The nearly 850 immigrants currently serving in the military or waiting to start basic training won’t face deportation despite the ongoing federal wrangling over the fate of people who came to America illegally as children, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.
Mattis said he spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen earlier Thursday in what he described as a “confirming...
The annual Dandies Project book release party is fast approaching and will be held in Minneapolis's Warehouse District on Thursday, February 15 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
You don’t know what a Dandy is? Get a primer from Mshale's Kari Mugo from a previous posting.
The Dandies project as the organizers describe it "is carefully curated and designed into a look book...
Six Democrats who have announced in Minnesota House District 62A met for their first candidate forum in Minneapolis Tuesday night ahead of next week's February 6 caucuses. The six included four Somali-Americans that have declared for the same seat, a record number in the 22 years that Mshale has covered the state's African immigrant community. Four of the candidates...
Hugh Masekela of South Africa, a celebrated musician famously known for his mastery of the trumpet and also an anti-apartheid fighter, died on Tuesday, January 23 in Johannesburg not far from the nearby town of Witbank where he was born on April 4, 1939 and named Ramapolo Hugh Masekela. He was 78.
Masekela's last performance in Minnesota was on March...
Comcast last week awarded Anaa Jibicho, a 17-year-old junior at Washington Technology Magnet School in St. Paul and a Boys & Girls Club member for 8 years, two tickets to this year's Super Bowl being held in Minneapolis on February 4, which will be aired live on NBC-TV, which is owned, by Comcast.
As of the time of publishing this...
Vieux Farka Touré from Mali, commonly referred by Americans as “The Hendrix of the Sahara” will bring his vibrant sound to Minneapolis on February 17 at the Dakota for one show. He is the son of the late Grammy winner Ali Farka Touré. This is a rare treat for the Twin Cities when a renowned musician makes a weekend...
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's newly minted US Senator, Tina Smith, has strongly rebuked president Donald Trump's reported calling of immigrants from Africa and Haiti coming to the US as hailing from "shithole countries."
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton appointed Smith in December to take the place of Al Franken who resigned was speaking to members of the ethnic press at the annual...
New Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey was sworn in last week and his office has announced the appointment of Abdi Salah as his Senior Policy Aide.
A rising star at Minneapolis City Hall, Salah first came there to work as a senior policy aide to Council member Abdi Warsame. Salah's former boss was a strong supporter of Mayor Frey in the...
David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the acclaimed 'Selma' movie, will be in Minneapolis on Monday to deliver the keynote address at the 28th Annual MLK Holiday Breakfast on Monday, January 15. The theme for this year's breakfast which will be held at the Minneapolis Armory is “Building Bridges for a Bold Dream.”
The breakfast serves as...
Perennial Ladysmith Black Mambazo takes the stage for a two-night performance at the Ordway in St. Paul this coming February 22nd and 23rd, 2018. Evergreen and enduring describe their performance and their material. This next year marks the beginning of their fifth year without their founder Joseph Shabalala. Instead, his four sons have shared leadership and inspiration.
Nominated for two...
Despite a particularly deadly year for United Nations peacekeepers – with more than 60 'blue helmets' killed in hostile acts – the Organization in 2017 completed its peacekeeping objectives in Côte d'Ivoire, refocused its work in Haiti and will soon complete its mandate in Liberia.
“We do protect civilians every day. We do save lives every day. We often do...
