Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. A spate of books and documentaries are marking the moment; we round up three to watch this weekend.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Sunday that flags on all federal buildings be flown at half-staff to honor more than 200 children whose remains have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school.
Many Asian Americans live daily with the corrosive effects of racism and racialized violence, yet there's very little research funded on Asian American health.
The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school — one of the institutions that held children taken from families across the nation.
After spending much of their senior year learning online, students in South High School’s “voices” class are working together in person on a mural that will be installed on campus for future classes to see.
Spain's postal service issued a set of four stamps in different skin-colored tones. The darker the stamp, the lower the price. The controversial effort was meant to highlight racial inequality.
In the weeks following the murder of George Floyd, an urgent call for change embroiled the country. But many Black Minnesotans say the year has gone by without the kind of transformation that would meaningfully improve the lives of African Americans and other people of color.
The Minneapolis Office of Violence Prevention piloted its violence interrupter model late last year. Now, after investing additional training and resources into the initiative, seven teams of interrupters will begin working in the coming weeks to reduce violence.
There are around 12,000 peace officers in Minnesota. About 250 of the officers are Black, according to the National Black Police Association’s Minnesota Chapter. MPR News spoke with three members of the organization as they reflected on race and policing, one year after the killing of George Floyd.
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