Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis partners with StoryCorps to record oral histories of George Floyd
Five years after George Floyd’s murder, the city has invited the award-winning nonprofit StoryCorps Studios to create an oral history of residents’ experiences with racial discrimination, civil unrest and police reform.
StoryCorps will preserve the interviews at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. They may also be featured at the National Museum of African American History and culture.
“Storytelling allows individuals to recognize the common threads that bind us all together in this fight for racial justice,” said Prince Corbett, Minneapolis Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, in a statement. “It is through this process of sharing that we can truly begin to heal and move toward reconciliation.”
A StoryCorps recording booth will be at Powderhorn Park through May 22, but all available slots have been booked. Residents wanting to participate can still record and upload their own stories online through the end of June.
Afterward, the city will host a community listening session to highlight select recordings.
“At StoryCorps, our mission is to help people believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all — one story at a time,” said Caitlin Moses Bowser, managing director of StoryCorps Studios + Strategic Partnerships. “By surfacing unheard voices and adding nuance to the narrative, we hope to create a lasting archive of stories that connect people, foster understanding, and help bridge divides.”
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies were fired on while serving an arrest warrant, leading to a large police presence in Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon.
South Minneapolis large police presence
What we know:
According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were fired at while trying to serve an arrest warrant in the area of West 28th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
Deputies and officers from the Minneapolis Police Department have secured the scene. The roads around the incident have been closed, and authorities are asking the public to avoid the area.
FOX 9 crews at the scene have been told by police that the suspect is barricaded in an apartment building and has a long rifle and explosives.
Authorities say there are no reported injuries currently.
As of 1:30 p.m., law enforcement reports that the suspect is not yet in custody. The apartment he is in has been evacuated and crisis negotiations are ongoing.
What we don’t know:
It is not known what the arrest warrant was for. Suspect information has not been shared.
This is an ongoing incident. Check back for updates.
The Source: A Facebook post from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — A Minneapolis woman who was paralyzed weeks before her wedding is rebuilding her life after receiving a second heart transplant.
Tannhauser later received a successful heart transplant April 3, according to People.
It was her second heart transplant.
Tannhauser’s heart problems began when she was a child. According to a profile by Abbott, she was diagnosed with an irregular heart rhythm at age 8 and underwent more than 10 surgeries over the next five years.
She received her first heart transplant on Sept. 7, 2011, when she was 17, Abbott said.
After that transplant, Tannhauser earned a biomedical engineering degree and went on to work with Abbott’s vascular team as a field clinical specialist, helping with cardiovascular clinical trials, according to the company.
Now, the fundraiser is helping Tannhauser and Pfaff pay for medical bills, rehabilitation, accessible housing, and transportation.
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