Monthly Archives: August 2012
Sunday launch for Kenya Diaspora Development Forum of Minnesota
The Kenya Diaspora Development Forum of Minnesota (KDDF) has scheduled an official launch for this coming Sunday, September 2 at Brookview Park in Golden...
Deferred Deportation Program: Fear causes youth to wait
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Thousands of young undocumented immigrants formed long lines at help-centers and churches across the United States last Wednesday to start...
The American revival of Janka Nabay
Earlier this month, singer Ahmed Janka Nabay was milling about the Brooklyn warehouse concert venue 285 Kent. In the crowded, windowless confines of the...
The “race-neutral” presidency
President Obama has been hearing one persistent grumble from the moment he entered the White House. And that’s that he has not said and...
National Oil Company of Liberia to hold Diaspora forum in Minnesota on August 18
The Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM), in collaboration with the City of Brooklyn Park, will host a consultative community forum on the establishment...
IBM bets on Africa, sets up first research center
IBM is opening its first research center in Africa, capping several years of international marketing by the Kenyan government and visits by IBM officials.
The...
Competitive Liberian-American forces recount in Brooklyn Park
With all 7 precincts in the West District of Brooklyn Park reporting last night, Liberian born Wynfred Russell, came within 5 votes of being...
Over 400 take Oath of Allegiance as new citizens
For Perpetual Garyeazon, there was only one word to describe her experience last month as she was sworn in as an American citizen during...
Joseph Morande Onyambu
The late Joseph Morande Onyambu was born in 1940 to the late Paul Onyambu and Alexina Momanyi at Nyamare Village, Charachani Sub-location, Keera Location,...
Stories and comfort at memorial service for Joseph Morande Onyambu
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn - Hundreds gathered Sunday at the Brooklyn Junior High School gymnasium for a memorial service to honor the late Joseph Morande...
At Global Diaspora Forum Clinton urges turning ‘Brain Drain’ into ‘Brain Gain’
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognized on Wednesday the crucial role of diaspora communities in national and global development efforts, emphasizing their potential to...