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Bickal, Jim

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A group of Minneapolis middle school students has just returned from a 10-day trip to West Africa. They visited Senegal and Gambia as part of a program created by We Win Institute in Minneapolis to encourage academic and social success among African-American students. Part of the goal of their trip was to improve the relationship between African-American students and recent African immigrants in Minneapolis schools. The kids visited historical sites and experienced a traditional rites of passage ceremony. Two of them have come by the studio this morning.
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  1. Immigration & Diversity
  2. Legacy Digitization
  3. Mpr News Feature

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