Listen to Tony The Scribe perform an unreleased song about the 4th Precinct Occupation

We enjoyed meeting with young MC/producer/organizer Tony (The Scribe) Williams in his backyard this week. He discussed then performed a powerful, unreleased song about his experiences at the 4th Precinct occupation last year. Please note that we're sharing a censored version and an explicit version of the song. You can decide which one best suits your comfort [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:28-05:00August 12th, 2016|Listen to This!, Poetry|Comments Off on Listen to Tony The Scribe perform an unreleased song about the 4th Precinct Occupation

Week #2 of our Local History Matters series

As promised, we're back with another 2 editions of Local History Matters, our collaboration with 6th graders from Ramsey Middle School.  This week, the students explore the Plymouth Avenue riots of 1967, stopping to think about similarities with last year's protests following the killing of Jamar Clark by police.  Students also discuss the history of The Metrodome, celebrating [...]

By |2019-03-12T16:12:32-05:00May 24th, 2016|Listen to This!, Local History Matters|Comments Off on Week #2 of our Local History Matters series