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In the News
June 18, 2024 – MPR News – Kevin Lindsey on Juneteenth and the importance of remembering our stories
June 11, 2024 – The Conversation with Al McFarlane – Community, Understanding, and the Humanities
May 28, 2024 – MPR News – Laugh it out: Can humor ease tension in polarizing times?
April 30, 2024 – MPR News – Gwen Westerman reflects on three years as state’s poet laureate
March 20, 2024 – KJON AM 1240 – Great River Children’s Museum receives state grant
March 20, 2024 – KTTC News – SPARK in Rochester receives $150,000 in Legacy Grant from Minnesota Humanities Center
March 19, 2024 – The Free Press – Children’s Museum among Humanities Center grantees
March 12, 2024 – MPR News – Statewide civic-improv comedy tour looks to bridge divides in Minnesota communities
December 3, 2023 – WCCO 4 News – Headscarf Story Circle brings together women from all walks of life
September 22, 2023 – WCCO 4 News – Healing from racial violence, 60 years since Birmingham church bombing
September 16, 2023 – Winona Daily News – Minnesota Humanities Center looking for paid discussion leaders in Winona for spring 2024 series
July 26, 2023 – Minnesota Women’s Press – “We are Water Flows” Through Minnesota
June 15, 2023 – Pioneer Press – Linking past and present, ‘Kumbayah The Juneteenth Story’ play to tour around the state
February 10, 2023 – WCCO 4 News – Twin Cities chefs to host discussion to unite people through sharing culture, stories
January 19, 2023 – WCCO 4 News – This year, resolve to bolster your cultural awareness
January 16, 2023 – KAAL 6 News – Rochester hosts annual ‘We Have a Dream’ Celebration
January 4, 2023 – MinnPost – Learning from place: Bdote
Winter 2023 – Humanities Magazine – Executive Function – Kevin Lindsey of Minnesota Humanities Center
Press Releases
June 7, 2024 – Minnesota Humanities Center Announces 86 Cultural Heritage Awards
April 18, 2024 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $700,000 in Legacy Grants
March 25, 2024 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $300,000 in Legacy Grants
March 19, 2024 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $2.2 Million in Legacy Grants