From Vaccines to Video Games, Phyllis Wheatley Center in Near North Minneapolis Meets People Where There’re At

From Vaccines to Video Games, Phyllis Wheatley Center in Near North Minneapolis Meets People Where There’re At

In this special broadcast, we profile the work a long-time staple of service in North Minneapolis, the Phyllis Wheatly Center. KFAI’s Ryan Dawes speaks with Phyllis Wheatly Center Executive Director Suzanne Burks, the Center’s VP of Programs and Development Brad Bourn, and the director of the newly formed Digital Tech Works Academy at the Center, Quanda Arch.

Hear them talk about restorative programs, vaccine access in North Minneapolis and how the center is using video games to support upward mobility in the Twin Cities African American community.

Listen here.

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