FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City of Duluth Communications Office 411 West First Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 218-730-5230 | www.duluthmn.gov | Don Ness, Mayor For more information contact Daniel Fanning, Communications & Policy Director – Mayor’s Office 218-730-5307 or Pakou Ly, Public Information Coordinator 218-730-5309 DATE: 10/09/2014 SUBJECT: State Council on Black Minnesotans to Hold Meeting in Duluth October 11 BY: Pakou Ly, Public Information Coordinator State Council on Black Minnesotans to Hold Meeting in Duluth October 11 [Duluth, MN] - Duluth Mayor Don Ness and the Duluth Human Rights Commission will host The Council on Black Minnesotans on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Duluth City Hall in room 303. The Council will hold their October Board Meeting from 11 AM to 12:30 PM followed by a community forum. The Council encourages community members to attend and bring forward bold ideas for policy action that will improve the Black communities of Minnesota and their quality of life. The Minnesota Legislature created the Council on Black Minnesotans in 1980 to ensure that people of African heritage fully and effectively participate in and equitably benefit from the political, social and economic resources, policies and procedures of the State of Minnesota. For information contact Edward McDonald, the Director, at 651-757-1750 or email the Council on Black Minnesotans at [email protected] For more information, visit the Council's website at www.councilonblackmn.com/ # # #