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American media covers Kenya Diaspora response to Westgate Mall attack
Media in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali community in the United States has expanded its already intense focus on the Somali community to...
Nasibu Sareva named Interim Executive Director at African Development Center
Nasibu Sareva, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the African Development Center (ADC) has been named Interim Executive Director by the center's board following...
March on Washington: Banks, business and local government are new enforcers of racism
Today August 28, 2013 is the 50 anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I have a Dear Speech”. Nobody can deny the concrete...
Hussein Samatar, founder of the African Development Center, dies at 45
Hussein Samatar, a Somali-American former banker turned entrepreneur and politician, died yesterday (Sunday, August 25, 2013) following complications from leukemia. He was 45.
His death...
Immigration reform: African and Caribbean immigrants forgotten
In 2003 Black Enterprise magazine named Hawthorne's Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill Inc. one of the top 100 black-owned companies in the United States. And when Hawthorne,...
Top African talent to headline Cedar’s 25th anniversary season with free concerts
The Cedar Cultural Center, a top destination for touring artists from Africa like Femi Kuti, Fatoumata Diawara, Habib Koite and others, turns 25 in...
Hennepin County seeks feedback on Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment
It is years before the Bottineau Transitway can be built from downtown Minneapolis to its northwest suburbs but the county has been in the...
Somali Diaspora stories of marriages gone wrong
I have lived and worked in the United States for a long time now, but just when I think I have seen enough of...
Liberia’s Finance Minister speech draws mixed reactions in Minnesota
After weeks of contentions and bickering surrounding the decision of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota – OLM – the lead community organization, to...
TD Jakes School of Leadership to launch classes in Africa
Megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes says he has been exploring the possibility of taking his School of Leadership curriculum, which offers courses in entrepreneurship, digital...
After DOMA ruling, new life for binational same-sex couples
NEW YORK — On the day of their immigration interview, Catriona Dowling waited patiently at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office in...