Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state health officials announced at yesterday’s COVID-19 briefing that the state is ahead of schedule with its coronavirus vaccinations and thus will be expanding eligibility to more groups of people who can receive them.
As a result, the state will expand eligibility to the next two phases of Minnesotans at once, starting today (March 9,...
After years of working as the first African-born person in the senior leadership of Minnesota Democratic Party, one would expect Ian Oundo to perhaps use his experience to run for office. But Oundo, who was the director of civic engagement for the party known in the state as Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL), has other ideas. He thought he could make...
Ghanaian diplomats have called on their compatriots living abroad to take advantage of the numerous investment opportunities that exist back home.
The diplomats from the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C., were speaking Friday during a virtual town hall meeting that launched three days of online celebrations of the west African country’s 64th year of independence from the British Empire.
“As...
There are over 643,000 people currently enrolled in DACA, the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals. The program was created by President Obama in 2012 to provide a stop-gap to deportations. Obama issued DACA as an executive order after the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act failed to pass in Congress. Although the DREAM Act failed, the...
The first shipment of the much-awaited Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Minnesota this week and was received by Governor Tim Walz. The state received 45,200 doses. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to help stop the coronavirus pandemic.
The shipments come in the wake of rankings from the...
The streaming platform Spotify, which until now has been available in only 5 African countries, is set to launch in 40 additional African countries including Kenya, Angola, Benin, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and more.
The Swedish audio streaming service is home to over 50 million songs and 2 million podcasts as of the time of this writing.
In total, the company announced it...
Adewale Adeyemo, President Biden’s nominee for the No. 2 spot at the Treasury Department, testified at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday (Feb.23). If confirmed as expected, Adeyemo and his boss, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, will make history as the first woman to lead the agency and the first Black deputy secretary.
Adeyemo was born in Nigeria and moved to the...
Governor Walz on Thursday said those with serious pre-existing health conditions that puts them at risk of fatal COVID-19 infections are next line as a priority group to get the vaccine.
The governor made the announcement during a press conference to brief the state on the latest vaccine plans. Vaccine supplies from the federal government continue to be in short...
Absentee voting for the April 13 special primary election for Brooklyn Park mayor will start tomorrow (Feb. 26, 2021). The deadline to file to run for mayor was February 16 and more than two candidates filed necessitating a primary on April 13 to narrow the field to two.
The two top candidates on April 13 will advance to the August...
The state of Minnesota on Thursday launched a new website tool for those 18 years and older that will alert them when its their turn to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Minnesotans can sign up at mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/connector/, or by calling 1-833-431-2053 if one does not have internet access.
Special Note: The new tool is for the general public and NOT...
Almost 10 years since Brooklyn Park became a majority-minority city, and 66 years since its incorporation as a Township, the sixth largest city in Minnesota has yet to elect a mayor that is not white.
The state where George Floyd was killed by a policeman that lived in a suburb not too different from Brooklyn Park, has forced Minnesota to...
