STORIED

This Storied series is about Dr. Harold H. Brown, a native of North Minneapolis, who started his military career at Historic Fort Snelling and became a member of the elite Tuskegee Airmen who fought in WWII.

HISTORY FOR ALL

I created an episodic web series that goes beyond the bare facts of Minnesota history to boost engagement on the Minnesota Historical Society web channels. The series uncovers the real stories and real people behind the dates — and for a short time, allows viewers to inhabit their lives. Everyone from Prince to a Tuskegee Airmen to organic indigenous farmers, Storied explored it all and increased the MNHS social following by over 400%.

Storied, Prince: Before the Rain

PART 1

Minnesota photographer Allen Beaulieu captured Prince's progression from rising star to his ultimate purple superstardom. In Part 1 of Storied, Prince: Before the Rain, Beaulieu tells the story of how he and Prince started working together in the late '70s.

Storied: African Americans in WW1

PART 1

During World War I, African Americans were asked to help make the world "safe for democracy" and contribute to the war effort, though they were denied equality at home. Join historians Peter DeCarlo of MNHS and Dr. Saje Mathieu of the University of Minnesota as they explore this subject in this gripping series. To learn more about other stories from WW1, visit the WW1America exhibit at the Minnesota History Center, on view until Nov. 11, 2017

Storied: Penumbra

PART 1

Lou Bellamy, Founder and Emeritus Artistic Director of Penumbra Theatre Company, reflects on his life's work of creating and sustaining an African American theatre company in the Rondo community of St. Paul.

Storied 1968: MLK Assassination

Meet Rev. Gloria Roach Thomas of Minneapolis, who recounts growing up in the segregated South and the effect the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had on the world.