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We Never Got a First Chance
August 20, 2014
The other day I had a scary experience that I and many black women experience over the course of our lifetimes. My partner, a dark-skinned, young, African American man, was
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Locked Up Locked Out + Jobs
We know that people with records face barriers to employment, housing and democracy and to add insult to injury, big companies make even BIGGER profits from us — but won’t
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Sharing our stories at Locked Up Locked Out
Jamil Jackson grew up on the North side of Minneapolis with two parents and was active in school and sports. By age 16, Jamil found himself as the man of
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Need a job?
Need a job? We know that if you have been impacted by the Justice System getting a job can be hard. Below are some links to help you with your
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The Road to Equality Tour
In May, more than 100 women joined us in Duluth to talk about building a Minnesota that works for women and their families. Continuing the conversation this month, our friends
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Building economic security across Minnesota
At the end of February, we laid out for you a vision to expand economic equity in the 2014 legislative session. Three months (and 2,000+ emails to legislators, almost 30,000
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A Minnesota that supports women and families
Working mothers in Minnesota are increasingly the primary breadwinners in their families and make up more than half of the workforce in our state. Yet, women continuously fall behind in
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A big step forward for women and their families
Moms working three jobs to support their family. Women being passed over for a promotion because they’ve got kids at home. Men being paid more for the same job. We’ve
