Tag Archives: TwinCities

commUNity

So, I went to a rap concert. Living in the Twin Cities now, where all the big performers stop on tour, I’ve wondered what it would be like to attend a big-name concert. Even better, what would it be like to see a major rap artist? Not Kendrick Lamar big, but maybe 2 Chainz. IContinue reading “commUNity”

embRace

[3-min read] On a cool day in late May, three months after Putin’s military had invaded Ukraine, I met Luda Anastazievsky. A Ukrainian American, Luda had arrived at a fundraising event for refugees as a guest speaker. She wore a puffy yellow jacket with the hood up and cinched tight around her face. Despite theContinue reading “embRace”