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Award-winning journalist Michele Morris will keynote 2025 MLK Breakfast in Minneapolis
Award-winning journalist and author Michele Norris will deliver the keynote speech at the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Minneapolis on Jan....
State Sen. Omar Fateh kicks off Minneapolis mayoral campaign
State Sen. Omar Fateh hosted his mayoral campaign kick-off event at the Brian Coyle community center on Saturday, less than two weeks after he...
Brooklyn Center is seeking residents to join two advisory commissions
Brooklyn Center is seeking community members to serve on the Cultural and Public Arts Commission and the Sister Cities Commission.
Cultural and Public Arts commissioners...
State Senator Omar Fateh announces run for Minneapolis mayor
State Sen. Omar Fateh, the first Somali American and first Muslim to serve in the Minnesota Senate, announced his bid for Minneapolis Mayor on...
Hudda Ibrahim becomes first Somali American to serve on St. Cloud City Council
The St. Cloud City Council on Monday, after interviewing nine candidates, appointed Somali-born Hudda Ibrahim to represent Ward 3 replacing Councilmember Jake Anderson who...
President Biden makes historic visit to Angola and pledges support for Africa
Remarks by President Biden Honoring the Past and Future of the Angolan-U.S. Relationship on Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Transcript provided by The White House Press...
New Minnesota state lawmaker Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley celebrates historic election win: ‘It belongs to...
When Minnesota state Rep.-elect Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley decided to run for election, she knew it was not just her hopes that she carried, but...
Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley victory celebration dinner to be held Sunday with Kenyan ambassador in...
A community celebration is being held Sunday, Dec. 1 to celebrate the historic election of Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley as the first Kenyan-born state legislator...
Mandé Sila brings Mandinka heritage alive on Cedar stage
Their music was magic from the first notes out of Habib Koité’s guitar on Wednesday evening, November 13th at The Cedar Cultural Center. A...
Applications now open to join Hennepin County’s advisory boards
Hennepin County is looking for applicants to serve on its advisory boards. Members of the advisory boards advise county commissioners on issues and programs,...
MNSure open enrollment is underway. December 18 is an important date.
Open enrollment for Minnesota's health insurance marketplace, MNsure, started on November 1 and is continuing. The open enrollment period runs through Jan. 15, 2024.
If...