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Dr. Angel Smith named Brooklyn Park’s new assistant city manager
The Brooklyn Park City Council in its last meeting for 2022, on Dec. 12, voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Angel Smith as the city’s...
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....
US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels
The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.
Preliminary data — through the...
Nigerian women’s group continues COVID-19 vaccinations, reminds community virus isn’t gone
Efforts by African immigrant health care professionals in Minnesota to create COVID-19 awareness in their community continue. On Saturday, it was the Igbo Women...
Upcoming Minnesota COVID-19 testing & vaccination events for December
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 vaccines.
Completing your primary vaccination series and...
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...
Biden to host U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington
Africa is a major geopolitical player and boasts some of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
From December 13 to December 15, President Biden will host the...
As African community mourns, leaders struggle to find solutions to rising gun violence
The Nov. 18 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Syoka Siko has brought the African community in the Twin Cities together to try and find a...
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...
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as Americans...
‘Miss Naomi’ launches with a contemplative set and dance party
“I always tried to run away from music, but it always called me back.”
Carolyne Naomi, singer-songwriter, born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, now based...