Groups Seek To Grade Minneapolis On Racial Equity Report Card
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Community outreach groups announced a new plan Thursday to highlight what they call a lack of racial equity in Minneapolis.
Voices for Racial Justice and a partnership of other organizations announced at City Hall that they are currently developing a report card to evaluate the Minneapolis' level of fairness and justice.
It's called the Racial Equity Report Card, and it's expected to be released sometime this year.
The report will put the city government, the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and Minneapolis Public Schools under a microscope.
Back in 2014, the groups said they shared a vision for an equal racial foundation for the city with Mayor Betsy Hodges and other newly elected officials.
"The city of Minneapolis has long been at the top of the list of the most livable places in the country," said Mica Grimm of the Black Lives Matter. "And yet we are second-worst in the country for racial disparities."
The groups say their agenda, then and now, calls for removing disparities for people of color when it comes to employment, housing, policing, and education.
Their vision for racial and economic justice in Minneapolis is for all students to graduate from high school and affordable-safe housing for all people.
They are also calling for an end to racial profiling.
The groups believe that the Racial Equity Report Card is imperative to moving forward and creating changes in the city.
