After George Floyd, Twin Cities Groups Fight Inequality Joseph P. Williams
Frustrated by life in Kansas City, her hometown, LaDonna Funderburke decided to migrate from Kansas north to the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. It was a logical choice: The area has a reputation for progressive politics, healthy lifestyles and a thriving cultural scene. Where I m from, people are pretty much forthright about how they see your place as a Black person, says Funderburke, 53.
It didn t take long, however, for her to realize the good life in the Twin Cities was harder to achieve if you re African American. Racially tinged microaggressions – subtle insults cloaked by Minnesota Nice politeness – jacked up Funderburke s stress levels and eroded her confidence.
The real enemy is not socialism or Marxism, but “rainbow capitalism,” that quasi-monopoly of corporations closely tied to the state and its agencies of surveillance and control, and increasingly wedded to the cultural and political goals of the left.
In their own words: Minnesotans on how George Floyd s life and death impacted them
Minnesotans describe how George Floyd s life and death impacted them.
By Reid Forgrave, Zoë Jackson May 24, 2021 9:27pm
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Josie Johnson 90, Minneapolis, longtime civil rights activist
“I have silently said to George Floyd, ‘George, I am sorry that you had to experience the method of your death. But what you have done, my son, is you’ve shown the world how our Black men are treated . You sacrificed your life to show the world.’ We’ve always known as a people the treatment the police department has modeled in their belief about us, but it’s always been a secret.”
Confronting The Nation’s Racial Health Disparities in Maternal Health
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Last month, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association announced its National Health Equity Strategy as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the health of America. Furthermore, the strategy was put in place as a means to confront the nation’s crisis in racial health disparities. In response to the findings from a recent Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Health of America Report
“There is an urgent maternal health crisis in our country,” said Kim Keck, president and CEO of BCBSA. “It is unconscionable that women of color face a greater risk of childbirth complications compared to white women. We must confront health disparities across the board to change the trajectory.”
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