Image of hands coming together. NHCC in Solidarity.

Our commitment to racial equity

North Hennepin Community College stands firm against racism and all forms of human oppression. The circumstances surrounding Mr. George Floyd’s death, an unarmed African American man, are deplorable. As a college committed to racial equity, we acknowledge the trauma that this incident causes all of us, so we take this time to recognize the fullness of human value and reinforce to you our commitment to racial healing and upholding anti-racism practices.

While higher education alone cannot solve all societal forms of racism, oppression, and trauma, we do serve as an institution of higher learning and civic engagement. As such we will continue to work toward illuminating systems of racial inequity within our own community so that together we can continue dismantling all forms of oppression that adversely affect our community of students. We extend our deepest condolences to the Floyd family.