Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation Awards More Than $3 2M To 27 Nonprofits; Announces Bukata Hayes As Board Chair mesabitribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mesabitribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chauvin verdict: Local experts on juryâs decision, what comes next
Chauvin verdict: Local experts on juryâs decision, what comes next By Lauren Andrego and Gage Cureton | April 20, 2021 at 10:16 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 10:16 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â After a month of following testimony and arguments, the world watches the trial of Derek Chauvin come to a verdict.
For Bukata Hayes, the juryâs decision is a relief after a month of tension.
âThe anticipation and the anxiety up until the verdict. Iâve seen so many things on social media, people are just in knots, constricted, emotions going everywhere. And then honestly, with the verdict announcement, I was happy,â Hayes explained. âI mean, like happy in a celebrating mood.â
Calls for justice continue one year after Breonna Taylorâs death
Calls for justice continue one year after Breonna Taylorâs death By Meghan Grey | March 14, 2021 at 5:15 PM CDT - Updated March 14 at 11:57 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - One year has passed since Breonna Taylor was gunned down in her apartment after police forced their way into her residence during a botched drug raid.
Since her death, Taylorâs name has become synonymous with the fight against police brutality and discrimination against Black Americans, along with a lengthy list of others who similarly lost their lives in the name of racial violence.
Longtime Mankato Diversity Council director stepping down
Bukata Hayes steps down to take a new position at Blue Cross Blue Shield
Longtime Mankato Diversity Council director stepping down By Jared Dean | March 10, 2021 at 7:01 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 11:05 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato Diversity Council Executive Director Bukata Hayes will be stepping down to accept a new role.
For the last 20 years, Hayes has been working for change in the Mankato community. His work began in the area at Bethany Lutheran college before starting at the Greater Mankato Diversity council in 2006.
He will now be the first-ever vice president of racial and health equity at Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Blue Cross hires Bakata Hayes as first vice president of racial and health equity - Minneapolis / St Paul Business Journal bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.