For Yussuf Haji, a seat on the Minneapolis City Council means an opportunity to make real change. He is running to represent Ward 9. Alondra Cano, who currently represents the ward is not seeking reelection.
Haji and his wife Anisa run an online organic cosmetics business in addition to Anisa’s day job as a program manager at a local nonprofit....
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The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation and healing, religious leaders said during a panel held to discuss the issue.
U.S. religious groups have seen widespread interest in reparations, especially among Protestant churches that were active in...
Gov. Walz follows advice and ends mask mandate
The Centers for Disease Control said Thursday that people that are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear face masks, indoors or outdoors, for most situations.
The CDC said the three vaccines in use in the United States have proved effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus and reducing...
Eid al-Fitr, which will tentatively land on May 13 this year is usually celebrated by Muslims around the world by attending Eid prayers, gathering with the community, family and friends, giving gifts, dressing up, and eating lots of food. Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims in Minnesota are no exception and the Minnesota Department of...
Yusra Arab, a policy advocate, mental health practitioner, and community organizer, has announced her intention to challenge incumbent Cam Gordon in Ward 2 of the Minneapolis City Council.
Ward 2 covers the eastern part of Minneapolis, and spans both the east and the west banks of the Mississippi river. The ward is home to some of Minnesota’s most cultural and...
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Big changes start on May 7 ahead of May 28 end date. No masks starting July 1.
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday announced a three phased approach to rolling back what remains of Minnesota’s COVID-19 restrictions starting Friday, May 7.
Here are the highlights and timelines of the changes (you can watch the broadcast above):
May 7
No capacity restrictions for outdoor...
When Maximilienne Ngo Mbe was in her final year of high school in Cameroon, the principal discarded learning materials in a blatant act of sabotaging students’ readiness to succeed in their final exams. It was in the early ‘90s, during an election year, and – as young people often do – Mbe and her fellow students were opposed to...
As the youth pastor at the Kenyan Community Church in Brooklyn Center, Ezra Kenyanya never thought he would play a role in providing COVID-19 vaccines to the local community until the church pastor, Simeon Momanyi asked him to take the lead on behalf of the church.
It was a culmination of weeks of turmoil that rocked the neighborhood following the killing of...
TCF Financial Corp. has announced that Darrel German will be the regional president of its Minnesota region. German will lead the Middle Market team and be responsible for all TCF business activity in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota, according to a news release from TCF.
German has more than 30 years of banking and financial services experience, including 15...
Aisha Chughtai, a community activist and organizer who was once Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign manager, is now on a quest to curve out her own political career.
The 23-year-old daughter of Pakistani immigrants is running to represent Ward 10 in the city council. The incumbent, Lisa Bender, is not seeking reelection.
Minneapolis’ tenth ward, also known as Uptown, includes some of...
