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African Union ambassador brings Wakanda vision to Minnesota
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Less than 24 hours after the movie Black Panther took home some Oscars, the African Union ambassador to the United...
Mshale Editorial: The growing influence of Africa-born politicians in Minnesota politics
Editor's note: This editorial first appeared in the February print edition of Mshale.
Last month after the swearing-in into office of a historic number of...
Election 2018: Historic Liberian-American wins in Minnesota
The groundbreaking victory during last week's midterms by Ilhan Omar as the first Africa-born black person to be elected to the United States Congress...
Mshale Endorsements: Betty McCollum, Dean Phillips, Ilhan Omar and more
The midterm elections are on November 6 and as previously announced, Mshale was going to make endorsements in areas around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro...
Meet Brooklyn Park’s new assistant city manager, Wokie Freeman
After leaving her native Liberia as a teenager during the start of the civil war in 1990, Wokie Freeman and her family moved to...
Election Results: Siad Ali wins Minneapolis School Board seat but other African immigrant candidates...
Siad Ali, running unopposed in the East District clinched a spot in the Minneapolis School Board election on Tuesday. 10,018 people (96%) cast their...
ARC sells Microfinance Bank to Liberian Diaspora
The American Refugee Committee, based in Minneapolis, has sold its Liberian Microfinance Bank, Liberty Finance, LLC to DCRB Investments. DCRB is a company registered...
Liberia’s Finance Minister speech draws mixed reactions in Minnesota
After weeks of contentions and bickering surrounding the decision of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota – OLM – the lead community organization, to...
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners appoints Liberian-American to County Library Board
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has appointed Wynfred Russell of Brooklyn Park to the Hennepin County Library Board. Russell, originally from Liberia, will...
Congressman Keith Ellison exhorts African immigrant community to vote against voter ID and gay...
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison last night exhorted the African immigrant community in Minnesota to vote against the voter ID law and gay marriage ban...
Competitive Liberian-American forces recount in Brooklyn Park
With all 7 precincts in the West District of Brooklyn Park reporting last night, Liberian born Wynfred Russell, came within 5 votes of being...