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February 2012
 
Celebrating Black History Month
 
February 17-19

February 21-23

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Otto Bremer Foundation

General Mills Foundation

Grotto Foundation

 Headwaters Foundation for Justice

 W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The Minneapolis Foundation

Northwest Area Foundation

The Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation of Minnesota

The Saint Paul Foundation

 
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Greetings!

Welcome to the African American Leadership Forum (AALF) Newsletter. We hope this newsletter is a connection to important community events.You will notice if you click on the upcoming events link on the left, it will redirect you to the AALF site where a listing of monthly events are displayed. 
 
As always, thank you for your participation in the African American Leadership Forum. Please feel free to submit newsletter information to aalf@headwatersfoundation.org by the 1st of each month. Please include the word "newsletter" to the subject line and a link to the information in your request. Thank You

Gap Closing: Achieving Results

Last Saturday the African American Leadership Forum hosted the event Gap Closed: Achieving Results conference on the University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus. The event, which had over 200 participants, made up mostly of classroom teachers working at both district and charter schools, was a collaborative project of the AALF Education Workgroup. AALF strives to "dramatically improve educational outcomes for African American children from pre-school through 12th grade by closing the achievement gap in the public school system."

 

Tuloko is a social networking, user review and local search website focused solely on black-owned business in Minneapolis/St. Paul. 

  Click here to search local businesses

 

 

The Voter ID Amendment would make it harder for law-abiding citizens to vote. The Minnesota Legislature is considering a partisan amendment to the Minnesota Constitution that would change voting from a right of all Minnesotans to a privilege that a government agency can grant or not with a specific form of ID.

learn more at: www.ourvoicescount.mn.org

 

Revive Twin Cities the AALF magazine is seeking new locations to make this free magazine available

click here for more information

 

Moved or inspired from the reports from AALF? Copies of the Five Gaps Report and other AALF information can be found here. If you would like printed copies please contact Dena @ aalf@headwatersfoundation .org for a price quote.

Jobs

 

AALF is seeking a Forum Director. More information can be found here.

 

University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs is seeking a Full time Senior Assistant to the Dean

click here to learn more about this position

 

The Minneapolis Foundation is seeking a Vice President of Community Philanthropy. More information can be found here

 

 

Volunteer Opportunity

A Short term opportunity to volunteer at the Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary celebration is available. No previous girl scouting experience is necessary. African American women are encouraged to apply. Event and sign up Information can be found here.

 

Sincerely,
 

Gary Cunningham and Trista Harris
                              Co-chairs

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The African American Leadership Forum is a movement of African American leaders that understands, values, and leverages "the power of the collective." We are committed to bringing about positive change in the Twin Cities African American community. 

We are engaged in deliberative dialogue and collective action to address the most critical issues affecting the economic, social, educational, and healthy well-being of all African American individuals and families in the Twin Cities community.