May 28, 2008 - University Avenue, the proposed route of the Central Corridor light rail line, has a colorful past that is still evolving. Four MPR reporters look at the past and the future of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s University Avenue. Story titles include “The view from Prospect Park,” “The Car Culture,” “An Entertainment Destination,” and “Immigrants Always Welcome.”
March 22, 1995 - MPR’s Mary Stucky reports on Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton’s views on neighborhood schools. Some in community see it as a return to segregation, others as a community focus to strengthening schools.
January 16, 1995 - MPR presents a special program in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Program presents a collection of various MLK Day speeches including Paul Wellstone, Sharon Sayles Belton, and Joe Kingman on behalf of Arne Carlson, at Concordia College.
September 2, 1994 - Keith Ellison, attorney and community activist, speaks about the differences between 1992 murder of police officer Jerry Haaf and 1994 killing of officers Ron Ryan, Jr. and Timothy Jones by Guy Harvey Baker. David Ward, University of Minnesota criminology professor; Yusef Mgeni, president of Twin Cities Urban Coalition; and Don Davis, Brooklyn Police Chief also make comments.