How Can We Breathe – A Time to Listen, Share, and Be Heard

August 25, 2020 - By Kevin Lindsey

At the dawn of the formation of our country, and even begrudgingly to this day, the existing political and social hierarchy of our nation has sought to deny and frustrate the inalienable rights of African Americans to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  Since the video of the murder…

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Celebrating Juneteenth by Finishing the Work

June 19, 2020 - By Kevin Lindsey

A new movement has begun to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. Proponents stress the need for America never to forget how racial slavery has been imprinted upon the soul of the nation and to always remember how the descendants of enslaved African Americans continue to shape its present and…

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The Death of George Floyd

May 28, 2020 - By Kevin Lindsey

As the leader of the Minnesota Humanities Center, envisioning a just society that is connected, curious, and compassionate, we send our condolences to the family of George Floyd and his many friends. The tragic history of our country is replete with instances of the suppression of the inalienable human rights…

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Not My Thing to Give Up

February 19, 2019 - By Ayomide Adesnaya

This story was written for the January 2019 ThreeSixty Magazine and was reprinted with the permission of ThreeSixty Journalism, a high school outreach program of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas. The Minnesota Humanities Center is proud to partner with ThreeSixty Journalism and six…

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