Tag: Coronavirus
Stranded Kenyans in the United States due to COVID-19 can now...
Kenya Airways which in March suspended its non-stop New York to Nairobi flight following the coronavirus pandemic, has received numerous inquiries from stranded Kenyans...
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist, dies of coronavirus
Adassa Clement Opusunju, Nigerian-American serial entrepreneur and philanthropist died on Tuesday, May 19 of the coronavirus, throwing the large Nigerian community in Minnesota into...
Beloved Kenyan-American community leader in Minnesota dies of coronavirus
Minnesota's Kenyan community is grieving the loss of an influential community leader, Thomas Nyambane, to coronavirus. Nyambane, affectionately referred to as Dr. Nyambane, was...
Minnesotans who have lost their health insurance due to COVID-19 can...
If your income has decreased due to the coronavirus pandemic and you have lost the health insurance you had through your work, you might...
Message from Deputy Commissioner Warfa on COVID-19 assistance to Minnesota workforce
Editor's note: Deputy Commissioner Hamse Warfa originally sent this message to Mshale eNewsletter subscribers on May 7, 2020.
My name is Hamse Warfa and I...
Community groups launch Minnesota COVID-19 relief fund for the undocumented
More than 10 community groups that include the Black Immigrant Collective and ISAIAH, have launched the Minnesota Immigrant Families COVID-19 Fund to raise funds...
Hennepin Healthcare expands COVID-19 testing to Brooklyn Park, South Minneapolis and...
One of the first testing labs in the state to offer COVID-19 testing has expanded to more clinic locations and is now supporting testing...
Governor Walz and Afro Deli’s Kahin give updates on COVID-19 impact
Governor Walz at Monday's daily COVID-19 briefing invited Abdirahman Kahin, owner of Afro Deli and the 2018 African Awards Business of the Year, to...
Mayor Frey allows Adhan broadcast as Ramadan begins
In a historic move last night marking the first day of Ramadan, the Adhan, the Muslim call to prayer rang out in the Minneapolis...
Burna Boy and Black Coffee represent Africa at One World COVID-19...
The biggest and brightest of the African music world got together—while staying apart—on Saturday, and naturally, the African Giant was there. Taking his rightful...
COVID-19: Staying home will save lives
To protect the public's health and slow the rate of transmission of COVID-19, Governor Walz extended the executive order directing Minnesotans to stay at...