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Somalia’s foreign minister says diaspora playing key role in rebuilding country
MINNEAPOLIS (Mshale) - Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, spoke Monday at a Global Minnesota event about his country’s...
Karen Attiah named Journalist of the Year
Karen Attiah, the Washington Post global opinions editor who worked tirelessly to keep before the public the killing of Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, whom...
Why I changed my mind
Kassim Busuri is the Saint Paul City Council Member representing Ward 6. He had pledged to not run again for the office in November...
Music, barbecue mark Kenya’s Madaraka Day in Minnesota
The sound of Afrobeat music could be heard against a backdrop of dancing men and women, in between the movements, small group conversations in...
Liberian community hails US House passage of Dream and Promise Act
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (Mshale) - The Liberian community today praised yesterday's passage of the Dream and Promise Act by the US House of Representatives....
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...