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

Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die
In sometimes emotional testimony Tuesday, witnesses spoke of feeling powerless at the scene as they admonished and pleaded with the officer who had his knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck.
Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says
A key eyewitness in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified Monday that his mixed martial arts training convinced him that the position of Derek Chauvin’s knee on the neck of George Floyd, and the way Chauvin was moving his knee, was deliberate and dangerous.
Photos: Hundreds gather for 'Stop Asian Hate' rally in St. Paul
The event, held with the support of more than 20 community groups, aimed to offer space for healing in the wake of the recent Atlanta shootings that left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women.
Asian American elected official shows Army scars: 'Is this patriot enough?'
After referencing a history of discrimination he's experienced, West Chester, Ohio, Board of Trustees Chairman Lee Wong removed his shirt to show scars he got while serving in the U.S. military.
'Am I Asian enough?' Adoptees struggle to make sense of spike in anti-Asian violence
Many Asian adoptees say they feel left out of the national conversation about anti-Asian racism because they don't feel like they belong in either the Asian American community or white America.
Duluth NAACP calls for end to 'racially disproportionate policing' 
The Duluth chapter of the NAACP has issued a series of demands to the city’s police force, accusing the police of racially discriminatory policing that has led to disproportionate arrests and use of force incidents involving people of color. The city says it’s committed to making change.
A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of “Cinderella” because the cast was mostly white and it didn’t fit with its efforts to become more diverse. Instead of putting on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will make its next production “Footloose.”
Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against Kenosha police officer who shot him
Attorneys for Jacob Blake have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey over the August shooting, which left Blake paralyzed and sparked days of unrest.