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July 25, 2023

This Minnesota Agency Gave Employees a Mandatory College-Level Seminar on Race

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photo collage of Media Bridge leaders and University of Minnesota Professor Emeritus Dr. John Wright

Most companies’ DEI training efforts are lackluster at best, assuming they even exist. Usually, so-called training amounts to employees viewing short online videos centered on identifying workplace harassment. Agencies are no different, and in general don’t walk the walk when it comes to DEI. In fact, fewer than half of the agencies that pledged in 2020 to hire more Black leaders remained committed to that promise a year later.

Media Bridge partnered with University of Minnesota Professor Emeritus Dr. John Wright to offer employees college-level education on race. It is just one part of how Media Bridge integrates DEI principles into its core values and business practices and supports its.

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