Home 2016
Yearly Archives: 2016
Actress and Singer Holly Robinson Peete to keynote Minneapolis Women of Color expo
The GATHERING! Women of Color Expo founded by veteran power marketer Sharon Smith-Akinsanya will be held Saturday and Sunday November 12 and 13 from...
West African Family Community Services closure is hurting community
Editor's note: The following is an open letter to the media signed by Fr. James N. Wilson II, a West African Immigrant and Priest in...
Koisey Hiama crowned Miss Liberia Minnesota
HOPKINS, Minn. (Mshale) - Koisey Hiama was crowned Miss Liberia Minnesota over the weekend at the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts. Miss Liberia...
Kenyan-Americans to form new credit union
Starting 2017 or early 2018, when Kenyan-Americans in Minnesota and eventually the rest of the United States need to obtain a mortgage, or send...
Wives of the Mau Mau Generals
The Mau Mau Uprising was a revolt against British colonial rule in Kenya and lasted eight years(1952-1960). It accelerated Kenya's path to independence .
The...
Stage set for Miss Liberia Minnesota pageant
The 2016 Miss Liberia Minnesota Scholarship Pageant will begin at 6 p.m. on October 29 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Downtown...
Somali-American outreach workers bridge divide between community and government
This story is courtesy of the Star Tribune. The author of the story, Faiza Mahamud, is Mshale's Associate Editor but is also a reporter...
Adults need vaccines too
Vaccines are an important part of keeping kids healthy but did you know that adults need vaccines, too? Even if you were fully vaccinated...
State-backed Twin Cities People of Color Career Fair planned
The Twin Cities, home to the largest per capita number of Fortune 500 companies in the nation, is gearing up to host one of...
Stima makes push for the Kenya Diaspora pie
Stima Investment Co-operative Society, the investment arm for members of Stima SACCO in Kenya, is continuing its push for a bigger slice of the...
Election delay in Somalia raises risks of manipulation, United Nations warns
A new delay in Somalia’s elections is a matter of “immediate concern,” raising fears that the process is being politically manipulated and that the...