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

How do you center young Black voices in conversations about racism? One Twin Cities high school is trying
In the year since George Floyd was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer, a flood of uncomfortable conversations about race and racism have been forced into the open — including Minnesota classrooms. Here’s how one high school is doing it, with students of color leading the way.
Black Lives Matter fights disinformation to keep the movement strong
Calls for racial justice and an end to police brutality still fill social media platforms a year after George Floyd's murder. But Black Lives Matter says posts targeting it are full of disinformation.
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across U.S.
Evidence shows that many Black Americans across the U.S. experience police killings of other Black people as traumatic events, and that this trauma diminishes the ability of Black communities to thrive.
6 charts that dismantle the trope of Asian Americans as a model minority
For years, the myth about Asian Americans and their perceived collective success has been used as a racial wedge. Here's a look at some common misconceptions driven by the "model minority" myth.
Moment of silence marks year since George Floyd’s death
George Floyd was honored Tuesday with a moment of silence in the city where he died at the hands of police, a death captured on wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year later.