Influential Kenyan American leader, Mr. Jeremiah Bosire Maroko, passed away on May 28 at age 67, leaving behind a legacy of uniting the dominant Abagusii Kenyans in Minnesota with other Kenyans in the state.
The cause of death was prostate cancer, according to his nephew Mr. Albert "Kastone" Nyamari.
Heralded by other Minnesota Kenyan leaders and community members as a dynamic...
At a celebration of Minnesota’s new law that restores voting rights to people who have left prison, Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon registered newly eligible voters Thursday, when the law went into effect.
“It is the largest single act of enfranchisement in over 50 years” for the state, Simon said at Arlington Hills Community Center in St. Paul, where...
Summer in Minnesota is finally here and with that comes live African music and cultural festivals. While our state didn't make Allianz Partners' 2023 Top 10 Domestic Destinations list, touring African artists are making their way to us and there are also plenty of local ones you can take in this summer and yes there is also the Bayfront...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president has signed into law anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.
The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn’t criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ+, a key concern for some rights campaigners who condemned an earlier draft of the...
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn’t ready to become law.
“Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe working conditions,” Walz said in a statement announcing his first veto ever in his five-plus years as governor. “I am committed...
DENVER (AP) — An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second-largest city with a history of being a conservative stronghold.
The victory on Tuesday May 16 of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entrepreneur who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback for...
CRYSTAL, Minn. - The Sierra Leone Nurses Association of Minnesota (SLNA) hosted its fourth annual Health & Wellness Fair at the Crystal Community Center on Friday, May 5, 2023. The association welcomed the community to learn about their health and also provided the business community with an opportunity to connect and promote their products and services.
Free and open to...
The checks are not quite in the mail, but they will be coming. And, if you make under a certain income, you can count on tax credits for each child in the household, getting a hunk of your rent back, and not having any taxes on your Social Security benefits.
Those are among the most prominent tax cuts, aids and...
In his first State of the City speech, held in the Community Activity Center’s grand room on Thursday, Mayor Hollies Winston of Brooklyn Park touted the city’s recently implemented “Alternate Response Team” that pairs social workers and paramedics on some 911 calls.
In an address that was heavy on public safety and economic development issues, the city’s first Black mayor...
Recently-arrived refugees in the Twin Cities are getting a head start to fully participate in the digital world thanks to a donation of 100 laptops from Comcast during a surprise announcement, as part of the telecom giant’s efforts to expand digital equity.
On Friday, the company’s executive vice president for public policy and digital equity, Mr. Broderick Johnson, flew into...
Debra Hurston, the executive director of the Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP), has been honored with the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation’s (MnCUF) Credit Union Builder award, in recognition for her work in leading the establishment of Minnesota's first Black-led community credit union to serve Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
The award honors an “individual’s dedication to the success, growth, and...