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North Star Journey

North Star Journey is a celebration of communities in Minnesota and the champions who are doing the work that we should be bringing a voice to. We hope to bring new understandings of our state and what brought us to today. About | Credits

MPR News also hosts North Star Journey Live, an event series discussing topics about what Minnesota’s diverse communities need to thrive. Check it out here.

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Young pastor with deep roots in Black church ‘keeps it very real’

Young pastor with deep roots in Black church ‘keeps it very real’

Thirty-year-old Elijah McDavid III is the senior pastor at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in north Minneapolis. He’s continuing the long standing role of the Black church playing an active role in helping the community, but doing it with his own style.
by Simone Cazares

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'Let’s not forget we are here': Capitol display for Día de los Muertos empowers visitors 

'Let’s not forget we are here': Capitol display for Día de los Muertos empowers visitors 

For some, the Altar de Muertos connects where they came from to where they are today. And for the very first time in Minnesota history, the St. Paul Capitol is joining in the celebration.
by Simone Cazares

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Capitol to host altar in observance of Día de los Muertos for the first time

Capitol to host altar in observance of Día de los Muertos for the first time

Organizers and artists say this is the first time the Capitol has hosted such an observance of the holiday. And they say this historic event is a significant way to recognize Minnesota's Latino community.
by Simone Cazares

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A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

A century after a Black church burned, a call to acknowledge history

More than 100 years ago, arsonists set fire to Brown's Chapel AME Church in Hastings. On Sunday, members of the community —  including a descendant of the congregation — came out to First Presbyterian Church in Hastings to remember the historic church and acknowledge the legacy of racism that stoked the fire which burned the building. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Ballot Box 101: How to get first-time voters to the polls 

How do you motivate people who have never voted before to show up at the polls? For this special In Focus discussion, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Secretary of State Steve Simon and two young organizers working to inform and encourage new voters to participate in democracy.
by Angela Davis and Kelly Gordon

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Radio program reaches out to Latinos living ‘between worlds’

Radio program reaches out to Latinos living ‘between worlds’

As the state’s Latino community continues to grow it’s becoming more important to provide relevant news and information on a wider scale. To do that, a grassroots organization has begun an app-based radio station to keep Latinos in Minnesota up to date.
by Vicki Adame

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Born 100 years ago and raised in Minnesota, Oscar Pettiford changed the sound of American music

Born 100 years ago and raised in Minnesota, Oscar Pettiford changed the sound of American music

Jazz pioneer Oscar Pettiford got his start on the stages of the Twin Cities, helping create a "Minneapolis sound" long before Prince. His innovations made him one of the most influential bass players of the bebop era. A century after his birth, that legacy endures.
by Tim Nelson

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