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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

Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Practitioner works to erase stigma some Black Minnesotans feel about mental health care

Adejoke Adedeji, owner of Nexus of Hope, started the psychiatric clinic after a personal experience with mental illness. Now, she serves as a vital resource for Minnesota Nigerians and other people of color seeking culturally inclusive mental health care.
by Sarah Thamer

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First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

First Rondo descendent buys home using St. Paul's Inheritance Fund

A young St. Paul man is the first person to buy a home using the city’s Inheritance Fund. The goal of the new program is to rebuild intergenerational wealth for the descendants of people in the historically Black Rondo neighborhood who lost their homes and businesses to Interstate 94 in the 1950s.
by Matt Sepic

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First court-ordered community engagement sessions with Minneapolis Police Department reveal growing pains

First court-ordered community engagement sessions with Minneapolis Police Department reveal growing pains

Wednesday night was the last of an initial set of nine community engagement sessions mandated by a court-enforceable settlement agreement between the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
by Nina Moini

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Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation

Civil rights lawsuit in North Dakota accuses a white supremacist group of racial intimidation

Two nonprofit groups have sued a white nationalist hate group in North Dakota, accusing it of racial intimidation. The civil rights lawsuit filed against Patriot Front in federal court Friday stems from vandalism that it says the group committed as recently as July after a fatal police shooting.
by The Associated Press

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Filmmakers see expanded Minnesota tax credits as opportunity to grow talent pool

Filmmakers see expanded Minnesota tax credits as opportunity to grow talent pool

A local production company, which aims to create an accessible and diverse local film industry, hosted an event called The Mixer on Labor Day weekend to connect filmmakers of color with people who want to break into the industry.
by Kyra Miles

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Growing diversity: The changing face of Minnesota farming

Growing diversity: The changing face of Minnesota farming

Don’t miss this special North Star Journey Live conversation recorded at the Minnesota State Fair about emerging farmers. What’s being done in our state to encourage more diversity in agriculture?
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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