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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

In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

Overdose deaths among Black Americans surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. In St. Louis, deaths among Black people increased last year at three times the rate of whites, skyrocketing more than 33 percent.
by The Associated Press

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Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

Report: Over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada

Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found more than 600 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children — a discovery that follows last month's report of 215 bodies found at another school.
by The Associated Press

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Top general defends studying critical race theory in the military

Top general defends studying critical race theory in the military

Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley also said he wanted to understand "white rage" in a tense exchange that Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz had with him and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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How critical race theory became the latest battle in the culture war

How critical race theory became the latest battle in the culture war

Critical race theory has been around for about 50 years. But inflamed by conservative media, it’s become the latest flashpoint in the culture wars. Several states have already banned it from being taught in K-12 schools. What are the implications?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin

What you need to know about this week’s sentencing of Derek Chauvin

Fewer than a dozen officers around the country have been sentenced for murder, according to experts who track police killings, which makes Friday’s hearing rare even in a national context.
by Jon Collins

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U.S. to review dark history of Indigenous boarding schools

U.S. to review dark history of Indigenous boarding schools

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is launching an inquiry into her agency's past oversight of the federal government's boarding school program for Indigenous children. 
by The Associated Press

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