Minnesota Humanities Center
  • St. Cloud – Write on Race

    St. Cloud – Write on Race

    Stearns History Museum 235 South 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    MHC, Love & Struggle, and St. Cloud organizations are partnering to help communities develop action plans to combat racism. Participants will learn about impacts of race in our communities, reflect through journal writing, and share their learning with others.

    $57
  • St. Paul – Commemorate Black Music Featuring Thomasina Petrus

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join us for music, song, and conversation with legendary vocalist Thomasina Petrus on her career, life, and her play on the incomparable Billie Holliday. Minnesota Humanities Center CEO Kevin Lindsey will host the evening.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Commemorate Black Art Featuring Ta-coumba T. Aiken

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    The Minnesota Humanities Center is thrilled to collaborate with its community partners in a series of events Commemorating Black History & Culture 2022 across the City of Saint Paul. Join us for conversation with gifted Twin Cities artist Ta-coumba T. Aiken.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Southeast Asian Experience

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join us for Minnesota Humanities Center's Hmong and Southeast Asian Dialogues of War Community Listening Session. In this facilitated listening session, participants will be led in a meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives.

    Free
  • Online – Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Black Joy

    Online

    “Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Black Joy” will focus on the uplifting beat that spreads across generations despite the struggles of systemic racism. What is the root of self-determination and faith that Black people proclaim? Through the art and culture of food, music, publishing, family legacies, and more, participants will examine the actualization of “hope.”

    $10
  • St. Cloud – Write on Race

    St. Cloud – Write on Race

    Stearns History Museum 235 South 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    MHC, Love & Struggle, and St. Cloud organizations are partnering to help communities develop action plans to combat racism. Participants will learn about impacts of race in our communities, reflect through journal writing, and share their learning with others.

    $57
  • Minneapolis – Dialogues of War Listening Session: Somali Community (women focused)

    Franklin Library 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join Marian Hassan for a Community Listening Session, part of Minnesota Humanities Center's program, Dialogues of War. In this facilitated discussion, participants will be led in meaningful dialogue to connect with others and share their perspectives as relates to their experiences with war and conflict.

    Free
  • St. Cloud – Write on Race

    St. Cloud – Write on Race

    Stearns History Museum 235 South 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN, United States

    MHC, Love & Struggle, and St. Cloud organizations are partnering to help communities develop action plans to combat racism. Participants will learn about impacts of race in our communities, reflect through journal writing, and share their learning with others.

    $57
  • St. Paul – Telling My Story!

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    This writing retreat is focused on the process of naming strength and finding healing through writing and is open to all members of the Black community, writers at all levels and non-writers alike.

    $30
  • ONLINE – Minnesota Writers Series: What We Hunger For

    Online

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) for readings and a discussion around the book, “What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family.” This book is the first text featured in MHC’s new Minnesota Writers Series, which amplifies recent publications from Minnesota authors.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Theater Mu will offer insight into why it is important to see Asian American heroes represented in television, film, and on stage. Mu artists will reflect on past and current examples of Asian protagonists in mainstream media paired with live performances.

    $20