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Bias, Boards And Springfield City Council

Springfield Municipal Center West
Mary Hansen
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NPR Illinois
Springfield Municipal Center West

Springfield Ald. Joe McMenamin again apologized Tuesday night for comments he made at last week’s city council meeting, which sparked a wider conversation about race and unconscious bias.

NPR Illinois talked about it with Raychel Yokem, owner of the consulting firm Corporate Kin and a diversity, inclusion and affirmative action manager for Growmark in Bloomington.

Listen here.

Mary Hansen is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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