Skating Past the Binary: How Roller Derby Became a Crucible for Trans Inclusion
By [Your Name/Journalistic Desk] Originally reported by Kate Sosin for The 19th. For Juniper Simonis, the memory of 2012 remains as vivid as a cinematic frame. It was a humid summer evening in Ithaca, New York, and the air was thick with the scent of cut…
Echoes of the Past: Can Another Teacher Flip Minnesota’s First District?
NEW ULM, Minn. – In the heart of Minnesota’s sprawling 1st Congressional District, a familiar narrative is unfolding, echoing a political upset from nearly two decades ago. Jake Johnson, a 42-year-old high school math teacher with no prior…
A Convergence of Generations: "Sakowin Synergy" Bridges Past and Future at All My Relations Gallery
The walls of Minneapolis’s All My Relations Gallery are currently humming with a rare, intergenerational dialogue. "Sakowin Synergy," the latest exhibition from South Dakota-based artist Ray "Rock Boy" Janis, is more than a mere…
Echoes of the Past: A Teacher’s Bid to Flip Minnesota’s First Congressional District
NEW ULM, Minn. – Two decades ago, a political novice with a background in teaching embarked on an audacious campaign to unseat a seemingly entrenched Republican in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. That Democrat, then a history teacher and football…
