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Duluth – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story
Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story is a 90-minute two-act dramatization of a traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer enslaved in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Read More
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St. Paul – Commemorate Black Music Featuring Thomasina Petrus
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. Read More
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St. Paul – Commemorate Black Art Featuring Ta-coumba T. Aiken
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. Read More
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Online – Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Black Joy
“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.” Read More
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St. Paul – Telling My Story!
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. Read More
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St. Paul – Juneteenth Breakfast
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a Juneteenth breakfast. Musical guest Jevetta Steele will perform, followed by a talk by Angela Tate, curator of women's history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Read More
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St. Paul – Lunch and Learn: Juneteenth in Historical Context
The Minnesota Humanities Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, welcomes the public to a boxed lunch and learn event at Macalester College's Arts Commons on "Juneteenth in Historical Context." Read More
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St. Paul – Educator Workshop: Black Freedom Struggles
K-12 educators will receive 6 clock hours. Black Freedom Struggles will explore Black struggle as a global phenomenon with particular emphasis on historical and current movements led by Black communities. Read More
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Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Morning Performance)
Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Read More
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Golden Valley – Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story (Reception and Evening Performance)
Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story written by Rose McGee is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history – when news was deliberately withheld that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Read More