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07/24/2025

Kenyan Women in the United States (KWITU) will hold its 10th anniversary reunion in Minnesota on Aug.7-10. The organization's founder Lilly Richards spoke to Mshale ahead of the largest such gathering of Kenyan women in the diaspora.

The largest gathering of Kenyan women in the diaspora (KWITU) is set to take place in Minnesota’s Twin Cities on August for their 10th anniversary reunion.

07/22/2025

The filing period to run in the special election to fill the Minnesota House seat left vacant after the assassination of Melissa Hortman closed on Tuesday at 5pm and four candidates are officially in the race. Three Democrats and one Republican.

Four candidates have filed to run in the special election to fill the Minnesota House seat left vacant after the assassination of Melissa Hortman.

07/21/2025

Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh has won the Democratic Party endorsement in his bid to become the Mayor of Minneapolis. If elected, he will be the city's first Muslim mayor and the second Black person to serve.

Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh won the Democratic party endorsement for Mayor of Minneapolis defeating incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey. If elected he will be the city's first Muslim mayor.

07/17/2025

Minnesota State Representative Esther Agbaje and Rep. Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley have urged the African immigrant community to lobby their elected officials for more mental health resources. The two were speaking at the annual African Mental Health Summit held in Brooklyn Center on Friday.

African immigrants have been urged to push their elected officials for more mental health resources as by not doing so they risk being left out.

07/16/2025

The Cedar Cultural Center's free outdoor summer concerts kicked off last Wednesday with a powerful and joyous performance by Sinkane. The free shows run every Wednesday featuring a different band through Aug. 20.

Sinkane kicked off the 2025 Summer at The Cedar free outdoor music series at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. The series runs through August 20.

07/11/2025

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Thursday said President Trump and Republicans' 'Big Beautiful Bill' is the most harmful and immoral budget in modern American history.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has criticized President Donald Trumps Big Beautiful Bill as harmful and immoral. She was speaking at a press conference in Minneapolis.

07/02/2025

The Trump administration's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion continues as a federally funded study exploring why Black babies are disproportionately born prematurely has been abruptly terminated by the National Institutes of Health.

A federally funded study exploring why Black babies in Detroit are disproportionately born prematurely has been abruptly terminated by the NIH.

06/28/2025

Funeral services for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are being held at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis this morning, Saturday, June 28, 2025. Here is the livestream.

Funeral services for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis.

06/17/2025

The assasin that killed Speaker Emerita of the House Melissa Hortman and her husband, and shot and wounded Senator John Hoffman and wife Yvette has been captured alive and Rep. Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley is grateful.

Minnesota State Rep. Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley was forced to evacuate her home Saturday following the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

06/04/2025

Minnesota based nonprofits Books For Africa and Little Free Library will be sending 50,000 books to Kenya following a collaboration with students and faculty at San Jose State University.

Little Free Library and Books For Africa, two nonprofits based in Minnesota, have announced a collaboration to send 50,000 books to Kenya.

05/29/2025

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, one of the most renowned icons of African literature, has died, according announcements from his children. He was 87.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o speaks in Minneapolis at the African Awards Gala hosted by Mshale Newspaper on October 13, 2018. Mshale Staff Photo by Richard OogaNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o, one of the most renowned icons of African literature, has died, according announcements from his children. He was 87. “It te...

05/21/2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with President Trump at the Oval Office today and pushed back against the U.S. president's debunked claims of the systematic killing of white farmers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa at a White House meeting with President Donald Trump refuted claims that white farmers were being systematically killed.

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