St. Paul runs in Melvin Carter III’s family. He’s a fourth-generation St. Paul resident and graduate of St. Paul Central High School. His grandfather was… Read More
ThreeSixty Focus on . . . Melvin Carter
Tag Archives: Changemakers
ThreeSixty Focus on . . . Jacob Frey
More than a decade ago, Jacob Frey was a young law student running through Minneapolis during the Twin Cities Marathon. It was his first experience… Read More
Changing the face of justice: Sophia Vuelo Appointed First Hmong-American Judge in Minnesota
On Nov. 30 last year, Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Sophia Vuelo as a district court judge in the second judicial district of Minnesota. Vuelo, a… Read More
Mikayla Holmgren: “Dreaming without limits”
Mikayla Holmgren believes in “dreaming without limits,” and that’s exactly what she’s doing. Holmgren, 23, of Stillwater, made national headlines earlier this year after becoming… Read More
Gretchen Carlson breaks barriers and blazes trails
The night before Gretchen Carlson quit her job as a Fox News TV host in 2016, she told her 11- and 13-year old children what… Read More
Changing the world, one refugee story at a time: Mohamed Malim is reshaping the refugee narrative in Minnesota.
Mohamed Malim understands what it means to be a refugee. In the 1990s, Malim and his family fled from Somalia because of the civil war…. Read More
A seat at the table: Collin Robinson is a 16-year-old social justice and education advocate
Last school year, Collin Robinson helped select the next superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. He took part in organizing a day-long workshop about social justice… Read More
Teaching students to use the truth: Lori Keekley, award-winning St. Louis Park teacher, inspires student journalists
Work isn’t work for Lori Keekley. For her, “work” is letting her journalism students run the show while teaching them camera skills and giving them… Read More
ThreeSixty Focus on . . . Ilhan Omar
A month before the election, the woman who would become the first Somali-American legislator in U.S. history talks her candidacy, marriage controversy and future. When… Read More
The gift of reading: 16-year-old Maria Keller is distributing 2 million books to at-risk youth
Books were part of Maria Keller’s life before she was even born. While pregnant, Keller’s mother, Maura, used to read to her not-yet- born daughter… Read More
Beyond X’s and O’s: Prep basketball’s Larry McKenzie spreads his creed, players become believers
Anyone who has played for Larry McKenzie has heard “the creed.” Former Minneapolis North two-sport star Tyler Johnson heard it before he was a Division… Read More
Not playtime anymore: Coralie Maldonado, a youth activist, calls for social justice in schools. And her peers call her ‘Social Justice Girl.’
The first time Coralie Maldonado led a protest, she was only in kindergarten. “I found myself one day laying in the middle of the floor… Read More
