The YMCA Equity Innovation Center of Excellence is partnering with Preston Spire, a brand, marketing and advertising agency, on Break Your Bias, a new thought-provoking online experience that encourages people to dismantle their internal biases by challenging their mental models through virtual learning experiences that address their preconceived notions.

Celebrate Juneteenth with the National Museum of African American History and Culture and listen to Rochelle Rice singing the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing.

Learn more about why the United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. In Prisons Make Us Safer, journalist Victoria Law explains how racism and social control were the catalysts for mass incarceration and have continued to be its driving force. This is a guide for all who are interested in learning about the cause and rise of mass incarceration and what we can do about it.

Meet the UnitedHealth Group Equity Innovation Center Staff. Learn about the diverse stakeholders from all sectors that help us develop a common understanding of the ever-changing world around us. 

With your support, the Y is making an impact right now for you and your neighbors. See the many ways in which we are making a difference. 

Celebrate Pride Month in June. Out North: MNLGBTQ History explores the untold past of Minnesota's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and commemorates the strides the state has made since the gay liberation movement began in the 1970s.

Check out this guide to being an ally to transgender and nonbinary youth from the Trevor Project. It can be tough for transgender and nonbinary people to bear the burden of educating others about their lived experience and the first step to becoming an ally is to learn more.

Learn about how researchers from the University of Minnesota are establishing an understanding on what they really need to do and think about as they are beginning to develop a research project to ensure equity, inclusion and empathy before they start to collect data and do research.