Monthly Archives: October 2021
Minnesota Governor Walz and former Gov. Pawlenty receive their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty were joined by the state's Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm on Tuesday, Oct. 26 in...
Biden unveils new Covid vaccine, testing requirements for travel into U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that...
Brooklyn Park announces hire of city’s first racial equity and diversity manager
The City of Brooklyn Park announced Tuesday that the city has hired its first racial equity, diversity and inclusion (REDI) manager.
Dr. Marcellus Davis, until...
Rep. Ilhan Omar joins chorus of “Jacob Must Go”
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has become the latest high profile elected Minnesota official to call on Minneapolis voters to get rid of current Mayor Jacob...
Gov. Walz to Minnesota Kids: Get vaccinated, receive $200 and chance at $100,000 scholarship
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota on Monday announced a new $200 vaccine incentive aimed at 12- to 17-year-olds and a chance for them to...
Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage invites input via community survey to guide legislative...
The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage is inviting input from the community via a short online survey to inform its priorities for the...
In meeting with Kenyan president, Biden announces donation of 17 million Johnson & Johnson...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta discussed financial transparency during their White House meeting Thursday, as the East African...
Biden to meet Kenya president facing Pandora Papers scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden plans to address the need for “transparency and accountability” in international and domestic financial...
Submit your questions for Mshale’s Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 Town Hall forum featuring...
On Tuesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. CST, Mshale and its production partners Somali TV of Minnesota, SPEAK MPLS and Somali American Radio will...
Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.K.-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose experience of crossing continents and cultures has fed his novels about the impact of migration...
Philadelphia’s Libyan-born Hrezi wins Twin Cities Marathon men’s race, Fulton of Wisconsin takes women’s...
Mohamed Hrezi of Philadelphia won the Twin Cities Marathon men’s title with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, 22 seconds while Naomi Fulton...