March 13, 2013 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on Penumbra Theatre mounting its first show after almost closing its doors.
March 12, 2013 - MPR’s Euan Kerr profiles the Penumbra Theatre staging of “Spunk,” three short stories of Zora Neale Hurston adapted by Jelly's Last Jam writer George C. Wolfe.
February 3, 2012 - As part of Arts Week, MPR’s Marianne Combs has a conversation with scholar Paul Carter Harrison and Penumbra’s Lou Bellamy. The group discusses the history behind the Black Arts Movement and its impact.
November 29, 1999 - To close out the millennium, Minnesota Public Radio's All Things Considered presents a look back at Minnesota life in 1900 via a 12-part series, entitled “A Minnesota Century.” This segment is the story of Fredrick McGhee, a civil-rights advocate and Minnesota's first black lawyer, who left an important local and national legacy.
September 3, 1992 - On this special Midday program from the Minnesota State Fair, MPR’s Beth Friend presents a collection song, storytelling and controversial art.