World renowned ballerina and author Misty Copeland joins Talking Volumes on Sept 28 at the Fitzgerald Theater for a wide ranging conversation on dance, books, and equity in the arts. Tickets are 35 dollars.
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MPR News celebrates MSR’s 90th anniversary with special podcast
MPR News has created a podcast to celebrate the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder’s 90th anniversary, highlighting its commitment to amplifying Black voices, chronicling civil rights events, and providing essential news coverage.
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MPR Glover hire reflects commitment to more equitable news coverage
‘I hope that the work we do here will be a model for other newsrooms across the country to really address equity.’
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Pandemic puts Black youths’ resilience to the test
‘I think the youth are given very little power. They’re told what to do, go to school, what to eat and what to wear.’
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MPR forum discusses housing issues
Seniors also are finding themselves at a growing rate of homelessness. The coronavirus outbreak has only exacerbated the housing problem in unprecedented ways.
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Duchesne Drew to lead MPR
Duchesne Drew will lead MPR’s strategy, programming, and daily operations.
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Plenty of talk, but more action needed to bridge police-community divide
Will the current divide between communities of color and the police ever be bridged? Minneapolis NAACP President Jason Sole said that change won’t happen unless a “clean house” takes place at police departments. Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mark Kappelhoff said that all facets of the community, from business to elected leaders to ordinary […]
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Fitzgerald Theatre debuts Human Potential conversations
‘Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline’ to be the first topic Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News is inviting the community to talk with them in downtown St. Paul. The Human Potential, a new conversations series on timely news topics and issues, will debut at the Fitzgerald Theatre Tuesday, October 25, at 7 pm. It is intended as […]