African-American Community ‘Fighting To Get A Seat’ At MNSure’s TableMinnesota's new health insurance program is under fire Tuesday from the state's African-American leaders. They say MNsure is ignoring groups who have been working for years to sign up the uninsured.
MN Unemployment Affects Blacks 3x More Than WhitesUnemployment in the United States currently sits at 8.5 percent – the lowest it’s been in three years. That statistics, however, does not ring true for Minnesota’s African-American community.
Good Question: Why Is Jobless Gap By Race So Bad In MN?In the Twin Cities, we're used to being on top of lists about quality of life. But Wednesday's headline in the Minneapolis Star Tribune screamed: "Our Black-White Jobless Gap: WORST IN THE NATION." Why?