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Counter Stories: New report shows racial inequities in MN

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Counter Stories hosts meet up for their regular conversation to discuss issues of the day through the lens of race, identity and social justice.

This week, a look at the latest report to showcase racial inequities in Minnesota. This report is from the finance and business news publication 24/7 Wall St.

The disparities were only between white and black Minnesotans. The unemployment rate was 3 percent for whites, 8.8 percent for blacks. The median household income was $67,000 for whites, $30,000 for blacks. And home ownership rates were 76 percent for whites, 21.7 percent for blacks.

• Hlee Lee, a media artist.

• Luz Maria Frias, an attorney with a public policy background.

• Don Eubanks, an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University and cultural consultant.

• Anthony Galloway, a race equity advocate in the west metro.