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

Congress heads toward clash with Trump over removal of Confederate symbols
Contradicting the president, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlit a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action.
Historical figures under attack after George Floyd's death
Outrage over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis has intensified the campaign to pull down Confederate monuments around the United States. It has also sparked similar activism abroad — extending to statues of slave traders, imperialists and explorers.
NASCAR bans Confederate flag
"The presence of the Confederate flag runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and industry," officials announce Wednesday.
Minnesota protesters pull down Columbus statue at Capitol
Protesters in Minnesota pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus outside the State Capitol Wednesday amid continuing anger over the police killing of George Floyd. The protesters threw a rope around the 10-foot bronze statue and pulled it off its stone pedestal. 
How to be a white ally and practice anti-racism
It isn’t about what you say or post on social media. It’s about how you act. That’s the message many black leaders are delivering in essays and in interviews in the wake of George Floyd’s killing about what it means to be an ally.
'There is no neutral': 'Nice white people' can still be complicit in a racist society
“White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.