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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

Early data shows striking racial disparities in who's getting the COVID-19 vaccine

A disproportionately small number of Black and Hispanic Americans have gotten vaccinated so far. Samantha Artiga of the Kaiser Family Foundation discusses barriers to access and what needs to be done.
by Ari Shapiro

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In Focus: Disparities and distrust in BIPOC health care

Minnesota consistently lands on lists of states with the best health care. But if you’re Indigenous or a person of color, you’re not included in the high marks the state receives in metrics like health care access or public health outcomes.
by Angela Davis and Rachel Yang

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Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal

Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal

Illustrator Michaela Goade became the first Native American to win the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal for best children's picture story, cited for "We Are Water Protectors," a celebration of nature and condemnation of the "black snake" Dakota Access Pipeline.
by The Associated Press

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Lawmakers hear recommendations to end structural racism in Minnesota

Lawmakers hear recommendations to end structural racism in Minnesota

Exactly eight months after the killing of George Floyd, a new Minnesota legislative committee is urging lawmakers to consider a number of measures designed to close gaps across race in education, housing and public health and the criminal justice system.
by Riham Feshir

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In St. Paul, the most diverse Minnesota Legislature ever is just getting started

In St. Paul, the most diverse Minnesota Legislature ever is just getting started

Esther Agbaje, from Minneapolis, just started her first term in the state House of Representatives. Kaohly Her, from St. Paul, just became majority whip in her second term. They’re both figuring out how to wield political power — and how to share it.
by Becky Z. Dernbach and Hibah Ansari

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Fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people reveal troubling patterns

Fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people reveal troubling patterns

Since 2015, police officers have fatally shot at least 135 unarmed Black people nationwide. The majority of officers were white and for at least 15 of them, the shootings were not their first or last.
by Cheryl W. Thompson

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