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The history of activism and protest in Minnesota

The history of activism and protest in Minnesota

Minnesota is at the center of a federal ICE operation and some people are responding as protesters, volunteers or legal observers. Coming up at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guests talk about what the tactics reveal about the future of protests.

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Indigenous leaders hold memorial for Good, ICE gets 'eviction notice'

Indigenous leaders hold memorial for Good, ICE gets 'eviction notice'

Indigenous civic and spiritual leaders held a memorial Saturday for Renee Macklin Good one month after her killing by a federal agent. And demonstrators held a rally to highlight what they called a “painful irony and a bitter scandal.”

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Gil Scott-Heron's message for the 1970s — and today

Gil Scott-Heron's message for the 1970s — and today

Gil Scott-Heron was a self-described ‘bluesologist’ and a bold voice of social activism in music in the 1970s and ‘80s. Find out more in the ‘Rhapsody in Black’ podcast.

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Feb. 8 in Music History: Outkast won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards

Feb. 8 in Music History: Outkast won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards

Outkast won Album of the Year; 'TCB' by The Supremes with Temptations went to No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Keith Knudsen, drummer for The Doobie Brothers died of chronic pneumonia, Queen released "Killer Queen", and R.E.M. held their first recording sessions, Today in Music History.