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

Nashville has long been associated with country music. But a museum devoted to African American music, which opened earlier this year, sets the record straight about the city's diversity.
A private college in Minnesota has renamed its arboretum that originally honored an 18th century Swedish botanist who has been lambasted for promoting racist scientific theory, school officials said Tuesday.
'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence
Victoria Chang traces her family history through letter writing in her book, “Dear Memory.” In an NPR interview, she talks facing micro and macro aggressions and staying silent, just like her parents.
Profile: Historian Rodolfo Gutierrez says too many people stereotype Latinos as outsiders
Rodolfo Gutierrez arrived in Minnesota 23 years ago from Mexico to pursue his Ph.D in history. He came with his wife and their two young children. When he finished the Ph.D program, Gutierrez became a history instructor.
A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft
The beachfront land — known as Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — is being returned to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce 97 years after it was taken from them.
Highway project threatens Hmong farmland in Dakota County
Land ownership and access is a major barrier for farmers of color in Minnesota. A Hmong farming group in the process of buying its land is already worried about a potential loss to construction.
'Okciyapi' celebrates Dakota language and brings some healing
Dakota artist Angela Two Stars’ new installation in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden brings layers of meaning embedded in its form.