Wynfred Russell takes oath of office as Brooklyn Park’s first black council member
Dozens of Brooklyn Park residents last evening crammed into city council chambers to witness history being made in Minnesota’s sixth largest city, the swearing in of the city’s…
Ilhan Omar’s powerful speech after being sworn in as US Congresswoman
Ilhan Omar who won Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District in the November midterms was sworn in yesterday to become the first black person born in the African continent to…
Speaker-designate Hortman taps Hodan Hassan and Mohamud Noor for committee assignments
Minnesota legislators are getting ready for the 2019 legislative session referred to as the 2019-20 biennium. In the Minnesota House, the Democrats took control while the Senate, which…
Angelique Kidjo: I have a feeling of breathing that lifts me up in Minnesota
Like a stone skimming across the surface of the waters, songstress of Benin and Africa,…
Netflix to add African originals
Erik Barmack, Netflix’s vice president of international originals has announced that in 2019 the streaming…
Oscars 2019 shortlist has Black Panther
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced the shortlists for nine…
Nigeria tops Apple’s A-list of African Music for 2018
Apple this week released its first ever A-list of African music. The 49-song list is…
United Nations lists reggae music as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has added reggae to its list of…
