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

October 29, 2020 7:40 AM

Philadelphia pledges better response after Black man's death

Philadelphia police pledged to release 911 tapes and police body camera footage "in the near future" in the shooting death of a Black man with a history of mental health problems, a death that prompted protests, widespread vandalism and an overnight curfew days before Election Day.

by The Associated Press

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October 29, 2020 7:00 AM

In Focus: Racism in Housing Access

MPR News partnered with Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on this virtual event to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to the problem of racism in housing access.

by MPR News Staff

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October 29, 2020 1:00 AM

A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

Minnesota civil rights legend Josie Johnson, in conversation with her granddaughter, Josie Duffy Rice. Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton facilitated their discussion at an event hosted by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.

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October 28, 2020 9:14 AM

'The Dead Are Arising' sheds light on Malcolm X — and those that influenced him

This isn't only a biography of Malcolm X; Les and Tamara Payne contextualize race in America prior to Malcolm's birth, and take a nuanced, unflinching look at his life, his death — and its aftermath.

by Gabino Iglesias

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October 28, 2020 5:54 AM

After pledging to defund police, Mpls. City Council still rethinking public safety

While it remains to be seen where those efforts to vastly reimagine public safety will land, an MPR News survey of Minneapolis council members show that there’s still significant common ground among them for changing the city’s relationship with the Police Department, including transferring police responsibilities to social workers, leaving police to focus on responding to and investigating crime.

by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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October 27, 2020 4:26 PM

Northside principals call on Minneapolis schools, police to reinstate school officers

In an open letter, the principals of North Community High, Patrick Henry High and the Harrison Education Center criticized their school board’s decision to terminate its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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October 27, 2020 12:00 PM

‘La vanguardia’: Latinx youth lead a movement to get Minnesota Latinos voting

Young Latinos are becoming more politically active as the state’s Latino population grows rapidly. The presidential election has sharpened their focus and their desire to get their voices heard.

by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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October 27, 2020 8:15 AM

Washington Post critic says 'Trump has unwittingly enabled' discussions of race

Carlos Lozada tells NPR: "It's ironic that a president with such a negative force for race relations" and women's rights has presided over a period where both groups feel more empowered to speak out.

by Steve Inskeep

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October 27, 2020 8:07 AM

Teen who recorded Floyd death on phone to receive PEN award

"With nothing more than a cell phone and sheer guts, Darnella (Frazier) changed the course of history in this country, sparking a bold movement demanding an end to systemic anti-Black racism and violence at the hands of police," PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement Tuesday.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 6:22 AM

'Something has to give': Latinas leaving workforce at faster rate than other groups

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy.

by Scott Horsley

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