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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

MN Senate GOP promises talk — but not necessarily action — on police changes

MN Senate GOP promises talk — but not necessarily action — on police changes

The Republican leader in the Minnesota Senate Tuesday promised hearings on police changes following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center on Sunday. But the promise fell short of the action many Democrats at the Capitol are calling for.
by Tim Pugmire

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'Enough is enough': Democrats push for GOP support on Asian American hate crimes bill

'Enough is enough': Democrats push for GOP support on Asian American hate crimes bill

The legislation would address the spike in hate crimes and violence targeted at the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Democrats need GOP votes to advance the bill in the Senate this week.
by Barbara Sprunt

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How we're processing the killing of another Black man by police in Minnesota

How we're processing the killing of another Black man by police in Minnesota

As one former police officer is tried for murder in the killing of George Floyd, a young Black man named Daunte Wright is shot and killed by another officer during a traffic stop. Host Angela Davis talks about the trauma, grief, anger and fear in our communities.
by Angela Davis, Katie Moritz and Maja Beckstrom

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Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Protests grow in Minnesota and around U.S. over death of Daunte Wright

Police clashed with protesters for a second night in Brooklyn Center, Minn., as outrage spread across the U.S. over Wright's death at the hands of an officer who meant to use her Taser, officials say.
by Becky Sullivan

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Chauvin trial: Ex-cop did not use deadly force on Floyd, expert testifies

Chauvin trial: Ex-cop did not use deadly force on Floyd, expert testifies

The defense has begun its case at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin. Barry Brodd, a retired officer who has trained police, testified that he believed Chauvin was "justified" in his actions, and that he acted with "objective reasonableness.”
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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Brooklyn Center officer, chief resign; mayor wants AG Ellison to handle Wright case

Brooklyn Center officer, chief resign; mayor wants AG Ellison to handle Wright case

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott appealed for calm with demonstrations set to resume over the police killing of Daunte Wright. Minneapolis, St. Paul order 10 p.m. curfew. Ben Crump, the George Floyd family attorney, is now representing the Wright family.
by Matt Sepic and Tim Nelson

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Studies confirm racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and visits

Studies confirm racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and visits

Two new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies shed additional light on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, with implications for vaccine distribution.
by Rachel Treisman

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Brooklyn Center chief: Cop meant to use Taser on Wright; curfew in effect in metro area

Brooklyn Center chief: Cop meant to use Taser on Wright; curfew in effect in metro area

Gov. Tim Walz on Monday ordered a four-county curfew overnight into Tuesday to help keep the peace as the Twin Cities reeled over news of another fatal encounter with police, this time in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.
by Matt Sepic, Nina Moini, Peter Cox and Tim Nelson

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What the Chauvin trial feels like for the neighbors keeping vigil in George Floyd Square

What the Chauvin trial feels like for the neighbors keeping vigil in George Floyd Square

Every day, visitors and an international media scrum flock to George Floyd Square. At the same time, trial witnesses return to their neighborhood after their testimony. In conversations with Sahan Journal, people in the community talk about Black liberation, “vulturistic” visitors and why there’s not a TV showing the trial.

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