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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
This week, we honor the memory and legacy of Ernest McDuffey, a Black man who survived an attempted lynching in Anoka during the 1930s, and we explore how historical archives help us better understand Minnesota's racial history. We'll also celebrate 91 years of reporting by Minnesota's Black newspaper, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
This week, a Native clinic gets ready to move into its new building, and running clubs are promoting health and healing.
On this episode, we speak with contemporary artist and White Earth Nation citizen Kent Estey. Kent paints at his home studio in Naytahwaush, in the heart of the White Earth Reservation. He's known for really bold abstract landscapes, acrylic, oil, ink, and metal. He’s also an author. In 2025, he released the children's book Picking Sweetgrass. His latest exhibit, "Mino-Bimaadiziwin: The Good Life" runs through Labor Day weekend in Detroit Lakes.
This week, we reflect on the anniversary of the tragic events at Annunciation Catholic School and Church. Then, we look at ways communities can heal from collective trauma, and why mental health support is especially important as students return to school.
