Monthly Archives: January 2024
Two African films receive 2024 Oscar nominations for best documentary feature film
Nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced Tuesday and two African films made it past the shortlist stage and received formal nominations. Both films...
Local nonprofit building next generation of African women leaders
In January of 2023, Minnesotans watched as three Black women were sworn into the state senate for the first time in history. As the...
South African government says it wants to prevent an auction of historic Mandela artifacts
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government announced Friday it will challenge the auctioning of dozens of artifacts belonging to the nation’s anti-apartheid stalwart Nelson Mandela,...
Voting for Minnesota’s “Super Tuesday” presidential primary starts Jan. 19
Early voting for the Minnesota Presidential Primary on March 5th begins this Friday, January 19, 2024.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Secretary of State...
Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement on...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota
Minnesota and the nation will officially mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, but some activities will start as early as...
All-female St. Paul City Council sworn in, promises to do ‘historic work’
Sixty-seven years after the first woman was elected to the St. Paul City Council, history was again made Tuesday in Minnesota’s capital city when...
Ayo Edebiri wins Best Television Female Actor at the 2024 Golden Globes
Ayo Edebiri, one of AP's 2023 "Breakthrough Entertainer" won her first Golden Globe award on Sunday for "Best Television Female Actor." She garnered praise...
Nadia Mohamed sworn in as mayor of St. Louis Park, making history yet again
The city of St. Louis Park (SLP), Minnesota, has a population that is more than 80% white, according to United States Census Bureau data....
Somalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access...
Ethiopia and Somaliland sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an agreement in the capital of...