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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

Chauvin trial: Former cop says Floyd was not a threat when officers used force

Chauvin trial: Former cop says Floyd was not a threat when officers used force

The prosecution’s final witness in the trial of Derek Chauvin was a use-of-force expert who testified that placing George Floyd in a prone restraint position on the street was unreasonable. Earlier Monday, the judge rejected the defense’s request for the jury to be sequestered due to a fatal police shooting in Brooklyn Center.
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Dan Gunderson and Nina Moini

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Officer who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed Black Army lieutenant is fired

Officer who handcuffed and pepper-sprayed Black Army lieutenant is fired

Lt. Caron Nazario was knocked to the ground and handcuffed by two officers after a traffic stop, multiple videos show. The officer who pepper-sprayed Nazario was terminated by the department.
by Matthew S. Schwartz and Emma Bowman

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'A sigh of relief': Crowdfunded cab rides aim to get Asian Americans home safe

'A sigh of relief': Crowdfunded cab rides aim to get Asian Americans home safe

In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.
by Chloee Weiner

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Chauvin trial: Police restraint on Floyd 'tipped him over the edge,' medical examiner says

Chauvin trial: Police restraint on Floyd 'tipped him over the edge,' medical examiner says

Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker stood by his finding that George Floyd’s death was a homicide, telling jurors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial the police restraint was more than Floyd could take given his underlying conditions.
by Jon Collins, Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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How the Spokesman-Recorder is covering the Chauvin trial from the Black perspective

How the Spokesman-Recorder is covering the Chauvin trial from the Black perspective

The Spokesman-Recorder was founded on the mission of telling stories from the Black perspective in Minnesota. Now its small team of journalists have taken on covering the Derek Chauvin trial.
by Ari Shapiro

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