Research In Action (RIA)

A Black queer female-led, multi-racial and gender-diverse social benefit corporation created to reclaim the power of research by centering community expertise

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Research In Action is an action research, community engagement, and racial equity consulting firm led by scholar and thought leader Dr. Brittany Lewis. Watch below to learn more 👇🏽

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Did you know that this month marks ONE YEAR since our recommendation for a Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Office passed, making it the first of its kind in the country? 🎉

Read RIA's full report for MMBWG at https://t.co/iPPtY3jHP8!

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One year ago, Minnesota became the first state to pass a bill creating a Missing & Murdered Black Women and Girls Office. We have highlighted key moments!

Read our full report here: https://t.co/phMEHYrfyP
Watch RIA at the Congressional Black Caucus here: https://t.co/uDRR4DsBWY

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We've partnered with Co-Lab for a study on solutions to poverty to enable communities to thrive. We're doing a survey of young adults (18-30) & parents/guardians of children 10 & under in Hennepin, Ramsey & St. Paul counties.

Take our survey at https://t.co/bW7jJNeuLS!

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Research in Action has a lot of projects we'd like to share with you! This fall, we plan to roll out our annual newsletter, which will detail projects & reports we're planning, results of past research, opportunities to get involved & more!
Sign up here: https://t.co/HkCkvL4b58

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Nexus Community Partners recently awarded $50,000 to 99 Black individuals through its Innovative Fund.

Check out the full report on the successes of the fund: https://t.co/ExNUbSwd40

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Say hello to our April staff highlight: Tsion Tulu, Lead Research Specialist!

"I was introduced to Community-based participatory research as an undergrad & found the concept of influencing initiatives & politics based on the input from folks with lived experience to be amazing."

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Join Research in Action, West Side Community Organization, representatives from the Mayor's office and Port Authority, Council member Noecker, Rep. Maria Isa Perez Vega this Sunday, April 14, for From the Flats to the Future! RSVP here: https://t.co/JAC9Svs15o! 🏠

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Research in Action is thrilled to introduce Kaleena Burkes (@drjenine) as the first-ever Director of Missing & Murdered Black Women and Girls (MMBWG) Office!

Minnesota was the first state in the nation to create an MMBWG Task Force. Read the report here: https://t.co/i6ej0I8jYY

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🔍 With the support of @WomensFndnMN, we produced additional analysis of the Missing and Murdered African American Women’s Task Force data, focusing specifically on the Safe Harbor Initiative and sexual exploitation. 📖 Read “I Had to Advocate for Myself”: https://t.co/3cQ4GjuuaY

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📆 Join us on Monday, March 18th for the 2024 Katherine and Arthur Sehlin Lecture, Leadership: The Equity in Action Way. 💫 RSVP to attend by Monday, March 11th: https://t.co/ua3Go9IFYQ

#CommunityBasedResearch #ActionableResearch #LiveYourValues

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🏡 The Workgroup on Expediting Rental Assistance submitted their final recommendations — many of which reflected research and engagement facilitated by RIA — to the legislature last week. Exciting! 🏛️

📖 To learn more about this work, read our report: https://t.co/fq6dWI59Gm

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Dr. Brittany Lewis recently sat down with Andrew Dayton from @MNConstellation to introduce CoLab, Constellation’s new research investment arm, and to talk about the power of #ActionableResearch. Watch Constellation’s 2024 Impact Forum to learn more: https://t.co/gFP2iCZKv9

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📰 From RIA team member Dr. Catherine Squires for @mnwomenspress: "Support Black women as they lead efforts to make changes that result in healthier, more just conditions for everyone." 📢 #BlackWomenLead #SupportBlackWomen #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/TtPvenjfBQ

[Rep. Ilhan Omar @Ilhan]

Minnesota has led the way in researching the crisis of missing and murdered Black women and girls. Now it's time to take that effort nationwide with the #BrittanyClardyAct to create a safer world for Black women and girls. Their lives matter.

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Today we’ll be joining @Ilhan and many other members of the Congressional Black Caucus and allies to introduce the Brittany Clardy Act.

Please join us in person or virtually at https://t.co/GEcVq3H1Y1

[Rep. Ilhan Omar @Ilhan]

For too long, Black women & girls have been disproportionately affected by violence. Alongside @RepBonnie, I’m proud to introduce The #BrittanyClardyAct which will establish an Office of Missing & Murdered Black Women & Girls. We must address this crisis. https://t.co/aamlZnpIar

[Rep. Ilhan Omar @Ilhan]

For too long, Black women & girls have been disproportionately affected by violence. Alongside @RepBonnie, I’m proud to introduce The #BrittanyClardyAct which will establish an Office of Missing & Murdered Black Women & Girls. We must address this crisis. https://t.co/aamlZnpIar

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Research in Action worked with an Advisory Committee to articulate a rich and rooted vision for what Black thriving looks like. How did we co-create this vision? Read more in our case study about the project; link in bio!

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Last month, thousands of Black people applied for the first round of the Open Road Fund, which is redistributing $50 million to descendants of enslaved African people in MN, SD and ND.

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In a nation founded on and steeped in extractive, racialized capitalism, Nexus Community Partners knew that superficial and white-dominant definitions of “wealth” couldn’t capture the profound offerings of Black history, culture, and vision.

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This work, which will be led by @drjoilewis and @drbrittanylewis, was spurred by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. We see this process as an opportunity to radically re-imagine what is possible in our efforts to advance racial justice.

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The Twin Cities Time of Reckoning, Healing, Listening, and Action will be a series of community engagement and healing justice sessions that culminate into a Black-led town hall event about the criminal justice system. RSVP to the first event here!
https://t.co/ZvrwR4E2K2