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Diverse Radio for Minnesota's Communities
Aims to address the significant need for coverage of the communities and experiences currently absent from the state’s news ecosystem.
Minnesota, and neighboring Wisconsin, are hotspots for folk schools, boasting 10 to 15 percent of all such institutions in the United States. These folk schools serve communities by preserving traditional skills, fostering sustainable practices, and providing a rare opportunity to step away from modern life and reconnect with deeper meanings. [Read Transcript...]
The MN state’s Department of Human Services is partnering with grassroots organizations to ensure that non-English speaking communities receive vital, culturally relevant information about the opioid epidemic in their own languages. Vecinos Unidos is the campaign launched by HACER, a research organization serving Minnesota’s Spanish-speaking community. [Read Transcript...]
Located in the heart of Minneapolis, Karmel Mall has become a venue where Somali speaking business owners can fulfill their dreams with a whole community behind them. In this segment, North Star Stories' Jamad Jama details the purpose behind Karmel, its importance as a third space, and features interviews with two inspiring business owners. [Read Transcript...]
For part two of our ongoing commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, North Star Stories spoke with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) about the state of water in Minnesota and the significance of this landmark legislation. [Read Transcript...]
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