Monthly Archives: January 2014
Analyst Calls for Accountability at White House Africa Summit
US President Barack Obama will host a summit with African leaders in August in a bid to strengthen trade and investment ties with the...
How to make a date with yourself for Valentine’s Day
Whether you’re married, single or divorced, Valentine’s Day’s emphasis on romance and the expectations it sparks can create more stress than joy for many...
African Development Center names Nasibu Sareva as permanent Executive Director
The Minneapolis based African Development Center this week confirmed Nasibu Sareva as its permanent executive director. The ADC board named him interim executive director...
Otaak bringing music of the Pharaohs to Minneapolis
With his Beja heritage, Ahmed Said Abuamna from Eastern Sudan, brings the spellbinding music from his homeland to the Cedar Cultural Center this coming...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo win a Grammy
Group will perform at the Ordway in St. Paul on February 9
South African traditional choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo tied with the Gipsy Kings for...
Why 2014 is the year for Africa in Hollywood
This year, Africans and Diaspora Africans across the globe have more of a reason to follow Hollywood movie awards than in any other year....
The controversial repatriation of Somali refugees from Kenya
By Hawa Noor, Intern & Emmanuel Kisiangani , Senior Researcher ...
Children can now file complaints with the United Nations
A new legal instrument allowing children or their representatives to file a complaint with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child...
Oliver Mtukudzi performing at the Dakota in Minneapolis January 21
Like the Colorado River helped to sculpt the Grand Canyon, so Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits work to shape their musical landscape into...
Benefit concert to be held at The Cedar for Cedar-Riverside fire victims
The Cedar Cultural Center, Augsburg College and KFAI radio will host a benefit concert on Friday, January 24th to raise funds for the Somali-American...
Donna Brazile to keynote Martin Luther King breakfast in Minneapolis
Donna Brazile, the first African-American to manage a presidential campaign when she was campaign manager for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, will...