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.

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March 18, 2021 5:35 AM

Chauvin trial: 12th juror chosen; big decisions loom

Friday will be a pivotal day, with the judge expected to make several decisions that will shape the trial’s future. Three more jurors were added Thursday; two more are needed for a jury of 12 plus two alternates.

by Riham Feshir, Jon Collins, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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March 18, 2021 4:00 AM

Minneapolis church holds 'safe space' to deal with trauma after death of George Floyd

Jalilia A-Brown, a pastor who leads community engagement at Shiloh Temple, said it is a place where anyone, especially Black Minneapolis residents, can come to be supported — and never judged.

by Nina Moini

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March 17, 2021 5:46 PM

The 'workplace revolution' with author and academic Eddie Glaude Jr.

The pandemic and the push for racial reckoning have created an opportunity to start anew in many ways. Host Angela Davis talks about what needs to happen in workplaces with Eddie Glaude Jr., a professor at Princeton University and author of “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.”

by Angela Davis

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March 17, 2021 3:30 PM

How community members are supporting each other during the Chauvin trial

Some Minnesotans feel traumatized all over again as coverage of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin picks up. On Wednesday, host Angela Davis talks with guests who are supporting friends and neighbors looking for ways to heal as they confront their feelings of grief, anger, anxiety and fear during the trial.

by Angela Davis, Katie Moritz and Maja Beckstrom

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March 17, 2021 10:41 AM

Atlanta shooting suspect charged in spa shootings

Robert Aaron Long, the suspected gunman in three attacks that killed eight people at Atlanta-area spas on Tuesday, has been charged with murder and assault. Six women of Asian descent are among the dead, raising suspicions of a hate crime.

by Bill Chappell

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March 17, 2021 8:21 AM

An author replies to the unspeakable in her 'Elegy' for lynching victim Mary Turner

Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.

by Etelka Lehoczky

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March 17, 2021 7:21 AM

White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says

There were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters, according to Wednesday's report. That's nearly double the 2,724 instances reported in 2019.

by The Associated Press

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March 17, 2021 5:15 AM

Chauvin trial: 2 jurors out, 2 added as Floyd family settlement roils court

The $27 million settlement between Minneapolis and the George Floyd family continues to hang over jury selection in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial. There are currently nine jurors after two were dismissed Wednesday morning and another two selected in the afternoon.

by Riham Feshir, Jon Collins, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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March 17, 2021 2:49 AM

Anti-Asian attacks up during the pandemic. Learn more about the surge in violence

Hate incidents against Asian Americans have risen since the start of the pandemic, leaving Asians nationwide scared and frustrated.

by Suzanne Nuyen

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March 16, 2021 4:49 PM

As gaps emerge, state hires head of vaccine equity

The Health Department’s new head of vaccine equity is looking to other states for ideas to help vulnerable communities get to the front of the vaccine line. That could include special vaccine allotments and sign-up periods for people who have struggled to get vaccinated.

by Tom Crann

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