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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

Filmmakers call out PBS for a lack of diversity, over-reliance on Ken Burns

Filmmakers call out PBS for a lack of diversity, over-reliance on Ken Burns

A group of documentarians have signed a letter to PBS expressing concerns that white stars like Ken Burns get too much airtime and resources, while filmmakers of color struggle to build careers.
by Eric Deggans

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Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street

Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street

An Asian American woman was attacked in New York City by a man who repeatedly kicked her as two people nearby who appeared to be security guards did not intervene, according to surveillance footage released by police.
by The Associated Press

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What we learned from Day 1 of testimony in the Chauvin trial

What we learned from Day 1 of testimony in the Chauvin trial

Two key questions are at play in Derek Chauvin's murder trial: What killed George Floyd and did Chauvin use excessive force? Civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. discusses the early takeaways.
by Rachel Martin

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Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

Chauvin trial: Witnesses tell of anger, helplessness watching Floyd die

In sometimes emotional testimony Tuesday, witnesses spoke of feeling powerless at the scene as they admonished and pleaded with the officer who had his knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck.
by Jon Collins, Brandt Williams, Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

A key eyewitness in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified Monday that his mixed martial arts training convinced him that the position of Derek Chauvin’s knee on the neck of George Floyd, and the way Chauvin was moving his knee, was deliberate and dangerous.
by Brandt Williams, Riham Feshir and Jon Collins

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