Monthly Archives: May 2020
Educator Sizi Goyah running for Brooklyn Center City Council
Liberian American educator Sizi Goyah is among the electoral hopefuls taking aim at one of two at-large seats open in the Brooklyn Center City...
Stranded Kenyans in the United States due to COVID-19 can now catch a flight...
Kenya Airways which in March suspended its non-stop New York to Nairobi flight following the coronavirus pandemic, has received numerous inquiries from stranded Kenyans...
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies of coronavirus
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American serial entrepreneur and philanthropist died on Tuesday, May 19 of the coronavirus, throwing the large Nigerian community in Minnesota into...
Union organizer Alfreda Daniels running for City Council in Brooklyn Center
Activist and community organizer Alfreda Daniels on Tuesday May 19 officially filed to run for one of two seats in the Brooklyn Center City...
Minnesota addressing racial disparities amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Stay at Home order is lifted, but that doesn’t mean it’s a complete return to normal. Governor Walz asks us to #StaySafeMN to...
Beloved Kenyan-American community leader in Minnesota dies of coronavirus
Minnesota's Kenyan community is grieving the loss of an influential community leader, Thomas Nyambane, to coronavirus. Nyambane, affectionately referred to as Dr. Nyambane, was...
Minnesotans who have lost their health insurance due to COVID-19 can get coverage through...
If your income has decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic and you have lost the health insurance you had through your work, you might...
Message from Deputy Commissioner Warfa on COVID-19 assistance to Minnesota workforce
Editor's note: Deputy Commissioner Hamse Warfa originally sent this message to Mshale eNewsletter subscribers on May 7, 2020.
My name is Hamse Warfa and I...
Community groups launch Minnesota COVID-19 relief fund for the undocumented
More than 10 community groups that include the Black Immigrant Collective and ISAIAH, have launched the Minnesota Immigrant Families COVID-19 Fund to raise funds...
Hennepin Healthcare expands COVID-19 testing to Brooklyn Park, South Minneapolis and Richfield
One of the first testing labs in the state to offer COVID-19 testing has expanded to more clinic locations and is now supporting testing...
Governor Walz and Afro Deli’s Kahin give updates on COVID-19 impact
Governor Walz at Monday's daily COVID-19 briefing invited Abdirahman Kahin, owner of Afro Deli and the 2018 African Awards Business of the Year, to...