Tag: African Politicians in Minnesota
Sen. Mohamed and Rep. Agbaje become first Black women to chair...
History was made on Monday when a conference committee to iron out differences between the Minnesota House and Senate versions of a bill to...
Tenant-landlord bill agreement would protect domestic violence victims, omit prohibition of...
The conference committee on a bill to modify residential housing tenant and landlord provisions reached an agreement Monday.
The proposed legislation would, among other things,...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar wins Democratic endorsement for 5th Congressional District
Democrats in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District on Saturday endorsed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar for reelection in an unprecedented style – it was the first...
My commitment to a new era of US-Africa relations
Since being elected to Congress in 2018 as the first African-born Member to serve, I have worked to reshape engagement with the continent within...
Don Samuels raises $400K in race against Ilhan Omar
Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, raised $400,034 in the first quarter of 2024,...
District 38A DFL convention ends with no endorsement to succeed Rep....
For close to three hours on Saturday, DFL delegates in District 38A met in a Brooklyn Park Middle School gym to endorse a candidate...
Senate District 38 Democratic convention set for this weekend
Democrats in Senate District 38 are set to hold their convention on Saturday, April 13 at North View Middle School in Brooklyn Park.
In addition...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell formally launches campaign...
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell, formally launched his campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives Saturday evening during an event in...
Rep. Ilhan Omar hires former Jon Ossoff aide as campaign manager
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has hired a key member of the 2021 Jon Ossoff U.S. Senate runoff campaign in Georgia that gave Democrats control of...
Rep. Mohamud Noor of Minneapolis speaks on 2024 legislative session as...
Rep. Mohamud Noor who represents District 60B in the Minnesota House speaks on the issues the House Human Services Finance Committee that he chairs...
Local nonprofit building next generation of African women leaders
In January of 2023, Minnesotans watched as three Black women were sworn into the state senate for the first time in history. As the...