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What you need to know about Ebola

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Right now, there is an Ebola outbreak occurring in four West African countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria. No one has contracted...

Books for Africa launches Africa-based Advisory Council

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KILIFI, Kenya - Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the African continent countries has vowed to expand...

Salif Keita to Grace Dakota Jazz Club Stage

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When Salif Keita stepped on stage as an 18 year old in Mali, West Africa, it was 1967. World headlines looked much the same...

Vax4Teens

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Did you know that younger teens need vaccines, too? As kids get older, the protection from their childhood vaccines begins to wear off. There...

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visit met with protests in Minnesota

It was completely dark by the time Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus on Aug....

America plays catch-up as it hosts the US-Africa Summit

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building...

Obama announces unilateral action on immigration

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After Rep. John Boehner told President Obama last week that House Republicans would continue to block a vote on immigration reform this year, Obama...

Healthy kids equals healthy minds!

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Did you know that vaccines help keep children and teens healthy?  And staying well helps them stay in school!  Healthy students are able to...

FBI investigates Minnesota’s Somali community

Via TC Daily Planet Agents from the Minneapolis office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are collecting information from Cedar-Riverside residents as part of an...

African immigrant Services organizes Osseo School District Parents of Color Townhall

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On May 22, More than 200 people crammed the main meeting room at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center to participate in the Community...

Hepatitis B: A serious infection that can be prevented

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This article focuses on a specific type of hepatitis that is important to know about during pregnancy –Hepatitis B. What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is...