Monthly Archives: February 2013
Majority of immigrants turned over to ICE are non-criminals
By Reshma Shamasunder
This week, a new report dealt what may be the greatest blow yet to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s strained credibility over its...
Ethiopia’s economy benefits from returning Diaspora
At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, customer Erica Kanesa relaxes in a leather chair.
“I’m just doing manicure and pedicure,” she says, leaning...
Brothers in Bamako: Habib Koité and Eric Bibb to perform at the Dakota on...
Eric Bibb strongly believes that anytime you collaborate with a musician from another culture, you'll be rewarded with a new lens to look through...
Immigration reform: Who could be left out?
Mee Moua’s family came to the United States in 1978 after fleeing Laos four years earlier and relocating to a refugee camp in Thailand....
Stateside Provisional Waiver Program Begins March 4
Starting on March 4, immediate relatives of U.S.citizens who meet specific requirements may apply for a waiver of unlawful presence while they are in...
Questlove of The Roots branches out to Africa
On a recent trip to South Africa, Questlove, drummer and bandleader for The Roots, says he relearned a valuable lesson that he’d almost forgot...
Minneapolis men face deportation to Somalia
When Hassan was recently asked to come to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center in Bloomington, he thought immigration authorities needed the usual...
Teen author Odhiambo wades into the Afrcan Savannah
She is a junior high International Baccalaureate (IB) student. She is intelligent, elegant, passionate and filled with ambition. At 16 years of age, Tori...
Somalia to Minnesota: One immigrant’s perilous journey by land and sea
Abdullahi Elmi recently sat quietly at a Minneapolis coffee shop with a bright smile on his face. His eyes ran over the chatty young...
Obama posts special video message for Kenyans as they prepare for elections
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fgmVLJXS2x4#
In a video message posted today on the White House website and YouTube, President Barack Obama tells the people of Kenya that the upcoming...
Ambassador Odembo to chair Books for Africa’s Summit Society
The Board of Directors for Books for Africa on the recommendation of its executive board unanimously confirmed Kenya's ambassador to the United States as...