Alpha News has uncovered that some Minnesota state employees were forced into a leadership training that branded the Republican Party as “overtly” white supremacist.
A state employee, who provided the training materials to Alpha News and asked for anonymity, said they had hoped the weeks-long, mandatory training would focus on employment law and other tangible subjects, but instead often revolved around DEI and anti‑racism ideology.
A 32-page document titled “White Supremacy Culture – Still Here” teaches that capitalism, classism, gender oppression, and heterosexism reinforce white supremacy, and that “the U.S. Republican Party is overtly and boldly claiming a white supremacy, autocratic agenda.”
“Christian hegemony,” the document says, functions to “support, reinforce, and reproduce white supremacy.”
It also claims that “Christian hegemony teaches us that Christians (and a certain kind of white Christian at that) are divinely capable of shaping and defining reality for the rest of us.”
“With this type of indoctrination and the buy-in that I’m seeing from my colleagues, I’m concerned that despite the level of extremism displayed by Minnesota’s politicians, it goes much further among the bureaucracy,” said the employee. “Minnesotans should know who is running the state.”
State of Minnesota confirms ‘white supremacy’ training
Alpha News reached out to the state of Minnesota about the training document.
A Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) spokesman confirmed that the “White Supremacy Culture – Still Here” training document had been used in “supervisory and management training” until it was removed earlier this month.
“MMB leadership was contacted on Feb. 11 about this document, determined it did not meet our training standards, and removed it from use in training that same day,” Patrick Hogan, director of enterprise communications and marketing, stated in an email, noting that the training was provided by MMB.
Unclear how long ‘white supremacy’ curriculum was in use
MMB is a state government agency under Gov. Tim Walz’s administration that is funded by taxpayer dollars.
The training document, authored by Tema Okun, also labels individualism, objectivity, and a preference for written communication as hallmarks of white supremacy.
It argues that “worship of the written word” perpetuates white supremacy through things like proper grammar and documentation.
The state employee also told Alpha News about anti-racism training they were forced to attend in 2024. “[It] was a three hour rant about white people, and there was also micro-aggression training which focused on finding just about everything offensive,” they stated.
Hogan did not specify if MMB plans to review other materials for similar content.
“The document was used in supervisory core training and manager core training from April 2024 through February 2025,” he said. “The trainings are developed by MMB’s Enterprise Talent Development unit.”
This article was updated with additional information from MMB.
Jenna Gloeb
Jenna Gloeb is an Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist, media producer, public speaker, and screenwriter. Most recently, she worked as a reporter and on-air host for CCX Media. Jenna is a Minnesota native and resides in the Twin Cities with her husband, son, daughter, and two dogs.
