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

Chauvin trial: No testimony from ex-officer; closing arguments begin Monday
Both the state and the defense rested their cases on Thursday, the latter without testimony from Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
Wright family questions lack of murder charges; officer makes 1st court appearance
The family of Daunte Wright and their attorneys said Thursday they welcomed the criminal charge against the former police officer who fired the shot that killed him Sunday, but questioned why she wasn’t charged with murder.
APM documentary: 'Remembering Jim Crow'
For much of the 20th century, Black Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus and walled off from many of the rights they deserved as citizens. Until well into the 1960s, segregation was legal. The system was called Jim Crow. In this documentary, Americans — Black and white — remember life in the Jim Crow times.
Chauvin trial: Former Maryland medical examiner says Floyd's manner of death 'undetermined'
Dr. David Fowler testified that George Floyd died of cardiac arrhythmia during the police restraint, but that methamphetamine and fentanyl, carbon monoxide exposure from the squad car, tumors and adrenaline contributed to his death.
Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem
Top Federal Reserve policymakers underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which lessens the perspectives that economists can bring to key policy issues.