November 30, 1990 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Native American poet Joy Harjo, who discusses language, the Earth, and Western reality. Segment includes Harjo reading her poetry.
December 4, 1990 -
December 7, 1990 - MPR’s Beth Friend reports on new, weird Christmas program performed by the Warland Singers at the Ordway in St. Paul. Friend interviews Dale Warland and composer Herb Pilhofer.
December 7, 1990 - MPR’s Tom Fudge reports on a tense community meeting at North High School in Minneapolis. Angry residents expressed their feelings over police shooting death of Tycel Nelson and belief of police misconduct against the Minneapolis Black community.
December 7, 1990 - Sharon Sayles Belton, mayor of Minneapolis, expresses her thoughts on recent shooting tragedies in Minneapolis. One, the shooting of 17-year-old Tycel Nelson by Minneapolis police; and two, multiple gang shootings of youth in the city.
December 10, 1990 -
December 10, 1990 -
December 10, 1990 - Tycel Nelson, Dan May, John Laux, Sharon Sayles Belton, Stop The Violence, Spike Moss, Randy Staten, Val Obregon
December 13, 1990 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Philp Furia, professor of English at University of Minnesota, about his book, The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America's Great Lyricists.
December 14, 1990 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on Governor-elect Arne Carlson’s visit to University of Minnesota Regents meeting. Carlson speaks on options and funding in higher education.