‘Arts’ Archives
The Silent Star of South Minneapolis
By BRAD TROM A winter sun hangs low and cold,Above the stories left untold.On Wednesday next, the news broke wide,With nowhere left for grief to hide.A daughter, mother, neighbor, friend—A life that met a reckless end.They governed for the camera’s lens,To satisfy their own amens.But sensational sparks leave ashes behind,And fear is a harvest of a bitter kind.In Minneapolis, the sirens cried,For Renee Nicole, who shouldn’t have died.A Promise in the FrostThe Governor speaks with a heavy heart,“They will not tear our homes apart.”Though headlines chase the conflict’s fire,The North Star State aims something higher.Not in the streets with stone and flame,But in the courts, they’ll speak her name.The Day of UnityOn Friday, when the air was still,A different force began to fillThe parks, the pews, the quiet halls—A grace that answers duty’s calls.A moment held in silence deep,For promises we mean to keep.A Hand Extended: Through acts of care.A Shared Breath: In the [...]
South News Now On the Air!
By KRSM - 98.9 FM It is our duty to provide info to our people! Our response to the condition of our world is to come together. Where there is a goal of Isolation and fear, connection is resistance. So, on January 9, KSRM, a hyper-local community radio station based in South Minneapolis, launched South News focusing on news stories for and about the Southside of Minneapolis. Tune in to 98.9 FM on Friday afternoons from 2 – 3 pm for a new place to get the news about what’s happening in South Minneapolis. Reflections and CommentaryCall in Line (612) 699-3222 Share your story ideasPitch Line: (612) 208-3808 To learn more about KSRM, visit krsmradio.org
WHAT WE CARRY
By ATLAS OF BLACKNESS ARTWORK: Saint Grim Last month, Atlas of Blackness presented “What We Carry” at the John and Denise Graves Foundation’s Creating Change Gallery, an intimate exhibition featuring the 2024 Black Scholar Fellows. Over many months, these young storytellers, artists, and cultural workers traced the emotional, structural, and historical forces that shape Black life in the Twin Cities. Their work examines the weight held in our bodies and families, the memories our cities ask us to carry, and the moments that refuse silence. Centering Black mental health, the complexities of Black motherhood, the long shadow of loss, and the quiet transformations that make survival possible, this exhibition insists that these experiences are not marginal or private. They are primary sites of knowledge and power, especially for women, nonbinary people, and Black youth coming of age in an uncertain time. Curated by Lucina Kayee and Patience Zalanga, “What We Carry” honors [...]
