EARLE, Ark. (AP) — An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest people to serve as a city’s top leader in the U.S.
Jaylen Smith, who is Black, was elected mayor of Earle in Tuesday’s runoff election, winning 235 votes to Nemi Matthews’ 183, according to...
The Nov. 18 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Syoka Siko has brought the African community in the Twin Cities together to try and find a solution to what leaders say is an increasing trend of gun violence. On Thursday, the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) hosted politicians, religious leaders, and concerned parents at Ebenezer Community Church in Brooklyn Park...
Fanaka Nation brings hip hop and World-music sounds together when he performs. He’ll host a dance party at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on December 10th. By then, we’ll be two weeks into the snow, ice, and wind and ready to move at the very least to the music of this African-fused rapper and also to the music...
The African Career, Education & Resources, Incorporated (ACER) brought together community members Saturday in Brooklyn Park for a day of fun, food and opportunities to learn how to be proactive about their health.
Dubbed Winter Family Day, the event was held at Zanewood Recreation Center in the suburban city outside Minneapolis and included COVID-19 vaccinations.
“This is part of our ongoing...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of Africa’s top public health institute is urging authorities across the continent to step up COVID-19 testing amid a concerning rise in new cases in some countries.
The continent of 1.3 billion people saw a 37% rise in new cases over the past week, Ahmed Ogwell, acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease...
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans gathered for Thanksgiving. It was a prelude to a wave that experts expect to soon wash over the U.S.
Phoenix-area emergency physician Dr. Nicholas Vasquez said his hospital admitted a growing number of chronically ill people...
“I always tried to run away from music, but it always called me back.”
Carolyne Naomi, singer-songwriter, born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, now based in Minneapolis, described the magnetizing draw music had on her even as she pursued an undergraduate degree in English and a Masters in Communication in Nigeria.
The guitar she first picked up at age nine finally...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress at a pivotal time as long-serving Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside next year.
Showing rare party unity after their midterm election losses, the House...
NEW YORK (AP) — Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books.
The nonfiction prize went to Imani Perry’s “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the...
In advance of the holidays, Gov. Walz on Tuesday announced a new round of free COVID-19 at-home tests for Minnesotans as state officials urges everyone to get tested before large holiday gatherings.
“Each of us can do our part to protect the health of our loved ones this Thanksgiving – taking a COVID test is one of the best ways...
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