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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...
Free Mtukudzi Concert at Loring Park on Monday and African Summer ends on Tuesday
The longtime Twin Cities favorite "The Walker Art Center Music & Movies: In Dreams" continues on Monday August 6 with by far its biggest...
Teens and Preteens need shots too!
Vaccines keep healthy teens healthy. Did you know that your kids need shots when they begin their teen years? Starting at around 11 or...
Rawlings: Mills ‘had cancer and could work few hours’
Ghana's ex-leader Jerry Rawlings has said late president John Atta Mills was suffering from cancer and could only work for a few hours per...
Nyambane stands up for African Mothers
Kenyan stand up comedian,Nyambane, aka Walter Mongare has been back in the States these last few weeks but this time as an ambassador for...