Simply Superior

A grassroots watchdog group has analyzed data from the Duluth and Superior police departments detailing the incidence of the use of force in encounters involving African Americans and Native Americans. Host Robin Washington talks with them about their findings, and also with police officials, this week on “Simply Superior”. Plus, a musical performance from Breanne Marie and the Front Porch Sinners.

A look back at the week’s news highlights with The Star Tribune’s Brooks Johnson and Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Danielle Kaeding.

The American Birkebeiner will take place this year despite the global pandemic. The Cable-based cross-country ski race will have some new features to mitigate the risk of spreading the virus, but are those measures enough? Host Robin Washington speaks with Birkie executive director Ben Popp about the changes this week on “Simply Superior”. Plus, ice anglers get carried away (literally) on Lake Superior, only to return undaunted.

A look back at the week’s news highlights with The Star Tribune’s Brooks Johnson and Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Danielle Kaeding.

According to historical accounts, brothers Stephen and George Bonga, who were of African and Ojibwe descent, were among the earliest inhabitants of the Twin Ports. Host Robin Washington speaks with interpreter, educator, learner, author and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa member Vern Northrup about the brothers and tells us of the little-known travels and haunts of Stephen Bonga on both sides of the bay in the early 1800’s, Plus, a report on broadband access throughout the state.

A look back at the week’s news highlights with The Star Tribune’s Brooks Johnson and Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Danielle Kaeding.

January on the shores of Lake Superior means at least one thing is plentiful…ice! The Lake Superior Ice Festival kicks off this weekend with some modifications due to Covid-19. Host Robin Washington talks with organizers of the festival this week on “Simply Superior”, plus an encore presentation from musician Charlie Parr.

Host Robin Washington speaks with Tadd Johnson, Senior Director American Indian Tribal Nation Relations at the University of Minnesota, and Emma Dumain, Capitol Hill reporter for E&E News, about brewing controversy in the wake of Minnesota's Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber's expressed opposition to President Joe Biden's Interior Secretary pick. Also, Nigerian-born artist, storyteller and community organizer, Daniel Oyinloye joins Washington to talk about his recent live-streamed concert, "This Moment In Time."

All eyes are on Washington D.C, as we follow the historic events of the week which saw the first ever repeat impeachment of a sitting U.S. President. Also, the Duluth Playhouse marks the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with an online presentation of "The Mountaintop,” a dramatization of the civil rights leader's last night before his assassination.

Host Robin Washington looks at what is known so far about the storming of the capitol building in Washington D.C. Plus a look back at the protests in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, and a musical performance from Rachel Kilgore.