Mshale will host a virtual candidate forum on Thursday, July 16 ahead of the special election for the Minneapolis City Council Ward 6 seat. The special election will be held on August 11 during the state primaries.
The seat became vacant after former Councilman Abdi Warsame left to head the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
A record twelve candidates filed to run...
There has been an increased use of hand sanitizers during the coronavirus pandemic and with it an increased number of companies that are taking advantage of the situation by selling hand sanitizers with dangerous and unacceptable ingredients.
The Minnesota Department of Health this week in a memo to news media released a list of and sanitizers that the Food and...
A large field of candidates for the vacant Minneapolis City Council Sixth Ward has shrank by one as Mohamoud Hassan, a Somali-American activist announced he is dropping out of the race citing a crowded field. A special election is scheduled for August 11 during the state primary while a virtual candidates' forum, organized by Mshale is scheduled for July...
In 2018, Ilhan Omar made history as the first person born in the African continent to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, when she was chosen to represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. A year and a half later, she finds herself fighting to be re-elected.
This time, things are different for the Omar, who was born in Somalia...
Antone Melton-Meaux, a local attorney and mediator, wants to leave his work in the courtroom to venture into the U.S. House of Representative. He is challenging congresswoman Ilhan Omar for a seat as the representative of Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.
“I see myself as a bridge builder,” Melton-Meaux, said, “someone that believes and loves this district and all of us...
If you have recently taken a COVID-19 test at your provider clinic or the community testing sites, you might be wondering what to do while you wait as test results can take several days to come back.
What you should do while you wait depends on whether you have symptoms or not. Below is what MDH advises depending on whether...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has named Anisa Hajimumin as Assistant Commissioner of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. Hajimumin will serve as the State’s primary specialist on immigrant and refugee affairs and will focus on assisting immigrants and refugee business owners and workers connect with resources while also analyzing their impact on the state’s economy.
“Now more than ever,...
Jael Kerandi is only 21 years old, but she has made the kind of impact that takes many social justice advocates decades to achieve.
When she saw the video of a Minneapolis police officer killing an unarmed, handcuffed black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes, she sprang to action. On May 26, the...
Minnesota health and education officials on Thursday gave guidance on how schools can reopen this fall by giving three possible scenarios and asked schools to start preparing for all three. The Minnesota Department of Health in its daily COVID-19 briefing said it will make the final decision at the end of July on which option schools should take.
As of...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on Tuesday June 16 its initiative to grant 10 million in emergency grants to six United States Regional Arts Organizations (ROA).
Arts Midwest, will be partnering with the United States Regional Arts Organization to redistribute the funds across the Midwest targeting historically under-resourced arts and culture organizations.
“During times of darkness, the arts illuminate our...
Kenya has been elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, defeating Djibouti for a seat designated for African countries.
UN Member States chose the country in a second round of voting on Thursday in the General Assembly, with 192 ambassadors casting their ballots during pre-determined time slots, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The run-off took place one day after...
