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Ilhan Omar launches campaign for Congress
MINNEAPOLIS (Mshale) – Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar officially launched her campaign for Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District seat last night at the Mixed Blood Theater in Cedar-Riverside. Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District…
US government temporarily expanding student loan forgiveness program
The federal government is temporarily expanding its student loan forgiveness program. According to the U.S. Department of Education, federal student loan borrowers may be reconsidered for loan forgiveness through an…
Wake and funeral details for pastor Charles Goah released
The funeral details for the late pastor Charles Garjay Goah of the United Christian Fellowship Church have been released by the planning committe arranging it through a statement to Mshale…
Charles Goah, pastor and author, dies at 55
Charles Garjay Goah, a beloved Liberian-American pastor who delivered the gospel to many as the longtime pastor of United Christian Fellowship Church in Minneapolis’ North Side, died on May 10.…
US Immigration recalls over 8,500 Green Cards
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Monday that thousands of Permanent Resident cards will be recalled because of a production error. The federal immigration agency said in a news release…
Kenya government announces student loan reprieve and tells diaspora to pay up
Did you attend a Kenyan university and still owe the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) money on your student loan? if you do, then you are among the 78,000 Kenyans,…
Jambo Africa opens second location in Brooklyn Center
Jambo Africa Restaurant has opened a second location about a mile south of its current location on 1601 Freeway Blvd, Brooklyn Center. The new location is the former Oriental Market.…
Twin Cities Comcast volunteers come together for “Comcast Cares Day”
Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends, and community partners participated in the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day on April 21. It is the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort…
This is how Trump is really changing immigration
A Trump supporter named John B. who emailed me recently wrote that, “No one is against legal immigration.” President Trump and his administration are, I replied. Yes, Trump still wants…
Kofi Annan: Millions of African children denied basic human rights
Nobel laureate and former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said on Monday the world is squandering the potential of African children by not giving them access to education. “Despite significant…
New restrictions on F-1 students after graduation
A new revision by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to dampen international students’ prospects of getting a job in the US after graduating. USCIS has reinterpreted…