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

Brooklyn Center to vote on policing changes
Leaders in Brooklyn Center where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last month are expected to vote Saturday on a resolution that would put the city on track to major changes to its policing practices.
Rebroadcast — In Focus: Stopping anti-Asian American hate in Minnesota
A rise in anti-Asian American incidents since the start of the pandemic has made headlines, but Asian Americans have been affected by racism since long before COVID-19. In this rebroadcast of an event in MPR News’ In Focus series, Tom Crann hosted a panel discussion on what’s being done to stop anti-Asian American hate in Minnesota.
Rebroadcast — In Focus: Equity in Education
Children of color in Minnesota face some of the worst education disparities in the U.S. In this rebroadcast of an event in MPR News’ In Focus series, host Angela Davis spoke with community leaders about how to close the gaps, the obstacles we need to overcome and the reforms we need to realize.
Twin Cities girls of color need a place to thrive. Here come the Radical Monarchs
The Radical Monarchs — a Girl Scouts alternative focused on social justice — will launch a troop this summer in the Twin Cities. Its mission: help girls and girl-identified youth of color ages 8 to 11 navigate their experiences and conversations about race, gender and class. 
Rebroadcast — In Focus: Disparities and distrust in BIPOC health care
Minnesota is often celebrated for the quality of our health care, but inequities in access and outcomes persist in Indigenous communities and communities of color. In this rebroadcast of an event in MPR News’ In Focus series, host Angela Davis talked to public health advocates and health care providers working to address these racial disparities.