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United Nations Police Week highlights
On November 6-10, the Police Division convened the 2017 UN police week. Heads of police components (HOPCs) in UN peacekeeping operations and special political...
An Evening with Elage Diouf and Cold Specks World Tour enroute to Minneapolis with...
Senegalese born singer-songwriter and performer Elage Diouf, known for his audience participation shows will bring his music to the Cedar in Minneapolis on Monday,...
Africans make gains in Minnesota elections
Africans made gains in elective office on election day Tuesday in Minnesota. This being an off year election there were no statewide elections on...
Diversity Visa Lottery entry period ends on November 22
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program administered by the U.S. Department of State has been in the news lately with calls to end it after...
Will DACA parents be forced to leave their U.S.-Citizen children behind?
With the cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an estimated 200,000 children are at risk of losing their parents.
In September, the...
African Awards Gala is on Saturday October 14
The 6th edition of the African Awards Gala is scheduled for Saturday, October 14 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park. Rep. Ilhan...
Bias against hiring blacks hasn’t budged
Rates of discrimination against African Americans in field experiments of hiring did not decline from 1990 to 2015, according to the largest and most...
Who is to Blame? Understanding the blame game and its effects in Dementia care...
By Tolulope Monisola OLA (PhD) & Richard B. Oni (PhD)
Who is to blame for my mother’s or father’s dementia? Whose fault is it? Why...
Diaspora community makes strides in Kenya’s elections
NAIROBI - With results tallied from Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission IEBC), electoral candidates across the country are celebrating their wins and mourning...
Sierra Leone Mudslides: Journalist Issa Mansarray calls on community to go beyond donations
After deadly mudslides swept through Sierra Leone earlier this month, numerous events were held throughout Twin Cities metro area — meetings that both raised...
Business Spotlight: Abdirahman Kahin of Afro Deli
In our latest Business Spotlight, Bethel Gessesse sat down with Abdirahman Kahin, the owner of the thriving Afro Deli to discuss the state of...