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Race: Conversations around race and racial justice

Here are the latest on the fight against racism, voices calling for racial justice and in-depth stories on communities of color and other racial issues from MPR News.

Voices of Minnesota Calls for change across the state

Protests and pain The killing of George Floyd

Call To Mind Spotlight on black trauma and policing

Amplifying voices Share your experiences and hopes for the future

Chauvin to be tried separately in Floyd case

Chauvin to be tried separately in Floyd case

Citing COVID-19 restrictions, the judge overseeing the trial of four former police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd says Derek Chauvin will be tried months before the three other officers are scheduled to go on trial. 
by Jon Collins

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How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.
by Steve Inskeep

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2 Louisville police officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death have been fired

2 Louisville police officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death have been fired

Detective Joshua Jaynes, who secured the search warrant for Taylor's apartment, and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who federal investigators said fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor, have been terminated.
by Brakkton Booker

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3 Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

3 Grammy contenders share outrage at all-white category, decline nominations

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.
by Mandalit del Barco

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Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Hundreds call for justice for Dolal Idd at Minneapolis rally, march

Dolal Idd's parents and other relatives joined the crowd that gathered at the shooting scene, a gas station at the corner of Cedar Avenue and East 36th Street, before marching through the neighborhood and chanting “justice for Dolal.”
by MPR News Staff

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'This circle is about healing’: Gardener sees himself as caretaker of the energy at George Floyd’s Square

'This circle is about healing’: Gardener sees himself as caretaker of the energy at George Floyd’s Square

Jay Webb is a caretaker and organizer who worked on creating the garden around the “Black Power” fist sculpture at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. Webb gives his perspective about the emotional connections that take place in George Floyd’s Square, and the healing properties it provides.
by Laurel Bandy and William Domeier

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'Like Uber Eats for therapy': South Mpls. man helps connect community to mental health care

'Like Uber Eats for therapy': South Mpls. man helps connect community to mental health care

When he saw footage of his hometown on fire the week following the police killing of George Floyd, Isak Douah jumped on a plane from Amsterdam, where he was studying fashion, to Minneapolis. All summer, he volunteered to work security at the intersection where Floyd died. Seeing the trauma there, he decided to develop a mobile app to connect people in his community to mental health care.
by Hamda Abdi, Helene Francis, Atticus Keezer-Dow and Olivia Sather

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At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

At 38th and Chicago, Agape Movement turns ‘street energy into community energy’

Since the summer’s unrest, a local nonprofit has been working to “bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement” in south Minneapolis. 
by Anton Jahn-Vavrus, Pablo Giebink Valbuena and Ilyas Bouzouina

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