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The mission
of the Union of Minority Neighborhoods is to ensure that skilled,
committed, grassroots leaders of color, effectively organize on issues
of concern in their communities, regions and nation. Based in Boston,
we bring our mission to life by:
- Developing
skills
- Supporting
movements
- Building
broad-based coalitions
Our
programs are constituent driven. Activists develop skills and then put
these skills into practice by organizing on the issues that affect
them.
The
facts speak for themselves.
- In
Massachusetts, Blacks are 5.4% of the population, 26.4% of incarcerated
adults. Latinos are 6.8% of the population, 26.2% of incarcerated
adults
- In
Massachusetts, Blacks and Latinos are 12.2% of the population. Only 5%
of state senators and representatives are Black or Latino and 0% of
congressmen.
- In Boston 68.8% of
white students graduate high school, only 54.2% of blacks and 51% of
Latinos do. click
here
for more information
- In Boston, the
unemployment rate for Black men is 42%.
It
is time to say ENOUGH!
Communities working together, uniting for change, can and will make a
difference.
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Our
June 14th Public Hearing on Affirmative Action hosted with the Black
Caucus. Over 350 folks turned out to protect civil rights in the
commonwealth.
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