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

Jelani Cobb at Westminster Town Hall Forum series: 'The Arc Toward Justice'
New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb is the first speaker in a new four-part series from the Westminster Town Hall Forum: “The Arc Toward Justice: Taking Stock One Year After George Floyd’s Death.”
'Black America’s attorney general' seems to be everywhere
These days it seems Ben Crump is everywhere. The attorney has become a powerful figure in the movement seeking equality for Black Americans and justice for those killed by police. Those who know Crump say he’s been fighting for fairness long before anyone knew his name.
Combating the ag industry's history of discriminatory practices
A lawsuit filed by a group of white farmers from the Midwest asks a federal court to declare a program that erases USDA loans for farmers from “socially disadvantaged groups” discriminatory and unconstitutional. But there's a long history of discrimination against women and people of color in agriculture — and the effects continue to impact the industry today.
Can a teacher fly a Black Lives Matter flag at school? A Florida court will consider
A schoolteacher in Jacksonville, Fla., was disciplined after she put a Black Lives Matter flag up outside her classroom and refused administrators' orders to take it down. Now the case is in court.
'Their lives were intertwined with ours': Artist wants us to see the lives of Black men killed by police
A northeast Minneapolis artist is posting signs where Black men killed by police lived, worked and went to school. He wants people to see neighbors, not just headlines when they read their names.
What civil rights charges connected to Floyd's death could mean
A federal grand jury could soon hand down civil rights charges against the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's death. The civil rights violations would be on top of the state criminal charges the officers face. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked to John Marti, former acting U.S. attorney and longtime federal prosecutor.
Race and power in Hollywood
The 2021 Academy Awards were the most diverse in history. But does that mean Hollywood’s elites are starting to share power with a broader group?