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Minneapolis South High students protest Arizona law
South High students are taking a stand against Arizona’s controversial statute 15-112 by staging various actions that call attention to the ban on ethnic studies that was enacted at the beginning of this year. In what social studies teacher Rob Panning-Miller called one of the most meaningful learning experiences students have had this year.MORE »
Hannibal Lokumbe mentors and performs for Black History Month
Vocalessence is presenting its annual Witness concert this Sunday at the Ordway Center in St. Paul. This Black History Month tradition always features a guest artist and a commissioned new work. This year the guest is trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe. His new work is called "In the Spirit of Being."MORE »
ST. PAUL NOTES | Will tournaments bring winter to St. Paul?
Every year, St. Paul braces for the double onslaught of high school sports tournaments and the season's final blast of snowstorms. This year, we haven't seen much winter, but the tournaments start Wednesday, with GIrls' Hockey at the Xcel Center (and the Mariucci Arena).MORE »
Family Academy’s 'cradle to career' effort under way in north Minneapolis
Sitting cross-legged on the floor Saturday at Family Academy in the Northside Achievement Zone, six moms and their children sing a song that could signal a sea change for some north Minneapolis families.MORE »
ST. PAUL NOTES | Central High School students, teachers read banned books, protesting Arizona censorship
St. Paul Central students and English teachers organized a day-long protest in support of free speech and in opposition to censorship on February 16.MORE »
Love story: Young TVbyGIRLS filmmakers explore an age-old topic
Sixteen years ago, Barbara Wiener supported a friend through a grueling, 40-hour labor. When a baby girl was finally born, Wiener was inspired. "I remember holding her and promising to make growing up for her easier," Wiener recalled.MORE »
College Bound: Against the grain
When Ryan Bergerson’s acceptance letter arrived from the University of Minnesota in December, his parents waited to give it to him until after the holidays — they were worried that his sisters, who were visiting from the Twin Cities, might convince him to go there.MORE »
Nellie Stone Johnson Ski Team building confidence on the slopes
Anyone skiing at Theodore Wirth Park this winter has gotten to know one team very well. Nellie Stone Johnson skiers, decked out in blue and yellow, have become familiar faces on the Wirth ski trails.MORE »
College Bound: A fray in family ties
Before school, Bao Khang and her three younger siblings often tussle over who’s using the upstairs bathroom. But it’s not as bad as it was before, when her three older sisters and two older brothers shared it, too.MORE »
Korean traditional performers in rural Wisconsin, St. Paul
One small church and its Korean pastor are at the center of a program to bring Korean culture to the center of Wisconsin.MORE »
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