UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has added reggae to its list of cultural institutions worthy of protection and preservation.
Each year, UNESCO adds to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Jamaica submitted reggae for consideration earlier this year. The genre now joins a list of over 300 cultural traditions, including numerous musical ones...
Outgoing Minnesota governor Mark Dayton on Monday announced the reappointment of James Burroughs as chair of the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
The Council helps plan, coordinate and execute observances of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's birthday at the state and local level in Minnesota. Next month will mark the 33rd time the council will...
New enrollments of international students fell by 6.6 percent at American universities in academic year 2017-18 compared to the year before, marking the second straight year in declines in new enrollments, according to new data from the annual Open Doors survey.
New enrollments fell 6.3 percent at the undergraduate level, 5.5 percent at the graduate level and 9.7 percent at the nondegree level from...
Each year, thousands of adults in the United States suffer from serious illnesses that could have been prevented by vaccines. These diseases can be serious and require you to go to the hospital or be out of work for a long time.
Many adults simply do not know they are at high risk for diseases like influenza (flu) and pneumococcal,...
Abdirahman Kahin, whose Afro Deli business won Business of the Year at last month's African Awards Gala is among those selected by Minnesota Governor-elect Tim Walz to serve on his transition board that will "provide counsel and advice."
According to the governor-elect, in a statement sent to Mshale, the board will help him fill important roles in his new administration,...
Minnesota's largest county, Hennepin County, is recruiting volunteers for 28 citizen advisory board positions through its annual open appointment process. The board appoints residents to volunteer service positions on advisory boards, commissions, councils and special task forces each year. Those appointed advise commissioners and help set policy on a variety of topics.
Applications are due by December 31.
Current openings include...
It’s flu season! There are some simple things you can do to help you and your family stay healthy, like getting your flu vaccine, covering your cough, and staying home if you are sick. Watch this short video from CDC to learn more. #NIVW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvyaE_eXDJU
The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis will present an African Diaspora Music Showcase featuring Carolyne Naomi, Temezgen, Amjet Kemet the Sunday after Thanksgiving on November 25. The three were supposed to perform as part of this year's Global Roots Festival in September but the outdoor show got rained out.
The concert is free and tickets can be reserved online at...
The groundbreaking victory during last week's midterms by Ilhan Omar as the first Africa-born black person to be elected to the United States Congress commanded the most attention for those outside the cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park but in the two Brooklyns, a duo of two Liberian-Americans, Mike Elliott and Wynfred Russell, made history of their own....
Ilhan Omar, who two years ago made history by becoming the first Somali-American ever elected to a US state legislature, made history again Tuesday when she notched up more firsts by winning the Minnesota fifth congressional to become the first black person born in Africa to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
Along with Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Omar and...
Four US colleges, which depend heavily on foreign students including those from India, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s recent changes in the student visa policy, saying it would impact America’s standing as a center of global education.
The lawsuit — filed in a District Court in North Carolina by Guilford College International Club in North Carolina, The...
