The Minnesota Orchestra celebrated Nelson Mandela's 100th birthday with a 'Day of Music' both indoors and outdoors featuring different musicians and genres on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in downtown Minneapolis. Mandela's eldest daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, kicked off the celebration the night before. The Nelson Mandela Centenary 10-day celebration will explore musical expressions of peace, freedom and reconciliation and will...
When Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States, Kenya, and Africa as a whole, had a lot of expectations. Our continent, many thought, was finally going to get the attention it deserved. For many Africans, that meant channeling U.S. dollars into the continent to fund development projects. The belief was based...
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen announced Thursday that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 500 Somali nationals will be extended for another 18 months through March 17, 2020 when conditions will in Somali will be reviewed again.
The 500 Somalis must re-register with DHS to maintain their eligibility.
TPS was established by Congress in the Immigration Act of 1990. It...
Black psychologists have been urged to do their own research to address the dearth of research on the mental health needs of people of color. That was the thrust of a keynote address given by Dr. Alvin Killough, Cultural-Ecological researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Crookston during an expansive three-day conference held at Metropolitan State University...
NEW YORK - Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz and the airline's chairman Michael Joseph met with members of the media to discuss their Nairobi to New York non-stop flight that is scheduled to launch in October.
The 'Pride of Africa' announced in January that it will start a daily nonstop flight from Nairobi to New York, beginning on October 28....
US Immigrants who were promised citizenship by the US military are being discharged without explanation, according to an AP report. Those being discharged enrolled as part of the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program (MAVNI) started during the George W. Bush administration as the Iraqi war peaked and the military was in need of immigrants with special...
MINNEAPOLIS - Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday between Blaisdell and Stevens Avenue block of West Lake Street to commence Somalia’s 58th Independence Day.
Every year, communities across the world celebrate Somalia’s independence and freedom from British and Italian colonial presence, which became official on July 1st, 1960.
In Minneapolis, residents commemorated the day with a festival hosted by Ka Joog,...
Kenya Airways’ senior sales manager for key markets, Jennifer Njuguna, has urged Kenyans in the US to show their patriotism by flying the airline once it debuts its Nairobi to New York direct flights in October. She said the airline will have special inaugural rates that should enable Kenyans here to take advantage of the new direct route to...
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota - Dr. Roselyn Akombe, chief of policy, guidance and learning at the department of political affairs, United Nations New York, was the featured keynote speakers at the 15th annual Minnesota Kenya International Development Association (MKIDA) annual graduation gala on Saturday . Hers is a debated name in many Kenyan homes. Her controversial exit from Kenyan during...
The Twin Cities Somali community kicks off its annual Somali Week with the highlight being the Somali Independence Day festival on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 30. The street festival on Saturday starts at 1pm to 8pm. On that day, Lake street will be closed from Stevens Avenue to Blaisdell avenue.
Organized by the non-profit Ka Joog, the...
Minnesota's primary election is August 14, a time when many families are still away for summer vacation. Just as the American highways are busy with summer travel, the summer months are also a busy time in the US to Africa route with most flights booked solid.
The August 14 primary has history making potential written all over it, especially if...
