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Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026
Good morning everyone,
Reading an MN Daily story is like having a cooler full of good ideas in the back forty. Everyone can start out, but only some can truly embrace the knowledge it brings.
Top story is a Black History Month standout memorializing Minnesota’s school integration efforts. On city, the Minneapolis city council is approving business funding as ICE activity strains Minneapolis schools. On campus, student dialogue on ICE activity. On arts, it’s the year of the horse at Mia.
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Sam Hill | Managing Editor | [email protected]
Top Story
Monica Lash and Molly Johnson students involved in the 1971 Hale-Field school integration, pose holding Derek Francis’ book Our First Bus Ride during a Black History Month event in St. Paul. | Photo by Lizzy Nyoike, A&E reporter
Doc-N-Dine brings Minnesota’s school integration history to life through film and community conversation
by Lizzy Nyoike | A&E Reporter | Published February 23, 2026
In celebration and honor of 100 years of Black History Month, St. Paul Public Library gathered community members to reflect, connect and learn about a piece of Minnesota history that is often left untold.
As part of Black History Month’s Doc-N-Dine event, featured filmmaker and educator Derek Francis, whose short documentary “Separate Not Equal” explores school integration in Minneapolis through the lens of individuals who experienced it firsthand.
The event was part of the library’s Celebrating 100 Years of Black History Commemorations series.
“This year makes it 55 years since Hale and Field paired, and so many people who have lived here their entire life don’t have an idea that this happened,” Francis said.
City
 | Advocates urge need for government support as ICE activity strains Minneapolis schoolsBy Shay Scanlan | City ReporterAs many ICE agents leave, Minneapolis Public Schools continue to face the fallout, experiencing financial uncertainty and strain under online learning. |
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Campus
 | Student groups create space for dialogue on ICE presence at ‘Melting Points’ forumBy Lizzy Nyoike | A&E ReporterUniversity of Minnesota student groups collaborate in conversations surrounding identity and community togetherness amid ongoing immigration concerns and uncertainties. |
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Arts & Entertainment
 | ‘Hoofbeats through time’: Mia celebrates the Year of the HorseBy Emma Vasa | A&E ReporterThree thousand years of Chinese history and culture are explored in the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s latest exhibition, “Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats Through Time.” |
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