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Nigeria tops Apple’s A-list of African Music for 2018
Apple this week released its first ever A-list of African music. The 49-song list is a hit list of music popular in the continent with all of the songs collectively…
Governor Dayton reappoints James Burroughs as Martin Luther King Holiday chair
Outgoing Minnesota governor Mark Dayton on Monday announced the reappointment of James Burroughs as chair of the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. The Council helps plan,…
International student enrollment at US colleges continue decline
New enrollments of international students fell by 6.6 percent at American universities in academic year 2017-18 compared to the year before, marking the second straight year in declines in new enrollments,…
Hennepin County is taking applications for citizen advisory boards
Minnesota’s largest county, Hennepin County, is recruiting volunteers for 28 citizen advisory board positions through its annual open appointment process. The board appoints residents to volunteer service positions on advisory…
Free Sunday after Thanksgiving African Diaspora Music Showcase
The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis will present an African Diaspora Music Showcase featuring Carolyne Naomi, Temezgen, Amjet Kemet the Sunday after Thanksgiving on November 25. The three were supposed…
If not registered to vote in Minnesota, you can register on Election Day
If you are eligible to vote but you are not registered as a voter, Minnesota law allows you to register on election day by doing the following: a.) bringing your…
Mshale Endorsements: Betty McCollum, Dean Phillips, Ilhan Omar and more
The midterm elections are on November 6 and as previously announced, Mshale was going to make endorsements in areas around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area where many of our readers…
Mshale political endorsements in the works
We are getting ready to send questionnaires to political candidates in Minnesota jurisdictions that the Mshale print edition newspaper is distributed. The questionnaires will guide our endorsements which will be…
Vice-president of Nigeria to hold town hall meeting in Minnesota
The vice-president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, is scheduled to hold a town hall style meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Minnesota on Sunday, August 26 at the Minneapolis…
New immigration rules could bar international students for 10 years
New immigration rules effective August 9 could have serious consequences for students on F-1 visas, the most common visa among international students. The United States Citizenship and Immigration services last…
Homeland Security extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen announced Thursday that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 500 Somali nationals will be extended for another 18 months through March 17, 2020 when…