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.

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September 4, 2020 7:12 PM

St. Paul's Doua Moua stars in Disney's live action 'Mulan'

When Disney’s new, live-action rendition of “Mulan” comes out on Friday, you’ll see a member of Minnesota’s Hmong community on screen. Actor Doua Moua, who grew up in St. Paul, plays the role of Po. MPR News host Tom Crann talked with Moua about the film and his part.

by Tom Crann

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September 4, 2020 3:23 PM

'A roof over our heads': Native leaders urge officials to address homelessness

Native American activists say homeless people in Minneapolis will return to live at a ramp to a state highway because they have nowhere else to go.

by Tim Nelson and Peter Cox

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September 4, 2020 1:01 PM

Hmong community leaders share thoughts on education, economy and politics

A lot has changed in Minnesota’s Hmong community since the first Hmong refugees arrived to the Twin Cities in the 1970s. Host Angela Davis talks with three Hmong community leaders about education, the economy and politics and what’s being done to address remaining disparities.

by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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September 4, 2020 7:34 AM

Car rams into Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square

One video of the attack shows a dark sedan plowing into a crowd of people standing in front of the vehicle. The car lurches through an intersection, leaving a chorus of screaming people in its wake.

by Vanessa Romo

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September 4, 2020 5:52 AM

Suspect in fatal shooting of Portland right-wing protester killed by law enforcement

A team of law enforcement officers fatally shot a man suspected of being the gunman who killed a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Ore., last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through downtown.

by Conrad Wilson and Kimberley Freda

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September 3, 2020 10:32 PM

Dictionary.com's largest update (re)defines thousands of words, focusing on identity

The digital dictionary updated some 15,000 entries, including adding 650 entirely new words from popular culture. Many of the revisions deal with topics related to identity, like race and gender.

by Rachel Treisman

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September 3, 2020 10:55 AM

In Breonna Taylor's hometown, 90-day protest becomes family

Demonstrators arrived at the nondescript park in Louisville, Ky., months ago to demand justice for George Floyd and for Breonna Taylor. The demonstrators were strangers to each other then. They were faces in a sea of humanity, unaware that their devotion to this square would soon tether them together.

by The Associated Press

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September 3, 2020 9:18 AM

Yao Yang seeks generational change at Hmong Chamber of Commerce

Some women business owners say they’ve felt neglected by the Minnesota Hmong Chamber of Commerce. Yao Yang is determined to change that.

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September 3, 2020 7:15 AM

Rochester, N.Y., mayor suspends officers over Black man's asphyxiation death

Daniel Prude was arrested in March after behaving erratically on a city street. Officers placed a protective hood over his head and Prude ultimately stopped breathing. He died a week later.

by Gino Fanelli and Jeremy Moule

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September 3, 2020 5:52 AM

Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'

Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wis., that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawing a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump amid a reckoning that has galvanized the nation.

by The Associated Press

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