Fargo Human Rights Commission members look for solution as city dissolves diversity efforts

By: Erin Hemme Froslie

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 19, 2026

Words: 1,055

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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North Dakota’s largest city is not sponsoring a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration this year and soon could be without a city-supported board that advises city leaders on promoting diversity and discouraging discrimination.

The Fargo City Commission voted 3-2 earlier this month to dissolve the Human Rights Commission in its current advisory role. City commissioners gave the board two months to come up with a plan to restructure in a way that taps fewer …

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