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Minnesota’s first Black women senators reflect on ‘transformative’ first legislative session
It’s been six months since Zaynab Mohamed, Clare Oumou Verbeten, and Erin Maye Quade sailed to victory in Minnesota’s state senatorial elections, jointly making...
9th annual Little Africa Festival returning to Hamline Park on August 6
The Little Africa Festival is returning to Hamline Park in St. Paul on August 6th.
It's the festival's 9th anniversary celebrating African culture - including...
Sierra Leone Nurses Association holds fourth annual health fair
CRYSTAL, Minn. - The Sierra Leone Nurses Association of Minnesota (SLNA) hosted its fourth annual Health & Wellness Fair at the Crystal Community Center...
Mayor Hollies Winston delivers first State of the City address
In his first State of the City speech, held in the Community Activity Center’s grand room on Thursday, Mayor Hollies Winston of Brooklyn Park...
Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was winding up for a speech at a Minnesota clean energy facility when he spotted a lawmaker in...
Valerie Jarrett calls on Americans to follow example as they celebrate MLK Day
Valerie Jarrett, who served as a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, said that in addition to celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
Biden’s U.S.-Africa policy might be something to celebrate, but not in Africa
To President Joseph R. Biden Jr., and perhaps most of the African leaders who traveled to Washington D.C. in December for the U.S.-Africa Leaders...
Glass ceiling at Minnesota state senate shatters as 3 Black women are sworn in
The 2023 swearing in of lawmakers who were elected to Minnesota’s state legislature was like no other before. The ceremony, which was held on...
Outgoing officials say farewells as Brooklyn Park’s first Black mayor prepares to take over
Brooklyn Park Mayor Lisa Jacobson held her last city council meeting Monday, joined by outgoing councilmembers who also came to say their final goodbyes....
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to visit Minnesota Thursday
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia will speak at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Thursday, December 15 after attending a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that...
Winter Family Day brings food, fun, and health services to Brooklyn Park community
The African Career, Education & Resources, Incorporated (ACER) brought together community members Saturday in Brooklyn Park for a day of fun, food and opportunities...