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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Walter Isaacson on 'The Code Breaker'

Walter Isaacson speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about his book, “The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race.”
by MPR News Staff

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Walter Mondale and Gary Eichten at the Fitzgerald Theater in 2012

Walter Mondale and Gary Eichten at the Fitzgerald Theater in 2012

Walter Mondale is the featured guest on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for the “Farewell MIDDAY Program” hosted by MPR’s Gary Eichten in January 2012.

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APM documentary: 'Remembering Jim Crow'

APM documentary: 'Remembering Jim Crow'

For much of the 20th century, Black Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus and walled off from many of the rights they deserved as citizens. Until well into the 1960s, segregation was legal. The system was called Jim Crow. In this documentary, Americans — Black and white — remember life in the Jim Crow times.
by MPR News Staff

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The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey from Christianity to Islam

The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey from Christianity to Islam

From America Abroad Media, The Muhammad Ali Center and PRX, “The Universal Title” is a one-hour special on Muhammad Ali’s spiritual journey from Christianity to Islam — And what really made him “The Greatest.”
by MPR News Staff

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Bari Weiss speaks at St. Olaf about her book, 'How to Fight Anti-Semitism'

Bari Weiss speaks at St. Olaf about her book, 'How to Fight Anti-Semitism'

Former Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist Bari Weiss speaks at the St. Olaf College Institute for Freedom and Community about the ideas in her book, “How to Fight Anti-Semitism.”
by MPR News Staff

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Humankind documentary: Libraries Reimagined

Humankind documentary: Libraries Reimagined

For National Library Week, the first of a two-part series of documentaries from Humankind about the future of libraries. “Libraries Reimagined.”

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Mummified parrots reveal 'sophisticated' ancient trade in South American desert

Mummified parrots reveal 'sophisticated' ancient trade in South American desert

Scientists found remains of parrots in the Atacama Desert, far from the birds' home in the Amazon. The discovery allowed scientists to reconstruct ancient trading routes used to transport the birds.
by Emma Bowman, Mano Sundaresan and Christopher Intagliata

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Remembering civil rights activist Anna Arnold Hedgeman of Anoka

On the last day of Women’s History Month, an opportunity to learn about a trailblazing civil rights leader from Minnesota.

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