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Read about us in the St. Paul Monitor! This August our organization was recognized by the St. Paul Monitor for our part in the Know Your Como Project, which was a collaboration between the District 10 Historical Society and WTDN. This piece focuses on racial covenants in the Como neighborhood and how the community is reckoning with its history.
St. Catherine University | Aug 11, 2022
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Data Fest and Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? | February 2025
Students at St. Catherine University worked with data from Mapping Prejudice to recreate statistical analysis results from previous WTDN academic papers. They will expand on their research topics during a second event in April.
The Legacy of Racial Covenants: The Enduring Impact on Twin Cities Area Housing at Luther Seminary | November 2023
Rebecca Gillette, Community Engagement Lead with the University of Minnesota Libraries and Rachel Neiwert, associate professor of History at St. Kate's present at Luther Seminary on the legacy of racial covenants in the Twin Cities. Click here to watch the event recording.
Economist Trevon Logan to Give Public Lectures at St. Catherine University | September 18th and 19th, 2023
Professor Trevon D. Logan is a highly accomplished and awarded economist, known for his work on racial inequality and economic history. Professor Logan is the Hazel C. Youngberg Trustees Distinguished Professor of Economics and is currently the Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State University. As part of the PBK Visiting Scholars Program, Professor Logan is to give two lectures entitled: The Sins of Economic History and “All We Have is The Truth”: Burdened Individuality, Abstract Equality, and Economic Inference.
Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? collaborates with the History Theatres
How racism in property deeds affected generations | Teresa Boardman, Inman
Minneapolis’ Black homeownership rate keeps falling, but why exactly? It’s complicated | Solomon Gustavo, MinnPost
‘Remnant of a not quite bygone era’ | Debra Neutkens, White Bear Press
New research details historically racist housing practices in Ramsey County. The racial covenants were most common in middle-class neighborhoods. | Joey Peters, Sahan Journal
New map highlights home deeds with racist language in Ramsey County | Matt Sepic, MPRNews North Star Journey
Map of Ramsey County properties with racial covenants on the deed | Christopher Magan, Pioneer Press
“Welcoming the Dear Neighbor?” unearths racist roots of Ramsey County housing inequity | Anne Murphy, Highland Villager
Integrated learning Series: Welcoming the Dear Neighbor? Housing Inequality in Ramsey County | Rachel Neiwert, St. Catherine University
Project Uncovers Racism in Housing’s Recent Past | Anne Murphy, Highland Villager