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Hussein Samatar, founder of the African Development Center, dies at 45 26 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
In this December 22, 2005 photo, Mr. Hussein Samatar meets with Mshale for an interview at the Franklin Library in Minneapolis following his appointment to the now defunct Minneapolis Library Board. M...
Nollywood goes global as filmmakers scramble for cash 22 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji is part of the Nollywood film industry that has grown into a $800-million-a-year industry that employs thousands of people. Obi Emelonye had to battle Lagos airport b...
Mandela’s grandsons create social network to honor him 22 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
South African president Nelson Mandela has countless streets named after him, his own foundation, his own fan page and now his own social network. The website Mandela.is allows users, called “citizen...
How to fight the ‘biggest wave of voter suppression’ since 1965 21 Aug 2013 | 07:04 pm
The same morning Hillary Clinton was using her highly visible stature at the recent American Bar Association convention to call for increased protection for Americans’ right to vote, North Carolina Go...
Immigration reform: African and Caribbean immigrants forgotten 16 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
In 2003 Black Enterprise magazine named Hawthorne’s Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill Inc. one of the top 100 black-owned companies in the United States. And when Hawthorne, Golden Krust’s CEO, ...
Top African talent to headline Cedar’s 25th anniversary season with free concerts 15 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
Global music titan, Oliver Mtukudzi of Zimbabwe, will headline the Cedar Cultural Center's 25th anniversary season kick -off with a free concert on Sunday, September 1, 2013. The Cedar Cultural Cente...
Mo Abudu, Africa’s answer to Oprah 15 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
In 2006, Mo Abudu experienced what Oprah Winfrey would call an “aha moment”, ditching a 20-year career in human resources to try her hand at television. Seven years later, Abudu’s show – Moments with...
Blitz The Ambassador – “African in New York” 13 Aug 2013 | 01:12 am
Blitz The Ambassador returns with “African In New York”, the latest track from the Accra, Ghana born New York City residing wordsmith’s forthcoming EP The Warm Up. Following a sample from Eddie Murph...
Ten African internet millionaires to watch 8 Aug 2013 | 10:52 pm
Abasiama Idaresit of WildFusion is listed by Forbes as an African internet millionaire worth watching among others from Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. Photo: Courtesy of Forbes Forbes has named the...
Hennepin County seeks feedback on Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment 8 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
It is years before the Bottineau Transitway can be built from downtown Minneapolis to its northwest suburbs but the county has been in the process of reviewing the impact access to this transportation...
