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Minnesota leader travels to Kenya with the mission of educating girls
Like many people, when Dr. Verna Price returned from a 10 day trip to Kenya in early February, she felt changed. “It changes your perspective on everything: how you think,…
Green Card Voices Offers a Platform for Immigrant Stories
Her face now reserved, Aisha Abdullahi sits on stage under a bright spotlight. Jose Guzman works the microphone and camera while Tea Rozman-Clark perches in an opposing chair, leaning forward,…
Wives of the Mau Mau Generals
The Mau Mau Uprising was a revolt against British colonial rule in Kenya and lasted eight years(1952-1960). It accelerated Kenya’s path to independence . The impetus for the revolt revolved…
Free rides to the polls on election day
Leaders of the African community in the Northwest suburbs, working through the Minnesota African Task Force Against Ebola (MATFAE) and African Immigrant Services (AIS), agreed to increase the participation of…
Somali Diaspora stories of marriages gone wrong
I have lived and worked in the United States for a long time now, but just when I think I have seen enough of the life of the Somali in…
Eldoret City benchmarks Minneapolis
The bottom line is, you must be organized to achieve your goals, and resource development planning is what gets you organized. A total of eleven Kenyan professionals did just that…
Somalia to Minnesota: One immigrant’s perilous journey by land and sea
Abdullahi Elmi recently sat quietly at a Minneapolis coffee shop with a bright smile on his face. His eyes ran over the chatty young Somalis around him. It was a…
More Somali-Americans return home for job opportunities and nation building
When the civil war erupted in Somalia more than two decades ago, Abdi Daud left everything he had known and loved about the country for the unknown lifestyle and culture…
Amakolo program empowers African refugee girls
Marianne Neba is 18 years old, a native of Cameroon who immigrated to the United States a few years ago and recently graduated from Park Center High school Brooklyn Park,…
MAWA completes six colleges tour for African immigrant girls
It is often said that “when you educate the man, you educate the family but when you educate the woman, you educate the community.” This adage epitomizes the importance of…
The 40 most powerful celebrities in Africa
Who are the most influential icons in contemporary African pop culture?
In September, I put out a request for nominations for a list of the 40 most powerful…