- Tip for Mobile Users: Hold your phone in landscape mode to enjoy the photos. Carolyne Naomi and Fanaka Nation performing at The Cedar Cultural Center during a Minneapolis Afrobeat Dance Party the two hosted on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Photo: Richard Ooga/MshaleFanaka Nation and Carolyne Naomi…
- Ngozi Wamuo receives her biValent Covid booster shot at Brooklyn United Methodist Church in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Saturday, December 10, 2022 during a pop-up vaccine clinic organized by the Igbo Women League of Minnesota. Photo: Panashe Matemba-Mutasa/MshaleEfforts by African immigrant…
- President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, left, receives a ceremonial sword from former leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, right, during an official handover ceremony at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, May 23, 2022. Mohamud was elected to the nation's top office in a…
- President Joe Biden, right, listens as then Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.The meeting was Biden’s first one-on-one, in-person engagement as president with an African leader. President…
- Jaylen Smith, 18-year-old mayor of Earle, Ark., at the Arkansas Black Mayors Association 50th Anniversary Gala, held Sept. 10, 2022 in Little Rock. The 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest people to serve as a…
- Panelists at a Thursday, December 1, 2022 community forum in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota to address rising cases of gun violence in the African community included the city’s police chief Mark Bruley, third from right and Bishop Harding Smith, left, of the Spiritual Church of God in Robbinsdale. Photo…
- Carolyne Naomi and Fanaka Nation at KFAI Radio last week during the African Rhythms Show. The two will headline the Minneapolis Afrobeat Dance Party at The Cedar on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Photo: Fanaka Nation/InstagramFanaka Nation brings hip hop and World-music sounds together when he…
- Community members line up for COVID-19 and flu vaccines during a Winter Family Day organized by African Career, Education & Resources, Inc. in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Photo: Panashe Matemba-Mutasa/MshaleThe African Career, Education & Resources, Incorporated…
- Nigerian American Carolyne Naomi during her four-hour EP release show curated by her at Ice House in Minneapolis’ Eat Street on Friday, November 4, 2022. Photo: Jasmine Webber/Mshale“I always tried to run away from music, but it always called me back.” Carolyne Naomi, singer-songwriter, born and…
- House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives for leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress.…
- Imani Perry Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/APNEW YORK (AP) — Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books…
- A lady does a COVID-19 self test. Gov. Walz of Minnesota announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 that Minnesotans can order four more free at-home rapid tests through the state's online ordering program. Photo: ShutterstockIn advance of the holidays, Gov. Walz on Tuesday announced a new round of…
- You can look up Metro Transit city bus or light rail schedule in a variety of languages including Somali and Spanish. Photo: Courtesy Metro TransitSponsored Content from Metro Transit At Metro Transit, we’ve got helpful information in your language! Are you looking for city bus and light rail…
- Minnesota Senate Democrats have chosen Bobby Jo Champion as the next president of the Minnesota Senate, the first Black person to do so. The announcement was made on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of the Minnesota State SenateSen. Bobby Jo Champion of North Minneapolis was on Thursday…
- Rep. Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park was on Thursday, November 10, 2022 reelected as Minnesota House of Representatives speaker. House Democrats first elected Rep. Hortman to the position in 2018. Photo: Courtesy Minnesota House of RepresentativesHouse Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park)…
- Clare Oumou Verbeten at the DFL Coordinated Campaigns office in St. Paul early on Election Day November 8, 2022 and Zaynab Mohamed at her election night party. The pair became the first Black women to be elected to the Minnesota senate. Mshale staff photos by Jasmine Webber and Tom GitaaTwo women…
- Businessman Hollies Winston speaks to the media after winning the Brooklyn Park mayoral race on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 with 59% of the vote beating Councilmember Wynfred Russell. Photo: Tom Gitaa/MshaleBrooklyn Park elected its first Black mayor on Tuesday, handing over the reins of Minnesota’s…
- A Vote Here sign in Apple Valley in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District directs voters on where to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8, 2022. $25 million has been spent for the congressional seat so far, making it the most expensive race in state history. Photo: Tom Gitaa/MshaleVoting is…
- A section of attendees at the 18th Minnesota Muslim Convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Photo: Courtesy MAS MinnesotaOver 10,000 Muslims met for a one-day conference in Minneapolis marking one of the largest Muslim gatherings in the state since the onset…
- Professor PLO Lumumba and Dr. Verna Price will keynote the 2022 National African Leadership Conference to be held in Minneapolis on Dec. 8-9. Photos: Courtesy The African Perspective Magazine and AEDSThe 3rd National African Leadership Conference, which will take place Dec. 8-9, announced its…
- Voters cast their ballots inside the Bismarck Event Center main arena in Bismarck, N.D., on Oct. 27, 2020. Some poll workers in North Dakota who created confusion and frustration in the spring 2022 primary by demanding proof of United States citizenship particularly from immigrants and people of…
- Brooklyn Center mayoral candidates in the November 8, 2022 election, Councilmember April Graves and incumbent Mike Elliott. Photo: Candidates Campaign websitesA political action committee opposing the Brooklyn Center mayoral candidacy of incumbent Mike Elliott has launched as residents in the two…
- 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. Photo: Panashe Matemba-Mutasa/MshaleCollins Oppong thinks taking up golf could improve the economic and social wellbeing…
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott joined other leaders for the ribbon-cutting and dedication of Masjid Al-Ansar in Brooklyn Center on Saturday, October 13, 2022. The mosque’s congregation is mostly West African immigrants and it is located just steps…
- Women of Masjid Al-Ansar listen to Imam Mohamed Dukuly deliver the khutbah (sermon) during the mosque’s ribbon-cutting and dedication on Saturday, October 15, 2022 in a ceremony attended by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott. Photo: Tom Gitaa/…
- Abraham Leno, the executive director of the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), delivering his keynote address at the Minnesota International NGO Network summit on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in Minneapolis. Photo: Panashe Matemba-Mutasa/MshaleNongovernmental organizations (NGOs) would be a lot more…
- An Imarhan drummer during their performance at The Cedar on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Photo: Susan Budig/MshaleImarhan took us to another land where music is the only currency and they throw out $100 bills like candy. Imagine standing in the audience, catching those notes, your giddy joy at such…
- U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar presenting a $1,000,000 check for workforce development activities to African Career Education and Resources (ACER) and Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion Latina (COPAL) on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, part of a congressional…
- Abraham Leno, the executive director of Eastern Congo Initiative at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival. He will keynote the annual Minnesota International NGO Network summit on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Photo: Wikimedia CommonsThe Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN) conference returns to the…
- (L to R) Wokie Daboh, the director of diversity and inclusion at ESPN, Jerome Wesson of Boston Scientific and moderator Rita Apaloo during a keynote panel at the African Immigrant Professional Development Conference on Saturday, October 1, 2022 held at North Hennepin Community College. Photo:…
- Marijuana bud with pores and grinder. Photo: Carlos Robles fotografia via ShutterstockWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the…
- Gili Yalo performed at The Cedar in Minneapolis on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Gili YaloEthiopian-Israeli singer Gili Yalo and his five-piece band Saturday got everyone on the dance floor hopping to music that blurs boundaries between blues, jazz, funk, reggae, and traditional…
- Imarhan will bring their Tuareg sound to Minneapolis when they perform at The Cedar Cultural Center on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of ImarhanTuareg music mixes electric blues with African and Middle-Eastern sounds. We can hear it live and up-close on Tuesday evening, October 11th at…
- MC Dulo Folarin Harris gets ready to announce the winner of the Twin Cities Jollof Festival which was held for the first time in the Twin Cities in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Photo: Kelechi Uchegbu for MshaleThere is finally a winner in the Minnesota front of the Jollof…
- Pierre Bensusan during his show at The Cedar in Minneapolis on Sunday, September 25, 2022. Photo: Susan Budig/MshaleSunday evening an audience of over 60 people were wrapped up in the warm, embracing notes of Pierre Bensusan’s acoustic guitar and voice. This Algeria-French musician graced the Cedar…
- Minnesota health officials advises those traveling internationally to research the COVID-19 requirements for not just their final destination, but also wherever stops or layovers are planned. Photo: Jacob Lund/ShutterstockTo say that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way we do things would be…
- Ethiopian Israeli musician Gili Yalo will perform at The Cedar in Minneapolis on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Gili YaloGili Yalo’s life has been one of departure and arrival, leaving the familiar to seek safety in what is new. What’s never been cast-off, but has remained a security…
- Seun Kuti plays the saxophone at the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis where him and his Egypt 80 band performed to a sold-out house on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Photo: Jasmine Webber/MshaleSeun Kuti & Egypt 80 brought their blistering and buoyant performance to the Dakota in downtown…
- Tinariwen from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali will bring their global tour to Minneapolis on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at the Cedar Cultural Center. Photo: Courtesy TinariwenThe struggle only refines them. Tinariwen, a premier Tuareg band hailing from the Sahara, takes the stage at…
- Participants in the 5K run/walk, which was sponsored by Sports and Leadership Academy, gather at the starting line to prepare for their 3-mile run.Brooklyn Center held it’s 4th annual Community Health Fair on Aug. 13, at the city’s Centennial Park. The event brought together community members for a…
- Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has appointed Abdiwahab Mohamed, an immigrant from Kenya, as its temporary Assistant Commissioner for Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. Photo: Tom Gitaa/MshaleThe Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has…
- Zaynab Mohamed, 24, receives her ‘I Voted’ sticker after voting at the Corcoran Park Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. She handily won her primary to be the DFL flagbearer in the November election to represent Senate District 63. Photo: Jerusa Nyakundi/MshaleZaynab…
- Rep. Ilhan Omar arrives for a door knocking event on Primary Election Day on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 to encourage residents of Sonder Point Apartments in Brooklyn Center to go out and vote. Omar beat Don Samuels in the DFL primary. Samuels is the second Black man in two election cycles to challenge…
- Hollies Winston (left) and Wynfred Russell have advanced to the November 2022 general election for Mayor of Brooklyn Park. The two emerged out of a three way race in the August 9, 2022 primary election. Photo: Courtesy of the candidates.Central District Councilmember Wynfred Russell and Hollies…
- Ambassador Lazarus Amayo of Kenya speaking during a luncheon in his honor by Books for Africa in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday, August 5, 2022 as Congresswoman Betty McCollum of the Fourth Congressional District, which includes St. Paul, listens. On the left is the Books for Africa founder Tom…
- A sign directs voters where to vote early in person at the Brooklyn Center City Hall in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on August 2, 2022. Photo: Tom Gitaa/Mshale More than 107,000 absentee ballots have been received as of Friday, August 5 for tomorrow’s Minnesota primary election, according to the…
- Ambassador Lazarus Amayo of Kenya will visit Minnesota August 5-7, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Kenya Embassy WashingtonAmbassador Lazarus Amayo of Kenya began a three-day visit to Minnesota on Thursday to meet with the large Kenyan diaspora. A series of meetings with Minnesota state officials is also…
- Elmo got a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, according to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind “Sesame Street.” In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, the beloved 3-and-a-half-year-old “Sesame Street” star talked with his dad about what it was like to get the shot. “…
- Les Nubians will perform two shows at the Dakota on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Les NubiansThe duo that comprises Les Nubian, Hélène Faussart and Célia Faussart, emerges from the pandemic with new music and renewed passion to bring their melange of sound to the world. The imposed…
- FDA advisers voted on June 28, 2022 to recommend updated booster doses for COVID-19 this fall. Photo: Anna Stills/ShutterstockAt least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses to better match the most…
