When Bella Murekatete, a 6-5 forward-center from Rwanda by way of Post Falls, signed her letter of intent to play for Kamie Etheridge at Washington State, she made history. She is believed to be the first Rwandan-born woman who will play basketball not just in the Pac-12, but the entire Division I level.
Wearing her Rwandan heritage on her sleeve and with an...
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A late Kenyan-American Minnesota businessman who died in his sleep was remembered as a “visionary” by family and friends during an open-casket public memorial service on Sunday.
Over two hundred people, including over a dozen from his previous states of residence in Texas and Arizona, gathered Sunday to honor Erastus Ondieki Onchwari who they described as...
Bassekou Kouyate and his musicians were scheduled to join Habib Koite for two shows at the Vieux Carrè in Saint Paul on March 9 but Kouyate and his group have not been granted visas to enter the United States, a statement from Vieux Carrè said.
As a result the 8pm and 10pm shows have been consolidated into one 8pm show...
One of a handful Minnesota women that run their own full service advertising agencies, Rosemary Ugboajah, was honored with the Multicultural Marketing Achievement Award at the 23rd annual Multicultural Marketing Conference & Awards held recently in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The Multicultural Marketing Achievement Award is given annually during the conference to someone or a company that has exhibited commitment and...
Longtime Minneapolis real estate broker, Carson Brooks was presented with the prestigious 2019 Realtor of the Year Award at the recent Minneapolis Area Realtors’ Leadership Installation and Awards. The award is given each year to one of Minneapolis Area Realtors' over 8,000 members to recognize "outstanding volunteer service and commitment to community and homeownership causes."
Brooks is the broker and...
Editor's note: This editorial first appeared in the March print edition of Mshale.
The formation of the United Black Legislative Caucus in Minnesota is long overdue but also comes at the right time. We applaud this development and look forward to it being a defining moment in not just Minnesota politics but in our Upper Midwest region.
We take this opportunity...
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Less than 24 hours after the movie Black Panther took home some Oscars, the African Union ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, was in Brooklyn Center to share the AU's mission to build a real Wakanda in Africa. Brooklyn Center in November elected the first mayor in the metro area born in Africa...
One of Mali’s most renowned musicians and great guitarists, Habib Koite, makes a return visit to the Twin Cities on March 9, albeit to a venue less familiar with many Mshale readers. Koite will perform at the Vieux Carré in downtown St. Paul. Vieux Carré is owned by the same folks that own the more familiar Dakota Jazz Club...
Erastus Ondieki Onchwari, who died February 25 at the age of 58, is being remembered as an entrepreneur, community activist, dreamer and a leader by his many friends and family who knew him best. His death was confirmed by his brother Joshua Onchwari.
He was last active on social media on February 24, a day before his death, when he...
The Trump administration is moving ahead with a move to eliminate work authorization for those on H-4 visas. The H-4 visa is for spouses with a H-1B visa holders. H-1B visa holders are usually highly skilled professionals in technology. The right for those under H-4 visas to work was first granted by former president Barack Obama in 2015 and...
Liberians in Minnesota will hold a rally Friday (February 22) on the steps of Minnesota State Capitol to call for a two-year extension of Temporary Protected Status and a pathway to citizenship, Erasmus Williams, chair of the Liberian Immigration Coalition told Mshale. The rally starts at 1:00pm. Free buses will depart starting at 9:30am at Ebenezer Community Church located...
