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ARTS + CULTURE

NFTs: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHY WE CARE

What are NFTs?

Are NFTs Bad For The Environment?

NFTs and Their Influence

NFT-related Art Theft

How NFTs Work + How to Participate

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NFTS

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BEST LGBTQ+ ARTISTS OF COLOR (2010)

Frank Ocean

MNEK

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Shea Diamond

Lil Nas X

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8546613/black-lgbtq-artists-2010s

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'TAKE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF OUR PEOPLE' - NYTIMES

"Born in 1960s Harlem, the Kamoinge collective was influential in Black photography but ignored by the mainstream until recently. This exhibition should change that."

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/arts/design/take-beautiful-pictures-of-our-people.html

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The history of American protest music, from “Yankee Doodle” to Kendrick Lamar

"How protest music evolved from Civil War refrains to viral Trump videos."

By Bridgett Henwood

https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/4/12/14462948/protest-music-history-america-trump-beyonce-dylan-misty

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AMERICAN PROTEST THROUGH MUSIC

The Second Act of Social-Media Activism

"Has the Internet become better at mediating change?"

By Jane Hu

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-second-act-of-social-media-activism

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SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM

On Instagram, Artists Are Creating a Shareable Language of Protest

"Through art, even people who don't "get political" on social media are getting engaged in the Black Lives Matter movement."

By Bettina Makalintal

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg8d97/on-instagram-artists-are-creating-a-shareable-language-of-protest

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INSTAGRAM FOR PROTESTS

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List of Black Owned Businesses in MN

Small Black Owned Businesses in Minneapolis

6 Ways to Support Small Businesses During the Pandemic

Hmong businesses hurt by COVID 19 and Twin City’s riots

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ARTS + CULTURE

NFTs: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHY WE CARE

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11 NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS

Merritt Johnson

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Nicholas Galanin

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Frank Buffalo Hyde

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Votan Henriquez

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Wendy Red Star

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BEST LGBTQ+ ARTISTS OF COLOR (2010)

Frank Ocean

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MNEK

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Todrick Hall

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Big Freedia

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Shea Diamond

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Lil Nas X

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'TAKE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF OUR PEOPLE' - NYTIMES

"Born in 1960s Harlem, the Kamoinge collective was influential in Black photography but ignored by the mainstream until recently. This exhibition should change that."

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The history of American protest music, from “Yankee Doodle” to Kendrick Lamar

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The Second Act of Social-Media Activism

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On Instagram, Artists Are Creating a Shareable Language of Protest

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