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

Addressing racial divides in health care seen as key to boosting Black vaccination
In many states, there are racial disparities in who has received a COVID-19 vaccine. A public health advocate says lack of health care access is a bigger impediment than a hesitancy to get vaccinated.
Racial disparities during COVID point to underlying problems
During the pandemic, Indigenous people and people of color  died more than their white counterparts — and now, as vaccines roll out, they are having a harder time getting immunized. Experts say this reveals how systemic inequality in health care hurts communities of color.
Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks
Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with attacking three Atlanta-area spas and killing eight people, most of them Asian women. Hundreds of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders turned to social media to air their anger, sadness, fear and hopelessness.
Chauvin trial: 12th juror chosen; big decisions loom
Friday will be a pivotal day, with the judge expected to make several decisions that will shape the trial’s future. Three more jurors were added Thursday; two more are needed for a jury of 12 plus two alternates.
Minneapolis church holds 'safe space' to deal with trauma after death of George Floyd
Jalilia A-Brown, a pastor who leads community engagement at Shiloh Temple, said it is a place where anyone, especially Black Minneapolis residents, can come to be supported — and never judged.
The 'workplace revolution' with author and academic Eddie Glaude Jr.
The pandemic and the push for racial reckoning have created an opportunity to start anew in many ways. Host Angela Davis talks about what needs to happen in workplaces with Eddie Glaude Jr., a professor at Princeton University and author of “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.”