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African artists win multiple Grammys
Africans bagged multiple Grammys in two different categories last night at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
Nigerian musician Temilade Openiyi, who goes...
Death announcement of Elder George Nyakundi Moochi
The Mountain Experience (TME) SDA Church in Mounds View, MN and the family of Elder William Moochi is sad to announce the passing of...
Gov. Walz signs law making Juneteenth a state holiday
Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation Friday making Juneteenth a state holiday, enabling Minnesota to join 24 other states and the District of Columbia that...
Republicans remove only African-born member of Congress from Foreign Affairs Committee
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who got the job last month after the longest speaker’s election in American history since the eve of the Civil...
Dr. Daniel Honoré honored during powerful funeral service at The Edge in Brooklyn Park
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - Hundreds of people filled the sanctuary of The Edge SDA Church on Sunday to honor and pay their respects to...
Excitement grows for upcoming Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol on Feb. 3
As the first Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Minnesota Capitol nears, the event’s creator is encouraging attendance from small business owners of color—and all...
Minnesota finally passes CROWN Act, making hair discrimination illegal
Just two months after elections, Minnesotans are feeling the effects of a Democratic-controlled Minnesota legislature, with the passing of the long-awaited CROWN Act. The...
Biden nominates Monde Muyangwa and Carol Moseley Braun for United States African Development Foundation...
President Biden on Monday announced the nominations of Monde Muyangwa and Carol Moseley Braun to the board of United States African Development Foundation (USADF),...
Funeral services announced for Minnesota Adventist president Dr. Daniel Honoré
Funeral services have been announced for Dr. Daniel Honoré, the president of the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists who died in his sleep on...
Hollies Winston, Brooklyn Park’s first Black mayor, celebrates historic moment with community
Friends, family, and supporters gathered on Friday in Brooklyn Park to celebrate Hollies Winston, who on Jan. 9 became the first Black mayor of...
Valerie Jarrett calls on Americans to follow example as they celebrate MLK Day
Valerie Jarrett, who served as a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, said that in addition to celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....