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

After a life of painful sickle cell disease, a patient hopes gene-editing can help
She's the first patient with a genetic disorder to be treated with the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR. The treatment has wrapped up and now she's waiting to see if it brings relief.
'I've never told anyone': Stories of life in Indian boarding schools
A new book by Ojibwe author Denise Lajimodiere, “Stringing Rosaries,” tells the first-person stories of life for Native American children who were sent to boarding schools designed to purge their language and culture.
Racism is a health risk for black mothers and babies
African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications, and their babies face worse outcomes than their white counterparts. A growing body of research suggests racism plays a role.
For Black mothers and babies, prejudice is a stubborn health risk
African-American women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth or have their infants face complications. They’re also more likely to encounter demeaning behavior while getting care. Some in Minnesota are working to change that.
Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma
Minneapolis Public Schools is partnering with the Native American community in the Twin Cities on a new kind of professional development for teachers, designed to help educators become more culturally proficient.