President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser on Covid-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Muslim-American doctors asked health care professionals to engage vaccine skeptics in minority communities, and to distinguish them from antivaccine conspiracy theorists.
“You have to respect people’s skepticism and don’t immediately jump on them and criticize them for it,” Fauci said. “Rather than telling them that they have no...
Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has been nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, following years of complaints that inductees into the hall have been white and male.
Kuti’s nomination comes 23 years after his death. Last year, the Notorious B.I.G and Whitney Houston were inducted posthumously
The hall announced Wednesday that Kuti is among 15 other artists...
Saint Paul College, located a few hundred feet from the Minnesota State Capitol, on Thursday announced an all women cast of finalists for consideration as the college’s next president. One of the four finalists is the current interim president, Deidra Peaslee.
Students of color comprise 65% of the student body.
The college has been without a president since May 2019 when...
Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell is running for mayor. He was the first one to file, making him the most prominent candidate yet in the race to succeed former Mayor Jeff Lunde. A special election will be held on April 13 if only a maximum of two candidates file. Should more than two file to run, then...
After winning a seat on the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, former Brooklyn Park mayor Jeff Lunde resigned his position on Jan. 3, sparking a special election to fill the seat.
The special election will be held on April 13 if a maximum of two candidates file to run. If more than two candidates file, the special election will be...
Following President Biden’s executive order on Jan. 28 to reopen Healthcare.gov for a special enrollment period, MNsure, Minnesota’s state-run health insurance exchange said Wednesday it will also open enrollment starting Feb. 16 through May 17.
Biden’s executive order cited provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, that governs the marketplaces allows for a special enrollment due...
President Biden on Tuesday announced the appointment of Nigerian-born Enoh T. Ebong as the acting director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The federal agency is responsible for helping American companies “create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority development projects in emerging economies.”
Political appointees of federal agencies typically leave their positions when...
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai announced Wednesday that the American tech giant will make a $10 million grant to help Kenya’s economy recover from the downturn related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Pichai made the pledge during a virtual meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta, the East African nation’s president.
“As economies begin to reopen from a tough 2020, recovering from the pandemic,...
Minnesotans who have expired driver's licenses or IDs, or will have theirs expiring by March 1, must ensure they renew them, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division announced on Wednesday. They must renew by March 31
DPS said in a release to the media that additional extensions are not possible under current law. Minnesota Gov....
Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine pilot program that started last week for seniors (65 and older) is moving to a lottery system starting tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan. 26).
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced the changes in statement to the media. The statement said the updated process "accounts for anticipated high demand for appointments online and at the call center and allows for more...
globalFEST which is usually held at different clubs in New York in January had to go virtual this year due to the pandemic. The organizers teamed up with NPR’s Tiny Desk to present a virtual concert hosted by Angélique Kidjo and featured artists such as Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré among others.
Kidjo was among the performers at...
