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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

Fargo firm builds a diverse workforce

Fargo firm builds a diverse workforce

When you think of diverse cities, Fargo might not be the first that springs to mind. The population is 83 percent white. But a Fargo manufacturing company has found success with a workforce that is mostly from other places around the world.
by Dan Gunderson

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At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn't discussed much. Still, it's a central issue

At the Jan. 6 hearings, race isn't discussed much. Still, it's a central issue

The Jan. 6 Committee has been uncovering what led up to the insurrection. But just beneath the surface is a central cause of the riot — racism and the fear of losing white power.
by Sandhya Dirks

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Minneapolis teacher contract language ignites firestorm

Minneapolis teacher contract language ignites firestorm

When Minneapolis teachers settled a strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional seniority-based layoffs. Months later, there’s denunciations of the policy as racist and unconstitutional discrimination against white people.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives

Poll: 69% of Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives

A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound their already precarious situation.
by Katia Riddle

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How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.
by Destinee Adams

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