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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

Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies

Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies

African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications, and their babies face worse outcomes than their white counterparts. A growing body of research suggests racism plays a role.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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For Black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk

For Black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk

African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or have their infants face complications. They’re also more likely to encounter demeaning behavior while getting care. Some in Minnesota are working to change that.
by Catharine Richert

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Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Minneapolis Public Schools is partnering with the Native American community in the Twin Cities on a new kind of professional development for teachers, designed to help educators become more culturally proficient.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Former Charlottesville mayor shares painful lessons from fight against hate

Former Charlottesville mayor shares painful lessons from fight against hate

In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader's nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.
by Hannah Allam

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'What you did changed me': Ferguson protesters found friendship amid unrest

'What you did changed me': Ferguson protesters found friendship amid unrest

Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega protested in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting death of Michael Brown. A comforting response in a moment of rawness, immortalized in an iconic photo, led to friendship.
by Emma Bowman, Kelly Moffitt and Josh Axelrod

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Her Native American identity was omitted from her adoption records. Now she wants it back

Her Native American identity was omitted from her adoption records. Now she wants it back

Calonna Carlisle’s mother is Native American and her father is black, but her mother’s heritage was left off her adoption records. She’s spent years trying to get local and state officials to restore her race in her files.
by Briana Bierschbach

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