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Oliver Mtukudzi dies at 66
Courtesy AfroPop
The African music community was shocked yesterday to learn of the untimely death of one of the continent’s greatest musicians, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi...
Wynfred Russell takes oath of office as Brooklyn Park’s first black council member
Dozens of Brooklyn Park residents last evening crammed into city council chambers to witness history being made in Minnesota’s sixth largest city, the swearing...
Speaker-designate Hortman taps Hodan Hassan and Mohamud Noor for committee assignments
Minnesota legislators are getting ready for the 2019 legislative session referred to as the 2019-20 biennium. In the Minnesota House, the Democrats took control...
Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar picks leadership team
Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar on Thursday announced her five-person leadership team for her Washington office and Minnesota District office. Last month's midterms saw Omar become...
Trump unveils ‘New Africa Strategy’
Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its policy towards Africa, which it says will counter the growing influence of its geopolitical rivals, China and Russia,...
Nigeria tops Apple’s A-list of African Music for 2018
Apple this week released its first ever A-list of African music. The 49-song list is a hit list of music popular in the continent...
Spouses of H-1B visa holders face new uncertainty
A proposed rule to ban the spouses of H-1B visa holders from working in the U.S. could now be released by the end of...
United Nations lists reggae music as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has added reggae to its list of cultural institutions worthy of protection and preservation.
Each year, UNESCO...
International student enrollment at US colleges continue decline
New enrollments of international students fell by 6.6 percent at American universities in academic year 2017-18 compared to the year before, marking the second straight...
Election 2018: Historic Liberian-American wins in Minnesota
The groundbreaking victory during last week's midterms by Ilhan Omar as the first Africa-born black person to be elected to the United States Congress...
US Colleges sue Trump administration over student visas
Four US colleges, which depend heavily on foreign students including those from India, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s recent changes in...