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

Chadwick Boseman in his own words
In his public comments and in interviews with NPR, Chadwick Boseman both sought to inspire and to give thanks, particularly to young Black people.
State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting
Oregon State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of a man following clashes between President Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters that led to an argument between the president and the city's mayor over who was to blame for the violence.
Wis. governor calls session on police reform; Republicans refuse to show
After police shot Jacob Blake, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called state lawmakers to the capital to try to push police reform, but the GOP says they need more time to decide their next steps.
Kenosha mayor says he doesn't want President Trump to visit 'at this point in time'
President Trump is scheduled to visit the Wisconsin city this week to survey damage from recent protests. Mayor John Antaramian says it would be better for him to wait "for another time to come."
Fact check: Trump's and Biden's records on criminal justice
Republicans charge that Americans would not be safe with a President Joe Biden. But murder rates are up this year under President Donald Trump, and both candidates have a mixed record on criminal justice reform.
'7 bullets, 7 days': Protesters march for Blake in Kenosha
The protesters chanted “Seven bullets, seven days!” — a reference to the number of times Jacob Blake was shot last Sunday. Several speakers encouraged the crowd to vote for change in November, and to push for legislation in Wisconsin that would lead to police reform.
Chadwick Boseman didn't just play icons. He was one
In a tragically brief but historically sweeping life as an actor, Boseman played men of public life and private pain. Before Friday, we didn’t know he, too, was bearing such a burden.