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The The Bush Foundation today announced the 2024 Bush Fellows. Each fellow can get up to $100,000 to build on their skills and leadership.
The Bush Foundation has announced 24 recipients of its Bush Fellowships for 2024 which include the former president of the Minneapolis NAACP.
Mshale's guide to Juneteenth celebrations in Minnesota is out. Check it out and if you have something to add to it, message us.
Here is Mshale's guide on how and where to celebrate Juneteenth in Minnesota this year. Events start well before the actual date on June 19.
The Wynfred Russell for MN House campaign made it official on Monday. Former Brooklyn Park City Council member , Wynfred Russell, filed paperwork to run in the Aug. 13 Democratic primary for the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 38A.
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell has officially filed to run for the Minnesota House Representatives District 38A.
The Huldah For House candidacy for the Minnesota House of Representatives took another step Friday after she officially filed to run in the August 13 primary.
Huldah Hiltsley has officially filed the required paperwork to run for the Minnesota House of Representative representing District 38A.
Kenya Fest will be held at Centennial Park in Brooklyn Center on Saturday, June 1 as Kenyans in Minnesota celebrate Madaraka Day.
Kenyans in Minnesota will mark Madaraka Day with a festival dubbed "Kenya Fest" on June 1 in Brooklyn Center organized by George "Jojo" Ndege.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar formally filed for reelection Monday morning, May 28. In attendance to witness the filing were supporters and Minnesota DFL Party chair Ken Martin.
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, filed for re-election Monday morning accompanied by supporters and DFL state chair Ken Martin.
History was made on Monday when Sen. Zaynab Mohamed and Rep. Esther Agbaje for State Representative became the first Black women to chair a conference committee at the Minnesota Legislature.
History was made on Monday, May 13, 2024 when State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed and State Rep. Esther Agbaje became the first Black women to chair a conference committee at the Minnesota Legislature.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Saturday secured the DFL endorsement in the first round of balloting at the Fifth Congressional District DFL (CD5 DFL) convention.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has won the Democratic Party's endorsement in her bid for a fourth term in the U.S. House.
Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana of Rwanda will be delivering the keynote address at this year's Books For Africa luncheon on May 10 in Minnesota.
Rwanda’s ambassador to the United States, Mathilde Mukantabana, will deliver the keynote address at the annual Books for Africa luncheon on May 10.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has criticized the World Bank and the West for having their priorities wrong when it comes to Africa's development.
President Yoweri Museveni has criticized the west an the World Bank for having their priorities upside down when it comes to Africa.
The Biden administration is canceling the debt of 317,000 former students of Art Institutes totaling $6.1 billion.
President Biden on May 1, 2024 ordered the federal government to cancel $6.1billion in student loans owed by former students of Art Institutes.
Mshale Op-Ed: Brooklyn Park City Council member Boyd Morson tells his Council colleagues that censuring him won't make him go away.
In an Op-Ed in Mshale, Brooklyn Park City Council member Boyd Morson tells his colleagues on the Council who censured him that he isn't going anywhere.
Mshale Op-Ed by Rep. Ilhan Omar: My commitment to a new era of US-Africa relations.
The US Capitol at Sunrise. Photo: Dabldoyou via Wikimedia Creative Commons LicenseSince being elected to Congress in 2018 as the first African-born Member to serve, I have worked to reshape engagement with the continent within the United States. As you might expect, my deep personal connection to Af...
Nature's Syrup Beauty CEO, De’Vonna Pittman, is the U.S. Small Business Administration Minnesota District's 2024 Women in Business Champion of the Year and will be honored alongside 10 others during Small Business Week.
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Minnesota District has named 11 small businesses it will honor during 2024's Small Business Week.
Brooklyn Park City Council member, Boyd Morson, has been censured for the second time by his colleagues following social media postings criticizing city staff.
Brooklyn Park City Council member Boyd Morson was on Monday, April 15, censured for a second time by his colleagues.
The Don Samuels for Congress campaign's latest FEC filings shows it hauled in over $400,000 in the 1st quarter of 2024 as he tries to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Former Minneapolis City Council member, Don Samuels, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House, raised $400,034 in the first quarter of 2024.
There was no endorsement for either Huldah For House nor Wynfred Russell for MN State House for District 38A at the DFL convention on Saturday but in District 38B, delegates endorsed Representative Samantha Vang over Tekoa For House 38b.
Democrats in Minnesota House District 38A return no endorsement in favor of Wynfred Russell or Huldah Hiltsley but Samantha Vang bags endorsement in 38B.
This Saturday, April 13, is the Senate District 38 Convention and both the Huldah For House and Wynfred Russell for MN State House campaigns will vie for the prized DFL endorsement in their races to represent District 38A.
The DFL Senate District 38 convention will be held at North View Middle School in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Education Minnesota has named 11 finalists for 2024 Teacher of the Year. The winner will be announced during a banquet on May 5 at Saint Paul RiverCentre.
Here are the 11 finalists for the 2024 Teacher of the Year award as announced by Education Minnesota on. Winner will be announced on May 5.
The Wynfred Russell for MN State House campaign formally launched over the weekend.
Former Brooklyn Park City Council member Wynfred Russell, has formally launched his campaign for the District 38A seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday, which was his birthday, won Senegal's presidential election, less than two weeks after being released from prison.
Opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has won Senegal's presidential election less than two weeks after being released from prison.
Applications for the Charter Commission for City of Brooklyn Park, MN - Local Government are being accepted through April 15.
A light illuminates the Brooklyn Park City Hall sign on the night of Jan. 9, 2023 when the city swore-in its first Black mayor. The city is inviting applications for its Charter Commission with applications closing on April 15, 2024. Mshale Staff Photo by Richard Ooga Brooklyn Park has started accep...
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has named Ama Eli Akakpo and Mitzi Hobot as directors in charge of workforce development.
In this Oct. 12, 2019 picture at Target corporate headquarters in Minneapolis, Ms. Ama Eli Akakpo, announces winners of the Mshale run African Awards as a member of the panel of judges. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced on March 3, 2024 that Ms. Akakpo, a native o...
Today is Super Tuesday in Minnesota and 14 other states and the US territory of American Samoa. Here is how you can vote in the presidential primary.
Minnesotans go to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024 to vote in the presidential primary. There are three parties participating.
Attorney General Keith Ellison was at FAIR School Crystal to speak to students about careers in an event organized by The Inner Hero.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison visited FAIR School in Crystal Friday to speak to students about careers, leadership and civic engagement
The Mitchell Hamline School of Law has named Camille Davidson as its next president and dean. She is the first Black woman in that role.
Long time educator Camille Davidson is the new president and dean of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, becoming the first Black woman to serve in this role at the institution.
Pan-Africanist and former president of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, was honored on Sunday with a life-size statue outside the African Union headquarters.
The founding father of Tanzania and one of Africa's most iconic figures, former President Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was honored Sunday with a statue outside the headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa.
The Ilhan Omar reelection campaign today announced the hiring of Kendra Lee as the campaign manager among other key appointments.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has hired a key member of the 2021 Jon Ossoff U.S. Senate runoff campaign in Georgia that gave Democrats control of the U.S. Senate to be her campaign manager.
Rep. Mohamud Noor who is serving his third term in the Minnesota House of Representatives speaks about the 2024 legislative session that convened this week.
Rep. Mohamud Noor who represents District 60B in the Minnesota House speaks about the 2024 legislative session that convened on Monday, Feb. 12.
Côte d’Ivoire beat Nigeria on Sunday to take the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations crown.
Sébastien Haller scored late to lead host nation Ivory Coast to a remarkable Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final on Sunday.
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The first annual East African Business Association Gala.
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The political action committe of the Congressional Black Caucus has released a new video encouraging Black voters to go out and vote to fight right wing extremism from what it calls "MAGA Republicans."
Books For Africa Books Brighten Futures Luncheon
Brooklyn Park East District Candidates in the February 8, 2022 Special Election will meet in-person for a forum hosted by Mshale on January 20. Mshale reporter Cynthia Simba will moderate. No live audience but you can watch it live right here on the pages of Mshale, Hmong TV, Insight News, Somali TV of Minnesota and Brooklyn Park Highlights.
Kim Potter Trial: Verdict
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Potter trial: State rests case, defense calls witnesses
Kim Potter Trial: Testimony Resumes
Kim Potter Trial: Testimony Resumes
Kim Potter Trial: Testimony Resumes
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