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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...
Harvard webinar highlights Africa’s response to COVID-19
Harvard University's Center for African Studies on May 27 hosted a webinar on the African continent’s response to COVID-19.
The discussion, hosted by Dr. Wafaie...
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...