Tag: Coronavirus
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduces bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a bill to cancel all rent and mortgage payments nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rent and Mortgage Cancellation...
Why coronavirus is killing black people more than others in the...
A spate of recent news accounts reveals what many experts have feared: Black communities in the U.S. are experiencing some of the highest fatality...
‘Game changing educator’ Qorsho Hassan is Minnesota Teacher of the Year...
Qorsho Hassan, a fifth grade teacher at Gideon Pond Elementary School in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is among ten finalists for this year's Minnesota...
Remembrance: Aurlus Mabele and Manu Dibango
The coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly African musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele,...
You can join the fight against COVID-19 by helping yourself!
Troubling times can make us feel useless, like our hands are tied and there’s little we can do to help. The Minnesota Department of...
African restaurants offer takeout and delivery during coronavirus crisis
As the COVID-19 shuts down most of the world, African restaurants in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro are responding to keep their customers fed with...
Coronavirus: State of Minnesota opens up special health insurance enrollment
Those without medical insurance in Minnesota can now enroll in a plan during a 30-day special enrollment through MNsure, the state's health insurance marketplace....
Responding to coronavirus, Comcast announces free wi-fi hotspot and free internet...
Comcast on Monday announced a breathtaking set of new initiatives to help its customers in response to the coronavirus crisis that has shut down...
Coronavirus Pandemic: How to practice social distancing
Not everyone can work from home or cease traveling. Here’s what you can do when circumstance forces you to be out and about during...