Abe Asher, Author at Sahan Journal

Auctioneer sees a distinction between ‘dime store’ items from the 1930s and 1940s and relics of the slave era. Professor says white-owned businesses shouldn’t profit from them.

Author Archives: Abe Asher

Cute folk art or nostalgia for Jim Crow: St. Paul auction items raise questions about the market for racist memorabilia.

After a long wait, Somalis with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. gain an 18-month extension.

Arts groups led by people of color often get little in foundation grants. Now some groups in the Twin Cities and beyond are in line for a major boost in funding.

In anxious times, Twin Cities residents say the whir of helicopters and the buzz of drones make matters worse.