Community Conversations on Race
Reporting on race and immigration in an election year: Come to talk or come to listen.
Tuesday, June 17 4-6 p.m. First floor public meeting room Family & Children's Service 4123 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55406 The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and La Prensa de Minnesota and the Twin Cities Daily Planet join in inviting you to become part of this community conversation on race. We'll have coffee and cookies and questions. What stories do you think need to be covered? What do you think should NOT be written or broadcast? Open to all, but space is limited. E-mail editor@tcdailyplanet.net for information or reservations. In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois wrote that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." More than a hundred years later, we still grapple with that problem. Let us address the problems of the color-line together.Previous articles in Community Conversations on Race
Barack Obama's speech on race in America Ralph Remington's riveting personal story at The case for reparations: Fixing the damage done by oppression is everyone’s responsibility. Almost two years ago, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and La Prensa came together to form the Voices United newsroom. In March 2008, La Prensa de Minnesota published a lengthy and important summary of a forum sponsored by Voices United about race and immigration issues in Minnesota. The report from the forum is re-published here in four parts: The fight for civil rights revisited: African Americans and Latinos togetherDiscrimination in the Post-Civil-Rights Era
Minnesota Nice?
Stopping the Spread of Hatred: Final thoughts from … • Luz Maria Frias • Katherine Fennelly • Velma Korbel • Nekima Levy-Pounds • Alberto Quintela • Peter Reyes • Tyrone Terrill
Community Conversations on Race
Reporting on race and immigration in an election year: Come to talk or come to listen.
Tuesday, June 17 4-6 p.m. First floor public meeting room Family & Children's Service 4123 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55406 The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and La Prensa de Minnesota and the Twin Cities Daily Planet join in inviting you to become part of this community conversation on race. We'll have coffee and cookies and questions. What stories do you think need to be covered? What do you think should NOT be written or broadcast? MORE »workaround
