Monthly Archives: May 2013
Obama to finally visit Africa as China becomes Africa’s largest trading partner
President Barack Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, will make the first major African tour of his presidency since taking office in 2009....
South African university makes Zulu compulsory
A leading South African university says it will make Zulu language classes compulsory for all first-year students from next year.
The decision by the University...
Protestors target excessive phone rates for immigrant detainees
At the West County Detention Facility, inmates can pay upwards of $20 for a five-minute phone call to friends, relatives or lawyers. While the...
US Green Card lottery might be discontinued in 2014
Around 100,000 people will be chosen from several million hopefuls to get a US Green Card on Wednesday, in what could be the last...
Aging undocumented Immigrants – a burden or a boon?
As the debate over immigration reform tugs predictably back in Washington, an undercurrent of ageism and disability bias has been flowing beneath more obvious...
African Community “Conversation on Civic Engagement” in Twin Cities’ northwest suburbs
The African Immigrant Services (AIS), in collaboration with the Diversity and Equity Department of North Hennepin Community College (NHCC ), Brooklyn Park’s Diversity Team,...