In an effort to rally the community against violence and remember family members and friends lost to violence, a peace march organized by Minnesota's Somali youth will be held at Karmel Mall this Saturday, November 9 starting at 2:00 PM.
Karmel Mall is located at 2910 Pillsbury Avenue in Minneapolis, one block north of Lake Street on Pillsbury.
Going by the...
President Barack Obama will today (Nov. 7) screen “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” a film portraying the life of South Africa’s iconic anti-apartheid leader, the White House said.
The movie recounts the political and personal life of former South African president Nelson Mandela, whom Obama has called an inspiration.
Obama will watch the film at the private White House theater at...
Former Minneapolis Fox 9 news anchor, Robyne Robinson, will be the new Director for Arts and Culture at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. It is a newly created position at Airport Foundation MSP, a nonprofit organization that has operated within MSP International Airport since 1982.
Robinson enjoys a high profile in the Twin Cities arts community including being co-chair of Mosaic,...
Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Somalia will be extended by 18 months effective March 18, 2014, according to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers, in a statement to Mshale on Wednesday (Nov. 6).
About 470 Somalis applied for the last extension and redesignation in September 2012, according to a USCIS spokesperson.
Temporary Protected Status, or TPS as it is...
Abdi Warsame today (Nov. 5) became the first person born in Africa to become a Minneapolis City Council member. He beat incumbent Robert Lilligren handily to win the Ward 6 seat. Born in Somalia and raised in London, he is the executive director of the Riverside Tenants Association. The association advocates for the residents who live in the high...
Starting Oct. 31, T-Mobile customers with its Simple Choice plans will be able to send text messages and access data for free in about 100 countries. They can also make calls for 20¢ per minute.
Only five African nations are in the 115 countries that T-Mobile announced in the program. The five are Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Zambia.
T-Mobile...
There has been a lot of confusion about some recent notices to consumers from insurance companies that sell coverage in the individual insurance market, and I’d like to clear up the facts.
Today, more than 3 out of every 4 Americans get insurance from an employer, Medicare, Medicaid, or the Veterans Benefits Administration. Americans who purchase insurance on their own,...
Rokia Traore Interview with Melissa Block of NPR's All Things Considered - http://n.pr/16IBjsH.
Rokia Traoré, whose new album, Beautiful Africa, was released in the US recently, was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered. She spoke with host Melissa Block about the new album and the inspiration and influences behind its songs, which are sung in the Malian-born Traoré’s native languages...
By Shamlal Puri, Standard Newspaper
He is still a household name half a century after he carved himself a name by raising dust storms and churning mud on East Africa’s rugged highways and by-ways. To date, boys still mention ‘Jogida’ or ‘Jogida Sing’ whenever they see a car speeding away.
In Kenya, even for children who never witnessed his exploits on...
When my husband moved to Minnesota from Maine 17 years ago, he was met at the curb by our friend Tim, who handed him a voter registration card. As most Minnesotans know, voters have had the choice of filling out a registration card in advance or taking advantage of same-day registration at the polls. But late last week, it...
Solar-powered lanterns and cookstoves are among the practical approaches to expanding access to energy and decreasing reliance on fossil fuels in East Africa. They were among the topics in a discussion hosted by Stephanie Hemphill at the Safari Restaurant in Minneapolis on October 2. The meeting was sponsored by several social and environmental justice groups including the Sierra Club,...
