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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...

“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to...

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.

Hollywood actor, Adetokumboh M’Cormack, of “Blood Diamonds” and “Lost” keynotes

MINNEAPOLIS - A veritable who's who of the African immigrant community in the Midwest strode through the doors of the downtown Minneapolis Hilton on September 18 for the second annual African Awards Dinner presented by Mshale Newspaper.

After more than a year in limbo, 22,000 books will be shipped Tuesday from Atlanta to rural Kenya to establish libraries in villages where none exist.

For many Americans, the ascent of President-elect Barack Obama is symbolic of America's improving race relations. Africans in the Diaspora find more to celebrate: Obama's father's African ancestry.

Saturday October 6th was the close out day for the Pan African Trade and Investment Summit, fittingly titled African Day. A few friends and I rode on the light rail to the Mall of America where the celebration was taking place. On any given day, the Mall of America - the nations largest retail and entertainment complex - is a buzz with hundreds of people. It is the kind of place that magnifies the life and culture of America, and to integrate that with African culture and style was significantly monumental.  

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The loud screams of people riding the Mall of America’s roller coasters were almost inaudible as Africans danced and drummed at the mall's rotunda to celebrate African Day.

I may not be a historian, but I love history. History helps me put the dots together to create a clearer perspective of what happened yesterday. By derivative reasoning, I can better understand the present. By “present” here I mean the New International World Order.

A Twin Cities charitable organization involved in the education of girls in Ethiopia hosted a fundraising dinner in Minneapolis that was also an attempt to get the African community involved.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization today announced five winners – from China, the United States, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania – of this year’s Literacy Prizes.

The honours are awarded yearly to recognize particularly effective efforts made in the fight against illiteracy, one of UNESCO’s priorities, and raise awareness of the work of thousands worldwide promoting the cause of literacy for all.