On May 25th Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd. His death is one of many in a 400+ year history of white supremacy, structural and institutional racism, exploitation, and indiscriminate violence toward Black people. We want to be clear: Black Lives Matter.
While economic growth alone is insufficient to evaluate regional prosperity, the Scorecard for Shared Prosperity appropriately recognizes that our region’s economic growth is a critical ingredient for all of us to do better.