The Somali Museum of Minnesota opened its doors to the public on Sunday for its first-ever “Arts, Culture & Community Celebration.”
The event was an opportunity for community members from diverse backgrounds to mingle while sharing aspects of their cultures, including food and entertainment.
“We wanted to promote the combined cultural force of the community,” said board member Eric Larsson.
In a...
Sona Jobarteh and entourage take the stage at The Dakota March 20th. While the venue considers itself “a rare gem in the Twin Cities entertainment scene,” in fact they are the strand and the gems are the performers.
Sona Jobarteh is one of those jewels, more than that, she is a solitaire diamond as she is the first female virtuoso...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Abdiwahab Mohamed as Assistant Commissioner for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, a position he has been holding on an interim basis since September 2022.
In a news release, DEED said Mohamed was chosen for the permanent role following “a competitive statewide application process.”
Since taking up the...
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Sarah Cohen values the solar panels and heat pumps that help reduce energy use at the Minneapolis apartment building where she lives.
Another green feature she appreciates – the Residential Pass that she and more than 70 other tenants at Green Rock Apartments receive. The unlimited ride passes are purchased and distributed by the building owner, allowing Cohen...
Peres Owino’s latest film series is the story of true pre-colonial African patriotism. It is the story of Njinga, the warrior queen who fiercely fought against the enslavement of her people by the Portuguese.
The series, known as “African Queens: Njinga,” debuted on Netflix on Feb. 15 and stars Adesuwa Oni, a London-born actress of Nigerian descent, as Njinga. Oni’s...
Minnesotans convicted of a felony will have their voting rights restored as soon as they leave prison even if still under probation. This follows action Tuesday by the Minnesota Senate which voted 35-30 with a single Republican, Sen. Jim Abeler of Anoka, joining Democrats to pass SF26 known as “Restore the Vote.”
It was passed in the House on Feb....
The Minnesota Senate, shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, voted 34-31 along party lines to pass the Driver’s Licenses for All bill that will allow immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, the ability to obtain a state driver's license.
First term DFL Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, was the chief author of the bill in the Senate, which passed in the House last...
If James Brown jumps on stage; Fela Kuti writhes on stage, and Papa Wemba struts onto the Cedar Cultural Center stage March 10th, you might be in the audience watching the magic of Pierre Kwenders.
Kwenders, born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and now living in Montreal, Canada, isn’t impersonating these music icons to highlight his own prowess, but...
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – Incumbent Mwanyagetinge president, Ms. Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley, the organization’s first elected female president and who last year almost won a Democratic nomination for state senate lost her bid for reelection Saturday, according to results released just before midnight by the Mr. Gilbert Atima led elections commission.
Mwanyagetinge is the largest organized group of Kenyans in Minnesota...
Margaret Nyamumbo, the Kenyan woman who was the subject of one of Mshale’s best stories of 2021, will be among the entrepreneurs featured on “Shark Tank,” one of the biggest television shows in the United States.
Nyamumbo told Mshale in 2021 that she wanted to use Kahawa 1893, a coffee company she founded in 2018, to tell the stories of...
In elections concluded last week for the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota board of directors, members elected two new directors and reelected three to serve in the Liberian community’s premier organization in the state.
The race for board seats attracted eight candidates for the five available slots. The board of directors consists of nine members elected by members, each serving...
