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KWITU kicks off 3-day convention in Minnesota to celebrate 10th anniversary
The largest organization of Kenyan women in North America began a three-day convention in Minnesota Friday to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The convention of Kenyan...
Little Africa festival still going strong after 11 years
The Little Africa festival returned to St. Paul for the 11th year, as members from African communities came to showcase their cultures and support...
Kenyan presidential candidate receives a hero’s welcome in Minnesota
The Ames Center’s 1,000 seat main theater in Burnsville which on a regular basis hosts theatrical plays and concerts - such as the “Takin'...
Black workers at risk as Trump slows equity-focused job investments
A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that federal industrial policy investments aimed at advancing economic...
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...