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Homeland Security extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen announced Thursday that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 500 Somali nationals will be extended for another 18...
Black psychologists urged to do their own research
Black psychologists have been urged to do their own research to address the dearth of research on the mental health needs of people of...
Kenya Airways CEO meets with US media to discuss upcoming direct flights and diaspora...
NEW YORK - Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz and the airline's chairman Michael Joseph met with members of the media to discuss their Nairobi...
US Military discharging immigrant recruits it had promised citizenship
US Immigrants who were promised citizenship by the US military are being discharged without explanation, according to an AP report. Those being discharged enrolled...
Minneapolis festival celebrates Somali Independence Day
MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday between Blaisdell and Stevens Avenue block of West Lake Street to commence Somalia’s 58th Independence Day.
Every...
Kenya Airways courts the diaspora in advance of direct flights to US
Kenya Airways’ senior sales manager for key markets, Jennifer Njuguna, has urged Kenyans in the US to show their patriotism by flying the airline...
UN official, Roselyn Akombe, urges Kenyan diaspora to keep on excelling
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota - Dr. Roselyn Akombe, chief of policy, guidance and learning at the department of political affairs, United Nations New York, was...
Somali Week kicks off in Minnesota
The Twin Cities Somali community kicks off its annual Somali Week with the highlight being the Somali Independence Day festival on Lake Street in...
Early voting begins in Minnesota on Friday June 29
Minnesota's primary election is August 14, a time when many families are still away for summer vacation. Just as the American highways are busy...
US Immigration seeks to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship, if they lied
The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to...
A bonanza of African music in Minnesota this summer
Fans of African music in the Twin Cities have reason to celebrate this summer. Not only is the Cedar Cultural Center bringing back its...