#NationalPoetryMonth –Local writer, Eric Vance Walton, award-winning American poet & novelist celebrates with a contest where he gifts a bespoke poem to the winner. It brings him joy to help others express themselves through the co-creation of these poems:hive.blog/poetry/@ericva…

4th & Nicollet, Minneapolis
1899
Uncredited photographer via Hennepin County Library

How far have we come since Brown vs. Board of Education? Join us this Saturday for a coffee party while we discuss historical educational issues and what the current state of Minneapolis public schools is like. Register here: hennepinhistory.org/event/then-now… #education #desegregation

Intern Hannah Coble spent yesterday assembling the Young Artist Take-Home kits at the museum! These kits were designed to promote conversation between kids and their adults about the history of school desegregation using Minneapolis’ own history of the Hale-Field. ComingApril1st!

Excited to share our new Young Artist Take-Home Kits created in relation to our upcoming exhibit, 'Separate Not Equal'. These kits were designed to promote conversation between children and their adults about the history of school desegregation using Minneapolis’ own history.

Marie Bottineau Baldwin (1863-1952) was an Indigenous rights activist, suffragist, & attorney. She sought to strengthen national alliances & networks for Indigneous people through her work with the Society for American Indians & advance the women’s suffrage movement. #WHM

Liang May Seen was the first woman of Chinese descent to live in Minnesota. She overcame an impoverished childhood in China but came to be a leader in the Chinese community in Minneapolis. She formed alliances with immigrants and built a strong community of newcomers in the city.

Did you know that our official state flower is the Lady Slipper? Minnesota adopted the flower back in 1902. They bloom in late June or early July & live up to 50 years and grow four feet tall. Swipe through to learn more:

People from Ukraine have been settling in Northeast Minneapolis for more than a century. Read more on Ukrainian Minnesotans in MinnPost's latest article:
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March is #womenshistorymonth . We want to send out a thank you to all women who play a role in our daily lives. Women’s work is essential, undervalued, and far too often, goes unrecognized.

Sunny afternoon on Nicollet Ave & 8th St., Minneapolis, MN c. 1908. Hennepin History Archives #Historic #photography

Congratulations to UMN History UMN Liberal Arts sophomore Emmey Harris for advancing to the #JeopardyCollegeChampionship semifinals! We’re #UMNProud of you! Jeopardy!

Hilda Simms was born on April 15, 1918 in North Minneapolis. She was the first leading African-American actress to appear in a Broadway hit production. Later, she worked for the New York State Human Rights Commission to address discrimination in the entertainment industry. #BHM

Poetry is its own music, but what are its instruments?
A typewriter is the percussion instrument of poetry's music. Keep a beat. Measure your own time. Join us in real space with a real typewriter and make a verse for the ages or a note to your Valentine! eventbrite.com/e/243317678727

February is a month to celebrate, learn and recognize African Americans and Black history. Since the early 1800s, African Americans have deeply been a part of Minnesota’s cultural fabric. This image is from a Black family reunion at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, circa 1875.

An exhibition titled Resilience in Action is on display through Feb. 28 at the John B. Davis Educational Service Center. An opening reception will be held Monday, Jan. 31 at 4:30 p.m. The artwork on display is from Black local artists, community members, and MPS students.

Interior Scene on General Motor's ''Train of Tomorrow''
Date: 1948
Source: Hennepin County Library and the children of John Glanton

Join us tomorrow for a free virtual guided tour of the 'Home of Memories: Portraits and Stories of Iraqi Minnesotans' exhibition followed by an artist talk with photographer Ahmed Alshaikhli. Register here: hennepinhistory.org/event/virtual-…

White Castle Building Number 8 Being Moved
Date: 1984
Address: 350 5th St. S
Source: Hennepin County Library

Submit your poems about love in all of it’s stages here: hennepinhistory.org/call-for-poetr…