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Serial entrepreneur and civil rights advocate Anthony Brutus Cassius knew the dreamers of his day needed a place to gather and plan, create and connect. Cassius first found that space at Foster’s Sweet Shop, where he and other prominent black Minneapolitans met monthly and strategized for civil rights in the 1930s. Among friends and fellow...
Our first Cultural Conclave on February 19, 2019 featured the learning and accomplishments of the Cultural Wellness Center’s fellows. It also marked an opportunity for new scholars to become engaged with us through a Year of Learning. This individualized leadership development process is framed around Cultural Self-Study and the Moving from Race to Culture curriculum but...
Register Now! What will happen at the Conclave? The Cultural Wellness Center has hosted fellows and scholars over our 23-year history. This event was developed to formally honor the work of these students, recognize their contributions, and provide a forum for them to share with potential future scholars the ways in which Cultural Self-Study has deepened,...
Anthony Taylor talks about Cultural Wellness Center’s Slow Roll project, along with his many other health promotion efforts, and answers the question, “Why is Health So Difficult” in this compelling article by Kirk Waltenbaugh.
With support from Otto Bremer Trust, the Cultural Wellness Center is expanding and enhancing our model for adult basic education with the introduction of cultural-based learning modules and elder/instructor co-teaching structures. This expansion aligns with our overarching goal of establishing guidelines and a certification process for African-Centered Pedagogy and a Center for Cultural Learning.
Atum Azzahir, Executive Director of Cultural Wellness Center, spoke of the importance of culture as a mediator for mental well-being as one of three featured panelists in a discussion on mental health hosted by MPR at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The event was recorded live and you can listen here.
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