February 17, 1997 - A Voices of Minnesota with the perseverance of two families in facing racial discrimination. Barbara Cyrus tells of her family's move to escape discrimination in the south only to encounter it in the north. Then, Archie Givens Junior tells how his father's commitment to education led him to donate African American art and literature to the University of Minnesota.
February 17, 1997 - Midday presents a rebroadcast of a Fresh Air program of debate on racial politics between playwright August Wilson theater critic Robert Brustein. The event was entitled On Cultural Power.
March 3, 1997 - Hour 2 of Midmorning features a Voices of Minnesota segment with Doug Wood. Arne Fogel samples a new four-volume compact disc set of Louis Armstrong music entitled, "Louis Armstrong: the Complete RCA/Victor Label Recordings." Also included is Odd Jobs - lie detector.
March 5, 1997 - A Midday special on history, examining museums and how they decide what to collect and display, hosted by Minnesota Public Radio's Chris Farrell.
March 13, 1997 - A Midday broadcast of live Westminster Town Hall Forum featuring author Rabbi Michael Lerner. The title of his presentation is Transcending Racism and Hate. He co-authored the book, Blacks and Jews: A Dialogue Between Cornel West and Michael Lerner.
March 14, 1997 - MPR’s Maryann Sullivan interviews jazz bassist Anthony Cox, who discusses his return to Twin Cities in hopes of supporting a stronger jazz scene in area.
March 17, 1997 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with Minnesota musician Peter Ostroushko about his CD release “Pilgrims on the Heart Road."
March 21, 1997 - Have you ever flown through downtown Chicago and dropped down through one of its tallest buildings? Or taken a trip around the nether regions of an enzyme molecule? A little piece of computer animation history appears at the Science Museum of Minnesota this evening as "The Magic Egg" opens as part of the 2nd annual Omnifest. The film was made over a decade ago but as Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr reports it broke new ground at the time and has lost little of its fascination.
March 21, 1997 - The independent Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis begins the Northern Lights Film Festival tonight with a program that includes an independent documentary on independent candidates at the 1996 New Hampshire Presidential primary. "Subdue the Universe," by local filmmakers James Taylor, Brian Standing, and Matt Ehling, works on at least three levels. As independents themselves, they bring a certain attitude to their look at third party candidates. As citizens interested in the political process, they bring an edge to their examination of the voting public.
March 22, 1997 - More than fifteen thousand Gophers Basketball fans jammed Williams Arena last night... for a welcome-home rally... when the team returned to Minneapolis from San Antonio.