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Little Africa festival still going strong after 11 years
The Little Africa festival returned to St. Paul for the 11th year, as members from African communities came to showcase their cultures and support...
New Minnesota state lawmaker Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley celebrates historic election win: ‘It belongs to...
When Minnesota state Rep.-elect Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley decided to run for election, she knew it was not just her hopes that she carried, but...
Ugandan-born rising star in Minn. Democratic Party launches political consulting firm for minority candidates
After years of working as the first African-born person in the senior leadership of Minnesota Democratic Party, one would expect Ian Oundo to perhaps...
Governor Walz opens $30 million coronavirus small-business loan fund
Editor's note: Since the publishing of this story on March 27, there is an update from the African Development Center of Minnesota on how...
Minneapolis dedicates Samatar Crossing
Minneapolis welcomed a new connection between the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and downtown Minneapolis, a pathway called Samatar Crossing, with a ribbon cutting celebration on site....
Business Spotlight: Abdirahman Kahin of Afro Deli
In our latest Business Spotlight, Bethel Gessesse sat down with Abdirahman Kahin, the owner of the thriving Afro Deli to discuss the state of...
Executive Chef Jamal Hashi is back in Minneapolis as Jambo Kitchen opens
I am a writer by discipline, although discipline lately hasn’t been my companion nearly often enough. It’s much too easy to fritter away time...
Minnesota conference to discuss trade with Africa
Doing business in Africa and how education and workforce development intersect will be the subject of a high level conference on December 7 at the University of Minnesota's Carlson Global Institute.
Somali community celebrates graduates
Friends, families and community leaders gathered at Augsburg College recently for Waxbaro Project’s second annual graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the Somali youth graduates.The speakers and the panelists spoke in both English and Somali.
Samatar Kicks Off Campaign for Minneapolis School Board
Local businessman and community organizer Hussein Samatar announced his candidacy for the Minneapolis Public Schools Board – District 3, during his campaign kick-off Thursday at Mapps Café in the heart of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
Access Denied: Somali Soccer Tournament Organizers Shut Out Mainstream Media
Organizers of this year’s Somali Independence Day soccer tournament barred a section of Twin Cities mainstream media from reporting on the scene accusing them of a continuous “negative publicity and profiling of the community in a bad light”. The tournament’s spokesperson Abdirizack Ismail Said Maashal, told Mshale of his doubts regarding mainstream media’s sincerity in their renewed interest in the community after ignoring pleas from organizers in the last six years to cover the tournament.
