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Well known as the leader of AfroGeode and the Gemstones, Johnson was a clinical therapist and a vocal advocate for Duluth's Black and LGBTQ communities.

With "Nana's Porch," writer AJ Valentine wants viewers "to allow themselves to feel." The 31-minute film is about two cousins forming a tight bond during summers spent at their grandmother's house.

On Saturday, June 18, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will host its inaugural U of M Juneteenth Celebration from noon to 6 p.m. in North Minneapolis.

From the column: "'Just knowing that I'm showing other people, other potential Black artists that there is space for them, (that) we may have to shove some things out of the way for that space to be made and demand our space and compensation that is equitable and fair, but there is space for us'."

This week's top picks in local arts and entertainment. Written By: Christa Lawler | × 'The Body Remembers' opens indigenous film series “The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open” is the story of two indigenous women whose worlds intersect on a sidewalk — one pregnant, bleeding and on the run, the other fresh from a doctor’s appointment. The women end up spending an emotionally significant amount of time together in the Canadian film directed by Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn and written by the latter. "The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open" ...