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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

No curfew for Friday night in the Twin Cities

No curfew for Friday night in the Twin Cities

Minneapolis and St. Paul do not plan to issue curfews for Friday night. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, however, the city is prepared to change that if looting or vandalism flares up. Also on Friday, prosecutors filed felony charges against 16 people in connection with widespread looting in the Twin Cities this week.
by Matt Sepic and Jon Collins

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When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

As tensions boiled over in Minneapolis, city leaders and journalists wrestled with whether to post graphic footage of a man killing himself. Newsrooms are trained to use extreme caution when reporting on suicide and to refrain from reporting on the details. But this case tested those principles.
by Riham Feshir

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More MLB games postponed in response to racial injustice

More MLB games postponed in response to racial injustice

At least four more Major League Baseball games have been postponed. Oakland’s game at Texas along with Philadelphia at Washington, Minnesota at Detroit and Boston at the Blue Jays were postponed a day after three games weren't played in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
by The Associated Press

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In Focus: The Future of Policing

In Focus: The Future of Policing

The police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin has brought new urgency to the discussion over the role police and police departments play in communities. MPR News hosted an online event to talk about what changes are needed.
by Brandt Williams, Marcheta Fornoff and MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis under curfew again after businesses looted, vandalized

Minneapolis under curfew again after businesses looted, vandalized

The curfew will run from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Friday. "Let's restore order. Let's restore peace," Mayor Jacob Frey implored residents. "Stay in, stay safe and please help us all bring about peace." St. Paul will also have a curfew in effect for the same duration.
by MPR News Staff

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Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1

Prosecutors on Thursday charged a white 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake.
by The Associated Press

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'Tired of the killings': Pro athletes refuse to play amid racial injustice protests

'Tired of the killings': Pro athletes refuse to play amid racial injustice protests

Professional sports players in the NBA, MLB, NFL, WNBA and MLS protested the police shooting of Kenosha, Wis., resident Jacob Blake. The players refused to play to raise social justice awareness.
by Tom Goldman

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Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mpls. mayor imposes curfew, National Guard activated to quell unrest

Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a curfew effective 9:45 p.m. Wednesday night in downtown after people broke windows to stores and looted some. Police and community leaders tried to tamp down rumors about a police shooting, after a man shot himself.
by Matt Sepic and MPR News Staff

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