Minneapolis officials canceled segregated meetings for city staffers marking slavery anniversary

Fliers promoting a series of discussions for Minneapolis city staffers on the 400th anniversary of slavery in North America — the sessions to be segregated by race for black and white city workers — have been taken down at City Hall after officials decided to cancel the events, at least for now.

The lunch-hour sessions, called sacred conversations, were scheduled to begin last Thursday, with “Black Bodied Staff” meeting in one building and “White Bodied Staff” meeting in another.

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