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Outgoing officials say farewells as Brooklyn Park’s first Black mayor prepares to take over

Brooklyn Park Mayor Lisa Jacobson held her last city council meeting Monday, joined by outgoing councilmembers who also came to say their final goodbyes....

US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels

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The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit. Preliminary data — through the...

The Cedar hosts a successful Afrobeat Dance Party

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AfroBeats Dance Party started at 8 pm Saturday night at the Cedar Cultural Center, but no one was on the floor dancing. House manager,...

Gallery: Minneapolis Afrobeat Dance Party

Fanaka Nation and Carolyne Naomi hosted the all ages Afrobeat Dance Party at The Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Mshale’s Chief...

Nigerian women’s group continues COVID-19 vaccinations, reminds community virus isn’t gone

Efforts by African immigrant health care professionals in Minnesota to create COVID-19 awareness in their community continue. On Saturday, it was the Igbo Women...

Upcoming Minnesota COVID-19 testing & vaccination events for December

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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 vaccines. Completing your primary vaccination series and...

Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota

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Updated December 8, 2022 Total positive including reinfections: 1,719,549 Total deaths: 13,773 Total cases requiring hospitalization: 77,591 Total cases hospitalized in ICU: 13,267 Numbers are...

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to visit Minnesota Thursday

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia will speak at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Thursday, December 15 after attending a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that...

Biden to host U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington

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Africa is a major geopolitical player and boasts some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. From December 13 to December 15, President Biden will host the...

18-year-old college student elected mayor of Arkansas city

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EARLE, Ark. (AP) — An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of...

As African community mourns, leaders struggle to find solutions to rising gun violence

The Nov. 18 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Syoka Siko has brought the African community in the Twin Cities together to try and find a...