The Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN) conference returns to the Twin Cities Thursday at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School, presenting local organizations with an opportunity to network, share ideas, and learn from each other.
According to a statement on MINN’s website, the annual summit “provides exciting professional development opportunities, offers insights, and sparks conversations that will propel international development...
The African Immigrant Professional Development Conference (AIPDC) returned to the Twin Cities Saturday, as professionals from the public and private sectors came together to find ways African immigrants can overcome barriers in career development.
“Navigating Change,” was the theme of this year’s conference, which was held at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park. It sparked a conversation about how...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.
Biden’s move also covers thousands convicted of the crime in the District of Columbia. He is also calling on...
Ethiopian-Israeli singer Gili Yalo and his five-piece band Saturday got everyone on the dance floor hopping to music that blurs boundaries between blues, jazz, funk, reggae, and traditional Ethiopian.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I want to take you to Ethiopia. Do you want to come to Ethiopia?” he asked the audience during the Cedar Cultural Center concert. A few songs later,...
Tuareg music mixes electric blues with African and Middle-Eastern sounds. We can hear it live and up-close on Tuesday evening, October 11th at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis when Imarhan climbs the stage-steps and delivers a sound they’ve been polishing since they were young boys in school.
Their first language is not English so Mshale’s interview with them was...
There is finally a winner in the Minnesota front of the Jollof Wars. This is unlikely to settle the conflict, but for now, it is the Liberian recipe that emerged as the winner in Saturday’s battle at the Jollof Festival, the first-ever to be held in the Twin Cities.
Chefs from Ghana, Nigeria, and Liberia gathered for a fierce competition...
Sunday evening an audience of over 60 people were wrapped up in the warm, embracing notes of Pierre Bensusan’s acoustic guitar and voice. This Algeria-French musician graced the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage on September 25th, holding us in rapt attention for more than two hours.
From the first notes he played, we heard something new and unique. When Bensusan played...
To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way we do things would be an understatement. The coronavirus, which is still spreading, has infected nearly 620 million people globally, 6.5 million of whom have died. But as devastating has it has been, it has made health care experts and policymakers to start thinking ahead and prepare better in...
Canada will lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions for international and domestic travelers starting Oct. 1, according to that country's Public Health Agency in a press release.
Prior to the pandemic, over 2.4 million Americans crossed into Canada by car each year, according to Statistics Canada.
The regulatory changes come 2 1/2 years after Canada, like many other countries, first implemented requirements...
Gili Yalo’s life has been one of departure and arrival, leaving the familiar to seek safety in what is new. What’s never been cast-off, but has remained a security blanket that he’s carried around is his music.
While still a young child, Gili Yalo and his family fled Ethiopia to escape famine. They found themselves in Sudanese refugee camps, but...
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 brought their blistering and buoyant performance to the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday that had the initially reserved crowd clapping and hooting.
The number of Black immigrants living in Minnesota has increased 274% over the last two decades, now over 100,000, according to a Pew Research Center report. To that I say, Hallelujah because...
