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Your guide to Black History Month events in the Twin Cities

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February is Black History Month and various institutions in the Twin Cities and around the state are hosting events to celebrate one of America’s...

Its Ivory Coast and Nigeria for Africa Cup of Nations final

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a...

The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not

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ABUJA, Nigeria — From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres...

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month

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This article by former AP reporter Jesse J. Holland was originally published on Feb. 2, 2017. Black History Month is considered one of the nation’s...

Local nonprofit building next generation of African women leaders

In January of 2023, Minnesotans watched as three Black women were sworn into the state senate for the first time in history. As the...

Voting for Minnesota’s “Super Tuesday” presidential primary starts Jan. 19

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Early voting for the Minnesota Presidential Primary on March 5th begins this Friday, January 19, 2024. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Secretary of State...

Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement on...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota

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Minnesota and the nation will officially mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, but some activities will start as early as...

All-female St. Paul City Council sworn in, promises to do ‘historic work’

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Sixty-seven years after the first woman was elected to the St. Paul City Council, history was again made Tuesday in Minnesota’s capital city when...

Nadia Mohamed sworn in as mayor of St. Louis Park, making history yet again

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The city of St. Louis Park (SLP), Minnesota, has a population that is more than 80% white, according to United States Census Bureau data....

Somalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access...
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