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CEO Summer Update

July 2, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

Summer has arrived in Minnesota and like most of you, we are attempting to make the most of the warm weather by keeping ourselves busy. We were so fortunate to have so many wonderful speakers, chefs, artists, and partners for our recent Juneteenth programming. The enthusiastic response to our…

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State and Federal Funding Update

June 4, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

Welcome to June, the best time of year to live in Minnesota and the countdown to when we get to celebrate Juneteenth. We have been very busy planning events and programs, and would love to see you at one of our amazing offerings this year – there’s something for everyone.

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Urgent Message from CEO Kevin Lindsey

April 4, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

This week, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shuttered the offices of National Endowment for the Humanities. DOGE terminated all agreements with state affiliates such as the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC), terminated hundreds of contracts with scholars across the country, and placed nearly all NEH staff on administrative leave. If…

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A Thank You to Dr. Shelly Lowe

March 13, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) staff, grant recipients, and many partner organizations would like to thank Dr. Shelly Lowe, outgoing Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), for her dedication and leadership. Since 2021, Dr. Lowe has led NEH in the administration of over $6 billion in grants…

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Continuing the Work

March 5, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

In response to questions about how threatened cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and how a possible federal government shutdown might impact MHC, let me share some information about our grant making process and grant administration work.  MHC grantees can rest assured that their grant funding will…

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A More Perfect Union

February 3, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

President Abraham Lincoln, in commemorating the lives lost during the Civil War, at the Gettysburg Address noted that the United States of America is a “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Lincoln’s repetition of “people” underscores that our democracy is made and maintained by its citizens.

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Sketches of Minnesota

January 6, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey

Partnering with Danger Boat Productions, we conceived the idea of hosting a humanities comedy tour in response to news of people in Minnesota feeling disconnected and unwilling to talk to their neighbors. As the disciplines of the humanities help us better understand ourselves, our neighbors, and our communities, what better…

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We Are Family

December 6, 2024 - By Kevin Lindsey

Whenever I hear the song “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge, in my mind, I see my mom in front of a park bench singing “I’ve got all my sisters with me” with her sisters in matching red t-shirts with their nicknames on their back at the annual Wells Family…

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Impossible to Remain Silent

June 3, 2021 - By Kevin Lindsey

Our nation, for far too long, has remained silent about open and notorious acts of racial violence experienced by African Americans. As a teenager reading, The Black Book edited by Middleton A. Harris and Toni Morrison, I became aware of the countless atrocities experienced by African Americans that were ignored…

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