Virtual Program: Youth: Marcellus Davis
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
In Progress
Start Date
August 2020
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Dakota
Project Overview
Virtual program presentations exploring indigenous African-American culture and history.
Program 1: African-Americans in Minnesota
Learn more about Minnesota indigenous African-American community, its accomplishment and survival throughout the decades following segregation, redlining and gentrification.
Program 2: Spoken Word to Hip Hop
Learn more about how spoken word has been used by African-American youth to express themselves and their community to creating a world-wide phenomenon known as Hip Hop.
Project Details
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Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2019 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,400
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Becoming aware of another layer of Minnesota history that might not have been commonly available dealing with African-American community. Understanding the purpose of spoken word as means of cultural expression.
Measurable Outcome(s)
To be completed.
Project Manager
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Vrieze
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
scott@melsa.org
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