Beginning on Friday, June 18, federal employees enjoyed the country’s 12th—and perhaps most significant—paid holiday. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a signing ceremony, officially marking Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Because Juneteenth falls on a Saturday this year, workers are enjoying the new holiday one day early.
“Black history is American history, and I am proud to...
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5 Ways to Teach Kids Money Basics
Multiple studies have shown that the earlier kids develop healthy money habits, the better their prospects of having strong financial health into adulthood.
According to research, we start grasping money basics when we are three. This gives us a great opportunity to introduce conversations about ways to save,...
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - Kenyan-American Minnesota lawyer, Henry Ongeri, formally kicked off his campaign for governor of Nyamira County in the 2022 election Saturday afternoon at an event at Ebenezer Community Church.
Ongeri spoke to Mshale last week in advance of his formal launch and you can read that in depth story here.
Ongeri is hoping to succeed Gov. Amos Nyaribo,...
MARIETTA, GA - Books for Africa has announced the opening of their newest warehouse facility in Marietta, commemorating the event with a grand opening celebration on June 26th from 1 to 4PM.
The Saint Paul, Minnesota based organization has been in the Atlanta metro area since May 2009 when it originally moved its main warehouse there.
The new facility, located at...
From a very early age, Paschal O. Nwokocha knew he wanted to dedicate his life to serving the most vulnerable in society. The obvious path towards that goal was through his Catholic faith. At the age of 16, he enrolled at Seat of Wisdom Seminary, in Owerri, Nigeria, his country of birth.
“I was supposed to be a Catholic priest,”...
Last week Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced a vaccine incentive program called "Your Shot to Summer" as he tries to get 70 percent of Minnesotans age 16 and up vaccinated by July 1.
The giveaways include visa gift cards, fishing licenses, state park permits and amusement park tickets to Mall of America Nickelodeon amusement park as well as the Minnesota...
A Minnesota based Kenyan-American lawyer says the deteriorating socioeconomic conditions of his people in his home county of Nyamira in Kenya, has spurred his interest in running to be governor.
Henry Ongeri, a 49-year-old Brooklyn Park resident, told Mshale that he wants to transform the culture of the county, and use its resources wisely to spur economic growth.
“I got into this race...
As the Covid-19 pandemic reached the United States in early 2020 and governments ordered businesses to close to curb the spread of the virus, Naftali Kokiro saw an opportunity.
Before the pandemic, Kokiro had been selling soccer balls branded “Komborrah”, which is an altered form of a Swahili word that means “missile.” The word is used in East Africa to...
More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the United States, minority small business owners appear more optimistic than their white counterparts that they will recover, according to a study published Tuesday.
The study was released at a virtual event that brought together partners from the public and private sectors to try and chart a way forward for...
The US State Department announced Monday (May 24) that US citizens can travel back to the United States using their recently expired passports under certain conditions through December 31, 2021.
The passport must have expired on or after January 1, 2020. That is around the time when many US consulates abroad closed to the public as the COVID-19 pandemic got...
