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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...

New tournament aims to get more Black people playing golf

Collins Oppong thinks taking up golf could improve the economic and social wellbeing of the African community. The Ghanaian-born podcast host and media development...

Hundreds celebrate Masjid Al-Ansar’s grand opening and dedication

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Attorney General Keith Ellison and Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joined members of the West African Muslim community in the Twin Cities on Saturday...

MINN Summit: NGO executive calls for local representation in leadership

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) would be a lot more effective if they included more people from the communities they serve in their leadership, according the...

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar presents $1,000,000 check to ACER and COPAL

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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar today presented a joint check of $1,000,000 to African Career Education and Resources (ACER) and Comunidades Organizando el Poder y...