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Local Organization Black Men Teach Works To Create ‘Generational Change’

In 2017, a state report showed that of the nearly 64,000 teachers in Minnesota, 875 were black.

(CBS News)

February 10, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In 2017, a state report showed that of the nearly 64,000 teachers in Minnesota, 875 were black.

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That’s less than 2%. And there are even fewer black men in our classrooms.

But the Black Men Teach organization is committed to changing that.

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