- The cities of Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center are accepting applications through October 13, 2023 for round two of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) community funding. Photo: Richard Ooga/Mshale FileThe city of Brooklyn Park is currently accepting applications for round two of its share of American…
- Montreal-based Waahli performs on the final night of the Global Roots Festival at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Sept. 27, 2023. The festival was returning for the first time after a pandemic induced hiatus. It ran Sept. 25-27, 2023. Photo: Jasmine Webber/MshaleAs Minnesota has shifted its immigrant…
- Fatoumata Diawara will perform at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 as part of her U.S. tour. Photo: Courtesy Fatoumata DiawaraThe countdown begins as October 5th nears and The Cedar presents Fatoumata Diawara, musician, actor, and advocate for human rights of immigrants and…
- Savena Mushinge (Miss Maryland), Monni Kwamboka Nyaribo (Miss North Dakota) and Derby Ozioma Chukwudi (Miss New Jersey) are daughters of African immigrants representing their respective states at the Miss USA Pageant taking place in Reno, Nevada. It will be broadcast live on the CW Network on…
- Baba Commandant and Mandingo Band perform at the Cedar in Minneapolis Sept. 20, 2023. Minneapolis was their second stop in a planned 30-cities plus “Sonbonbella” U.S. tour that kicked off in Providence, Rhose Island on Sept. 17. Photo: Uche Iroegbu PhotographicWhat defines Baba Commandant and the…
- Leaders from Comcast, the International Institute of Minnesota and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter are welcomed in a new Comcast Lift Zone. Comcast recently announced the opening of four new Lift Zones in the Twin Cities at the International Institute of Minnesota, Every Third Saturday, Al Maa’uun,…
- A “Vote Here” sign directs voters at Hiawatha School Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Election Day November 8, 2022. Mshale Staff Photo by Jasmine WebberToday, Friday September 22, is the first day Minnesotans can start voting early for the November 2023 election. This November it is all about…
- The seven women harnessing their resources for a joint fundraiser to support education in Minnesota, Haiti, and across Africa are clockwise from top left: Rosemond Sarpong Owens, Saintanne Tipton, Robyn Coquyt, Erin Bagniewski, Sarah Drake, Carol Pfleiderer and Leslie Pitt. Photo: Courtesy…
- Bombino performs at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Sept. 13, 2023. Photo: Jasmine Webber/MshaleBombino and band left Niger to climb the steps of the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage on September 13th, kicking off their current US tour 2023. Their first three songs featured founder, Omara “Bombino” Moctar…
- A man on a scooter drives past rubble and a damaged road sign pointing to Marrakech in Talat N'yakoub, Morocco, Monday Sept. 11, 2023. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled to reach hard-hit remote areas after a powerful earthquake struck…
- Mercy Kagwiria, Deputy Director and Head, Consumer Banking at NCBA, left, hands a gift to customer of the bank based in Massachusetts during a dinner event to kick off its U.S. diaspora roadshow on Friday, Sept. 8 in Boston. The road show will be in Minnesota Sept. 14-19, in Seattle on Sept. 21-26…
- This photo provided by Pfizer in September 2023 shows single-dose vials of the company’s updated COVID vaccine for adults. U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration’s…
- FANAKA climbs down from the stage and onto the street to interact with attendees during Open Streets Cedar Riverside on Sunday, August 20, 2023 when streets in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood were closed to motorized traffic. Photo: Jasmine Webber/Mshale. Photo: Jasmine Webber/MshaleOpen Streets,…
- Nduduzo Makhathini performs during his debut at the Dakota in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Photo: Richard Ooga/MshaleAlthough the full moon was making its second appearance of the month on August 30th, Nduduzo Makhathini was making his first appearance at The Dakota, Lowell Pickett,…
- Jordan Braithwaite, 21, center, an undergrad at Grambling State University facing over $10,000 in student loans, demonstrates outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying…
- Baba Commandant lives and breathes his Manding musicMamadou Sanou describes himself as hard working and his actions back up his claim. Earning a living since 1981 in the world of music, Baba Commandant – his stage name – has danced, sung, directed, and composed his way into his own style of Manding…
- Sona Jobarteh of The Gambia performs at a sold-out show at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Aug. 14, 2023, her second concert in the city this year. Photo: Richard Ooga/MshaleThere was no preamble to Sona Jobarteh and band’s show at The Cedar on August 14th. The musicians didn’t need it and the at-…
- St. Louis Park City Council member Nadia Mohamed has filed to run for Mayor of the city that she has represented as an at-large council member since 2019. If she wins in November, she will be Minnesota's first Somali mayor and the nation's second. Photo: Courtesy Nadia for SLPNadia Mohamed, a state…
- John Gafabusa, custodian of the Mutyona natural sacred site near Buliisa, Uganda, points at a water covered sacred site on Lake Albert at the Karakaba landing site, Aug. 3, 2023. As TotalEnergies invests billions into oilfield development and acquires more and more land, Bagungu people who practice…
- TAMU owner George “Jojo” Ndege at his stand at the Taste of Minnesota on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis on July 3, 2023. Ndege was one of a handful of entrepreneurs of African descent who were invited to the festival which gives residents a chance to engage with a variety of products, arts,…
- In this April 28, 2010 photo, Tom Gitaa, seated left, then Books for Africa board president and Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum of the Ghana Embassy sign a memorandum of understanding formalizing a relationship for BFA to stock the Ghana Library System during a ceremony at the official residence of…
- Members of Imo Progressive Association of Minnesota perform at the 28th Annual IgboFest held at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, August 12, 2023. Photo: Tom Gitaa/MshaleUmunne Cultural Association in Minnesota held the 28th annual IgboFest on Saturday on the…
- Minnesota Kenyans watch a soccer game during an end of summer get together at Centennial Park in Brooklyn Center on August 29, 2021. The popular Kenyan TV show Daring Abroad has announced a live taping of its show in neighboring Brooklyn Park on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Photo: Jasmine Webber/…
- Acclaimed jazz artist Nduduzo Makhathini of South Africa will perform at the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 7PM. Photo: Hugh Mdlalose via Nduduzo MakhathiniThere are a hundred ways to interpret Nduduzo Makhathini’s music and each one of them would be valid. But to…
- Afrocontigbo dancers cheer up the crowd during the parade portion of the 9th annual Little Africa Festival parade at Hamline Park in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Photo: Jasmine Webber/MshaleFor the ninth year, African immigrants in the Twin Cities recently held the Little Africa…
- Delta and Kenya Airways leaders during the signing ceremony for their strategic partnership. From left to right: Perry Cantarutti, SVP - Alliances & International (Delta); Alain Bellemare, President - International (Delta); Peter Carter, EVP - External Affairs (Delta); Allan Kilavuka, Group MD…
- Clockwise from bottom: ShaVundra Brown with Richard Jackson on keys, Kashimana with her bad and Priscilla Momah when they perfoemd at the Cedar on July 27, 2023. Photos: Susan Budig/MshaleAnnually, the Cedar Cultural Center grants commissions to six early career/emerging Minnesotan composers and…
- Businessman Isaak Rooble is running for a seat in the Bloomington City Council in the November 2023 election. Photo: Courtesy Fowzi MediaWith the District 4 Bloomington City Council seat open after incumbent Patrick Martin decided against seeking reelection, Mr. Isaak Rooble, a businessman and past…
- A section of community members that turned out to an event at the Midtown Global Market organize by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to celebrate the formation of Minnesota’s Office of New Americans (ONA) on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. ONA is a result of the One…
- Registered nurse Thera Witte, right, was among the first Minnesotans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. On August 1, 2023 the Minnesota Department of Health started accepting applications for student loan debt forgiveness for registered…
- Zamzam Mohamed and Vicky Gonzalez, business advisors at Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD), attend to visitors to their table during Minneapolis Black Businessweek’s East African Panel Discussion and Resource Fair on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 held at the Brian Coyle Community…
- Individuals honored at the 9th African Mental Health Summit for their service in promoting mental health pose with their awards for a portrait on the final day of the summit at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Left to right, Dr. Richard Oni…
- Duniya Drum and Dance Company drummers perform outside Peavey Plaza on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis during International Day of Music on Saturday, July 15, 2023. The annual event marks the beginning of Orchestra Hall’s summer season. Photo: Richard Ooga/MshaleInternational Day of Music, hosted by…
- Sen. Zaynab Mohamed (D-Minneapolis), left, U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, left center, Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten (D-St. Paul), right center, and Sen. Erin Maye Quade (D-Apple Valley), right, pose for a photo together prior to the opening day of the 2023 session Tuesday, January 3,…
- Dr. Gene Gelgelu, executive director of AEDS, during a press conference on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 announcing the 9th Annual Little Africa Festival that will be held on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Hamline Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo: Somali TV of Minnesota Screen GrabThe Little Africa Festival…
- The Cedar announces Global Roots Festival lineup with rich African representationThe Cedar Cultural Center will favor Africa and the African diaspora when their Global Roots Festival rolls out September 25th – 27th this fall. The festival offers accessible, free, and family friendly opportunities…
- Justice Sikakane eyes the final hole before putting his last shot at the inaugural Beyond End of Season Golf Invitational at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville, Minnesota last year.The tournament returns Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the same venue. Photo: Panashe Matemba-Mutasa/MshaleLooking…
- A photo showing vigango (singular kigango) from the Mijikenda communities in Kenya's coastal region. Photo: Courtesy of Anthony Kalume - The Vigango Resting Place ProjectSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Museum has returned nearly 40 sacred artifacts to Kenya so they can go back to their…
- A section of the thousands of Somali Americans that gathered on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Saturday, July 1, 2023 to celebrate Somalia Independence Day cheer on some of the musicians on stage. The celebration was part of ‘Somali Week” a weeklong series of events to celebrate Somalia. Photo:…
- State Representative Samakab Hussein presents the trophy to the winner of the Somali Week soccer tournament on Monday, July 3, 2023 at James S. Griffin Stadium at Central High School in St. Paul on Monday, July 3, 2023. The tournament is held annually to celebrate Somalia’s Independence Day. Photo…
- Over 950 people take part in a naturalization ceremony at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Photo: Tom Gitaa/MshaleST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with…
- Mr. Kyle DeFreitas, right, of the World Health Organization (WHO) listens as Mr. Mohamed Farah, center, executive director of Ka Joog, organizer of Somali Week in Minnesota, speaks during a roundtable focusing on health in Somalia on Saturday, July 1, 2023. The roundtable was part of this year’s…
- Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be usedThe Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student…
- The city of Brooklyn Park was awarded the City of Excellence award on Thursday, June 22, 2023 during the annual conference of the League of Minnesota Cities held in Duluth, Minnesota. Sitting from left: Bruce Bloxham, Shanna Woods, Carmen Bibiano, Brenda Morales, Nhia Thao. Standing from left:…
- Juneteenth block party focuses on importance of Black community’s economic wellness and safety from violenceAfter a week of canceled outdoor events due to unhealthy air quality, the Twin Cities finally got to celebrate the first Juneteenth since Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill making the day a state…
- Jupiter Bokondji during his concert with band Okwess at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Photo Credit: Steve Poreda/ Funtime FunktionsThe Cedar’s events manager and volunteer coordinator, Jared Hemming, introduced Jupiter & Okwess with a flourish, but the band did not appear…
- A rendering of the proposed host pavilion for Minnesota's 2027 World. Serbia won the bid on June 21, 2023 to host the 2027 Expo. Photo: Courtesy of Minnesota USA Expo 2027The U.S. lost its bid to host Expo 2027 in Minnesota when member States of the Bureau International des Expositions meeting in…
- A man who served a hit-and-run sentence in a California prison until his release earlier this year remained jailed Tuesday, awaiting charges after a crash killed five young women in Minneapolis when a speeding driver blew past a state trooper, ran a red light and slammed into their car. Derrick…
- An ad that ran in local media including Mshale advertising the first celebration of Juneteenth as a state holiday that was to happen on Thursday, June 15, 2023 on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. The event got canceled due to unhealthy air emanating from Canadian wildfires. Other…
