Remember 2014? That was the year Russia annexed Crimea, the year of the Ebola outbreak, the year Germany won the[…]
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Articles that touch upon current events.
A Tanzanian Asked Me How Americans Feel About Trump. Will You Answer Him?
”Brandon, may you write something about how people of America perceive the ideas of the newly elected president?” This is[…]
Read moreNews Coverage of My “People of the South” Presentation: Now I Want to Come to Your City
As I drove the final stretch home on my Southern U.S. road trip–through Wisconsin to the Twin Cities–the idea struck[…]
Read moreFaces at the Minnesota State Fair
“The Great Minnesota Get-Together” seems to out-do itself each year in gathering folks from all over the region. I was[…]
Read moreMy Article About Black Struggle Will Be Featured in This Sunday’s Star Tribune
Last winter I observed the actions and heard the message of Black Lives Matter (pictured above at the Mall of America December[…]
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Book Tour Finale: Amazing People and Places Across Minnesota
Last weekend I leapt the Red River from North Dakota to Minnesota to share my experiences from East Africa and China. Bemidji[…]
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