Join us on a food journey—led by a New York Times best-selling author—that combines a culinary history lesson with heritage and what meals mean for community, as well as the opportunity to taste samples from local African American chefs.
Sherrilyn Ifill is the current Vernon Jordan Professor of Law of Civil Rights at Howard University School of Law and was the former President and Director–Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF). Her book, On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st Century, is credited with laying […]
Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to sponsor the Anika Foundation Juneteenth Family Celebration! Join us for family friendly fun, games, and community. This event is free and open to all.
The sixth in a series of documentaries produced with our partner OMG Studios, Reconstruction Destructed examines the ongoing impacts of slavery to this day. Featuring Federal Minnesota District Court Judge Jerry Blackwell, author and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Macalester University Professor Duchess Harris, and author Paul Nelson, as well as a cameo with Minnesota’s […]
This theatrical experience, written by Rose McGee, takes audiences on a journey into the past, addressing the origins of Juneteenth and the imagined impact on the lives of individuals hearing the news of the Emancipation Proclamation and that the Civil War was over.
