Minnesota news for immigrants and communities of color
Our news is for everyone. Sahan Journal publishes real news about communities of color—the kind of stories you won’t find anywhere else. We want it to be free for you and everyone else.
St. Paul school board picks Stacie Stanley as next superintendent
Dec 20, 2024 · Stacie Stanley will be the next superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools. The school board voted unanimously to offer the position to Stanley after four hours of deliberation in which board members expressed praise for all three finalists, including former Minnesota education commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Hopkins Superintendent Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed.
Ilhan Omar wins reelection: Live Minnesota election results 2024
Nov 4, 2024 · “Thank you, CD5,” she wrote. “Our hard work was worth it. We knocked on 117,716 doors. We made 108,226 calls. And we sent 147,323 texts. This is a victory for ALL of us who believe that a better future is possible.
Minneapolis nears approval to expand broadcast of Islamic call to …
Apr 7, 2023 · Minneapolis mosques would be able to broadcast the adhan—the Islamic call to prayer—five times a day under a proposed ordinance unanimously approved March 29 by the City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee.. The resolution would expand the number of times a mosque could issue the call to prayer from three or four to five, meaning that morning and sometimes evening prayers no ...
Somali journalists who found home in Minnesota worry about future
Dec 23, 2024 · Several of those journalists, including Mahad, are worried about their future following Donald Trump’s election to a second term. Trump has threatened mass deportations, and U.S. asylum claims have a yearslong backlog.. Robin Carr, an immigration attorney based in Minneapolis, represents at least two Somali journalists with pending asylum cases.
Bloomington nonprofit cuts ties with founder in wake of Feeding …
Mar 29, 2024 · Minnesota Attorney General announced that Action for East African People, a nonprofit that operates Action Care Community Clinic, a free dental clinic in Bloomington, dismissed its founder and former executive director, Ayan Abukar, and her daughter, Deqo Siraj.
Minnesota Afghan community establishes deep roots - Sahan …
Jan 2, 2024 · Sahan Journal broke down the data and will be profiling some communities that saw dramatic growth in Minnesota since 2018. As the Afghan refugee population grew, the Afghan Cultural Society, which started off as a cultural and educational organization, took on the role of a refugee resettlement agency.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary against Don Samuels in 5th District
Aug 12, 2024 · Omar is running for her fourth term, and will face journalist and activist Dalia Al-Aqidi, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Omar received 56 percent of the vote, beating Samuels by 13 percentage points.
CenterPoint settlement keeps gas bills steady for Minnesotans
Dec 13, 2024 · CenterPoint Energy reached a settlement with several consumer advocate groups and government agencies that will keep residential bills around current levels and halve the amount of membership dues for a controversial gas association the …
Here’s everyone who’s pleaded guilty in the Feeding Our Future ...
Oct 27, 2022 · Guilty pleas in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation started trickling in three weeks after the U.S. Attorney’s Office first announced charges in September 2022 against dozens of suspects.