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YourClassical Adventures: Gimmie More Mallets

July 17, 2022

The percussion instrument family is massive. Most people are familiar with the xylophone, but did you know that it has siblings? In this episode of YourClassical Adventures, you’ll meet more mallet instruments within the percussion family.

Editor’s Note: MPR News Source Diversity Tracker brings promising insights into equitable coverage

July 15, 2022

“In the past few months, MPR News has partnered with the APM Research Lab on collecting and examining the newsroom’s source data. The MPR News Diversity Source Tracker is a significant step toward keeping our journalism honest and accountable to all the communities we cover.” - MPR News: Read more from Sarah Glover, MPR News managing editor. - APM Research Lab: MPR News Source Diversity Report February 2021 - April 2022

Program helps educators accurately teach Native American content in classrooms

July 15, 2022

Most Minnesota K-12 educators say they lack access to resources they need to accurately teach lessons which include Native American content. But one teacher training program is trying to change that. North Star Journey from MPR News 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

Sleepy Eye theater revives, diversifies, with 'West Side Story'

July 14, 2022

After a six-year hiatus and the pandemic, Sleepy Eye Community Theater is reviving with a production of “West Side Story.” With the re-opening, reaching into new diverse audiences and actors is a priority for the theater group. - Worthington Fast-growing communities of color see economic gains but little political power. Yet. - From stage to street How theaters are changing after years of racial reckoning and COVID

Station Alerts

July 13, 2022

We currently have tower maintenance in Hinckley, and YourClassical MPR Listeners in the Twin Cities area may experience signal disruptions. We always appreciate your patience while our operation team addresses broadcast issues! If you're experiencing a reduced or absent signal at any time, you can listen to MPR News, YourClassical MPR, and The Current online or via mobile app. MPR: Station Alerts

Early Risers Podcast: How Babies Start to Learn About Race

July 13, 2022

Babies are like little scientists. They come into the world with a natural ability to notice patterns and form connections. By the time a child is two years old, research shows that they are already noticing racial differences. Dr. Charisse Pickron is an assistant professor and director of the Child Brain and Perception Lab at the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development. She investigates how babies and toddlers start to learn about race, including why humans may have evolved to prefer the faces of people who look like them. Her research illuminates how parents and caregivers can widen our circles of connection and disrupt what she calls a “long trajectory of bias.” Listen and subscribe to Early Risers: A Podcast from Little Moments Count and MPR.

Meet the new U.S. Poet Laureate: Ada Limón

July 12, 2022

Our wonderfully gifted host of The Slowdown and poet Ada Limón was appointed as the 24th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Librarian of Congress. The team at APM Studios congratulates Ada, and we all at American Public Media Group | Minnesota Public Radio are extremely proud to be a part of her journey and story. Ada will continue her host duties on “The Slowdown” until the end of the current season, with her last episode airing on October 31. MPR News: Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate

Dreamland: Then and now

July 12, 2022

Anthony Brutus Cassius broke ground in Minneapolis in the 1940s as a labor organizer and then as the first Black man to get a liquor license in the city. His aim was to create safe social spaces for Black people. Eighty years later, Mecca Bos explores his legacy.

Ex-cop Chauvin gets 20-plus years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

July 11, 2022

“I really don’t know why you did what you did. But to put your knee on another person’s neck until they’re deceased is wrong,” Judge Paul Magnuson told Chauvin during Thursday’s hearing. “And for that you must be substantially punished.” - December 2021 Ex-cop Chauvin pleads guilty in federal civil rights case - 🎧 In Front of Our Eyes Chauvin's guilty verdict and the work to be done - 🎧 In Focus: A trial and Minnesota’s search for equity and healing - 🎧 In Front of Our Eyes George Floyd’s life and death