A Thank You to Dr. Shelly Lowe
March 13, 2025 - By Kevin Lindsey
MHC would like to thank Dr. Shelly Lowe, outgoing Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, for her dedication and leadership.
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Headscarf Story Circle Gathering: Embracing Identity, Culture, and Community
March 7, 2025 - By Hodan A. Omar
In honor of International Women’s History Day When I was invited to host a Headscarf Story Circle gathering, I immediately said yes. The headscarf holds deep cultural, religious, and personal significance for many women, including myself. It represents identity, faith, dignity, and strength. Hosting this gathering felt like an opportunity…
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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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Ruth Reister: A Trailblazing Leader in Law, Finance, and the Humanities
March 3, 2025 - By Casey DeMarais
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women who have shaped our communities, institutions, and history. Among them is Ruth Alkema Reister (1936–2015), a visionary leader whose career spanned law, finance, and public service.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday of Service
February 28, 2025 - By Barbara Prindle
The Minnesota Humanities Center sponsored a number of cultural events to kick off 2025, including Sweet Potato Comfort Pie’s 10th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday of Service on Jan 19, 2025.
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We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection
February 26, 2025 - By Lucinda Pepper
Telling Queer History (TQH) is an organization that uses oral storytelling and community building as vehicles for connection, care, belonging and wellbeing.
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MHC Grantee Highlight: Civic Bridgers’ New Youth Leadership Development Program, Beyond Civics
February 11, 2025 - By Jasmine Nguyen
On January 15, 2025, Civic Bridgers launched its new program, Beyond Civics, at Banyan Community located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis.
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Celebrating Junauda Petrus, Minneapolis’ Next Poet Laureate
February 6, 2025 - By Casey DeMarais
The appointment of Junauda Petrus as Minneapolis’ next Poet Laureate is a moment to celebrate. The City of Minneapolis’ Arts & Cultural Affairs Department and The Loft Literary Center deserve recognition for this outstanding selection. Junauda—a visionary writer, playwright, and multidimensional performance artist—follows in the footsteps of the remarkable Heid…
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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.”
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Grantee Highlight: YMCA of the North’s Students Voting Program Largest Mock Election of the 2024 Season
January 23, 2025 - By Amy Anderson
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as those 18 years and older cast their votes for the presidential election, students across Minnesota cast their ballots for the YMCA of the North’s Students Voting mock election at their respective schools.
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