Yearly Archives: 2008

In a democratic set-up, governments are “instituted among people to derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

For well over two decades now, Sub-Saharan Africans have been fighting the insidious spread of HIV with everything from latex condoms and faith-based programs to an array of drug cocktails, yet the disease has continued unabated.

Employee benefits play an increasingly important role in the lives of employees and their families, and have a significant financial and administrative impact on a business. Most companies operate in an environment in which an educated work force has come to expect a comprehensive benefits program.

Occasionally, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (“LPR”) may choose to be absent from the United States frequently and/or for extended periods of time due to business or family demands.  Frequent and/or extensive absences from the United States may cause an LPR to jeopardize the validity of his or her green card.

You might remember that during the US mid-term elections two years, African immigrants were credited for steering Congressman Keith Ellison campaign to victory.  Ellison became the first Muslim to be elected to the US Congress where he represents Minnesota's 5th congressional district.

At an event organized by the Somali American Community, a non-partisan organization in Minnesota, Rep. Keith Ellison campaigned for fellow democrat, Al Franken, in his meeting to an electrified crowd of Somali-Americans.

WASHINGTON-The 2008 presidential campaign has electrified voters throughout a long process, as Americans have experienced a series of political firsts including an African American major party presidential nominee, a woman mounting a serious challenge for a presidential nomination and the GOP's selection of a female vice presidential nominee.

The stakes are too high for me not to vote. As a new American whose native land is in flames because of  my adopted country's ill-conceived policies, by the both the current and preceding administrations, I need to vote.

St. Paul, MN, Oct. 13, 2008 — Michelle Obama was in Minnesota campaigning on behalf of her husband at a rally held at Macalester College that drew thousands of students, volunteers, local DFL candidates and voters of all ages.     

Historian and scholar Ronald Takaki uncovers the origins of the "one drop" rule that was key to defining race early in America's history, and ponders whether we will ever move past it - even with a mixed race presidential candidate.

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Hassan Mohamed Abdillahi Monday for second-degree murder in the Sept. 29 shooting death of Abishakur Adan Hassan .