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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

White supremacist rhetoric banners wave over Wayzata's Highway 12

White supremacist rhetoric banners wave over Wayzata's Highway 12

A small group of people gathered over the weekend in Wayzata, Minn., on a pedestrian bridge over Highway 12, displaying banners and signs with white supremacist rhetoric on them.  
by Jacob Aloi

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Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Adejoke Adedeji, owner of Nexus of Hope, started the psychiatric clinic after a personal experience with mental illness. Now, she serves as a vital resource for Minnesota Nigerians and other people of color seeking culturally inclusive mental health care.
by Sarah Thamer

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First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
by Matt Sepic

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Bars as safe spaces for people of color in Minneapolis

Bars as safe spaces for people of color in Minneapolis

Safe social space for people of color in America — and Minnesota — can still feel rare. Bars and restaurants are an important part of providing that space.
by Mecca Bos

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First court-ordered community engagement sessions with Minneapolis Police Department reveal growing pains

First court-ordered community engagement sessions with Minneapolis Police Department reveal growing pains

Wednesday night was the last of an initial set of nine community engagement sessions mandated by a court-enforceable settlement agreement between the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
by Nina Moini

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