To date, fewer than 3,000 immigration court cases nationwide have been closed under the Morton Memo. Issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director (ICE) John Morton in June 2011, the Memo reminded ICE officers to focus on “high priority “ removal cases to reduce the backlog in Immigration Courts.
ICE is directed to spend most of its resources on serious...
It is a summer of African music in the Twin Cities. Major African acts will be coming through the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Whether indoor or outdoor, there is something for everyone.
Mshale has compiled this non exhaustive list of what is happening this summer in the music and entertainment scene in the Twin Cities.
The newly launched Mshale Text Club will...
Victims of sexual assault in immigrant detention centers will no longer be excluded from protection under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the White House announced Thursday. The Obama administration released a presidential memorandum to extend PREA to all federal agencies. Each agency is responsible for creating its own rules to comply with PREA.
The Prison Rape Elimination Act was...
The Ordway Theater in St. Paul, presents a wide variety of performance art including dance, theater, and music. Their upcoming production of Fela! comprises all of these genres with an exceptional infusion of social commentary.
No re-creation of the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti could justifiably omit his passion for social activism. Six days in June, Fela!, after its run...
The marriage contract is more than an important agreement; it symbolizes a couple’s commitment to one another and their vow to spend the rest of their lives with each other. For different reasons, however, a marriage may come to an end, regardless of the best intentions and efforts; the marriage does not always survive the intent of the parties...
"The biggest goal is entrenching South African content locally," says Zama Mkosi, the new CEO of South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation. She spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Zama Mkosi, the new CEO of South Africa's National Film and Video Foundation, is setting her sights on taking the country's rising film sector to...
BLOOMINGTON, Minn - Northern Kenya Education Trust (NoKET) kicked off its United States launch in Minneapolis on May 11th in its quest to promote the quality of education for girls in northern Kenya during a dinner fundraiser at a local hotel headlined by US congressman, Keith Ellison of Minnesota’s 5th congressional district.
NoKET is an independent trust fund whose works...
Ethnic community leaders across the Twin Cities say they are getting tired of hearing more bad news about the rise of HIV/AIDS infection in their communities. With more than three decades into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, rates of new infections in Minnesota overall have slowed, but HIV incidence among communities of color is rapidly increasing, according to a new report...
More often than not, our stories are not only told by others, but also narrated from their perspective. Our African Story is a series of community-pertinent topics whose intention is to give an African voice and ownership to some of the most riveting issues of the day. I have decided to kick off the series with the issue of...
The vice-president of Kenya, Kalonzo Musyoka, is slated to visit the United States beginning Saturday, May 19th and has scheduled a number of town hall meetings with Kenyans in the states of Texas, Georgia, Minnesota and the District of Columbia, according to the Embassy of Kenya in Washington, DC. The states are among those with high concentrations of Kenyans.
The...
Debate over the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act) is far from over despite its failure in the Senate over a year ago. Along with the DREAM Act, Hispanic voters are receiving more and more attention as the 2012 elections approach. Latinos are the nation’s fastest growing group of voters, with an estimated 12.2 million set to vote in the 2012 general election. Both Democrats and Republicans realize that they cannot win in 2012 without the Hispanic community’s support. As such, immigration issues like the DREAM Act remain in the spotlight.