Monthly Archives: May 2019
Building a Minnesota that works for all of us
Hodan Hassan, a Democrat, represents District 62A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
I ran for office because I saw our state coming up short...
God loves a cheerful giver, Zambian ambassador to US tells Books for Africa
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Mshale) - Books for Africa (BFA) held its annual fundraiser luncheon Thursday at the Town and Country Club with 300 people...
Tiffany Haddish is officially an Eritrean citizen
American actress Tiffany Haddish, who has always taken pride in her Eritrean roots, this week officially gained citizenship of her father's birthplace. Her father,...
Minnesota Legislature elects Mike Kenyanya to U of M Board of Regents
Newly elected regent Mike Kenyanya has a lot to look forward to. Upon completion of his bachelor's degree, Kenyanya has been awarded one of...
New faces coming to the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota board
Abraham Bah, the incumbent chair of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota board, easily secured his seat in the organization in an otherwise fiercely...
Photos by Mshale photojournalist to feature at Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl
Mshale photojournalist, Bethel Gessesse, will be exhibiting and selling her photos at this weekend's Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis. Art-A-Whirl is dubbed as the largest...
Liberians in Minnesota to vote in OLM elections this weekend
Liberians will go to the polls on Sunday, May 19 from 7am to 7pm to fill six board positions in the Organization of Liberians...
Minneapolis Public Housing Board of Commissioners set to get first African immigrant chair
The Minneapolis City Council's Housing Policy & Development Committee voted 4-1 Wednesday to confirm the appointment of Sharmarke M. Issa as a member of...
Governor Walz appoints three to the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage
New faces will join the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage after appointments made by Minnesota governor Tim Walz last week.
In a press statement,...
Rwandan genocide survivor Denise Uwimana to speak in Minneapolis
In 1994 over the span of one hundred days nearly one million members of the Tutsi minority group lost their lives to genocide in...
Khadija Ali named to Minneapolis Foundation board of trustees
The Minneapolis Foundation recently announced the appointment of Khadija Ali, DeAndre Cunningham, and Michael Rodriguez to their board of trustees. The three will serve...