Jazz vocalist and songwriter, Somi, paid homage to the many places and people she draws inspiration from during a welcome gathering in her honor at the Brooklyn Park community center hosted by Mshale and the Ordway.
She shared her insights on the intersection of anthropology and music, the great influence of musicians like Dianne Reeves, Sarah Vaughan, and Nina Simone...
World renowned Kenyan photojournalist, author and human rights activist Boniface Mwangi who is on a US tour will have a book signing ceremony in Minneapolis on Sunday, January 22 at 3:00pm to launch his autobiography, Unbounded.
The award winning photojournalist is also an aspiring legislator for the Kenyan parliament having declared his intention to vie for Starehe constituency in the...
Minnesota students and legislators held a mile-long demonstration from the State Capitol to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts to mark the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
As the face of the civil rights movement, Dr. King advocated for nonviolence in the fight for justice and equality for all Americans. His most famous speech “I have a dream”...
Caroline Wanga, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Target Corporation will keynote this year's Martin Luther King celebration at the Ordway Center for the performing Arts in St. Paul on Monday, January 16. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is observed on the third Monday of January, is a federal holiday to celebrate the...
Seth Eggessa, whose wide smile and infectious laugh was a fixture at Twin Cities community and charitable events and who was very articulate in explaining the challenges Africa faced to prospective donors and supporters, died on Friday, January 6. He was 67.
His death was confirmed by Paul Musherure, a Twin Cities dentist and fellow Ugandan. The cause was abdominal...
The Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota (CSCM) held its end of year celebration last month to highlight the achievements of the organization for the year. Founded in 1994 the CSCM works to strengthen the capacity of Somalis in Minnesota to become contributing members of society. The nonprofit works to improve the lives of Somali refugees by promoting education,...
The fees of various immigrant and non-immigrant petitions and applications have increased after the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) increased the fee structure on 23, December 2016.
The new fee structure that was proposed on May 4, 2016, was subsequently adopted as final on Oct. 24, 2016.
USCIS has not made changes to its fee structure since November 2010. The...
Mshale Editorial
The first black president of the United States will be winding up his presidency by the time you read this edition. You have by now read numerous commentaries and articles on the successes and the failures of the Obama presidency.
No matter what is written, we believe history will judge his presidency as a successful one. Given what president...
Somi performs at the Ordway in St. Paul January 27th. She’s been in town before; this time around, she’ll bring to the stage music featured on her newest album, yet to be released, about Harlem.
A few words about Harlem, in the first half of the 1900s, this neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York City was predominantly inhabited...
Uganda's Eddy Kenzo and the 2015 BET ‘Viewer's Choice Best New International Artist’ will perform in Minneapolis on Saturday, December 17 at the Rouge At The Lounge Nightclub in a concert organized by Larry B Entertainment.
The award winning artist is most known for his 2014 hit single "Sitya Loss" whose video went viral.
The dancehall artist is on a US...
Donald J. Trump’s campaign vows to detain and deport “anyone who illegally crosses the border” and revoke DACA, the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, have sown fear among the 11 million immigrants who reside in the U.S. without official authorization. Americans for Immigrant Justice, a nonprofit advocacy group, has been at the forefront of providing legal services...
