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Owino’s new Netflix series, ‘African Queens: Njinga,’ highlights complexities of Black History
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...
A bonanza of African music in Minnesota this summer
Fans of African music in the Twin Cities have reason to celebrate this summer. Not only is the Cedar Cultural Center bringing back its...
Kofi Annan: Millions of African children denied basic human rights
Nobel laureate and former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said on Monday the world is squandering the potential of African children by not giving...
New York Times East Africa Bureau Chief to speak in Minneapolis
The New York Times East Africa bureau chief and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for international reporting, Jeffrey Gettleman, will speak...
On Law Day, Minnesotans pledge support for rule of law in Africa
MINNEAPOLIS - The Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Lorie Skjerven Gildea, joined with former Vice president Walter Mondale and other top judicial...
African Awards Gala venue announced and Leon Rodrigues joins Judges panel
Mshale, organizer of the African Awards announced today that they have reached agreement with the Minneapolis Convention Center to hold this year's Awards gala...
African leading light, Ali Mazrui, dead at 81
Renowned scholar, lecturer, school chancellor and “towering intellect” of the 21st century, Ali Al’Amin Mazrui, passed away peacefully at his home in the state...
East African Business Forum features Tanzanian Ambassador
Tanzania’s U.S. ambassador, Liberata Mulamula, was busy on her May 7 visit to Minnesota. After speaking at the Books for Africa annual fundraiser in...
RIP Joginder Singh, The ‘Flying Sikh’ was an East African hero
By Shamlal Puri, Standard Newspaper
He is still a household name half a century after he carved himself a name by raising dust storms and...
Chinua Achebe’s legacy and the Need for more African voices in U.S.-Africa policy dialogues
Chinua Achebe died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at a Boston hospital
Chinua Achebe, the literary giant from Nigeria, passed away last Thursday. In his various...
African literary giant, Chinua Achebe, dies at 82
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to...