Monthly Archives: July 2025
Kenyan presidential candidate to mobilize diaspora during Minnesota visit
A University of Nairobi professor has described President William Ruto of Kenya as “the most hated man” in the country, just a year after...
Wadaag Commons, a new affordable housing complex for families opens in the Seward neighborhood
The wait is over for families that have been waiting for the completion of Minneapolis’ newest affordable complex in the Seward neighborhood.
The grand opening...
Vibrant Liberian Independence Day Parade celebrates 178 years of freedom
The sounds of Afrobeat, and in particular songs by Skrewfaze and Deetweh, pulsated along Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center on Saturday, as the...
On 178th Independence Day, Liberians urged to be pragmatic and tell country’s ‘full story’
A clergyman from the Liberian community in Minnesota has urged his compatriots to be pragmatic, reconciliatory, and to tell their people’s full story, as...
Minnesota Africans United to host U.S.-Africa Trade Summit next week
Entrepreneurs, business owners and corporate leaders looking to amass beneficial information on doing business with Africa will come together next week on Aug. 1...
Organization of Kenyan women to celebrate 10th anniversary in Minnesota
The largest gathering of Kenyan women in the diaspora is set to take place in Minnesota’s Twin Cities in August, when an organization of...
My immigrant coworkers have taught me about the American story of a grandfather I...
Throughout most of my adult life, I have been a student and teacher of history. I have studied and taught the history of Africa...
4 candidates file to run in special election for vacant Minnesota House seat
At 5 p.m. Tuesday, the window closed for candidates to file to run in the special election for Minnesota House District 34B, left vacant...
Omar Fateh could become Minneapolis’ first Muslim mayor after winning DFL endorsement
In the race for Minneapolis mayor, state Sen. Omar Fateh on Saturday won the DFL endorsement over incumbent Jacob Frey during the party’s city...
African community urged to lobby lawmakers for more mental health resources
African immigrants should push their elected officials to ensure that they are not left out of the distribution of mental health resources, according to...
Sinkane opens with power and joy at ‘Summer at The Cedar’
Let’s wake up, take one breath and listen for the sound…
Thus begins the refrain of Sinkane’s anchoring song of the same name as their...