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Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now

The Verge

Note: Hennepin County is the county in which Minneapolis is located. According to the website: “Our mission is to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders.”

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Big tech companies are responding to George Floyd in a way they never did for Michael Brown

The Verge

Cook has also tweeted twice about Minneapolis: Minneapolis is grieving for a reason. Today, as Minneapolis gathers and the nation memorializes George Floyd, we mourn a life ended in its prime and everything it represents. Justice is how we heal. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) May 29, 2020. link] — jack (@jack) June 3, 2020.

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Using data to enact lasting, systemic police and justice reforms

Tableau

Last year, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set into motion a long overdue public reckoning on race, policing, and equity across the country. The Legislature also addressed issues essential to equity, such as voting rights, environmental justice, and economic empowerment.

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Research Friday: Human Capital Performance Bonds. What are they? How do they work?

ASU Lodestar Center

an intensive, year-long empowerment and skills-based training for the returning men, coupled with a marketing strategy of recruiting business customers to hire graduates of the program. The issue was the number of recently incarcerated men returning to their communities with little opportunity for meaningful employment. welfare).

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Using data to enact lasting, systemic police and justice reforms

Tableau

Last year, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis set into motion a long overdue public reckoning on race, policing, and equity across the country. The Legislature also addressed issues essential to equity, such as voting rights, environmental justice, and economic empowerment.

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30 Leading Sponsorship Companies for Events [Get Funding!]

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The company is committed to advancing digital inclusion, education, and economic empowerment through its corporate social responsibility initiatives. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Targets mission is to help all families discover the joy of everyday life, which extends to its nonprofit giving programs.

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Launching the First Wave of the OF/BY/FOR ALL Change Network

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Joseph County Public Library in South Bend, IN, USA Dakota County Library in Eagan, MN, USA Los Angeles River State Park Partners in Los Angeles, CA, USA Divis and Black Mountain in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Movement BE in San Diego, CA, USA (youth empowerment) Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition in Minneapolis, MN, USA Genesis Centre in Calgary, (..)

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