In 2003 Black Enterprise magazine named Hawthorne's Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill Inc. one of the top 100 black-owned companies in the United States. And when Hawthorne, Golden Krust's CEO, published a book late last year about his journey from new American to embodiment of the proverbial American dream, newspapers large and small published stories outlining his business struggles and triumphs.
He hasn't...
The Cedar Cultural Center, a top destination for touring artists from Africa like Femi Kuti, Fatoumata Diawara, Habib Koite and others, turns 25 in September.
Editor's note: Mshale is a sponsor of the Cedar's 25th anniversary season.
To celebrate its silver jubilee and thank its supporters, it has scheduled four free concerts in Spetember as it kicks off its 25th season....
In 2006, Mo Abudu experienced what Oprah Winfrey would call an "aha moment", ditching a 20-year career in human resources to try her hand at television.
Seven years later, Abudu's show – Moments with Mo – has featured guests such as Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde and Diane von Furstenberg, and is the first TV talkshow to have been syndicated across...
Blitz The Ambassador returns with “African In New York”, the latest track from the Accra, Ghana born New York City residing wordsmith’s forthcoming EP The Warm Up.
Following a sample from Eddie Murphy‘s classic comedy Coming To America, Blitz paints a picture of the lives of a selection of African immigrants who are trying to live the American Dream in...
Forbes has named the ten African Internet millionaires it believes are worth watching as Africa’s technology sector accelerates.
According to the magazine, the ten are:
Nigeria’s Abasiama Idaresit of WildFusion
South Africa’s Justin Clarke and Kenya’s Carey Eaton of One Africa Media
Nigeria’s Jason Njoku of iRokoTV
Namibia’s Herman Heunis of MXit
South Africa’s Adii Pienaar of Woothemes
South Africa’sRonnie Apteker of Internet Solutions
South Africa’s Gary...
It is years before the Bottineau Transitway can be built from downtown Minneapolis to its northwest suburbs but the county has been in the process of reviewing the impact access to this transportation option will have on the health of residents.
The Bottineau Transitway, a proposed 13-mile light rail line was declared in 2012 by Mshale as the single most...
I have lived and worked in the United States for a long time now, but just when I think I have seen enough of the life of the Somali in the diaspora, something new comes up.
I was recently driving through the US state of Texas on my way to California when my train of thought was interrupted by a...
After weeks of contentions and bickering surrounding the decision of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota – OLM – the lead community organization, to invite finance minister Amara Konneh to keynote its official July 26th Independence Day program, the event was held without incident and went well into the night.
Minister Konneh, who arrived at the event center in a...
Megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says he has been exploring the possibility of taking his School of Leadership curriculum, which offers courses in entrepreneurship, digital media, church media and more, overseas to Africa and Asia, as the Regent University-powered online program prepares to engage its inaugural class.
"We will be sharing some of the curriculum at this year's MegaFest," Jakes told...
NEW YORK — On the day of their immigration interview, Catriona Dowling waited patiently at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in Denver, Colorado. At her side were her wife, Cathy Davis and their three young children.
Dowling, 55, an American citizen, asked an immigration officer to approve her petition for a spousal visa for Davis, 42, an...
(Disclosure: Mshale founder and publisher, Tom Gitaa, is past president of the board at Books for Africa and still sits on the board as Secretary to the board of directors as of the posting date of this story)
Charity Navigator, the New Jersey based rating agency for charitable organizations has given its top 4-star rating to Books for Africa making...
