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Remembering the great poet Gwendolyn Brooks at 100

Remembering the great poet Gwendolyn Brooks at 100

A new biography celebrates the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote about ordinary black life using extraordinary language.
by Karen Grigsby Bates

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Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band dies at age 69

Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band dies at age 69

Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday, a publicist said. He was 69.
by Associated Press

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Walker director says 'Scaffold' should be dismantled

Walker director says 'Scaffold' should be dismantled

Walker Art Center executive director Olga Viso says she talked with the artist behind the controversial sculpture and they're in agreement that the sculpture should be dismantled in some manner. She says details of how and when will be determined by Traditional Spiritual Dakota Elders.
by Tim Nelson

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A brilliant novel told through ten conversations

A brilliant novel told through ten conversations

"I think it's so disarming because it's so simple, and yet I kept re-reading 'Outline.' I kept going back to it and being spellbound by how brilliant it is," said bookseller Richard DeWyngaert.
by Tracy Mumford

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Sex Pistols caused a stir in Britain 40 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols which was released 40 years ago this week.
by MPR News Staff

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Racially diverse theater company comes 'Full Circle'

Racially diverse theater company comes 'Full Circle'

Full Circle Theater Company is embracing diversity on stage, in the front office and in the audience. The company is launching three weeks of performances, starting Thursday night at St. Paul's Penumbra Theatre.
by Marianne Combs

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Soundset mystery: Will Lauryn Hill show up?

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Fugees featuring lead singer Lauryn Hill with their version of "Killing Me Softly."
by MPR News Staff

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Rochester Art Center officials paint optimistic picture at annual meeting

Rochester Art Center officials paint optimistic picture at annual meeting

As the RAC gets its fiscal house in order, there's a bright spot looming in 2018 - a national show that director Koch says is already fully funded. But it will take more than that to ensure the center's survival.
by Catharine Richert

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