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

Savanna's Act addresses alarming number of missing or killed Native women
Sarah Deer, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and University of Kansas professor, discusses the measures to strengthen investigation procedures and why it's taken so long to address the issue.
Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty
The lone Kentucky detective charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has pleaded not guilty. Brett Hankison’s plea Monday comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors. 
Al Sharpton: Policing in America will change because of George Floyd's death
Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with NPR about his new book “Rise Up.” Of George Floyd's death, he said: "I had begun to see, by the time of the funeral, there had been a movement that was unlike others."
COVID-19 fact-finding leads to threats against health workers in Minnesota
Racism and implied threats of violence have stopped the work of public health care workers on a project looking at how the coronavirus spreads. That includes an incident in far southeastern Minnesota where workers were confronted by three men, one with a holstered gun.
Officials plead for calm amid anger over Breonna Taylor case
A new round of demonstrations in U.S. cities was set off by outrage over a grand jury’s failure to bring homicide charges against the officers who burst into the Black woman’s apartment six months ago. 
Kenosha shooter's defense portrays him as 'American patriot'
Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse have launched a social media campaign depicting the Kenosha, Wis., shooter as not just a scared teenager acting in self-defense, but an American hero akin to the Minutemen who fought at the nation’s founding. 
Photos: Scenes from Breonna Taylor protests around the country
Protests emerged around the country after no police officers were charged directly over the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Here's a selection of pictures of demonstrations nationwide.