Tag: COVID-19
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...
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...
Minnesota Somali COVID-19 Task Force delivers cultural foods to seniors
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended everything. While Governor Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order has affected everyone, its effect has had a significant toll on the...
‘DEED taking lead to ensure African businesses get assistance’: An interview...
Mshale interviewed Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan today on the state's COVID-19 response and impact on the African immigrant business community as well as...
‘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...
Governor Walz delivers State of the State address
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivered his annual State of the State address on Sunday, April 6, 2020 from the Governor’s Residence instead of to...
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....