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

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October 12, 2021 10:57 AM

'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence

Victoria Chang traces her family history through letter writing in her book, “Dear Memory.” In an NPR interview, she talks facing micro and macro aggressions and staying silent, just like her parents.

by Jeevika Verma, Reena Advani and Rachel Martin

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October 12, 2021 4:00 AM

Profile: Historian Rodolfo Gutierrez says too many people stereotype Latinos as outsiders

Rodolfo Gutierrez arrived in Minnesota 23 years ago from Mexico to pursue his Ph.D in history. He came with his wife and their two young children. When he finished the Ph.D program, Gutierrez became a history instructor.

by Vicki Adame

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October 11, 2021 2:47 AM

Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples Day means to Native Americans

A growing movement recasts Oct. 10 as a day to appreciate the diversity and history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.

by Emma Bowman

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October 10, 2021 6:01 AM

A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft

The beachfront land — known as Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — is being returned to the descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce 97 years after it was taken from them.

by Danny Hajek, A Martínez and Kelley Dickens

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October 8, 2021 1:13 PM

Highway project threatens Hmong farmland in Dakota County

Land ownership and access is a major barrier for farmers of color in Minnesota. A Hmong farming group in the process of buying its land is already worried about a potential loss to construction.

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October 7, 2021 3:30 PM

'Okciyapi' celebrates Dakota language and brings some healing

Dakota artist Angela Two Stars’ new installation in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden brings layers of meaning embedded in its form.

by Euan Kerr

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October 7, 2021 11:00 AM

Maya Angelou, Sally Ride and other trailblazing women will be featured on U.S. coins

For a limited time beginning next year, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters honoring women from history. The first batch celebrates icons in civil rights, politics, humanities and science.

by Rachel Treisman

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October 7, 2021 8:53 AM

Minnesota native Eddie Taylor training to climb Everest with first all-Black team

There’s not a lot of mountain climbing happening in Minnesota. But it was his upbringing in Detroit Lakes — visiting national parks and skiing with his family — that set Eddie Taylor up to join the first all-Black team of climbers training to take on Mount Everest next year.

by Lindsay Guentzel and Cathy Wurzer

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October 7, 2021 4:55 AM

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers

Roughly 175,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents, or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study. The majority of these children are racial and ethnic minorities.

by Rhitu Chatterjee and Carmel Wroth

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October 5, 2021 2:35 PM

What’s on the ballot: The Minneapolis public safety charter amendment

In November, Minneapolis voters will say “yes” or “no” to replacing the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety. Host Angela Davis speaks with a supporter and an opponent of the ballot measure and with MPR News reporter Jon Collins.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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