Due to the pandemic, federal student borrows have not had to make payments for over three years, but the freeze is ending soon. The loans will start accruing interest today (September 1) and payments on the loans will resume in October.
The conservative Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 blocked President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan to forgive up...
Mamadou Sanou describes himself as hard working and his actions back up his claim. Earning a living since 1981 in the world of music, Baba Commandant - his stage name - has danced, sung, directed, and composed his way into his own style of Manding music fused with Afrobeat a la Fela Kuti.
Mshale spoke with Baba recently in the...
There was no preamble to Sona Jobarteh and band’s show at The Cedar on August 14th. The musicians didn’t need it and the at-capacity audience of 550 people didn’t want it. As soon as Jared Hemming, Events Manager and Volunteer Coordinator delivered his brief spiel about both the venue and the band and exited the stage, we wanted to...
Nadia Mohamed, a state DEI specialist and current mayor pro tem of the St. Louis Park City Council, filed officially to run for mayor during the filing period that closed last week.
She will become the first Somali mayor in Minnesota if she beats retired banker Dale Anderson in November. Anderson is the only other candidate that filed by the...
BULIISA, Uganda (AP) — Alex Wakitinti is worried about the sacred natural sites he tends in the large swath of bushy grassland near Lake Albert. It’s the same slice of his homeland that oil companies are developing in order for Uganda to become an oil producer by 2026.
But French oil company TotalEnergies and others working toward that goal are...
The unmistakable mouthwatering aroma of east African food filled the air around Nicollet Avenue and 13th Street. It was the aroma of food from the tent of TAMU Grill and Catering, a restaurant in Minneapolis that specializes in African food, mostly from Kenyan.
At the tent, George “Jojo” Ndege, TAMU’s owner, and his team were busy trying to keep up...
In celebration of 35 years of promoting literacy, Books for Africa (BFA), the world’s largest shipper of donated books to Africa, will be hosting their 35th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday, September 13. Themed, “A Book for Every Child,” the event will be held at The Depot in Minneapolis and will introduce an upcoming Rotary International project to ship more...
Umunne Cultural Association in Minnesota held the 28th annual IgboFest on Saturday on the grounds of North Hennepin Community College. The festival celebrates the culture and heritage of the Igbo people who hail from south-central and southeastern Nigeria.
Umunne means children of the same mother.
Over 1,000 festival-goers attended this year as they tapped their feet to the beat of the...
Daring Abroad, a popular Kenyan TV show that highlights Kenyans living abroad, has announced a live taping of the show in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, August 19 at 4:00 p.m.
The taping which will also double as an investment forum for Kenyans in the diaspora will be held at the Brooklyn Middle Steam School, 7377 Noble Ave. N.
The event is...
There are a hundred ways to interpret Nduduzo Makhathini’s music and each one of them would be valid. But to understand exactly what this jazz pianist intended with each of his compositions, one would need a running commentary simultaneously displaying like movie subtitles as he performed.
This industrious, acclaimed jazz artist will take the stage at The Dakota on Wednesday,...
For the ninth year, African immigrants in the Twin Cities recently held the Little Africa Festival and Parade to showcase the continent’s diverse cultures. But this year’s festival was special because, in addition to the usual art, products, food, and performances, it featured the groundbreaking for the construction of Little Africa Plaza on North Snelling Avenue, in the Hamline-Midway...