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May 18, 2026 – Kevin Lindsey joins Freddie Bell to discuss what festivals reveal about Minnesota’s identity – KMOJ
May 11, 2026 – Minnesota names its first youth poet laureate – MPR
May 7, 2026 – The Return of Ifest-MN and the Future of Shared Minnesota Life – MinneapoliMedia
May 7, 2026 – Local festivals benefit from new Minnesota Humanities Center Grants – Pioneer Press
April 30, 2026 – North Star Stories – Minnesota get its first Youth Poet Laureate
April 8, 2026 – Public News Service – MN aims to bring youth poetry to new heights with new role
March 25, 2026 – MPR News – Rochester event to use headscarves for storytelling, connection among Minnesota women
March 2, 2026 – Public News Service – MN’s ethnic media try to overcome resource gaps
March 1, 2026 – MPR News – ‘Language is a need’: Ojibwe, Dakota speakers work to preserve, revive Indigenous languages
February 27, 2026 – Minnesota Women’s Press – Q&A With Rose McGee About the HeadScarf Story Circle
January 29, 2026 – MPR News – ‘George Morrison: Modern Artist’ paints the life of late Ojibwe artist for young readers
January 25, 2026 – Elk River Star News – Stories missing in action from the War in Vietnam
January 23, 2026 – Public News Service – MN schools elevate Native American teachings with book series
November 2, 2025 – The Minnesota Star Tribune – Hundreds honor Vietnam War, Secret War veterans in Minnesota
October 27, 2025 – Midwest Living – One of the Nation’s Largest Urban Native American Communities is Driving a Cultural Revolution in The Twin Cities
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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
May 7, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $2,835,000 in Legacy Grants for Festivals
May 7, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $472,500 in Legacy Grants for Ethnic Media Organizations
April 27, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Announces Sienna Lee as the Inaugural Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate
April 16, 2026 – Encore Community Screening of “Nuestro Norte” Film Scheduled to Follow Sold Out Premiere at 45th Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival
April 14, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Announces Spark! Places of Innovation Call for Exhibit Hosts
April 14, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center We Are Water MN: Call for Exhibition Hosts
March 27, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $1,417,500 Million in Legacy Grants to Support Museums, Exhibits, and Collections
February 27, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Launches Two Youth Poetry Programs
February 19, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Distributes Native American Lives Series Books
February 17, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Announces Grant Opportunity for Ethnic Media Organizations
January 22, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Awards $1,350,000 in Legacy Grants
January 2, 2026 – Minnesota Humanities Center Announces 86 Cultural Heritage Grants
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
