Joy Marsh Stephens talks about the Minneapolis Truth and Reconciliation process. We know the statistics. There are opportunity gaps in education. By the fourth grade, 50% of all Minnesota children reach reading proficiency, only 31% of Bl

The Most Powerful, Invisible Position in the State, with De’Vonna Pittman

Sep 6th, 2020 21m 22s

A complete transcript of the interview can be found here: https://antiracistvoter.com/devonna-pittman/Want to be an antiracist voter? Educate yourself, and then vote all the way down the ballot. Who is your County Commissioner? Go ahead. T

Your Voting Rights, with Jorge Vasquez, Advancement Project

Sep 5th, 2020 29m 15s

You can find a full transcript of the conversation here: https://antiracistvoter.com/jorge-vasquez/ Voting should be safe, simple, and exercised by every citizen. But, what happens when it is not? Pop quiz! When is the 2020 US election?

A Solution to Undocumented Immigration, with Laz Ayala, Illegal the Project

Aug 31st, 2020 29m 36s

For extended show notes, see https://antiracistvoter.com/laz-ayala. We don’t have an illegal immigration problem. We have a systemic illegal employment problem. Picture this. It’s June 16, 2015. Lazaro “Laz” Ayala is standing in his living

Racial Wealth Inequality and Black Asset Poverty, with Dr. Lori Latrice Martin

Aug 29th, 2020 32m 15s

Extended shown notes and a full transcript can be found here: https://antiracistvoter.com/lori-latrice-martin/ The term systemic racism is redundant. Racism is systemic. It is a multi-level, multi-dimensional system of oppression. On avera

If We Want Better, We Have to Vote for Better, With Alberder Gillespie, Candidate Congressional District MN-04

Aug 10th, 2020 17m 33s

For Alberder Gillespie, the time is now. Alberder Gillespie is running for a seat in Congress, representing Minnesota’s 4th Congressional District. She’s been involved with the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) party for more than 17 years. “It

In Minneapolis, Police Training Wasn’t Enough, with Jesse Jannetta, Urban Institute

Aug 9th, 2020 30m 39s

For full show notes, see https://antiracistvoter.com/jesse-jannetta/Without accountability, trust is impossible.Picture it: A police department that dedicates itself to trust-building reforms. They partner with the best thought leaders in t

Husniyah Dent Bradley, Candidate, MN House District 63B

Aug 7th, 2020 18m 15s

Husniyah Dent Bradley was raised in South Minneapolis, in Minnesota House District 63B. She went to Minneapolis Public Schools - Standish Elementary School, Bancroft Elementary School, Folwell Junior High School, and North Community High School

How to Move Beyond Allyship, with Dawn Johnson, White Elephant Consulting

Aug 7th, 2020 37m 48s

Awareness of racism is the first step. Dawn Johnson helps White women to move from awareness, to ally, to an accomplice, to activist. Dawn Johnson describes herself as a leader, speaker, coach, motivator, and “a dope-ass black woman entrepren

How to Reform the Police, with Seth W. Stoughton

Jun 17th, 2020 29m 59s

After every tragic death at the hands of the police, America rings her collective hands. Speeches are made. Policies are proposed, debated, and defeated. New leadership is appointed. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.The problems are often blamed on a few

How Do You Dismantle Systemic Racism?

Jun 15th, 2020 8m 31s

The time to act on systemic racism is now. The stakes are high. Do you know what to do to achieve racial equality in the United States? Most of us don’t. I don’t.But I want to know how. And I want to act. But what are the solutions?There’

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