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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

Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes

Supreme Court struggles with a case dealing with the rights of Native American Tribes

In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race
by Nina Totenberg

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Candidates of color see gains in Minnesota legislative, local races

Candidates of color see gains in Minnesota legislative, local races

A new generation of young, diverse Minnesota politicians will head to the Capitol next year following Election Day victories Tuesday. Voters also elected the state’s first openly transgender person. Hennepin County elected the state’s first Black female sheriff.
by MPR News Staff

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Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

Latino voters weigh abortion rights — and the economy — in a key congressional race

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., is running for reelection in a newly drawn district against Republican Yesli Vega as the national conversation on abortion plays out, especially with Latino voters.
by Ben Paviour

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When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing

When a regional theater got millions to remake itself, it focused on racial healing

The historically Black Penumbra Theatre has received millions in grants to remake itself into a center for racial healing. What will its choices reveal about regional theater's future?
by Neda Ulaby

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Sviggum steps down as U regents vice chair after questioning Morris campus diversity

Sviggum steps down as U regents vice chair after questioning Morris campus diversity

University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum had defended and later apologized for his comments suggesting diversity might be creating a marketing problem for the Morris campus. He said Tuesday he’ll finish his term as regent, but will no longer serve as the board’s vice chair.
by MPR News Staff

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A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

More than 100 years ago, arsonists set fire to Brown's Chapel AME Church in Hastings. On Sunday, members of the community —  including a descendant of the congregation — came out to First Presbyterian Church in Hastings to remember the historic church and acknowledge the legacy of racism that stoked the fire which burned the building. 
by Sarah Thamer

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'Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?'

'Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?'

Historian Matthew Delmont paints a vivid and painful picture of life for Black Americans during World War II in his new book, “Half American.” Even as Black service members fought to win the war overseas, they couldn’t win the war of equality at home.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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