Monthly Archives: June 2020
What to do if you are waiting for your COVID-19 test results, advice from...
If you have recently taken a COVID-19 test at your provider clinic or the community testing sites, you might be wondering what to do...
Minnesota creates office for immigrant and refugee affairs led by Anisa Hajimumin
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has named Anisa Hajimumin as Assistant Commissioner of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. Hajimumin will serve as the...
How an African-born student leader’s swift action triggered police reform in Minneapolis after George...
Jael Kerandi is only 21 years old, but she has made the kind of impact that takes many social justice advocates decades to achieve.
When...
Minnesota health and education officials give guidance on fall school start amid COVID-19
Minnesota health and education officials on Thursday gave guidance on how schools can reopen this fall by giving three possible scenarios and asked schools...
Arts Midwest to give out $1.68 million to under-resourced arts and culture organizations
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on Tuesday June 16 its initiative to grant 10 million in emergency grants to six United States Regional...
Kenya wins final contested seat on Security Council
Kenya has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, defeating Djibouti for a seat designated for African countries.
UN Member States chose...
Juneteenth in Minnesota: Schedule of Events
Here are the Juneteenth celebrations in Minnesota that we are aware of. Most are virtual events in observance of social distancing guidelines in the...
Nur Omar Mohamed, father of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, dies from coronavirus complications
On Monday June 15 Nur Omar Mohamed, the father of congresswoman Ilhan Omar, died from COVID-19 complications.
"إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ. Inna lillahi wa...
Minneapolis mosque offers free food and essentials in aftermath of George Floyd unrest
Places of worship were closed before the killing of George Floyd due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the aftermath of the killing of Floyd,...
State starts free Community COVID-19 testing in Minneapolis and Saint Paul on Tuesday June...
The state of Minnesota announced today they will start offering free COVID-19 testing for residents in the state's two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint...
Meet the Minneapolis Sixth Ward candidates, special election is August 11
Mshale reached out to the candidates that have officially filed to fill the vacant Minneapolis Sixth Ward seat and asked them to respond to...