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Susan is based in Minneapolis and reports on general assignments for Mshale with a focus on entertainment. In addition to reporting, she is also a writer, poet, teacher and coach.
Susan is based in Minneapolis and reports on general assignments for Mshale with a focus on entertainment. In addition to reporting, she is also a writer, poet, teacher and coach.
Shining a Light on Kenyan Girls
Pastor Bill Heib, from Riverside Ministry Center in Somerset, Wisconsin says that the daughters of these Kenyan women are born with three strikes against them. "They're born girls, they're born…
Highlights of Dr. Mumbi Mwangi’s Speech at Light House Ministries Fundraiser
Dr. Mumbi Mwangi speaks of domesticity in Kenya as both encompassing motherhood as well as defining a woman's place in the home. She doesn't have a problem with that. The…
African Dance Awakens Local Libraries During Black History Month
It’s common knowledge that hip-hop dancing is a veiled attempt to sexualize the movements of African dance. Isn’t it? According to G. Craige Lewis who preaches nationally as well as…
Cameroon’s Judge Ntuba Calls for Change of Attitude
Outdoor temperatures soared to record-breaking levels Thursday, June 23rd. But the heat, held in check at the North Star Ballroom on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota,…
Jimi Hope and Yawo Attivor in Benefit Concert for Togo
A benefit for Togo, headlined with transplanted local boy, Yawo Attivor, and the irrepressible, straight-from-Togo Jimi Hope drummed up thousands of sorely needed dollars for this West African country last…
Soweto Gospel Choir on Stage
Silhouetted on stage against a slate gray backdrop, Sipokazi Luzipo' clear alto voice calls out into blackness. A taut hide stretched over a jembe provides drumming surface to accompany Luzipo…
The Woman Behind the Music
One might expect a bigger, louder, brassier woman to be the one who breaks down gender barriers in Mali, West Africa.…