Monthly Archives: February 2016
Community pushes back on U.S. government anti-radicalization program
Months after U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger launched a $1 million dollar program to counter the recruitment and radicalization of young Muslims in Minnesota, tension...
Brooklyn Park City Council gives municipal consent for Blue Line light rail extension
The Brooklyn Park City Council voted 5-2 on Monday evening (Feb. 22) to give municipal consent to the Blue Line Extension, a 13-mile light...
Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce honors Ghana-born Godson Sowah as Young Professional of the...
Godson Sowah, who serves as chair for Mshale’s African Awards Judges Panel, was recently awarded the Young Professional of the Year Award. The award,...
Somali American Parent Association gala to celebrate ‘Community Resilience’
Somali American Parent Association (SAPA) will hold its annual gala at the Minneapolis Central Library on Saturday, March 19.
This will be the organization’s second...
Acclaimed Mauritanian Griot, Noura Mint Seymali, coming to Minneapolis on February 19
The Twin Cities has finally gotten lucky and will play host to the heir of a Mauritanian Griot lineage stretching back untold generations.
The Cedar...
Somali Mental Health conference to be held at the University of Minnesota
With discussions about mental health spreading across the African immigrant community and especially among the refugee communities, the Somali Mental Health Foundation and the...
Senior UN officials urge elimination of female genital mutilation by 2030
The most senior United Nations officials are urging the world to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2030, calling it a “violent practice” that...
Voter suppression and victories in 2016
New and increasingly strict state and county voting laws are threatening to cut off a growing number of Americans from their right to vote...
US Immigration extends Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese
As the civil war in South Sudan has worsened, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) last week announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status...
Angelique Kidjo tickets go on sale for Twin Cities concert
After a five year hiatus, two-time Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, will be back in the Twin Cities on Sunday, April 24.
The “Queen of...
Planning international travel? Don’t forget about immunizations
Measles kills 400 children in the world every day. It is very contagious and travels easily from one continent to another. But, there is...