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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

Diverse jury raises activists' hopes for Chauvin trial

Diverse jury raises activists' hopes for Chauvin trial

The panel of 15 includes nine people who are white and six who are Black or multiracial. If the court follows standard practice and the alternates are the last three chosen, the 12 who deliberate would be evenly split between whites and people of color — which an activist calls a step in the right direction.
by The Associated Press

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How to start conversations about anti-Asian racism with your family

How to start conversations about anti-Asian racism with your family

The rise in reports of anti-Asian hate incidents over the past year, including the shootings at Atlanta-area spas, has resurfaced the need for many to talk about racism with their loved ones.
by Anna Sirianni and Audie Cornish

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Asian grandmother who smacked her attacker with a board donates nearly $1 million

Asian grandmother who smacked her attacker with a board donates nearly $1 million

The money will be donated to help defuse racism against the Asian American community. Xiao Zhen Xie's grandson wrote, "She insists on making this decision saying this issue is bigger than Her."
by Bill Chappell

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In likely first, Chicago suburb of Evanston approves reparations for Black residents

In likely first, Chicago suburb of Evanston approves reparations for Black residents

The new program, which aims to address harms suffered by Black residents due to the city's discriminatory housing policies, is part of a larger reparations fund established in 2019.
by Rachel Treisman

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Stop blaming Tuskegee, critics say. It's not an 'excuse' for current medical racism

Stop blaming Tuskegee, critics say. It's not an 'excuse' for current medical racism

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason why Black Americans might hesitate on the COVID-19 vaccine. But many say it's current racism in health care and Tuskegee is used as an excuse.
by April Dembosky, KQED

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