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.

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November 19, 2020 12:45 PM

Call To Mind presents In Focus: Black youth resilience in Minnesota

How is racism preventing young Black people from connecting with culturally appropriate care? How are Black youth remaining resilient during this difficult time and amid the challenges of persistent historic and institutional racism? Watch a recording of this in-depth, virtual town hall discussion.

by Alisa Roth

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November 19, 2020 7:16 AM

2020's National Book Awards strive for inclusivity

This year's National Book Awards — announced in a first-ever virtual streaming ceremony — went mostly to writers of color, as the foundation that gives the prizes vowed to be more inclusive.

by Petra Mayer

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November 19, 2020 5:00 AM

ChangeMakers: Brenda and Benay Child, channeling Ojibwe pride from one generation to the next

University of Minnesota history professor Brenda Child says her mother taught her to be proud of her Red Lake Ojibwe heritage, something she strives to pass on to her two children. Daughter Benay Child, 20, is taking that love of Ojibwe stories and language to create art and better connect with her ancestors.

by Christine T. Nguyen

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November 16, 2020 4:40 PM

FBI report: Bias-motivated killings at record high amid nationwide rise in hate crime

The data for 2019 show a slight overall increase but offenses were more violent than in previous years. About half of the 51 bias-motivated homicides stemmed from the Walmart mass shooting in Texas.

by Hannah Allam

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November 16, 2020 5:00 AM

ChangeMakers: LeAnn Littlewolf, economic development rooted in culture

LeAnn Littlewolf, 47, is the economic development director at the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) in Duluth, Minn. She sees her work at AICHO as her cultural values in action. “All of the answers are in our culture, the path forward is in our origin story. We do economic development but we do it in an Indigenous way,” she said.

by Jaida Grey Eagle

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November 13, 2020 4:44 PM

In effort to better serve Black customers, Target taps north Mpls. clothing designer

When the Target store on Lake Street in Minneapolis was damaged and shuttered during the unrest this summer, the company saw an opportunity. It set out to create a store that felt “overtly welcoming” to Black shoppers.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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November 13, 2020 3:20 PM

Revisiting the life of Jamar Clark, 5 years after his death

Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Jamar Clark. On Nov. 15, 2015, the unarmed 24-year-old was shot and killed in a confrontation with two Minneapolis police officers. Host Angela Davis spoke with Clark’s birth mother and a racial justice activist to examine what has changed in the past five years.

by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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November 13, 2020 4:00 AM

New Minneapolis NAACP president 'fueled by love'

Angela Rose Myers knows she is taking on the job during an exceptionally difficult time in history.

by Nina Moini

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November 12, 2020 2:00 PM

'She'll look like a boss': Vice President-elect Kamala Harris inspires young girls

In her victory speech, Kamala Harris spoke directly to young girls, saying "this is a country of possibilities." Girls who met Harris during the campaign say they're inspired by her as a pathbreaker.

by Melissa Block

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November 12, 2020 5:00 AM

ChangeMaker: Maggie Lorenz, preserving cultural heritage through land conservation

Maggie Lorenz, 37, is the head of Lower Phalen Creek Project and the director of the Wakan Tipi Center. She hopes that future generations will have access to “places like Wakan Tipi Center where they can come together with community and fully be themselves as Dakota and Anishinaabe people in Minnesota.”

by Christine T. Nguyen

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