What's New 11.19.01 -- Aging Amid Sprawl - Older American's deserve smart growth. Editorial and john powell's powerpoint. September, 2001 -- Now available: The Institute on Race & Poverty with Peter Lang Publishing Co. in New York have published a new book for policymakers, advocates and academics titled In Pursuit of a Dream Deferred: Linking Housing and Education Policy.

Coming Events Bulletin Board: SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 2002 Breaking Barriers, Building Democracy: A Call to Establish Political Inclusion and Equality The 2000 presidential election and the events since September 11 have raised many questions and concerns about the state of our democracy. Many recognize that democracy in the United States and other countries has always been more of an ideal than a reality. The connections between our democracy's failures and persistent inequalities are hard to dispute. The goal of this conference is to begin working toward breaking the barriers and building solutions that will someday result in full civic participation for all. Keynote Speakers: Peter B. Edelman Alexander Keyssar john a. powell

8.21.01 -- Institute on Race & Poverty to sponsor Symposium during U.N Conference on Racism in South Africa

Minneapolis, MN - The Institute on Race & Poverty (IRP) is sending a delegation of staff members and researchers to the U.N. Conference on Racism , which will take place in Durban, South Africa. They will attend a Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Forum, starting on Aug. 28. The formal World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophopia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) will begin on August 31 and conclude on September 7.

IRP Symposium Press Release

6.29.01 -- Pro-Democracy Convention
From June 29 to July 1st, 2001, the Center for Constitutional Rights and a coalition of more than fifty organizations are sponsoring a National Pro-Democracy Convention in Philadelphia. The Convention is being convened in response to the disenfranchisement of thousands, if not millions of voters in the recent Presidential election.

5.24.01 -- Report on Traffic Stop Data (IRP Analysis) Collected by the St. Paul Police Department April 15 through December 15, 2000 To download Pdf file: Pdf file To order the full report: Order form

To read and print pdf files: Download Adobe Acrobat reader.  (free)

3.3.01 -- Ruminator Books (1648 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN) BILL SUTHERLAND will discuss Guns and Gandhi in Africa: Pan African Insights on Nonviolence, Armed Struggle and Liberation in Africa.   The book weaves insights based on 50 years of Sutherland's life-long relationships with African leaders...

2.13.01 -- Racial Profiling - most commonly associated with "driving while black/brown" (DWB). This new piece complete with footnotes and and sources can be found in our Research section.

11.27.00 --Twin Cities Housing presentation identifying our housing problem and highlighting real and reachable solutions. Click here to access john powell's presentation.

11.27.00 --Two articles regarding the presidential election posted in the News & Articles section. 

11.15.00 --What Is The Problem?  Social and racial inequities are geographically inscribed.  There is a polarization between the rich and the poor that is directly related to the areas in which they live.  Fragmentation in housing and education undermine equity and regionalism goals.  There is strong evidence to support the position that this spatial arrangement has been the single most effective tool for maintaining black subordination and white supremacy since the repeal of Jim Crow laws. Click here to access john powell's presentation. 

10.25.00 -- Racial Segregation and Gentrification.  SPRAWL + FRAGMENTATION = CONCENTRATED POVERTY. Population has boomed in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul suburbs, while it is continuing to drop in the central cities. Land has developed at a 3:1 ratio to population in the region from 1950-1990. Two thirds of new jobs will open in the suburbs in the upcoming years. Click here to access john powell's presentation. 

8.28.00 --A new journal article entitled, "Whites Will Be Whites: The Failure to Interrogate Racial Privilege" has been added to the News & Articles section. Click here to read the article.

8.10.00 -- john powell will appear on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" on Thursday, August 31 at 1 p.m. He will contribute to a panel discussion on sprawl and the return of African Americans to the "New South."

7.20.00 --The Institute on Race & Poverty is currently working on a civil rights project aimed at reducing racial disparities and racial bias in the criminal justice system by documenting and evaluating current strategies and by improving their coordination and implementation, both locally and nationally. A portion of this project focuses on racial profiling by police. We are still conducting research in this area. When our research is finished you will be able to access the Racial Profiling Data Collection Status Report here on our site. [See Update: 2.13.01 -- Racial Profiling]

If you or your organization have initiated or participated in any anti-racial bias projects of a similar nature, we would like to hear about them. Please e-mail IRP senior researcher Marguerite Spencer at Mlcspencer@juno.com.

6.9.00 -- Student Voices across the Spectrum: 
The Educational Integration Initiatives Project - Joyce Executive Summary

In September 1997, the Institute on Race & Poverty received a grant from the Joyce Foundation to research and conduct analysis of the underlying causes of persistent racial segregation in America's public schools. This interdisciplinary qualitative project represents the culmination of the Institute's study and includes discussion and analysis of ten high schools falling on various points of the segregation/desegregation/integration spectrum.

The full report is 120 pages long and goes into specific detail about all aspects of the Educational Integration Initiatives Project. It also includes extensive citations. If you are interested in receiving the full report, please contact Eric Stiens at (612) 624-2904. You may also E-mail your request to stien002@umn.edu. The cost of each report is five dollars.

The Institute on Race & Poverty University of Minnesota Law School Twin Cities Campus.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. All information on this site © 2000 by the Institute on Race & Poverty All rights reserved worldwide. University of Minnesota Law School • 415 Law Center 229 19th Avenue South • Minneapolis, MN 55455 Telephone: (612) 625-8071 • Fax: (612) 624-8890 e-mail: irp@tc.umn.edu • Internet: http://www1.umn.edu/irp This site is maintained by the Institute on Race & Poverty. The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page authors. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by the University of Minnesota. Last update: August 21, 2001.