Highs will hover in the 20s north and 30s south Friday. This weekend we’re pushing back into the 40s across most of southern and western Minnesota. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.
Coming up on Morning Edition: Three African American changemakers — one an iconic civil rights leader, the other a master storyteller and the third a faith leader looking to help out those in recovery — were honored at the Capri Theater in north Minneapolis Thursday. The city’s Civil Rights Department hosted the annual History Makers at Home event to commemorate Black History Month. MPR News reporter Regina Medina was there and brings us the story. Coming up at 11 a.m.: This week, Big Books and Bold Ideas is launching an election year series that asks: What is American democracy in 2024? Our first guest is historian Heather Cox Richardson, whose latest book is “Democracy Awakening.”
Three African American changemakers — an iconic civil rights leader, a master storyteller and a faith leader — were honored at the Capri Theater in north Minneapolis on Thursday.
Sherlonda Clarke, director of Equity and Engagement for the Civil Rights Department, said the annual History Makers at Home event honors leaders in business, criminal justice, education, human rights and faith.
“So when we say history makers at home, we mean our greater home of Minnesota,” said Clarke. “So whether someone is doing something amazing in Duluth, or in Morris ... or right here in north Minneapolis, we want to make sure that we highlight their achievements.”
Minneapolis folk singer Sarah Larsson is having a big month. Earlier in February, she was one of six artists commissioned by the Cedar Cultural Center to perform new work, and she set Yiddish poems to music. Now she’s releasing a new album that combines traditional and original music in four languages, exploring stories of immigration.
Larsson grew up hearing stories of how her family immigrated to America. Those stories shaped her, especially one about her namesake: her great-grandmother Sadie, who came from Poland as a teen in the place of a relative who was too sick to make passage.
Allegations of toxic work environment shake Minneapolis Institute of Art. Turmoil inside the Minneapolis Institute of Art over exhibitions, equity and the institution’s future is boiling over into public view following the recent firing of a top curator.
Dropout prevention hotline set to open in Beltrami Country. A new northern Minnesota dropout prevention line hopes to turn around some of the lowest high school graduation rates in the state. The new service will open in March.
