SPNN Podcast

Nekima Levy Armstrong - Civil Rights Attorney and activist shares the work she has been doing to support the Black community in North Minneapolis during the pandemic. Nekima also talks about the recent vote to adopt the Comprehensive District Design (CDD)in Minneapolis public schools and she discusses the threat that the pandemic presents to those incarcerated in the prison system.

Maia Maiden - Twin Cities based dancer, choreographer, curator, and laboratory scientist Maia Maiden is interviewed about her life since the COVID-19 pandemic. Maia talks about how dancers can continue to work in the time of social distancing and she shares her experience working on COVID-19 testing as a laboratory scientist.

Sha Cage - Twin Cities actor, director, filmmaker, and activist is interviewed about her life since the the COVID-19 pandemic began. Sha talks about how she has stayed connected to the arts community during this crisis and tells the story of how she was forced to cancel a new film project just as the shutdown hit.

May Lee-Yang - Twin Cities writer, theater artist, and educator is interviewed about her life since the the COVID-19 pandemic began. May talks about writing during stay at home and trying to finish graduate school by distance learning. May also considers how the Hmong community in Minnesota is experiencing this crisis.

Desdamona - Twin Cities writer, spoken word artist, educator, and MC is interviewed about her life since the the COVID-19 pandemic began. Desdamona talks about her distance learning teaching artist work and she reads a new poem written by her during this crisis.