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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

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Work to remove the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee began early Saturday morning. Spectators by the dozens lined the blocks surround the park, and a cheer went up as the statue lifted off the pedestal.
by The Associated Press

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For some community members, ‘Latinx’ misses the mark

For some community members, ‘Latinx’ misses the mark

The word can cause confusion in some circles — including the very people it’s intended to identify. A high school student from St. Paul won a national op-ed contest giving his take on the new “it” term for his community.
by Vicki Adame

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Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Judge is asked to change 'trauma' wording in Chauvin memo

Prosecutors have asked the judge who handled former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death to rewrite his sentencing order to delete suggestions that child witnesses did not suffer trauma.
by The Associated Press

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As a child, he looked to Obama for proof he could be president. Now he's the U's first Somali American student-body president

As a child, he looked to Obama for proof he could be president. Now he's the U's first Somali American student-body president

Abdulaziz Mohamed hopes to use his experiences growing up as Black and Muslim in the predominantly white Stillwater area to better serve all students — especially those who often get left behind.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill

Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill

Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at Howard University.
by The Associated Press

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She struggled to reclaim her Indigenous name. She hopes others have it easier

She struggled to reclaim her Indigenous name. She hopes others have it easier

Earlier this year, Canada announced a new policy that allows Indigenous citizens to restore their names on government-issued ID, including passports, for free. One woman recounted her emotional and frustrating journey to officially reclaim her Indigenous family name.
by Emma Bowman

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Passenger: Officers didn't ID selves in fatal Winston Smith shooting

Passenger: Officers didn't ID selves in fatal Winston Smith shooting

An attorney for Norhan Askar said Thursday that law enforcement officers were not in uniform and did not identify themselves as authorities when they surrounded Winston Smith's SUV with their guns drawn.
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