Brooklyn Park Councilwoman Susan Pha announced she’s running for the state Senate Wednesday, scoring a big endorsement from the seat’s incumbent, Democratic Sen. Chris Eaton who represents the heavily Democratic Senate District 40.
Pha was reelected to a second term in the Brooklyn Park City Council in last November’s general election. She was first elected to the council in 2016...
As our city starts to come back to life after the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s an issue that I hear about from constituents often - they are concerned about public safety. While overall crime is down, violent crime has increased leaving our residents unnerved.
I spoke with one woman who spent the night in her bathtub due...
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - The Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) officially launched their Community Center Capital Campaign on the grounds of the community center on Saturday during their country’s Independence Day celebrations.
OLM board of directors’ chairman Abraham Brima Bah said the early fundraising effort has achieved some success with early pledges which started coming in on the day...
Brooklyn Park voters will on August 10 pick a new mayor to lead their city as it recovers from the pandemic and faces the new challenges it has brought, such as the increasing crime rate.
Hmong TV, Insight News and Mshale will on August 3 at 6:30 p.m. host a live, one-hour interview with Hollies Winston, one of the two...
Lisa Jacobson, one of two candidates in the Brooklyn Park mayoral race, said Tuesday she will not be participating in the candidates’ forum slated for August 3, one week before the special election.
The forum, organized by Hmong TV, Insight News and Mshale, will be held at CCX Studios and streamed live on the Facebook pages of the three respective...
Margaret Nyamumbo wants the world to know that the story of coffee cannot be complete without acknowledging the role African women play in the farming of one of the world’s most famous crops.
It is a story she knows firsthand, but one that isn’t often told, she said. She is telling the story by introducing specialty Kenyan coffee to the...
ST. PAUL, Minn. – African rising stars Oballa Oballa and Nasra Ali Farah were among 22 individuals honored Monday during the state’s “Outstanding Refugee Awards” ceremony at the Minnesota History Center.
The two received the Young Leader Award, which recognizes young people who have achieved great milestones and are making a difference in their communities.
The event, hosted annually by the...
With just five months to go for Liberians living in the US who qualify for permanent residency to apply for a green card under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness program or LRIF, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is hosting a webinar to engage Liberians on the LRIF.
The one-hour webinar is on July 21 at 12: 00 P.M. CST...
Hollies Winston and Lisa Jacobson, the two contenders in the race to be the next mayor of Brooklyn Park, offered their vision and solutions for the city on Tuesday during a televised forum hosted by the North Metro Mayors Association. The special election is on August 10 and early voting is already underway and will continue through August 9.
The...
Fire safety in public housing in Minneapolis might be a reality soon as will bike parks in Brooklyn Center as a result of Congresswoman Omar advancing of over $14 million in funding for nine community projects in her district through the appropriations process.
An early morning fire at the Cedar High Apartments on November 27, 2019 killed five people. The...
