How often do you consider the democracy in the Arab Spring?  Unless you're from an Arab country, then you probably don't.  Well, Mizna, the Twin Cities' Arab artistic and cultural organization, put together a street art installation during the 2013 Northern Spark.  They wanted to expose Minnesotans to something new, and to mark the second anniversary of the Arab Spring.  Will Wright reported.

The Twin Cities' Underpass of the Eyes of Freedom at Northern Spark

Clarence "Cap" Wigington was Minnesota's First Black Municipal Architect.

Minnesota's French Connection: Connecting the state to its Francophone roots.

A foster mother contends with an Illinois foster care system that faces scary budget cuts.

An Illinois Foster Mother Contends with A Troubled Foster Care System

"In the 1930s, the name Melvin Purvis might have gotten lost amongst those like John Dillinger, whom he hunted down as the chief of Chicago's FBI field office. With the movie, Public Enemies out today, Purvis' son, Alston Purvis, describes his father and his book, The Vendetta, about how his father became a legend in his own right."

Manhunter Melvin Purvis' Son Describes the Man, the Legend

I pitched and produced this segment between Tell Me More host Michel Martin and filmmaker Charles Burnett in fall 2007.

Michel Martin spoke with filmmaker Charles Burnett for life lessons.

"City High School in Iowa City, Iowa, recently published a sensitive survey on racial attitudes in the school newspaper, prompting the school's principal to confiscate copies of the newspaper. Andrew Sullivan, editor-in-chief of the Little Hawk newspaper, explains the controversy."

Michel Martin spoke w/Little Hawk news editor about a racially sensitive student survey

Earlier this week, Governor Pat Quinn signed new laws that are expected to help domestic violence victims. One of these requires parolees accused of domestic violence to be arrested for violating their parole. Advocates say this will help to protect victims and their families. And then there's our role in helping people in abusive partnerships. A recently published work by University of Illinois doctoral candidate Lyndal Khaw identifies five steps to leaving this abuse. She is the co-author of "Leaving an Abusive Partner: Exploring Boundary Ambiguity Using the Stages of Change Model," published in the Journal of Family Theory and Review. 

University of Illinois Study Identifies Way to Leave Domestic Violence

How did Mary Shelley devise her blood-curdling even Pagan tale? And Who's idea was it, truly? The world for women, and for female writers was bleak when compared with today.

Mary and Her Monster: Frankenstein's True Origins at the Bakken Museum

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I am a reliable, diligent, well-organized and artistic digital media producer, writer and journalist. I make preparedness and professionalism cornerstones of my reputation. Taking initiative, following through and being responsive round that out. I have a bachelor's degree in communication studies from the University of Minnesota.

I have five years of experience as a digital content producer. I produce and report issue-oriented stories, often-times for KFAI Fresh Air Radio in Minneapolis, MN. I excel at researching, and at producing and reporting news. My stories are accurate, credible, and when appropriate, artistic. I have delivered at least 25 issue-oriented stories for KFAI. For each of those, I have written copy and taken photographs for web content.

While the vast majority of Americans speak English only, I have a fluid and conversational command of French, which is an official working language of several international and diplomatic organizations. According to the Gallup News Service only 26 percent of Americans speaks a foreign language. I am a part of that percentage.

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