The Obama Administration recently took the initiative to provide temporary relief from removal and work authorization to certain undocumented immigrants under age 30. On June 15, 2012, rather than wait for Congress to pass the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain undocumented immigrants who were brought...
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Minnesota's Via Roma beat Ohio 59-39 to retain the "Hoop 4 Hope" basketball championship for a second consecutive year. The "Hoop 4 Hope" is a weeklong tournament celebrating Somali National Week.
Via Roma's win capped a week of exciting basketball that this year was complemented by a variety of entertainment activities. The 'Danto", a special Somali...
In search of inspiration, Simon began listening to South African music, spurred on by a cassette called Gumboots: Accordion Jive Hits, Volume II. After immersing himself in more African music, he traveled to Johannesburg in early 1985 to simply jam with the groups he had heard: Tao Ea Matsekha, General M.D. Shrinda, and the Gaza Sisters.
What happened in these...
The Minnesota Cameroon Community (MINCAM) last June 16, 2012 launched the MINCAM Mini Soccer Tournament. The launching ceremony took place at the Kohler Meadow Park, Vadnais Heights. The kick off ceremony was presided over by Dr. Robert Tamukong, the president of the Minnesota Cameroon Community.
The tournament brings together three Cameroon community teams; Mankon United, Veteran Football Club, and FABAMI....
Tournament begins Monday, June 25
Somali National Week in Minnesota will this year be marked with a competitive basketball tournament dubbed “Hoop 4 Hope” with a theme to promote education, health and unity within the Somali community. Somali national week celebrates Somalia's independence.
The tournament will be held at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis.
The basketball tournament has been held continuously for...
FastJet, the pan-African low-cost carrier planned by EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, expects to launch operations in three to four months, chief executive-designate Ed Winter tells Flightglobal.
It will initially operate alongside Fly540 - the Nairobi-based airline acquired by Stelios-linked investment firm Rubicon - and will start by taking over the carrier's highest density east African routes as well as international...
Summer vacation gives children a break from schoolwork, but for many, their participation in sports will continue in warm weather months. Parents, coaches and players need to keep injury prevention in mind to ensure sports stay safe and fun throughout the summer.
In a new survey commissioned by Safe Kids Worldwide and Johnson & Johnson, "Coaching Our Kids to Fewer...
One thing I know for certain, I want to sit in that audience again and lose myself in the world of Fela Kuti, to hear jumbling, swarming notes that fall into place as if by magic, to watch the pelvis of each dancer gyrate as if it had a mind of its own, to be immersed in a time...
After the "I do's" are said, will you change your last name? Brides consider a host of factors when answering that question - everything from how a name change might affect a woman's sense of identity to how having the same last name can make a family feel more bonded.
Our modern world has added a new element for brides...
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are silent infections that can cause serious liver disease. Many Minnesotans are living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C and don’t know it. Do you know? Without knowing if you are infected, you cannot receive lifesaving care and treatment. Talk to your doctor about getting tested so you can get the care you need.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants can't avoid deportation for criminal activities based on how long their parents have been in the United States.
Under federal law, immigrants who have been in the country continuously for seven years, and legally registered for at least five years, are given leniency in deportation hearings. The Supreme Court's ruling clarified that...