For some people, running for office and not winning could mark the end their political ambitions. Not Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley. After an unsuccessful attempt in 2022 for election to the Minnesota State Senate, Hiltsley is back on the campaign trail. Only this time, the Kenyan American leader is going for the honor to represent District 38A in the state’s...
President Joe Biden on Tuesday bestowed America’s highest honor for science on Ethiopian-born Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, a professor of agronomy at Purdue University.
Dr. Ejeta was among several recipients of the award for their outstanding contributions to the nation.
The president said this year’s recipients were not only outstanding but “extraordinary.”
" To all the honorees: Thank you, thank you, thank you...
“To respect music, you respect your life,” said Joseph Shabalala, founder and leader of South Africa’s acclaimed band, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. His message is repeated in a biopic, Music is My Life, a film that has been submitted for consideration to compete in the International Feature Film category for the 96th annual Academy Awards.
In the 34 years since South...
Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday.
The results of the first round announced by Liberia’s National Elections Commission are the closest runoff since the end of the country’s back-to-back civil wars.
Weah, a former international soccer star,...
Ethiopian Airlines was on Sunday named “Africa's Leading Airline” at the 2023 World Travel Awards held in Dubai for Africa and Indian ocean regions.
Africa’s largest airline lost the title to Kenya Airways in 2021 which went on to win it for two consecutive years. Before that, the Ethiopian airline had held the coveted title for three consecutive years beginning...
If you were at The Cedar for the music, on October 5th, you were happy. If you came to see dancing, again, you were happy. If you wanted your fix of gorgeous Malian dress, yes, you were happy.
Fatoumata Diawara had it all and more at her show on the evening of October 5. Over a dozen songs filled nearly...
Legendary Kenyan broadcaster, Fred Obachi Machoka, told Kenyans abroad not to forget their humble beginnings and the role their communities played in helping them escape poverty.
“I know a lot of you here were brought up by parents and guardians who had nothing,” Machoka said.
Machoka was speaking on Sept. 23 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Hotel in Brooklyn Park, during...
His name used to be Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, but Fantastic Negrito didn’t mention that. He also didn’t mention the accident that left him in a coma for three weeks and robbed him full mobility of his hand. He didn’t mention winning three Grammys in as many years for Best Contemporary Blues Album. He didn’t even mention couch-surfing in Los...
The city of Brooklyn Park is currently accepting applications for round two of its share of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) community funding.
Applications are being accepted through Friday, October 13.
Brooklyn Park received $11 million American Rescue Funds of which the city council last year approved spending of $4.6 million in round one, which included the awarding of funds to...
As Minnesota has shifted its immigrant population from Scandinavian-European to a broader, more colorful global immigrant citizenry, so too has the Cedar Cultural Center transitioned from its Nordic Roots Festival to Global Roots Festival.
This year, the three-day event, September 25 - 27, included acts from many countries and five of the seven continents. Hundreds of people attended, some returned...