Looking for a fun way to unwind outdoors this summer? Look no further; the Beyond Season Golf Tournament, hosted by Collins Oppong and presented by Dependable Home Health Care, will be returning August 26th at Crystal Lake Golf Course in Lakeville, MN.
“This unique golf event is specifically designed to unite and celebrate a diverse community of golfers, with a...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Museum has returned nearly 40 sacred artifacts to Kenya so they can go back to their rightful owners.
Museum officials said in a statement Wednesday that they have completed transferring 37 wooden statues known as vigango to the National Museums of Kenya so they can be returned to Mijikenda communities. The statues are...
For the last three decades, Somalia has been one of the most unstable countries in the horn of Africa region. More than 1.5 million Somali citizens have been displaced and ended up in faraway lands since 1991, when a civil war broke out following a coup that ended two decades of Mohamed Siad Barre’s regime.
Most of the Somalis who...
A week-long soccer tournament to celebrate Somalia’s Independence Day ended on July 3 with Saint Cloud-based GarGaar FC taking home the coveted trophy after defeating KB Stars FC of Minneapolis 4-3 in a tense penalty shootout.
The championship final match, which was held at the James S. Griffin Stadium at Central High School in St. Paul, was the climax of...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency.
The naturalization test is one of the final steps toward citizenship — a monthslong process that requires legal permanent residency for years before applying.
Many are still shaken after former Republican President...
For Somali Americans in Minnesota, the week leading up to the July 4 is not only an opportunity to celebrate the Independence Day of their surrogate nation, but also that of the country they left behind.
This year, the Somali community celebrates 63 years of their country’s independence. Throughout the weekend, Somalis in Minnesota celebrated their country’s independence with a...
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Kossivi Loko is no stranger to patience, dedication, and community.
As an immigrant from the West African nation of Togo, it took a decade’s worth of patience, dedication, and a desire for community to successfully become a citizen of the United States, unite his family, and secure a job.
“I came here to find opportunity and to...
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
The court’s conservative majority effectively overturned cases reaching back 45 years in invalidating admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest...
The city of Brooklyn Park was on Thursday honored by the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) with the City of Excellence Award for “Creative Solutions for City Housing Challenges.”
LMC recognized the city for its “Enhanced Inspections via Door-Knocking at Large Apartments” initiative during its annual conference held in Duluth where over 700 elected and appointed officials from cities gathered....
After a week of canceled outdoor events due to unhealthy air quality, the Twin Cities finally got to celebrate the first Juneteenth since Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill making the day a state holiday.
Residents from the larger metro area filled the streets of the West Broadway district in Minneapolis on Monday June 19 to celebrate one of the...
The Cedar’s events manager and volunteer coordinator, Jared Hemming, introduced Jupiter & Okwess with a flourish, but the band did not appear. Instead we watched for several minutes a documentary film introducing the band and placing them in their country with its political and social turmoil as well as its depth of culture and music.
Then Jupiter Bokondji along with...