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

Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks
Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.
Long before latest push to bring high tech to north Minneapolis there was Microtron
There’s a new push to bring high tech businesses and jobs to north Minneapolis. However, 35 years ago a pioneering Black business owner named Beck Horton — and his now defunct company Microtron — did just that.
The riverfront brawl in Alabama reignites national debate over race
Police say the fight in Montgomery, Ala., last week doesn't meet the criteria for hate crime charges. But video clearly shows how the violence broke down on racial lines, historian Derryn Moten says.
Creating equity and opportunity in state government
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two new state leaders responsible for making sure Minnesota state government policies are equitable and its workforce is diverse.
Nineties Black cinema returns to Minneapolis this summer
The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, with the guidance of poet and New York Times bestseller Hanif Abdurraqib, is set to host a public summer screening series of five influential films from the ‘90s by Black filmmakers.