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One Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center artist is using his piece to break stereotypes about fatherhood.
ArtPath Profiles
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WKAR profiles Lansing artist Michael Pleyte who has work on the Lansing River Trail as part of the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center's ArtPath exhibition.
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Thu., Jun. 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. | This documentary explores the definition and activism linked to Afrofuturism and the ways this movement is informing dynamic discussion about social practice, politics, and the arts in the United States and around the world.
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Tue., Jun. 20, 2023 at 7 p.m. | At this special screening, WKAR will showcase clips from NOVA's national features, as well as locally-produced projects that explore the impact of climate change on Michigan's environment.
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Joe Ayrault/Michigan State senior Joe Ayrault wants to be a basketball coach. So he started his career journey by learning the ropes by being a manager for the women’s basketball team.
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Megan Schellong/WKARPublic employers in Michigan would have to share employee contact information with unions under a bill that passed the Michigan Senate Thursday.
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Colin Jackson/Michigan Public Radio NetworkA bill to add protections for “traits historically associated with race” into Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act is heading to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature Thursday.
![[from left to right] Democratic state Senators Erika Geiss, Sarah Anthony, and Sylvia Santana stand together in the Michigan Senate chamber. Anthony looks like she's talking.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d9eaeca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2268+0+0/resize/480x270!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fe0%2F7cd574f74b99a02e1766fb6d3041%2Fcrown0523-foto.jpg)
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WKAR/WKARJuneteenth (abbreviation for June 19th) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Explore upcoming media from WKAR that commemorate this holiday!
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My Music/My MusicFri Jun. 9 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | A once-in-a-lifetime gathering of legends—all original performers singing their greatest jammin’ hits.
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Masterpiece/MasterpieceSun Jun. 11 at 9PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Marking the end of the epic tale of Inspector Morse, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
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Leo ChanThursdays, June 1 - June 29 at 7PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Join host Jamie Paisley for an hour of classic music written for the silver screen.
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Reginald Hardwick/WKAR-MSUSaturdays, June 3 - June 24 at 12PM on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Listen to a variety of music from regional orchestras and professional classical musicians from around the state of Michigan.
PODCAST: ¿Qué Onda Michigan?
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En el episodio del 26 de mayo del 2023 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? te explicamos como la legislatura de Michigan ha logrado mantener bajo los salarios mínimos en el estado.
Current Sports with Al Martin
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We look at the history of sports at WKAR and salute the 10-year run of Current Sports.
MSU Today
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This month’s State of the State podcast conversation from Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research focuses on the debt limit. Matt Grossmann, Charley Ballard, and Arnold Weinfeld welcome associate professor of economics Antonio Doblas Madrid to the discussion.
PODCAST: Life, Meet Tech
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Prabu David is joined by leading global futurist Shawn Dubravac for a peek into his crystal ball at the incredible future of consumer technology and the industrial economy.
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