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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

Sophia Tareen | The Associated Press - February 17, 2026

Death announcement of Bernard Omari Ayako

Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68

Jeremiah Maroko, influential Minnesota Kenyan and Mwanyagetinge leader, dead at 67

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - June 5, 2023 0

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Associated Press - April 25, 2023 0

Death announcement of Elder George Nyakundi Moochi

Reader Submission - February 4, 2023 0

Timon Bondo, Kenyan American of the ‘airlift generation,’ dies in Kenya

Cynthia Simba, Mshale Reporter - September 10, 2020 0

Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies of coronavirus

Cynthia Simba, Mshale Reporter - May 22, 2020 2

Beloved Kenyan-American community leader in Minnesota dies of coronavirus

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - May 18, 2020 11

Erastus Onchwari, longtime Minnesota Kenyan-American businessman, dies at 58

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - February 28, 2019 0

Charles Goah, pastor and author, dies at 55

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - June 5, 2018 0

Seth Eggessa, Ugandan-American Rotarian, dies at 65

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - January 11, 2017 0

Community Hero Abia Ali dies

Faiza Abbas Mahamud, Mshale Associate Editor - May 9, 2016 0

Kenyan-American breast cancer death in Minnesota challenges community to come up...

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - March 6, 2016 0

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