Monthly Archives: March 2023
Ladysmith Black Mambazo offers musical tonic in these troubled times
It’s impossible to walk away from a Ladysmith Black Mambazo show disappointed. They are consistently harmonic, tender, and impressive. They displayed all of these...
Dr. Stephanie Burrage appointed as Minnesota’s first chief equity officer
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday, March 29, announced the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Burrage as the state’s first chief equity officer. She is...
African American Leadership Forum launches policy fellowship
The African American Leadership Forum (AALF), Minnesota’s premier Black nonprofit that focuses on tackling the multifaceted disparities faced by the state’s Black population, has...
Harris in Africa looks to painful past, innovative future
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday stood before a monument commemorating Ghana’s independence from colonialism and envisioned a grand future...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo promises a dream of a show
What Joseph Shabalala started over sixty years ago and Albert Mazibuko joined in 1969 has become for the Twin Cities a perennial experience. Ladysmith...
Sona Jobarteh brings impeccable Gambia music to the Dakota stage
Before this week is out, Madison, Chicago, and Atlanta will find themselves plunged into the deep well of music created by Sona Jobarteh and...
Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — A large group of sheriff’s deputies and employees of a Virginia mental hospital pinned patient Irvo Otieno to the floor...
Ghanaians in Minnesota celebrate 66 years of their homeland’s independence
Ghanaian immigrants from all over Minnesota came together in the Twin Cities on Saturday to celebrate 66 years of their home country’s independence.
The Ghana...
Mayor Winston and Vikings GM Adofo-Mensah to headline Ghana Independence Day celebration
Brooklyn Park mayor Hollies Winston and Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are the chief guests at this year’s Ghana Independence Day celebration being...
Afro Deli founder Kahin named SBA Small Business Person of the Year for Minnesota
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Tuesday that Abdirahman Kahin, owner and CEO of Twin Cities-based Afro Deli and Grill, is the federal...
African Heritage Day at the Capitol in St. Paul crowd urged to ‘keep showing...
The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage (CMAH) hosted the 2023 African Heritage Day on the Hill at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday...