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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

In Focus presents Locked Out: The path from incarceration to inclusion

MPR News and partner Tech Dump presents a conversation hosted by Angela Davis about the challenges faced by Minnesota’s formerly incarcerated residents upon re-entry into the community and how we can become a more welcoming state. 
by Angela Davis and Rachel Yang

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Teaching students a new Black history

Teaching students a new Black history

An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country.
by Anya Kamenetz

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Left out of #MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

Left out of #MeToo: New initiative focuses on Black survivors

A coalition of three groups vital to the #MeToo movement is collaborating on an initiative to focus on a population that has often felt left out of the conversation: Black survivors of sexual violence.
by The Associated Press

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New York grand jury votes not to indict Rochester, N.Y., officers in Daniel Prude case

New York grand jury votes not to indict Rochester, N.Y., officers in Daniel Prude case

"We concluded that there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude's death to warrant presenting the case to a grand jury, and we presented the most comprehensive case possible," officials said.
by Rachel Treisman and Vanessa Romo

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AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances

AP Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its finances

A financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation brought in just over $90 million last year. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement said individual donations averaged $30.76 in 2020.
by The Associated Press

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History repeats itself: COVID-19 vaccine inequities echo HIV crisis

History repeats itself: COVID-19 vaccine inequities echo HIV crisis

People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.
by Eyder Peralta

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Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task

Race versus time: Targeting vaccine to the most vulnerable is no speedy task

The Biden team wants to swiftly vaccinate people of color and others most vulnerable to COVID-19. But health centers are learning that speed and achieving racial equity don't always go hand in hand.
by Yuki Noguchi

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