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Upcoming Brainstorming Topics

Mar 21  | History All Around: Historic Photographs of the Places We Live, Work, and Play Today – Paul Horsted, local author and photographer, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to reflect on his passion of connecting the present with the past and what we can learn from these views about history, the environment, natural processes, and human-initiated development.

Mar 28  | South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault – Tanya Grassell-Krietlow, Executive Director of South Dakota Network Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault and SDHC Board Member, shares about the organization’s initiatives that address barriers and how the organization supports victims of violence.

Apr 4  | Bruce Roseland – Poetry on the Road – South Dakota’s eighth Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the South Dakota State Poetry Society’s Poetry on the Road Tour.

Apr 11  | Conor McMahon – The Journey Museum – Conor McMahon, the new Executive Director of the Journey Museum and Learning Center in Rapid City, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the museum’s goals and programs.

Apr 18  | Yvonne Hollenbeck – Cowboy Poetry – Yvonne Hollenbeck, Poet, Quilter, Entertainer, and current SDHC Scholar, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs for a conversation about and sharing of cowboy poetry.

Apr 25  | Haley Omeasoo – Ohkomi Forensics – Haley Omeasoo, President and Executive Director of Ohkomi Forensics and enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe, joins SDHC Scholar Lawrence Diggs to share about the grassroots organization committed to assisting the Indigenous community with issues including Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

NOTE: SDHC expects program participants to behave respectfully. Any questionable conduct may be considered grounds for removal from program participation.

Brainstorming: The Human Connection


SDHC, in cooperation with longtime SDHC scholar and educator, Lawrence Diggs, has developed a program to unite people during divisive times through genuine conversation.

Brainstorming: The Human Connection is a weekly discussion series led by Diggs with a focus on forging human relationships. This program is inspired by the guiding question, “How can we remove the invisible barriers that lead to misunderstandings and even tragedy?”

Audience participation is encouraged. Please note that meetings are recorded – If you would prefer not to be on the recording, you can attend and listen with your video and/or microphone turned off. Previously recorded videos are available on YouTube.

Lawrence Diggs

“I get a deep and ecstatic satisfaction from people learning even one little thing about themselves or overcoming some block that was keeping them from progress in their lives. I believe these brainstorming discussions can lead to better understandings between people.” – L. Diggs