What’s dhaanto? A popular dance, and music scene, unifying …
Oct 18, 2023 · A popular dance, and music scene, unifies Somalis in Minnesota–and beyond. Dalmar Yare started a nonprofit, Ambassadors of Culture, to stage the kind of lost cultural events that bring Somalis together, across age and background. by Amina Isir Musa October 18, 2023. Many of Minnesota's most popular Somali singers showed up for an August ...
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Judge orders Northern Iron to install new air monitors - Sahan …
Aug 29, 2024 · A metal foundry on St. Paul’s East Side that is fighting a state order to limit its operations must install new equipment that monitors its pollution output, a judge ruled Wednesday. Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro ordered Northern Iron to submit a new permit application to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) by ...
Immigrant-owned rideshare company Hich says it’s ready to …
Aug 6, 2024 · On August 15, Hich will roll out service in Minneapolis, St. Paul and, if it completes the permitting process, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Hich is one of three smaller rideshare companies to launch in the Twin Cities since early May. All three face a changed landscape since the Legislature approved an end-of-session deal that will keep Uber and Lyft from leaving the state.
Minneapolis gives group extra year to purchase Roof Depot
Sep 5, 2024 · Minneapolis City Council gives community group an extra year to purchase Roof Depot site. The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute has another year to obtain $5.7 million promised by state lawmakers to complete the purchase. by Andrew Hazzard September 5, 2024. The Roof Depot site pictured in April 2024.
Muslim leader says critics of housing project confronted him
Aug 28, 2024 · CAIR-MN calls for Lino Lakes council member’s resignation after confrontation over Muslim housing project. Jaylani Hussein says he was confronted at a Lino Lakes City Council work session Monday by people who support City Council Member Chris Lyden. by Joey Peters August 28, 2024. Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American ...
How did Minnesota become a hub for Hmong people? - Sahan …
Sep 8, 2023 · Hmong people in Minnesota today earn slightly more than the statewide median household income, according to a 2023 report from the state demographer’s office. Disparities remain in education, however, with 20% of Hmong adults over age 25 lacking a high school diploma or equivalent. That’s higher than the statewide average of 6%.
Predatory contract for deed home sales on the rise - Sahan Journal
Aug 13, 2024 · Predatory contract for deed home sales on the rise in communities of color, feds say. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion Tuesday saying that such sales are subject to the Truth in Lending Act, which protects buyers against bad mortgages. Experts estimate that only 10 percent of Minnesota Somali families ...
Coffee machine camera at Amazon warehouse raises concerns
Feb 19, 2024 · Amazon is in the process of replacing a breakroom coffee machine in its Maple Grove warehouse after an employee inadvertently discovered a camera inside the machine that took pictures of the breakroom. The discovery alarmed a local nonprofit that works with East African workers, who comprise a sizable amount of Amazon’s Minnesota workforce.
Hmong Cultural Center to celebrate expansion of St. Paul space
Jul 2, 2024 · In addition to the museum, the center hosts an upstairs library where the original Hmong Cultural Center was located. It offers a comprehensive collection of Hmong scholarly literature, including dissertations about Hmong history and intergenerational trauma, 200 books about folk tales, funeral rites, and courting songs, and more than 300 bilingual storybooks in Hmong, English, Somali and Karen.