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This guest blog post by Tiffani Daniels is part two of a four-part blog series about our partnership with the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE). Subscribe and follow the Building Community blog at https://www.tchabitat.org/blog. In my first blog post with Habitat, I discussed the importance of creating and sustaining an ecosystem to generate wealth in Black communities. […]

Twin Cities Habitat Partners with MBCRE to Advance Racial Equity in Minnesota’s Ecosystem:An Exclusive Interview with Tiffani Daniels, Managing Director of the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity Habitat: Let’s start with the basics: what is MBCRE? How did it come about—who (besides Twin Cities Habitat) were the first catalysts and how were they connected to […]

Closing the racial wealth gap means directly investing in bold thinkers, builders, and leaders of Black wealth. Meet a panel of grantee-partners and leaders in the field and learn how they’re moving communities from scarcity to abundance. LaCora Bradford Kesti will welcome guests to a conversation on economic justice led by Denisse Pachuca, Sr. Regional […]

From housing insecure to helping others become homeowners As a part of her role as Chief Program Officer for Habitat for Humanity Twin Cities, Shereese Turner seeks to advance Black homeownership. She brings that same concern to the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity’s Community Well-Being pillar. Here, in her own words, she speaks about the […]

A campaign launched earlier this spring to raise $1 million for First Independence Bank (FIB), the first Black-owned banking institution with a footprint in Minnesota, has yielded $3.2 million in deposits. Click here for full article

It’s been three years since George Floyd was murdered. Our work to end racial disparities isn’t close to being done. And it can’t be solved without Minnesota’s business community. Tiffani Daniels leads the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE), a group of 50 companies (including Children’s Minnesota) working to build a more just and prosperous state […]

James Burroughs seeks to strike a work-life balance between his job at Children’s Minnesota, caring for a 10-year-old daughter, and his commitment to give back. He plays a major role at Children’s: Senior Vice President of Government Community Relations and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. He’s also been deeply involved with the founding of the […]

The Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity has launched a campaign to drive $1 million in deposits to First Independence Bank, Minnesota’s first Black-owned banking institution. Click for full article

Clearing the hurdles to achieving Black wealth The racial disparities between Minnesota’s Black and White residents have been widely reported and discussed, especially in recent years following the murder of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed in the wake of his death. Homeownership, education, employment and health outcomes are just a few areas […]

To commemorate Black History Month, the Business Journal will celebrate 200 Black leaders in the Twin Cities region in a special print and online series published throughout the coming weeks. Click here for full article

If you don’t know the importance of hair in Black culture, consider this quote from Dr. Ashley McMullen, from the podcast Black Voices in Healthcare: “The story of my Black hair is the story of my life.” Hair is a source of joy, beauty and pride to many Black people. It can also be a source […]

The Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE) was founded by area business leaders in 2020 amid the civil unrest in the months following George Floyd’s killing by local police. More than 70 businesses and organizations came together with the understanding that there was more they could do to help eliminate racial disparities in our […]

August 3, 2022 (US News) — Everywhere you look, the American economy finds itself at a significant crossroads. Declining GDP. Growing inflation. Rapid technology growth. The ongoing fight against COVID-19. And a racial reckoning that is changing the conversation about opportunity in America.For anyone trying to understand this inflection point, I believe Minnesota offers an essential […]

August 1, 2022 (Star Tribune) Minnesota is a great place to live — unless you’re Black. That’s a saying I’ve heard time and again, and for many persistent disparities in education, income and homeownership bear that out. As we come upon our second year of the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE), our 70-plus member companies […]

July 21, 2022 (Spokesman-Recorder) The Lake Street corridor has a long, storied history. Early on it was a dirt road stretching across South Minneapolis. Then it became a transportation route. From there, it evolved into a busy corridor of retail shops, restaurants and auto dealers. Over the decades, Lake Street has seen good times and […]

The Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE) brings together Minnesota’s leading businesses and organizations to build an equitable, inclusive and prosperous state with and for Black residents. Tiffani will manage all aspects of day-to-day operations, oversee the budget, and act as the external spokesperson for the MBCRE.  She will be responsible for developing and […]

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April 21, 2021 (New York Times) — George Floyd’s killing ignited violence and unrest last summer that forced Target to shutter a number of its stores and limit hours in others. More broadly, it set off a social reckoning across corporate America, as business leaders sought to address racial inequity both within their own walls and the […]

Dear MBCRE members, As the community continues to mourn and transform since the murder of George Floyd, we acknowledge the ongoing investigation into his death and the emotional distress it causes our community. It’s important as allies and leaders that we continue to listen with empathy and to recognize the impact these events have on […]

According to the ALANA Community Brain Trust, the opportunity cost of racism in Minnesota, via loss of income, lack of home ownership to tax burdens and business losses, is estimated to be $287 billion dollars. As a state, we have grown familiar with commonly cited disparities, maybe even comfortable. But on May 25, 2020, we […]