The race for District 5 on the Dakota County Board of Commissioners was narrowed to two during the state primary on Tuesday with the incumbent Liz Workman receiving 50.4% of the vote or 2,001 votes.
Ms. Workman faced off against three challengers, among them Kenyan-born businessman Yusuf Haji, who came in second with 994 votes (25.04).
The two will advance to...
Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley defeated Wynfred Russell in a hotly contested primary election that pitted two African immigrants fighting for the right be the Democratic candidate for District 38A of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
“I don’t even know where to begin,” Hiltsley said after a narrow win of 60 votes, amid cheers from her supporters, who had gathered for a...
The 2024 Minnesota primary elections brought significant attention to the City Council races in Brooklyn Park’s Central Ward and Brooklyn Center. The outcomes of these races are set to shape the future of these key Twin Cities suburbs, as they continue to navigate issues of public safety, affordable housing, and economic development.
Brooklyn Park Central Ward: Wako and Page lead...
Representative Ilhan Omar beat back a primary challenge Tuesday from repeat rival former Minneapolis City Councilmember Don Samuels, this time with a wider margin than in 2022.
The district includes the entire city of Minneapolis and nine other surrounding suburbs. 15% of the 707,000 people that live in the district are foreign-born, according to Census data, with half of the...
For the first time in half a decade, and with an entirely newly elected executive board, the Anyuak Youth Association (AYA) recently held its annual youth conference. Known as the Anyuak Youth Conference, the two-day event took place on July 27 in the Twin Cities, and on July 28 in Rochester, seeking to educate the rising generation of young...
With just 10 days left before the Aug. 13 primary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his star power to a rally in Minneapolis in support of US. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s reelection bid.
The rally was held at Edison High School’s auditorium, the congresswoman’s alma mater.
Rep. Omar is facing a primary challenge for the second time from former Minneapolis City Councilman...
“A lion will not give birth to a goat”
Seun Kuti’s performance at the Fine Line in Minneapolis confirmed the truth of this Nigerian proverb Friday evening, July 26th when he and his band, Egypt 80, spent over an hour and a half on stage delighting and educating an audience of more than 300 people.
The band took stage around a...
Yusuf Haji, an African immigrant and Twin Cities businessman, is one of four candidates vying to be a county commissioner representing District 5 on the Dakota County Board of Commissioners.
The county is the third largest by population in Minnesota, after Hennepin and Ramsey counties. However, in the seven-county metro area that it is a part of, which includes Anoka,...
In the bustling and diverse community of Brooklyn Center, Jamal A. Said, a former refugee from Ethiopia, has emerged as a candidate for the City Council.
He is running to fill one of the two at-large seats in the Brooklyn Center City Council that are expiring at the end of this year, currently held by Marquita Butler and Kris Lawrence-Anderson....
Teshite Wako, an Ethiopian immigrant with over two decades of residence in Brooklyn Park, is making his third bid for a seat on the City Council to represent the Central District. Known by many for his deep commitment to the community, Wako is confident he has the support he needs to seal the deal this time.
“I’ve been listening to...