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A close up of a person holding a comic book. In the right half of the frame is a graphic of colorful comic book covers in two rows.

Meet Mizz Mercedez, the Minnesota Educator Making Learning Fun Through Comics

April 25 2024

Mercedes Yarbrough (AKA Mizz Mercedez) creates culturally relevant comics to help kids of color see their history through a positive lens.

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A person wearing a maroon zip-up hoodie with the hood up kneels in a bed of leafy greens and places some in a bright yellow container.

Meet Joanne Aono: Her Illinois Farm Intertwines With Nature — and Art

April 15 2024

Artist Joanne Aono relates working on her farm to her art-making practice: "oftentimes what you end up having isn't anything you planned on."

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A person with dreads wearing a blue t-shirt and blue and yellow baseball hat bends forward to inspect something in front of a bust on a pedestal.

Meet Zach Van Harris Jr., the South Dakota Historian Unearthing the State’s African American History

March 29 2024

Zach Van Harris Jr. is ensuring African American stories aren't left out of South Dakota's past — or its future.

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Meet Akwi Nji, an Iowan Spoken-Word-Turned-Visual Artist

March 14 2024

During 2020, spoken-word-artist Akwi Nji couldn't get on stage anymore to express herself in front of live audiences, so she turned to visual art. It led to a complete overhaul...

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Meet Mizz Mercedez, the Minnesota Educator Making Learning Fun Through Comics

Meet Joanne Aono: Her Illinois Farm Intertwines With Nature — and Art

Meet Zach Van Harris Jr., the South Dakota Historian Unearthing the State’s African American History

Meet Akwi Nji, an Iowan Spoken-Word-Turned-Visual Artist