Monthly Archives: September 2021
Obama presidential center breaks ground in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — After five years of legal battles, gentrification concerns and a federal review, Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground...
On Minneapolis police amendment, let the people decide
New Analysis
The power structure and its allies (like the mainstream press) should stop trying to confuse the issue
The mainstream press purportedly has been attempting...
California mother needs financial help for daughter savagely attacked in Kenya
The mother of a woman found savagely attacked and left for dead in Kenya in July is appealing for financial help to transport her...
‘You are the one we have been waiting for’: DFL House and Ways committee...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Huldah Nyamisa Momanyi Hiltsley, a leader in the African community in Minnesota, on Thursday launched her campaign for state Senate...
Somali American says he’s the best candidate for mayor of Minneapolis
AJ Awed says Minneapolis is a polarized city. But he thinks he has the solution. The Somali American, who once ran to represent Ward...
Minnesota Kenyans close out summer with a picnic
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Mwanyagetinge Association of Kenyans in Minnesota hosted their annual family picnic at Centennial Park on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Highlights...
Ordway hires its first Black president and CEO
The Ordway, Minnesota’s flagship performing arts venue, announced Wednesday morning that it has hired Detroit arts executive Christopher Harrington as its next president and...
Ethnic media an important partner in combating COVID-19 misinformation, CDC says
Faced with rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the country, officials from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control, called on ethnic media journalists to...
Dakota reopens on September 10 after 18-month closure
Update: The Dakota has announced the postponement of the Vieux Farka Touré September 21 concert until further notice.
The Dakota, Minneapolis’ landmark jazz club and...