Just a short "letter-to-editor" thanking Melvin for his wonderful column.   I just want to reach out and say publicly my unending gratitude for Melvin Giles' Peace Bubbles column in …

Celebrate the life of Melvin Giles at Como Park High School in St. Paul on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.  "Many of you have asked how you can support. We invite you to share stories, memories, …

Hello Monitor readers, For July, I’d like to share words from Gavin Edwards, an intern with Renewing the Countryside. GREENING THE GAP As a college student commuting through the Twin …

Good morning.  My name is Melvin Giles. I’m so happy I know some of you.  My favorite color is purple.  Yes, and I love blowing Peace Bubbles.  I was born in …

Melvin Giles aimed to bring peace to the world, and he set about doing that by planting gardens and over 50 peace poles in St. Paul. The respected Frogtown and Rondo elder, age 66, died in his sleep …

“If only we could develop an intolerance for bigotry.” Johnnetta B. Cole “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” A Dakota Saying   Hello Monitor …

“Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.” - Pope Francis “I think a hero is any person really intent on …

“It’s a beautiful day. Thank you for sunshine, thank you for rain, thank you for joy, thank for pain. It’s a beautiful day.” – TRINIX x Rushawn “I smile, even …

“Humility is the fruit of inner security and wise maturity.” Cornel West “God is in the details.” Ludwig Miles Van Der Rohe Hello Monitor readers, Happy spring.This is …

“When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.” Octavia Butler “Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to …

“Go within every day and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out.” Katherine Dunham “[the] old road is rapid agin’. Please get out of the …

“My message is about changing our way of thinking about women and abuses of power.” – Anita Hill Hope is life’s essential nutrient, and love is what gives life meaning.” …

“Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he/she is good at doing.” – Quincy Jones “Can’t you feel …

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave – and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” – Alice Childress “The hottest place in Hell …

“It meant that we were a part of what we considered a historical movement, so it was of great sense. Think of that; nothing had been done like that before.” Josie Johnson “We …

“We now stand together on that mountain of which we never thought we would see.” - Sheila Jackson Lee. “Don’t take America and the values reflected in our form of …

“The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class – it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.” Anna Julia Cooper   …

Happy beautiful June! This has been an exciting leap year, and it feels like we keep leaping through a Winkle in Time of historic and enchanting events, as well as sad and tragic events. For …

FROM PRINCESS TITUS I feared writing about this topic, but I wanted us to be seen, heard and cared for without judgment.  The truth that I face every day gets hard around holidays, but …

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It’s the response to the error that counts.” Nikki Giovanni   “Undoubtedly, we become what we envisage.” Claude Bristol …