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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

U regent Sviggum wonders if Morris campus is 'too diverse'

U regent Sviggum wonders if Morris campus is 'too diverse'

University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum’s recent assertion that diversity might be a marketing problem for the Morris campus is drawing pushback. White students make up about 54 percent of enrollment, compared to about 58 percent in the pre-pandemic years.
by MPR News Staff

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Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

In 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy was lynched in Mississippi. Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose insistence on an open-casket funeral helped ignite the civil rights movement.
by Justin Chang

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Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

Native American communities prioritize culture, recruitment to treat mental health

To better treat mental illness in Native American communities, programs in Minnesota and around the region are focused on training more Native providers, and incorporating traditional culture and values into treatment. 
by Dan Kraker

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Radio program reaches out to Latinos living ‘between worlds’

Radio program reaches out to Latinos living ‘between worlds’

As the state’s Latino community continues to grow it’s becoming more important to provide relevant news and information on a wider scale. To do that, a grassroots organization has begun an app-based radio station to keep Latinos in Minnesota up to date.
by Vicki Adame

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Adair Mosley’s vision for racial equity in Minnesota

Adair Mosley’s vision for racial equity in Minnesota

Adair Mosley opened a grocery store and launched a scholarship program while he led the Minneapolis nonprofit Pillsbury United Communities. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Adair about his bold ideas for building racial equity as he steps into a new role as the next CEO of the African American Leadership Forum. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Lowering heart disease risk for Black Minnesotans 

Lowering heart disease risk for Black Minnesotans 

Black men and women are two to three times as likely as white men and women to die from heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other heart diseases. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two cardiologists about addressing health disparities and what people can do to improve their heart health.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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