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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

‘Who you are is valuable’: How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession

‘Who you are is valuable’: How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession

Minnesota K-12 students are more racially diverse than they've ever been. But it's a different story for the state's educators — Black teachers in particular make up just 1.4 percent of the state’s teaching population. One Twin Cities nonprofit organization is hoping to change that.
by Riham Feshir

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Experts look to overcome immigrant skepticism of COVID vaccine

Experts look to overcome immigrant skepticism of COVID vaccine

Many immigrants and refugees are likely to be skeptical. Experts say listening closely, relying on community leaders, and maybe incentives will help.
by Joey Peters

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Report: Native American women, girls suffer more violence

Report: Native American women, girls suffer more violence

A task force has found that Native American women and girls are far more likely than other Minnesota residents to be victims of homicide, go missing or experience others forms of violence.
by The Associated Press

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How medical racism created vaccine distrust

How medical racism created vaccine distrust

Host Angela Davis talked with two doctors focused on racial equity in health care about the intersection of medicine and race, and what the medical community is doing to rebuild trust within communities of color.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing

From ‘schoolmarm’ to sentry: Mpls. teacher responds to George Floyd killing

A teacher who’s spent 22 years holding teenagers in line at Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis threw out all the rules when this summer’s social justice uprising arrived in her backyard. 
by Megan Burks

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Latino Minnesotans: What issues are most important to you?

Latino Minnesotans: What issues are most important to you?

Make our reporting better by sharing what you care about. Your answers will help raise the voice of the Latino community in Minnesota and help us do more relevant reporting for Latinos in the state.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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Murdock votes to allow whites-only group to use former church

Murdock votes to allow whites-only group to use former church

The Asatru Folk Assembly bought an abandoned Lutheran church in the Swift County town of Murdock, with plans to make it a place for worship and celebration. But some residents have voiced opposition due to the AFA’s pro-white beliefs.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Comedian puts people skills to work at George Floyd's Square

Comedian puts people skills to work at George Floyd's Square

For six months, residents — many out of work because of the pandemic — have put their skills to use maintaining an autonomous zone at the Minneapolis intersection where police killed George Floyd. They include a comedian, whose profession prepared them for much more than cracking jokes.
by Megan Burks

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