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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

Former Charlottesville mayor shares painful lessons from fight against hate

Former Charlottesville mayor shares painful lessons from fight against hate

In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader's nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.
by Hannah Allam

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'What you did changed me': Ferguson protesters found friendship amid unrest

'What you did changed me': Ferguson protesters found friendship amid unrest

Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega protested in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting death of Michael Brown. A comforting response in a moment of rawness, immortalized in an iconic photo, led to friendship.
by Emma Bowman, Kelly Moffitt and Josh Axelrod

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5 years after Ferguson, racial tension might be more intense

5 years after Ferguson, racial tension might be more intense

Five years after 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on a steamy August day, racial tension remains palpable and may be even more intense.
by The Associated Press

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Her Native American identity was omitted from her adoption records. Now she wants it back

Her Native American identity was omitted from her adoption records. Now she wants it back

Calonna Carlisle’s mother is Native American and her father is black, but her mother’s heritage was left off her adoption records. She’s spent years trying to get local and state officials to restore her race in her files.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Racist incidents in schools point to deep-seated, structural problems

An MPR News report explores what happened at a Burnsville middle school after the principal was caught on video repeating a racial slur. Angela Davis spoke with two experts about racist incidents at schools, the structural racism that underlies them, and the way it affects student learning.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture

At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture

John Metcalf Middle School Principal Shannon McParland apologized in December after she was filmed repeating a racial slur at school. But teachers, students and parents say the video seemed to give others license to use the epithet. They say a culture of racism and retaliation, enabled by school leadership, poisoned the school.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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'A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned'

'A Fiery Unrest: Why Plymouth Avenue Burned'

A new documentary explores the causes and consequences of violence that broke out in north Minneapolis in July of 1967.
by MPR News Staff

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Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally

Fact check: Trump goes after Omar at rally

President Trump on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.
by The Associated Press

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Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'

Trump attacks congresswomen at N.C. rally, as crowd chants 'send her back'

President Trump piled on four freshmen congresswomen of color after tweeting this weekend that they should "go back" to the countries they came from, even though three were born in the United States.
by Ayesha Rascoe and Jessica Taylor

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