While Spring may still seem far off, Rock the Ordway, billed as “22 days of opening nights” showcasing a motley of unexpected, and new performances is out “to shake things up” for Minnesotans trapped in the dark days of winter. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts embarked on a grand renovation of its 30 year old digs and...
Residents of Brooklyn Park will at today's City Council meeting make a case for the lifting of the ban on amplified sound on city parks.
The city, which is a minority-majority city with a large number of African immigrants residing there, passed an ordinance last December banning amplified sound at its parks except for city organized events like the annual...
What is TB?
TB is a serious disease caused by a bacteria (germ) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is most often found in a person’s lungs, but TB can also attack other parts of the body, including the brain, bones, and lymph nodes.
TB is spread through the air from one person to another when a person with active TB disease in...
President Barack Obama has nominated the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in 24 years. She is Katherine Simonds Dhanani, a Foreign Service veteran who has previously served in five other African countries in various capacities.
Dhanani will be based in neighboring Kenya until the situation in Somalia stabilizes to allow the U.S. embassy to reopen.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki,...
The Immigrant has a special place in our national psyche. The story of the downtrodden coming to these shores, escaping religious and/or political persecution, working hard, building a home and making something of them-selves is the stuff of legend. The United States is described as a “nation of immigrants”, the melting pot of many cultures. Even our nation’s motto...
A food drive to benefit the orphans and neglected children stemming for the Ebola outbreak that devastated Liberia, Guinea and sierra leone, kicks off tomorrow (February 21) at the Brooklyn Park Community Center starting from 11am to 6pm. Food supplies collected will be sent to reputable organizations already working in the region to address hunger and the aftermath of...
Dr. Samuel Myers, Jr., the Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, has received the Samuel Z. Westerfield, Jr., Award by the National Economic Association (NEA). The award—NEA’s highest honor, awarded to recognize distinguished service, outstanding scholarship, and achievement of high standards of excellence—was presented at the...
HARARE - Hidden by the struggles to defeat Ebola, malaria and drug-resistant tuberculosis, a silent killer has been moving across the African continent, superseding infections of HIV and AIDS.
World Cancer Day commemorated on Feb. 4 may have come and gone, but the spread of cancer in Africa has been worrying global health organisations and experts year round. The continent, they...
Pressured by the U.S. government's anti-terrorism crackdown, a small Southern California bank is cutting off a crucial source of aid to families in war-ravaged Somalia — money wired from Somali immigrants in the United States.
Merchants Bank of California said it planned to stop wiring the funds to Somalia on Friday, following in the footsteps of a string of other...
The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new online directory of tax return preparers just as the tax filing season has kicked into gear. The searchable directory allows users to find tax professionals with credentials and select qualifications.
At the time of filing this report, all tax preparers advertising on Mshale after February 1 are listed on the IRS database. Of the more...
Measles kills 400 children in the world every day. It is very contagious and travels easily from one continent to another. But, there is something you can do to protect you and your family – get vaccinated.
If you are traveling overseas, make sure that you and your children are up-to-date on your measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (called MMR)....
