Two League Interns Talk Race Equity
LMC City Speak
English - January 08, 2021 06:30 - 11 minutes - 25.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsGovernment cityissues engagementandlearning greatermn localgovernment minnesotacities twincities Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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League of Minnesota Cities intern and college senior Laurel Poole takes over the hosting duties in this bonus episode, interviewing fellow intern and classmate Elijah Henderson. Henderson spent the summer focusing on research for the League’s race equity initiatives, including conducting interviews with city officials of color. Elijah shares some of the themes he heard in their experiences, and explains how this work has inspired him to become a part of local government. Episode Transcript (pdf)