the family structure of the Hmong or Somali, or deriding non-native speakers, or using race to explain the uneven incarceration levels of black men. Not to mention those who are denied jobs and housing. Racism is far from gone — it's just gone underground, where its work is much more subtle but no less destructive. Through our funding, we are exposing it and rooting it out.

Stories

In the face of present day challenges and prospects for economic development, The Harrison Neighborhood Association has become a reactive entity, fighting for an inclusive system of resident involvement in the future of the community.
CrossingBarriers hosts workshops to address the profiling and mistreatment of male East Africans by local police and encourage communication between the two groups.
OAP has built a base of community leaders and a network of community organizations demanding that the promise of racial equity is achieved. In the past 17 years, they have developed over 300 organizers for 80 organizations throughout the state.

Publications

The Organizing Apprenticeship Project's 2009 Report Card includes a hard look at the real consequences of budget cuts, stimulus investment and unallotment on Minnesotans and Minnesotans of color.
Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity