August 27, 1993 - Lester Collins, member of Council of Black Minnesotans, comments on Martin Luther King commemoration march. The event is titled "Jobs, Justice and Peace,” and held on the 30th anniversary of the March on Washington.
August 28, 1993 - On this segment from Weekend Edition, historian and pop culture expert Karal Ann Marling bemoans the unnaturally cool 1993 summer beset on Minnesota.
August 28, 1993 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger profiles new Nay Ah Shing School on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Thanks in part to casino era revenue funding, the new school will provide K-12 classes, as well as enhanced cultural curriculum and Native American centric elements.
August 28, 1993 - U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger is Midday program’s guest at the Minnesota State Fair, answering audience and listener questions on health care, the economy, NAFTA, etc.
August 30, 1993 - Houston writer and educator P. K. McCary discusses the reasoning behind utilizing street slang for a bible translation in her book, Rappin' With Jesus: The Good News According to the Four Brothers (The Black Bible Chronicles).
August 30, 1993 - The story of Anne Frank is on display in an exhibit called “Anne Frank in the World,” a traveling exhibit with locally commissioned art, lectures, and special events. Presented in report is a walk & talk about the exhibit and interviews with Henry Florentius, member of the Minnesota Friends of Anne Frank; and Jack Polak, chairman of the Anne Frank Center USA.
August 31, 1993 - New York teacher Julie Landsman explains experience behind writing Basic Needs: A Year With Street Kids in a City School, which details teaching street kids in a city school.
September 2, 1993 - Irv Anderson, new speaker designate of the Minnesota House, discusses the future course of the DFL-controlled Minnesota legislature. Anderson also answers listener questions.
September 2, 1993 - Pat McGowan, a Minneapolis Police Department sergeant, shares his views on crime in the city of Minneapolis and what police and community efforts should be taken.
September 3, 1993 - On this special Minnesota State Fair edition of First Friday program, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a “New Minnesotans” theme, with live performances by international musicians living and working in the Twin Cities, including an Andean folk band, Finnish singer-songwriter, and Greek vocalist.