Jeffrey Bissoy is a former MPR News producer, a contributor at The Current, freelance reporter at the Sahan Journal, and founder of an app called Plugged. Bissoy spoke to Jill Riley about his experiences growing up as a black man in the Twin Cities, as well as the impact his app, Plugged, could potentially have on black communities nationwide.

A newly released survey of nearly 2,000 music venue owners and promoters say that they anticipate closing within the next few months unless they can secure some governmental assistance.

As protests of a scale not seen in decades spread around the world in the wake of George Floyd's killing, musicians released both new songs and songs of continuing relevance.

Bonnie, the 'rebellious' one, began her career as a duo before being joined by another, then another, of her siblings, becoming one of the foremost vocal groups of the '70s.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about "growth" do you want to hear? Ranging from backyard gardens to personal growth to systemic change, let's put together a set of music this morning for all of the growth happening (or that needs to happen) around us.

Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" goes No. 1; Bob Dylan recorded 'Mr. Tambourine Man'; Bruce started assembling the E Street Band; M.C. Hammer's album hit No. 1 in the charts and stayed there nearly six months; Wilson Phillips went to No. 1 with 'Hold On'; and Jackie Wilson was born, Today in Music History.

From her home in East Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams connects The Current's Bill DeVille to talk about and play songs from her latest album, 'Good Souls Better Angels.'

Toki Wright has worn a lot of hats: artist, activist, The Current host, and most recently, educator. This week, he called up The Current's Jill Riley to educate about injustice, white silence, and the hard truths of "being Minnesotan."

Though he wasn't a believer in birthdays, Prince would have turned 62 yesterday. A whole pile of his collaborators put together a collaborative version of "The Cross" yesterday as a message of hope, love and peace in the midst of a global pandemic and widespread unrest gripping Minneapolis and America. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Prince songs do you want to hear?

“We all miss it; the live audiences, the fun, and the laughter.” said Tom Franek in a conversation with me regarding his cruise ship entertainment career that, due to the pandemic, has been put on hold. People have been speculating how the pandemic is going to impact the future of the live entertainment industry, and…