Junauda Petrus, a multidisciplinary artist and writer, has been selected as the City of Minneapolis Poet Laureate for the 2025-2026 term, and will serve as a cultural ambassador for the city, using poetry to connect communities and address social issues.
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Writer’s art-as-activism bears literary bounty
“I come from a long line of role models,” says Carolyn Holbrook, “women entrepreneurs. My grandmother developed and sold hair products, and my great-grandmother turned her home into a boarding house for African American railroad porters [who] were not allowed in hotels.” Accordingly, the accomplished lady of letters isn’t a writer simply for writing’s sake; she […]