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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

Local, state elections hit unique diversity milestones

From New Mexico becoming the first state ever to elect all women of color to the House, to Delaware's Sarah McBride, the first transgender state senator, the list of diversity firsts in 2020 is long.
by Jeevika Verma

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How local leaders can build community, racial equity

How local leaders can build community, racial equity

The mayors of three Minnesota cities, Worthington, Richfield and Golden Valley, talk about how they’ve worked to create stronger ties between neighbors in their increasingly diverse cities. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Judge: Floyd trial will stay in Minneapolis and can be livestreamed

Judge: Floyd trial will stay in Minneapolis and can be livestreamed

The judge presiding over the cases of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd’s killing denied defense attorneys’ request to move the trial. The judge also joined the trials of the four officers, outlined a plan for keeping jurors anonymous and partially sequestered during the trial and announced that he will allow the trial to be livestreamed — a rarity for Minnesota.
by Jon Collins

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Bail for Kyle Rittenhouse, accused Kenosha shooter, set at $2 million

Bail for Kyle Rittenhouse, accused Kenosha shooter, set at $2 million

Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that because he had allegedly acted in self-defense the bond should be set at $750,000. But Court Commissioner Loren Keating rejected that argument.
by Vanessa Romo

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ChangeMakers: Nicole Matthews, ending sexual violence is ‘part of my purpose’

ChangeMakers: Nicole Matthews, ending sexual violence is ‘part of my purpose’

Nicole Matthews, 48, is the executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, a statewide tribal coalition working to end sexual violence against Indigenous women and children. Matthews said many of her female relatives have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault. She experienced sexual violence. And so advocating for sexual assault victims in the Native American community is personal.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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ChangeMakers: Indigenous Minnesotans making history

ChangeMakers: Indigenous Minnesotans making history

Native American Heritage Month celebrates and honors the culture and heritage of Native Americans through time. This November, MPR News introduces you to Indigenous Minnesotans who are making history right now across the state. Each will discuss what being Indigenous in Minnesota means to them, a bit about their background and their hopes for the future.
by Evan Frost, Kathryn Styer Martinez, Jaida Grey Eagle and Christine T. Nguyen

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Black and Latino voters flooded with disinformation in election's final days

Black and Latino voters flooded with disinformation in election's final days

Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation.
by Shannon Bond

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Agencies, contractors suspend diversity training to avoid violating Trump order

Agencies, contractors suspend diversity training to avoid violating Trump order

President Donald Trump's recent executive order banning some diversity training has had a widespread effect as government agencies, contractors and universities scramble to figure out how to comply.
by Melissa Block

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