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In Focus: Black Trauma and Policing

Crowd of people raising their fists.
Kayla Rae Flemmons of Minneapolis (center) raises her fist Monday during a protest at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News

The killing of George Floyd has sparked peaceful demonstrations and destructive riots in the Twin Cities and across the country.

In partnership with MPR’s Call To Mind mental health initiative, MPR News host Angela Davis moderated a livestream virtual conversation about the most recent high-profile incident to become an example of historic racial injustice.

Click the audio player above to listen to the program or watch it below:

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