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June 15, 2020 5:17 AM

‘She saw me in George Floyd’: The trauma of watching another black person die

The mental anguish of George Floyd’s killing doesn’t go away, even after the officers are charged and many of the protesters have gone home. One recent study said police shootings can affect people’s mental health for three months or more.

by Alisa Roth

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June 15, 2020 1:00 AM

Bryan Stevenson is hopeful for a more just society

Bryan Stevenson speaks about justice and hope, in a 2014 appearance at the Westminster Town Forum in Minneapolis.

by MPR News Staff

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June 13, 2020 6:42 AM

StoryCorps: From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd, a dad and son keep protesting for equality

Albert and Aidan Sykes have protested against racial injustice for years. What makes this moment especially tough, says Aidan, 14, "is knowing that could have been me."

by Jud Esty-Kendall and Emma Bowman

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June 12, 2020 5:06 PM

The rise and fall of the statue of Christopher Columbus

The statue of Christopher Columbus was erected on the Capitol grounds in 1931 to show support for Italian immigrants, but in doing so, some believe it erased centuries of Native American history.

by Marianne Combs

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June 12, 2020 10:28 AM

Minn. grants state's first posthumous pardon to Max Mason, in case related to Duluth lynchings

Max Mason was convicted in 1920 of assaulting a white woman in Duluth. She claimed she had been raped by six black circus workers.

by Dan Kraker

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June 11, 2020 8:03 PM

Upcoming Trump rally in Tulsa faces backlash over race, coronavirus

The Trump campaign is defending its decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Okla., a city that experienced one of the country's most horrific episodes of racial violence in 1921.

by Barbara Sprunt

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June 11, 2020 5:43 PM

Political tension rises after Columbus statue falls

Top state politicians disagreed over the tactics used by protesters who toppled a statue on the grounds of the Minnesota Capitol, and some asked why the State Patrol didn’t intervene to protect public property.

by Brian Bakst

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June 11, 2020 2:00 PM

'We need to help them': Asian Americans demand justice for George Floyd

Many Asian American leaders are condemning since-fired officer Tou Thao’s role in Floyd’s killing, even as they point out a double standard that puts an entire community under scrutiny because of the actions of one person. They’re also imploring their communities to not lose sight of the bigger picture: Holding people accountable and changing racist systems.

by Hannah Yang