2025
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Documentary Film Reconstruction Destructed to Premiere at the Capri Theater June 25th
Reconstruction Destructed, the latest collaborative documentary film production between OMG Studios and Minnesota Humanities Center will premiere in community at the Capri Theater on June 25. This FREE community event is part of Minnesota Humanities Center’s 2025 Juneteenth Commemoration Series and features a screening of the film, post-screening discussion, and live musical performances.
The film, sixth in the “Juneteenth Reckoning with Slavery” film series, aims to shine a light on the most misunderstood period in American History and why it remains critically important to understand today. “It challenges our understanding of the impact of slavery and its ongoing impact throughout the United States,” said Monique Linder, Film Director and CEO, OMG Studios. “As our nation struggles to come to grips with our history of racial caste, the legal luminaries, civil rights leaders, and educational scholars are excellent guides not only to illuminate the past but more importantly to provide a path forward,” added Kevin Lindsey, CEO, Minnesota Humanities Center.
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2024
Reckoning with Slavery: MN African American History
“The Juneteenth Story: From Galveston, Texas to Minnesota,” is a six-episode docufilm, filmed on the Island of Galveston and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, telling the story of Juneteenth, where it originated, from historians and descendants of enslaved persons transported to the island during the Transatlantic Slave Trade between 1816 and 1836. The story connects the significance of making Juneteenth a state holiday in Minnesota.
2023
The Juneteenth Film: From Galveston, TX to Minnesota
“The Juneteenth Story: From Galveston, Texas to Minnesota,” is a six-episode docufilm, filmed on the Island of Galveston and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, telling the story of Juneteenth, where it originated, from historians and descendants of enslaved persons transported to the island during the Transatlantic Slave Trade between 1816 and 1836. The story connects the significance of making Juneteenth a state holiday in Minnesota.
2022
Juneteenth Commemoration Film 2022
A celebration of African American history, music, art and literature, featuring a special tribute to George Floyd and Philando Castile by Ta-coumba T. Aiken and Seitu Jones.
This film is part of Juneteenth Commemoration 2022 celebration of African American history, music, art, music and literature in partnership with The City of St. Paul, Saint Paul Public Library, MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, Ujamaa Place and OMG Studios.
2021
Juneteenth Commemoration 2021
Filmed at the historic Peace and Justice Memorial in Montgomery, AL, which pays tribute to victims of racial lynchings featuring Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson and civil rights leader, Dr. Josie R. Johnson.
Photos courtesy of Equal Justice Initiative
2020
Virtual Juneteenth Celebration 2020
The City of St. Paul welcomes you to a virtual community commemoration of Juneteenth, in partnership with St. Paul Public Library and Ujamaa Place. Music by The War and Treaty and ArtsUs Youth Drummers City of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter invites the community to hear distinguished local African American leaders share “WHY THEY CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH.” They are: Anthony Galloway Chris Crutchfield Debbie Montgomery Otis Zanders Commissioner Toni Carter Monique Linder Dr. Josie R. Johnson Mary K. Boyd