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Beloved Kenyan-American community leader in Minnesota dies of coronavirus

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

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

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

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

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

Death announcement of Elder George Nyakundi Moochi

Reader Submission - February 4, 2023 0

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed...

Mshale - December 28, 2023 0

Hussein Samatar, founder of the African Development Center, dies at 45

Tom Gitaa, Editor-in-Chief - August 26, 2013 2

Kenyan literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies

Edwin Okong'o - Mshale Contributing Editor - May 29, 2025 0

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies...

Associated Press - October 2, 2024 0

Seth Eggessa, Ugandan-American Rotarian, dies at 65

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

Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Associated Press - April 25, 2023 0

Mshale Obituary and Remembrance

Jeremy O'Kasick - December 8, 2006 8

Charles Goah, pastor and author, dies at 55

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

Death announcement of Bernard Omari Ayako

Reader Submission - August 13, 2025 0

Community Hero Abia Ali dies

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

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