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It’s a Family Affair at Madaraka Day
Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Peter Ogego, over the weekend, met with Kenyans in Minnesota and surrounding states to celebrate Kenya’s 44th Madaraka Day.
Memorial Day Weekend
Friday May 25th
It’s around 10:30pm and I just arrived at the Lounge night club, downtown Minneapolis. There are only a handful of people at the club, though I know for sure in a little while it will pick up. The reggae riddims vibrating from the speakers rock my body to motion.
I can’t remember when or how I first got into reggae, but it now seems to be the music of choice, not just for me, but for quite a number of East African people I know. 11:15pm and people are slowly shuffling into the small club room where Dj Hustla of Mezesha Entertainment keeps the rhythms flowing.
Kenyan Community Abroad to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
The call to organize for resistance came in February of 1997 during an emotionally-charged, anger-driven demonstration outside the Kenyan Embassy in Washington D.C.
The Play Must Go On
For Liberians in America, it is going to be another summer of political drama and high suspense in courtrooms and congress chambers around the world.
African Mall in Minnesota
The African Food Market is located in the City of Crystal on highway 81, sandwiched between the Crystal Inn and a Carpet King next to the Crystal Airport. At 13,500 square feet, the structure is a symbol of the growing stature and impact the African immigrant community is having in Minnesota.
Unite for Sight
Anthony Smith, a Liberian man, sits outdoors at the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Gomoa, Ghana and reflectively explains the painful story of how he lost his eye site. Behind him stands a tree, waving in the wind and perhaps shelter to the chirping birds heard in the background.
1st Annual Shades of Diversity Juneteenth Dinner & Fashion Show
Juneteenth is a holiday of celebration and history. On January 1, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was announced, freeing all slaves in the Confederate States of America territory that had not already gone back to control of the Union.
“Buy The Future”
“A sense of responsibility hit me…that’s the BC and AD of my life.” Many speak of a “before” and “after” in their lives; a moment that discloses definition and provides guided purpose for the future.
Linyekula Displays Hope, Innocence and Dreams In Modern Dance
Along with over 200 other people crowded into the Walker Art Center performance hall, for over 30 minutes on May 17th, I watched dancer Faustin Linyekula's mind unfold as he contorted and splayed his body before us, giving physical form and movement to his thoughts on art and immigration.
The Woman Who Would Be President
At the moment, the odds seem stacked against her. But her ascension to Zimbabwe's highest office cannot be ruled out. In fact, many ruling party insiders still consider her to be very much in the running to succeed President Robert Mugabe.
Zambian Ambassador Advocates HIV/AIDS Awareness
Dr Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Zambian Ambassador to the US, was in Minneapolis in May to support the efforts of World Vision and the International AIDS Trust who have a joint project on the development of leadership in women.