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Event seeks to increase civic engagement among African immigrants
The African Immigrant Services (AIS), in collaboration with the Diversity and Equity Department of North Hennepin Community College (NHCC ), Brooklyn Park’s Diversity Team,...
Hennepin County Board of Commissioners appoints Liberian-American to County Library Board
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has appointed Wynfred Russell of Brooklyn Park to the Hennepin County Library Board. Russell, originally from Liberia, will...
New minority-owned dental clinic opens in Brooklyn Park
"My mission is to provide dentistry and help my patients keep their teeth as healthy as possible their entire life," said Dr. Chisom Nwokocha,...
Digital music, the African way
SERRAVAL, FRANCE — The music business recently celebrated a milestone in the form of its first annual revenue growth since 1999, but one region,...
Chinua Achebe’s legacy and the Need for more African voices in U.S.-Africa policy dialogues
Chinua Achebe died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at a Boston hospital
Chinua Achebe, the literary giant from Nigeria, passed away last Thursday. In his various...
African literary giant, Chinua Achebe, dies at 82
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to...
Foreign-born Entrepreneurs push for a ‘Startup’ visa
A cocktail shaker full of whiskey and juice marks the start of happy hour. But we are not at a bar. This is The...
Reigning Boston Marathon champ elected to Kenya Parliament
Wesley Korir, the Boston marathon champion, has been elected to the Kenya parliament, the polls’ overseeing body, IEBC confirmed.
The 30-year-old Korir, who ran as...
South by Southwest: Film about Malawi wins Grand Jury prize
A film about a young Malawian who builds a windmill from scrap metal to save his family from famine last night won the grand...
Minnesota Kenyans pray for peaceful elections
OSSEO, Minn. - With two days to go before the March 4 general elections in Kenya, over 400 Kenyans of the Christian faith gathered...
Ethiopia’s economy benefits from returning Diaspora
At a salon in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, customer Erica Kanesa relaxes in a leather chair.
“I’m just doing manicure and pedicure,” she says, leaning...
