“(dan.dy) a dandy is a gentleman who places particular importance upon physical aesthetics, refined in language and enjoys leisured hobbies. His life is pursued with the importance of individuality while having a driven purpose and self awareness.”
Ladies and gents, gather around and listen up, The Dandies Project is coming to a coffee table near you; in a hardback, full-color...
Minnesota Kenyans and friends will gather tomorrow, April 11, to raise funds to send the body of one of their own, Esther Nyambura Muchina-Dobie, to Kenya for burial.
Nyambura was a victim of a murder-suicide. Savage Police believe her husband, Rodney Terrell Dobie, 41, used a 9mm Glock handgun to shoot her once in the head, and then fatally shot...
Maria is the mom of a 12-month-old who is due for her next well child check-up with the doctor. Like any other parent, she wants what is best for her child. She knows that getting her daughter vaccinated is an important thing to do to protect her from dangerous diseases.
Unfortunately, Maria does not have medical insurance for her daughter,...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a creature of the U.N.’s 193 member states and who serves at their will and pleasure, did not hesitate to fault 13 countries that kept women out of their national parliaments and governments in power.
“There are five countries in the world where not a single woman is represented in Parliament,” he complained before hundreds of women...
All week long, tantalizing aromas have been wafting from the doors of African Paradise Restaurant as they’ve rehearsed for their grand opening, Friday, March 20. The freshly painted walls and ceiling finished from earthy ocher pigments and ample seating split between the sunny front window and the shadowy, more intimate back section provided a choice for...
It goes without saying that Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela delivered an outstanding performance as part of the Ordway’s celebration of its new concert hall, dubbed ‘Rock the Ordway’. We would expect nothing less from the two individually, but as a duo they are quite simply exhilarating; complementing each other in that way great partnerships do. But even before...
Mshale, organizer of the African Awards announced today that they have reached agreement with the Minneapolis Convention Center to hold this year's Awards gala at the venerated space on Saturday, October 10.
This will be the fifth anniversary of the highly esteemed Awards which has seen attendance grow from the original 150 when CNN personality of American Morning, Lola Ogunnaike,...
The Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) will hold its Inaugural Ball on Saturday, March 14 at Northbrook Alliance Church in Brooklyn Center. The occasion is the inauguration of newly elected officers.
Brooklyn Park Mayor Jeff Lunde is the featured keynote speaker. In the past week, there have been calls from sections of the Liberian community to withdraw the invitation...
Attention Afrobeat fans: Be ready Thursday March 12 at 11am. Why? That is when Seun Kuti tickets for his outdoor Minneapolis summer concert go on sale if you are a member of either the Walker Art Center or Minnesota Public Radio. Remaining tickets after members have had theirs will go on sale for the rest of the public on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that it will begin conducting Ebola vaccination trials in Guinea this week, which if found effective, could be the “game-changer to finally end the epidemic” that has affected nearly 24,000 people, mostly in West Africa.
“We have worked hard to reach this point,” WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, saidin Geneva.
“There has been massive mobilization...
A five million dollar prize for exemplary leadership, good governance and defending human rights has been awarded to the president of Namibia, it was announced this week.
President Hifikepunye Pohamba is the first leader to capture the prize since it was awarded to Cape Verde’s former president in 2011. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, named for Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim, a Sudanese-British...
