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Little Africa Plaza holds open house
A cultural shopping center built to showcase the potential and contributions of African immigrant businesses in the Twin Cities held an open house Tuesday,...
Meet Wole Osibodu: Brooklyn Park’s military veteran seeking a city council seat
Nigerian-American Wole Osibodu is no stranger to community leadership. For 27 years he served in the U.S. Army, where he managed squads of soldiers...
The Coliseum, one of few places Blacks could get credit in Minneapolis, reopened on...
A century old architectural jewel in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, burned following the George Floyd protests, has been rehabbed and restored to grandeur...
‘When you see books it’s like seeing gold,’ Rwandan envoy says at Books for...
For children caught in the middle of the 1994 Rwanda genocide that killed over 800,000 people, a book in their hands made a world...
My commitment to a new era of US-Africa relations
Since being elected to Congress in 2018 as the first African-born Member to serve, I have worked to reshape engagement with the continent within...
District 38A DFL convention ends with no endorsement to succeed Rep. Nelson
For close to three hours on Saturday, DFL delegates in District 38A met in a Brooklyn Park Middle School gym to endorse a candidate...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell formally launches campaign for Minnesota House...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell, formally launched his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives Saturday evening during an event in...
Attorney General Keith Ellison encourages middle schoolers to consider careers in law enforcement
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison visited FAIR School in Crystal Friday to speak to students about careers, leadership and civic engagement during a “Youth...
Liberian President George Weah loses reelection bid and has conceded
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai...
Minnesota names Lillian Otieno as first director of Emerging Farmers Office
A key member of the African brain trust in Minnesota, Lillian Otieno, has been named the state’s first director of its Emerging Farmers Office,...
Future of ‘Open Streets’ uncertain as Minneapolis severs ties with organizers
Open Streets, an annual event that started in 2011 to make Minneapolis streets accessible to walking, biking, rolling, and community engagement, may not return...