Nathaniel Stewart, Jr. St. Paul psychologist maximizes mental improvement Dr. Nathaniel Stewart Jr. has been a psychologist for over 35 years. Stewart, a New Jersey native and son to a minister, knew early on that he wanted to be a psychologist. He left New Jersey after high school to attend Central State University, a public, historically Black University in … [Read more...]
Educator’s personal journey powers children’s storytelling
Donna Gingery Local author Donna Gingery has published her first children’s book Red’s Adventures: The Egg Pie to help youth find their superpower. Gingery, a 58-year-old educator of Prior Lake, MN, based the book on her life growing up in Selma, Ala. in the ’60s. The story follows a precocious African American girl named Red who overcomes everyday challenges with humor … [Read more...]
Fighting gun violence helps Hayden family heal
On Saturday, February 25, a memorial fundraiser was held in honor of Taylor Simone Hayden, a 25-year-old Minnesota woman who was tragically killed in a senseless act of gun violence while visiting Atlanta, Georgia. Teachers, coaches, friends and loved ones shared some of their fondest memories of Taylor. MSR spoke with Erin Hayden, sister of the deceased, about why the fund … [Read more...]
Students protest pipeline, Trump election
In response to results of the November 8 presidential election, over the past week protests have occurred both across the Twin Cities and the nation. Around 5000 protesters gathered near the University of Minnesota campus at 7:30 pm on November 11. They were marching to protest President-Elect Donald J. Trump. The march went into the Cedar Riverside neighborhood and eventually … [Read more...]
The poetry of Langston Hughes takes spotlight in ‘Warm Dark Dusk’
Warm Dark Dusk, a jazz music and dance production presented by Phyllis Productions that celebrates the poetry of Langston Hughes, is coming to a theater near you. Hughes, as described in the press release, is “one of the essential figures in American literature. His vision of America was as timely today as back in the decades in which his poems were written.” The production … [Read more...]