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...
Getting on the nonstop New York to Nairobi Kenya Airways flight from elsewhere in the United States just got easier, thanks to an expanded partnership agreement with Delta the Kenyan airline inked on Monday.
Passengers wishing to get on the popular Kenya Airways nonstop flight from other parts of the U.S. that Delta flies to can now book that flight...
Annually, the Cedar Cultural Center grants commissions to six early career/emerging Minnesotan composers and musicians to create and perform new music on their stage. The commission includes money, access to technology, mentorship, marketing support, a production stipend, and more.
In 2019, Nigerian-born, Minnesota-based Kashimana received a commission. This past July 27th, they presented their second album project as a direct...
With the District 4 Bloomington City Council seat open after incumbent Patrick Martin decided against seeking reelection, Mr. Isaak Rooble, a businessman and past recipient of the “Community Leadership Award” at the 6th annual African Awards, is running to represent the northeastern part of the city that includes the area that Mall of America sits on.
A native of Somalia,...
Since its establishment in 2020, Minnesota’s Office of New Americans has grown in popularity for spearheading efforts to integrate the state’s newest residents into the workforce by helping them navigate barriers to securing employment. But until recently, the office commonly known as ONA has been a temporary initiative operating under the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today (Aug. 1) started accepting applications from the state’s registered nurses for student loan forgiveness under the Nurse and Patient Safety Act that Gov. Tim Walz signed into law on May 26 and went into effect on July 1.
The law allows the commissioner of health to annually pay eligible nurses 15% of the...
Businesswomen from Minneapolis’s East African immigrant community said lack of access to networking resources, training, and capital were some of the greatest barriers to starting and sustaining their businesses.
The women were speaking during the East African Panel Discussion and Resource Fair, which was part of the Black Business Week summit, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Council President Andrea Jenkins...
Mental health providers of African descent should take it upon themselves to create culturally appropriate remedies to a crisis that has been exacerbated by effects of the coronavirus pandemic, experts said in a recent summit.
The experts spoke recently at the African Mental Health Summit, which returned to Minnesota’s Twin Cities to continue a conversation that began nearly a decade...
