Each month, members of our Equity Committee and our extended Tangletown community share resources they’ve found helpful as they look to expand their understanding of racial justice and equity. If you’re interested in submitting a suggestion to be featured, please email info@tangletown.org. Sign up for our monthly email newsletter to receive these suggestions on a monthly basis.
Brass Solidarity: Bringing people together with music for social justice
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from long time Tangletown resident, former TNA board president, and current Tangletown Equity Committee […]
Food for Thought: A Documentary with Local Relevance
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from Jordan, TNA’s board secretary and member of both the Equity and Environmental committees: […]
League of Women Voters Minneapolis Summer Reads Recommendations
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from the League of Women Voters Minneapolis book club members, and includes two books:
Inviting optimism
June’s equity resource comes to you from Tangletown’s Equity Committee co-chair Dirk: As we slip into summer, I’d like to […]
Barking to the Choir
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from Equity Committee co-chair Bill: In a nation deeply divided and plagued by poverty […]
Understanding food insecurity and how to help
This month’s equity resource recommendation is from former Tangletown board president, Pat, who currently serves on the Equity Committee: A […]
Car pools as a form of resistance
This month’s Equity Resource comes from Tangletown Neighborhood Association board member and Equity Committee member Jim: “Will McGrath’s recent New […]
The Homework Club
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from Pat, longtime Tangletown resident, former TNA board president, and current Equity Committee member: […]
Here Comes The Sun
This month, Tangletown Equity Committee member Ellen Block brings you some good news to start off your new year! “First, I […]
Examining food oppression
December’s equity resource comes to you from Tangletown’s Equity Committee co-chair Dirk Nicholson: “On the heels of the government shutdown, […]
Considering the danger of a single story
This month’s Equity Resource, “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (TED Talk, 18 min), is recommended […]
The Minneapolis Reckoning
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from former Tangletown board president, long-time Tangletown resident and volunteer, and current member of […]
Happy Birthday
This month’s Equity Resource, shared by Tangletown resident and Equity Committee member Jim, reflects on the power of music to […]
Disability Justice
As Disability Pride Month (July) concludes, which celebrated 35 years since the July 26, 1990 signing of the ADA (Americans […]
MHS Storytelling Project: Greater Minnesota Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ History Map
July’s equity resource comes to you from co-chair Dirk Nicholson: “On the heels of Pride Month, I thought I’d share a Star […]
I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free
This month’s Equity Resource comes from Bill O’Brien, Tangletown resident, board member, and co-chair of the Tangletown Equity Committee: “As […]
Broken Ground: An Environmental Justice Podcast
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from Tangletown resident, current Equity and Environmental committee member, and former Tangletown Neighborhood Association […]
The Warmth of Other Suns: An inspiring tale of resilience and hope
This month’s Equity Resource is a book recommendation from Nicole Blackwood, wife of Tangletown Neighborhood Association board member and Equity […]
Discussing Inclusion on Purpose
This month’s Equity Resource recommendation comes from Tangletown Equity Committee member Ellen: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has recently been […]
Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
February’s equity resource comes to you from Tangletown Equity Committee co-chair Dirk Nicholson: Who defines danger, what is to be […]
Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History
This month’s Equity Resource is a documentary about the secret history of the board game Monopoly. Recommended by Tangletown’s Equity […]
American Boys
December’s equity resource comes to you from co-chair Dirk Nicholson: With uncertainty on the horizon and the holidays upon us, […]