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Art and Artists in MN: Diversity, data and discussion
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- Art and Artists in MN: Diversity, data and discussion
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- 34:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Join MPR News, Art Hounds and the APM Research Lab for a celebration of the art and artists that have been essential to Minnesota’s communities. Some of our MPR News Art Hounds will share their insights, and detail how we can ensure art, theater and music are serving diverse communities in Minnesota.
Plus, the APM Research Lab will share how Minnesotans of color view and access the state’s cultural amenities. We’ll highlight how the arts community is addressing the longstanding barriers to access and inclusion in the arts, and we’ll share how you can get involved.
Hosted by Denzel Belin and featuring Ben Clary from the APM Research Lab as well as the following artists: Lily Tung Crystal; Autumn Cavender; Dae Yang; Lue Thao; May Lee-Yang; Mary Anne and Sergio Quiroz; and Tish Jones. \
This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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- Nursing home robots dance, sing and watch for signs of trouble
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A robot known as Pepper, a 4-foot white and silver robot that can tell several hundred jokes — some of them better than others — as well as stories, games and dances. It also has a more personalized function. Arshia Khan, a professor from the University of Minnesota Duluth is rolling out a fleet of robots to nursing homes to provide entertainment and well-being checks.
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- Liz Larner: Don’t put it back like it was
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Los Angeles–based artist Liz Larner recently walked us through her exhibit at the Walker Art Center. "Don't put it back like it was." The show includes "Corner Basher," a mechanical tetherball that viewers and control the power of. Check out Minnesota Now for more on the exhibit. https://www.mprnews.org/shows/minnesotanow
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- In the land of zero natural lakes, Rochester has a pool drought
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Recent pool closures have left Rochester with a single public swimming pool, leading to squabbles over pool time and space. Local officials and families alike say the city doesn't have enough pools for everyone who wants to swim and that pool access is increasingly becoming a matter of privilege.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/06/30/in-the-land-of-zero-natural-lakes-rochester-has-a-pool-drought
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- In Focus: How housing can shrink the racial wealth gap
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- 1:02:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Owning your own home is a key part of building wealth in the U.S., thanks to federal tax policy. But for many people of color, the door to homeownership has long been closed. In fact, Minnesota has one of the largest racial homeownership gaps in the country. Why is this, and what can be done to narrow the gap and set families of color on the road to solid housing and wealth creation?
Learn more about In Focus and find previous discussions here: https://www.mprnews.org/in-focus
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- Tango for everyone: Argentines bring the world of their native dance to Minnesotans
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Dancers tango together during Bataclan Tango’s monthly Milonga Mala Yunta, where experienced dancers come to tango May 28 at Four Seasons Dance Studio in Minneapolis. Video by Nicole Neri for MPR News.
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- Play portrays generations of Latinas struggles with identity
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Teatro del Pueblo’s production of “Real Women Have Curves” focuses on a multigenerational group of Latinas who confront expectations of how they are supposed to fit within their families and within society -- as well as how they are supposed to look. Teatro del Pueblo’s production of Real Women Have Curves opens June 10 at the Conn Theater. Video by Kerem Yucel | MPR News.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/06/07/play-portrays-generations-of-latinas-struggles-with-identity
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- Welcoming refugees to Minnesota
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- As the number of Afghan families grows in Minnesota, we take a look at how Minnesota welcomes some new groups of refugees from different countries. While some of the same challenges persist in immigration policies and resources once in Minnesota, there are efforts underway to help change some of the barriers to success for the state's newest arrivals. To learn more, we spoke to Baheerullah Shinwari, who recently resettled in Columbia Heights, Minn., with his family.
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- Bikes and braids: How one school district is teaching life skills, too
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Biking and hair care: They don’t have much in common, but Rochester Public Schools leaders think otherwise. This spring they've started hosting after-hours events in select schools that teach both skills in an effort to bring real-life experiences to kids that get the entire community involved.
Video by Ken Klotzbach for MPR News.
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- An honorary sign is unveiled at George Floyd Square
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The George Perry Floyd Square sign was unveiled at the corner of 38th and Chicago Ave in honor of the two year anniversary of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2022. Video by Kerem Yucel for MPR News.
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- Early Risers at George Floyd Square
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- 3:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- This video features Dianne Haulcy and Sheila Williams Ridge at George Floyd Square talking about how parents can prepare to bring their young children to places like these, and how to talk with kids about these places and what happened there.
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- Early Risers at the Say Their Names Cemetery
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- 3:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- This video features Dianne Haulcy and Sheila Williams Ridge at Say Their Names Cemetery talking about how parents can prepare to bring their young children to places like these, and how to talk with kids about these places and what happened there.
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- Discussion: Housing covenants in Minnesota
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- 37:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- For years, housing covenants were a tool used across the nation to intentionally segregate neighborhoods. They’re illegal now, but their impact remains, cascading into thousands of individual decisions about schools, homes and jobs. Reporter Catharine Richert will speak with Kiarra Zackery, equity and inclusion manager for the city of Golden Valley, about Just Deeds, a project helping cities and homeowners find and legally disavow covenants. What questions do you have and what topics do you want to hear discussed? Let us know in the comments.
Read our related reporting here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/05/23/rochester-confronts-its-segregated-housing-history-mayo-founders-role
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- Cross River Falls in spring
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Cross River Falls in Schroeder, Minn., on May 22, 2022.
Video by Kerem Yucel for MPR News
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- Water levels rise in northern Minnesota
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- 2:25
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Some streams in northern Minnesota are at their highest levels in decades. While the high water makes for dramatic scenes at Tettegouche State Park in Lake County, the rushing waters have also caused problems elsewhere. Video by Derek Montgomery for MPR News.
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- Ukrainian Minnesotans celebrate International Vyshyvankas Day
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Members of the Ukrainian community gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday to celebrate International Vyshyvanka Day. Vyshyvankas are traditional embroidered clothing that are considered a form of spiritual armor in Ukrainian culture.
The Ukrainian Village Band performed as others joined in on a Ukrainian “Arkan dance” at Boom Island Park as part of the festivities.
Video by Tim Evans for MPR News.
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- Lake Superior smelting tradition continues, despite new pollution concerns
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Part fishing, part carnival, the annual spring smelt run always brings hordes of anglers to the shore of Lake Superior, hoping to fill buckets and coolers full of the small, silvery fish. But state officials recommend eating only one meal of smelt a month because of concerns over PFOS pollution.
Read the full report here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/05/12/lake-superior-smelting-tradition-continues-despite-new-pollution-concerns
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- Me and Mr. Bridgeman
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Journalist Lee Hawkins talks with the only Black teacher he had while growing up in Minnesota. Mr. Bridgeman "helped me — a Black kid in a mostly white school — feel like I mattered."
Video by Tim Evans for MPR News.
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- Security camera footage of a black bear in St. Louis Park, Minn.
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- 0:35
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- At 10:09 p.m. on May 8 Judy Houseman received a notification of movement from her security camera. She watched on as a nearly 300 pound black bear walked around her front yard. Video provided by Judy Houseman.
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- Body camera footage of Brooklyn Center officer interaction with Katie Wright
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Katie Wright — the mother of Daunte Wright — was recording from the opposite side of Highway 252 on Wednesday, May 4 when an officer walked across traffic, demanded her driver's license, threatened to put her in jail and grabbed her wrist. The video was released by the City of Brooklyn Center on May 5.
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- Sparky Show returns to Como Zoo
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- After a five-year hiatus, the "Sparky Show" returns to St. Paul's Como Zoo this weekend. The zoo's sea lions and seals will be part of the show -- which includes lessons about protecting marine life from plastic pollution -- in the new Como Harbor habitat.
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- Finding focus, and a path forward through grief, in the circus arts
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Two women with a passion for aerial artistry are among a dozen artists preparing for a circus performance this week in Minneapolis. The performance is inspired by — and aims to inspire discussion about — mental health, grief and healing. Here, Sherry Walling rehearses her acrobatic routine at Stomping Ground Studio in Minneapolis. Read the full story here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/05/10/finding-focus-and-path-forward-through-grief-through-the-circus-arts
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- Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The dance group Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue perform traditional Aztec and indigenous dances from Mexico. Kalpulli means community. KetzalCoatlicue means Mother Earth.
“Ketzal is the bird that represents beauty. Coatlicue is she who wears the skirt of serpents, which is a metaphor for the Mother Earth,” said Susana De Leon, who founded Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue.
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- Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue performance
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue perform traditional Aztec and indigenous dances from Mexico. Each dance begins with a call to the four directions, to call upon those who have passed, said Susana De Leon, who founded Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue. They also ask for permission from the universe. When they begin dancing, De Leon said people first notice the sound of the drums, the conch shell and the smoke from the copal. Those sounds transport people to a place they may or may not recognize, she said. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/29/aztec-dance-group-hosts-reimagined-may-day-festival
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- Remembering Walter Mondale
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- 2:04:20
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Former Vice President Walter Mondale died last year at age 93 following a career in which he also served as Minnesota attorney general, U.S. Senator, and ambassador. President Joe Biden is expected to speak at the memorial held at the University of Minnesota.
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- In Focus: Environmental justice and Minnesota’s climate future
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- 58:32
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- MPR News host Twila Dang hosted this virtual discussion exploring some of the meaningful and culturally specific ways environmental justice is being addressed in our state.
Panelists:
Sharon M. Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and is a second M’dewin. She has served as the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force since 1990. An environmental activist, she has led more than 20 Water Walks since 2011, walking over 10,000 miles to offer prayers for these rivers. These extended ceremonies have occurred along the banks of the Mississippi, the Ohio, the Missouri, the Cuyahoga and the Salt Rivers. Day is also a grandmother, artist, musician and writer.
Theresa “Tee” McClenty has witnessed the impact of the climate crisis first-hand. Her youngest son was born with asthma and continues to experience complications from it as a young adult. This story, she knows, is not unique. Many communities of color are hardest hit by the ne...
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- Little Earth patrols work to fill safety gap after breach in trust
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Little Earth of United Tribes is an urban housing development for people from as many as 32 distinct tribal nations. Neighborhood patrol groups are working to improve safety in its Minneapolis community. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/21/little-earth-patrols-work-to-fill-safety-gap-after-breach-in-trust
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- Food program offers free, culturally specific meals for people in need
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Every week, Miguel Lopez and the six-member staff at Homi Restaurante Mexicano prepare 400 meals. While it might not seem unusual for a restaurant to prepare that many dishes, these meals are for the Minnesota Central Kitchen, which provides ready-to-eat meals for those in need.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/13/taste-like-home-food-program-offers-free-culturally-specific-meals-for-people-in-need
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- Plentiful precipitation has North Shore waterfalls roaring
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Crowds flocked to Gooseberry Falls State Park near Two Harbors over the weekend to see the show. Rocky terrain that was dry and exposed during last summer's drought was covered by swirling, icy, root-beer-colored water tumbling over the landmark falls.
Above-average snowfall this past winter — followed by spring storms, including the latest that's dropped more than a half-foot of snow along parts of the North Shore as of Monday morning — have rivers running high. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/18/plentiful-precipitation-has-north-shore-waterfalls-roaring
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- Love in a cornhusk: Tamales ritual makes family out of friends
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tamales are delicious, but are hard work to make, particularly on your own. Food writer Mecca Bos tells us about how the creation of this iconic dish helped one Mexican American immigrant create a community while also providing a link with his distant family.
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- Brewers hopeful as growler bill gains traction
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- After years of legislative gridlock, a bill to allow larger craft breweries to sell 64-ounce growlers at their tap rooms has passed out of a House committee. While full passage of the bill is far from guaranteed, some brewers are taking heart. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/13/brewers-hopeful-as-growler-bill-gains-traction-in-st-paul
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- MPR Connects with Domenico Montanaro and MPR Host Mike Mulcahy
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- 59:57
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- MPR Connects presents: “The Current Political Climate 2022” with Domenico Montanaro, NPR Senior Political Editor, and Mike Mulcahy, MPR News Editor
Learn a bit about Domenico – NPR’s Senior Political Editor/Correspondent on their Washington desk - his background, how he became interested in politics and ended up in his current job. Mike and Domenico engaged in an interesting and lively dialogue on the current political climate with topics ranging from the President’s record and approval ratings to the situation in Ukraine, 2022 mid-term elections, the Supreme Court – and more.
MPR Connects is an initiative from the Regional Network Stations, and in its 13th season. MPR Connects brings MPR and public radio talent out into Greater Minnesota and beyond.
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- Daniel Durant on CODA's Oscar win
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- 18:00
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Cathy Wurzer caught up with Duluth’s Daniel Durant, co-star of the best picture winning film, “CODA.”
Read a transcript of the interview here: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/04/11/daniel-durant-on-codas-oscar-win
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- U.S.-born children who return from parent's native country face unique hardships
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Jordi Garcia Leal was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His mom decided to return to her native Mexico when he was 5 years old. Garcia Leal came back to the U.S. four years ago, and it wasn't a seamless transition.
While living with his sister in Minneapolis, the siblings had a falling out. As a result Garcia Leal ended up homeless. But someone had told him about CLUES, which provides services to the state’s Latino community. He reached out for help. Garcia Leal and his sister have since reconciled. CLUES is seeing more young people in situations similar to Garcia Leal’s, said Aliana Letrán-García, vice president of programs at CLUES, and are working to help them with employment, housing and more.
“There’s so many needs. It’s not only about a job or stable housing or food. It’s mental health issues; it’s about trauma,” Letrán-García said.
Read the full report by Vicki Adame here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/11/coming-back-to-am...
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- Roseville Police to release more on Tuesday night shooting
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- 13:06
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Roseville police say a man is dead and a police officer seriously injured after a shooting incident near Lake Owasso on Tuesday night. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/05/officer-injured-in-roseville-shooting-incident
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- Time lapse of Hollyhock breaking up ice near Duluth
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock is on a mission to break up ice and clear a path for other ships near Duluth's harbor. The annual ice-breaking ritual is a sure sign of spring.
Video by Derek Montgomery for MPR News.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/01/busting-through-winters-grasp-on-lake-superior
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- Breaking up the ice on Lake Superior near Duluth
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock is on a mission to break up ice and clear a path for other ships near Duluth's harbor this spring. The ship sometimes has to come up and help vessels stuck in the frozen lake.
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- Ice breaking on Lake Superior
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter named Hollyhock is riding around Lake Superior near Duluth, breaking up ice so that ships can get through.
Video by Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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- Minneapolis schools, educators' union reach tentative deal
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- 22:26
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Minneapolis Public Schools and its educators' union say they've reached a tentative contract agreement to end the strike that's kept thousands of students out of school for more than two weeks. Watch the press conference here.
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- School's off. Brains On!
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- 27:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Schools off, Brains On! Molly Bloom has been on a road trip and she is ready to update curious kids and their parents about what she and the Brains On! crew have seen on a seriously epic adventure. Come hear about Molly's discovery and if we are lucky she will bring a bag of Mystery Sounds to solve!
https://www.brainson.org/
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- Brains On! Mystery Sounds Quiz
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- 12:01
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Molly Bloom from Brains On! recently shared some cool discoveries and fun activities -- including a Mystery Sounds quiz. Can you guess what these sounds are from? Watch and play along!
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- Brains On! Something Fishy This Way Comes Quiz
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- 6:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Molly Bloom from Brains On! recently shared some of cool discoveries and fun activities -- including a quiz on different types of interesting looking fish. Can you name all these funny fish? Watch and play along!
You can watch the whole show and find more activities from Brains On! here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/25/live-event-schools-off-brains-on
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- Teaching Cherokee using puppets and storytelling
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Chris Griffith and Shari Aronson are co-founders of Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, a puppet theater in Minneapolis. For the past five years, they have been performing “Say It! Sing It! Play It! In Cherokee.”
Read the full story at MPRNews.org
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- Educators rally outside governor's residence
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Educators from both Minneapolis and St. Paul rallied outside the governor's residence in St. Paul Friday afternoon, calling on the state to increase spending on public education. Minneapolis Public Schools said they are “committed to getting students back in classrooms as soon as possible, as well honoring the needs of teachers and ESPs.”
The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers said on Twitter that they “want to be back in the classroom, but will hold the line until [the district] agrees to the safe and stable schools students deserve.”
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/20/minneapolis-school-leaders-issue-final-offer-in-move-to-end-strike
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- Target Field gets new turf for first time in 12 years
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- 0:36
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Employees from the Minnesota Sodding Company and Target Field grounds crew lay new grass at the baseball field for the first time since the stadium opened 12 years ago. Video from Minneapolis on March 17, 2022.
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- Rondo revisited: 'Now is the time' to repair highway harms
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- More than a half-century after construction of I-94 tore through the predominantly-Black Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, various community members are pitching redesigns meant to repair harm. The aging highway infrastructure is now in need of upgrades.
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- Students march in support of Minneapolis teacher strike
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- A student march from North Community High School to district headquarters took place late Tuesday morning. And another round of mediation was scheduled between the district and union. The two sides made some movement toward compromise over the weekend but reported no further progress Monday.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/03/15/minneapolis-educators-strike-continues-classes-canceled-for-a-sixth-day
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- Water-skiing on the Mississippi River in March
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Signs of spring? A group goes water-skiing at Hidden Falls Regional Park Sunday as temps hit the upper 30s, lower 40s. What are you doing to enjoy the warmer day?
Video by Tim Nelson | MPR News
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- North Star Journey: How to say these Dakota city names in Minnesota correctly
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The first people to call this land home often named their surroundings by using descriptions of what those natural resources looked like. Names we use today for Minnesota waters and lands come from Ojibwe and Dakota people. In our new series, North Star Journey, MPR News explores history and culture in Minnesota's communities. Check out more: https://www.mprnews.org/north-star-journey
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- Minneapolis Federation of Teachers host a press conference
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- 14:55
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers host a press conference at Lucy Laney Elementary in Minneapolis.
