A new grant will help Minneapolis homeowners cover the costs, but many feel more must be done for people currently paying off removals. by Andrew Hazzard and Cynthia Tu November 21, 2023. Amoke Kubat, pictured in her north Minneapolis backyard in October 2023, is paying for $6,000 in ash tree removal costs through her property taxes.Michael Tortorello is the chief growth officer of Sahan Journal. As a writer, Michael spent 10-odd years contributing to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, often writing about homes and gardens—though rarely the beautiful homes and stately gardens of the glossy shelter press. Going indoors, Michael has written about the …Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and occupants set up a new camp blocks away at S. 11th Avenue and W. 28th Street in south Minneapolis. The fourth iteration of Camp Nenookaasi, pictured on February 2, 2024, includes heated yurts. Credit: Aaron …CenturyLink offers slower internet service to Black and brown neighborhoods in Minneapolis, new report claims. Families in low-income and high-income neighborhoods may pay the same price for …She told Sahan Journal that she was frustrated by the lack of authority conferred upon the mayor’s office, especially in city personnel matters. She lamented that under the current system, department heads are appointed for two-year terms, and then the Executive Committee reviews their job performance to decide whether to recommend …Sahan Journal now has 11 employees, Katie Hawkins-Gaar reported in a case study about Sahan Journal for the Institute for Nonprofit News released on Wednesday, and had raised $1.24 million in revenue as of July 2021 with an increasing percentage of that revenue coming from individual donors.Oct 23, 2023 · The Sahan Journal-ProPublica investigation identified a rising market in and around the Twin Cities for contract-for-deed sales, particularly in the Somali community. Many buyers in the East African Muslim community avoid paying or profiting from interest because of their religious principles. Rochester family urges lawmakers to pass MinnesotaCare for undocumented Minnesotans. Members of the Minnesota House and Senate are finalizing differences in two bills that would allow about 40,000 undocumented Minnesotans to access MinnesotaCare state health insurance. Marco Loera Alvarez (left) and his father, Daniel Loera (center), …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 …CenturyLink offers slower internet service to Black and brown neighborhoods in Minneapolis, new report claims. Families in low-income and high-income neighborhoods may pay the same price for …But an exhaustive Sahan Journal search—combing through school records, and talking to state officials and networks of educators—suggests that Abdirizak and Akram stand as Minnesota’s first Somali principals. Put another way, if another Somali public school principal came first, no one else in the state seems to have heard about it. ...March 2021. Feeding Our Future submits meal counts to the Minnesota Department of Education reporting that one of its vendors, Safari Restaurant, is feeding breakfast and lunch to 6,000 children every day, seven days a week that month–a total of 185,903 children. Safari receives $1 million in federal food-aid funds.Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal. Last Tuesday, over 100,000 Michiganders voted “Uncommitted” in their Democratic presidential primary. The Vote Uncommitted MN campaign, inspired by their work, is a statement to President Joe Biden that he needs to listen to our voices. We are local Minnesota elected officials standing …In the shadow of a nuclear plant, Prairie Island celebrates steps toward a green future. The Tribal Nation is about two years into an effort to cut its members’ energy costs with a solar field and other eco-friendly projects. by Gustav DeMars October 2, 2023. Prairie Island resident Tina Jefferson stands in front of solar panels on September ...An email obtained by Sahan Journal shows that on March 7, Fearing told staff she had reallocated funds to preserve his position as well as a Hmong heritage language position at Olson Middle School. Even so, Adam did not feel clear about his job status for next year. As he understood the conversation with his principal, he would be …The “encryption event” resulted in the shutdown of many Minneapolis Public Schools systems for a full week. But due to a fluke of timing, the technical difficulties did not cause any missed instructional days. On Monday, schools were closed for Presidents’ Day; Tuesday was also scheduled as a “non-school day” for parent-teacher ...In an email to Sahan Journal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said they do not comment on pending litigation. The agency did not comment on the backlog of family reunification cases. In an interview translated from Somali, Rabi shared how he became separated from his family in 2015, and the complications that arose …The Sahan Journal-ProPublica investigation identified a rising market in and around the Twin Cities for contract-for-deed sales, particularly in the Somali community. Many buyers in the East African Muslim community avoid paying or profiting from interest because of their religious principles. Investors have been offering them contracts for ...Minnesota lawmakers revive proposal to limit state, local cooperation on immigration enforcement. The bill would prohibit state and local agencies from supplying data or enforcing detainers from federal immigration officials. by Hibah Ansari February 8, 2024. “The fear of deportation has been a constant shadow in my life," University of ...In a statement sent to Sahan Journal, Chisago Lakes School District superintendent Dean Jennissen denied statements CAIR has made “related to bullying.” He added the Minnesota Department of Education carefully examined the school district’s actions in April 2019, and determined that the district complied with all policies related to … Sally Waterman is the director of advertising and sponsorship at Sahan Journal. She has worked in radio and print sales and in digital sales since the early 2000s, at major Minnesota news organizations as well as early internet pioneers like AOL. In 2007, Sally helped launch MinnPost, one of the first nonprofit digital news organizations in the ... 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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One …Yusef Carrillo, Carlo Franco, and Erica Valliant won election to the St. Paul school board. Carrillo, who was appointed to the board to fill a temporary vacancy in 2021, will be rejoining the board for a full elected term. Franco and Valliant will join the school board as new members. Serving on the St. Paul school board is a paid part-time job.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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One-time Monthly One-time $600 $365 $180 Other ...Author Archives: Hibah Ansari. Hibah Ansari is a reporter for Sahan Journal covering immigration and politics. She was named the 2022 Young Journalist of the Year by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. She’s a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism where she received a M.S. degree in …The Trump ‘Muslim ban’ has kept them apart for seven years. Zaynab Abdi, a 25-year-old immigrant from Somalia and Yemen, has lived through a civil war, two political revolutions, and a Trump presidency. Now she wants to put her family back together. Zaynab Abdi, 25, came to the United States in 2014.Nov 8, 2023 · Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. St. Louis Park voters elected Nadia Mohamed as the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor Tuesday night. Nadia is also the youngest person ever elected to the west metro suburb’s top public office in the city’s 170-year history. Nadia, 26, previously served on the St. Louis Park ... 1 day ago · Credit: Drew Arrieta | Sahan Journal. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed …Dec 12, 2023 · “He was a rock star, a social justice champion, a community advocate, a hero in every sense in the Hmong American community for over 30 years,” Chang told Sahan Journal. “For everyone who has been lucky enough to cross his path, call him a friend, or laughed and smiled because of his infectious and larger than life presence, Tou will ... 3 days ago · 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. …Staff members Warda Mohamed, Ahleah-Lyn Huggins, and Isabella Quiroga embraced after the school board voted to close JJ Legacy in an emergency meeting. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. In an emotional Friday night meeting, the board of JJ Legacy School voted to close the elementary school. Its last day of classes will be Friday, …Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Several Muslim leaders are asking Minnesotans to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary next week to protest President Joe Biden’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza. The Minnesota chapter of the Abandon Biden campaign and other ... Sahan Journal covers issues affecting Minnesota immigrants and communities of color and how they are changing the state. Learn about its mission, vision, team, funders, and editorial policy. Jul 6, 2022 · The mall hopes to have a soft opening this summer, with a grand opening by winter. by Aarushi Sen July 6, 2022. Marshall Nguyen, of Caspian Group, is the lead broker and advisor of a team of people developing the Asia Mall in Eden Prairie. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle | Sahan Journal. Jan 8, 2024 · Shaping Minnesota’s cannabis industry: How regulations will be set and where the process stands. Expungements of low-level marijuana convictions are delayed due to technical problems. Meanwhile, the state continues its search for a cannabis director, and the industry’s rules won’t be adopted until early next year. by Joey Peters January 8 ... The maximum rebate is 75% of the value of the cost of an e-bike up to $1,500. Minnesotans earning $25,000 a year or less — or $50,000 for a married taxpayer who filed a joint return — are eligible for the maximum rebate. Income is based on the applicant’s adjusted gross income from the year prior to applying.Feb 17, 2022 · Abdi Salah, a senior aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, has left City Hall after federal authorities charged him with using federal child nutrition money to buy a …The Minnesota Department of Human Services has also identified the need for 3- to 4-bedroom housing and efficiency units, with rent ranging from $1,300 to $1,700 for 3-bedroom units, $1,600 to $2,000 for four-bedroom units, and $650 to $900 for efficiencies. Contact [email protected] with housing leads.The federal courthouse in Minneapolis on September 20, 2022. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle | Sahan Journal. Federal prosecutors charged 48 people Tuesday for their roles in the alleged embezzlement of more than $250 million from government programs intended to feed low-income families, in the largest case of COVID pandemic fraud in …Both the mayor’s office and the Minneapolis City Clerk’s office told Sahan Journal that they received Sharmarke’s resignation letter on February 18, and time-stamped it with that same date. Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Deputy Executive Director Jennifer Keogh, however, told Sahan Journal that the housing authority …Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Eh Tah Khu grew up fishing in Myanmar, but left the country due to political conflict and settled in Minnesota with his wife and son in 2010. He was interested in fishing in his new home state, but wasn’t sure how to navigate questions about where ...As Sahan Journal tracks the growing number of defendants in the case, we’ll also track all of the defendants who plead guilty. This story will be updated as more defendants plead. Federal prosecutors call the Feeding Our Future investigation the largest single COVID-19 pandemic relief fraud case in the nation; at least $250 million were ...Feb 27, 2024 · Andrew Hazzard is a reporter with Sahan Journal who focuses on climate change and environmental justice issues. After starting his career in daily newspapers in Mississippi and North Dakota, Andrew returned to Minneapolis where he worked for local publications such as Southwest Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of ... Sep 25, 2023 · Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre asked Somali Minnesotans to help raise money to fight the terrorist organization, Al-Shabab, in their home country. by Abdirizak Diis September 25, 2023. Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre addresses supporters from the Somali American community during a visit to Bloomington on September 24, 2023. Jan 8, 2024 · Shaping Minnesota’s cannabis industry: How regulations will be set and where the process stands. Expungements of low-level marijuana convictions are delayed due to technical problems. Meanwhile, the state continues its search for a cannabis director, and the industry’s rules won’t be adopted until early next year. by Joey Peters January 8 ... Jul 31, 2023 · The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) declined requests for an interview, and instead submitted an email statement to Sahan Journal about its practices with inmates who are not U.S. citizens. The DOC collects information from inmates during intake about their country of birth, and contact ICE if they report any country other than the ... Sep 8, 2021 · Sahan Journal is a nonprofit news organization that covers the immigrant experience in Minnesota with a diverse and unique angle of coverage. Learn how it has …The survey tracks various civic engagement trends in the American Muslim community, which makes up just over 1 percent of the total population. The 2020 report suggests voter registration for Muslims has increased since the previous presidential election. In 2020, 78 percent of Muslims reported being registered to vote. Sally Waterman is the director of advertising and sponsorship at Sahan Journal. She has worked in radio and print sales and in digital sales since the early 2000s, at major Minnesota news organizations as well as early internet pioneers like AOL. In 2007, Sally helped launch MinnPost, one of the first nonprofit digital news organizations in the ... 2 days ago · Credit: Drew Arrieta | Sahan Journal. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed against the St. Paul police officer who killed Yia Xiong last year. Xiong, 65, was fatally shot by officer Abdirahmin Dahir on February 11, 2023. Jan 2, 2024 · CHANGING MINNESOTA. ‘I think I will stay here’: Minnesota’s Afghan community establishes deep roots a year after resettlement. Census data shows that …Yusef Carrillo, Carlo Franco, and Erica Valliant won election to the St. Paul school board. Carrillo, who was appointed to the board to fill a temporary vacancy in 2021, will be rejoining the board for a full elected term. Franco and Valliant will join the school board as new members. Serving on the St. Paul school board is a paid part-time job. Sally Waterman is the director of advertising and sponsorship at Sahan Journal. She has worked in radio and print sales and in digital sales since the early 2000s, at major Minnesota news organizations as well as early internet pioneers like AOL. In 2007, Sally helped launch MinnPost, one of the first nonprofit digital news organizations in the ... Sep 4, 2023 · Nearly 13,000 St. Paul students attended charter schools in the 2020–2021 school year. A 2022 Sahan Journal data analysis found that Asian students leaving the district were overwhelmingly attending charter schools where most students speak Hmong at home. Jan 31, 2024 · Sahan Journal and MPR News will host a discussion about the current state of immigration and what’s ahead in Minnesota and the United States ahead of the 2024 …The fund is open to Indigenous people in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota to support wealth-building projects. Awardees will receive grants of either $25,000 or $50,000. Applications for the Collective Abundance Fund close July 11, at 5 p.m. Applicants must register by filling out an eligibility quiz before completing the application.Sep 4, 2023 · Nearly 13,000 St. Paul students attended charter schools in the 2020–2021 school year. A 2022 Sahan Journal data analysis found that Asian students leaving the district were overwhelmingly attending charter schools where most students speak Hmong at home. The Minnesota Department of Human Services has also identified the need for 3- to 4-bedroom housing and efficiency units, with rent ranging from $1,300 to $1,700 for 3-bedroom units, $1,600 to $2,000 for four-bedroom units, and $650 to $900 for efficiencies. Contact [email protected] with housing leads.Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and occupants set up a new camp blocks away at S. 11th Avenue and W. 28th Street in south Minneapolis. The fourth iteration of Camp Nenookaasi, pictured on February 2, 2024, includes heated yurts. Credit: Aaron …Credit: Ben Hovland | Sahan Journal. In Rosemount–Apple Valley–Eagan, 16 names appeared on the ballot to fill three school-board slots. Sakawdin Mohamed, 43, won the most votes of any candidate, securing a seat on the board. All three candidates backed by the local teachers union won their elections. They bested a conservative slate …Oct 21, 2022 · CenturyLink offers slower internet service to Black and brown neighborhoods in Minneapolis, new report claims. Families in low-income and high-income neighborhoods may pay the same price for CenturyLink internet service. But in whiter and wealthier neighborhoods, Minneapolis consumers can get internet speeds 50 times faster for the same price. In order to track the problem, Sahan Journal reached out to five health-care systems in the Twin Cities; four responded with data: The hospitals that shared their boarding data say the situation also leads to poor employee morale and workforce burnout. Doctors and nurses may encounter challenging patients, with complex conditions they …But an exhaustive Sahan Journal search—combing through school records, and talking to state officials and networks of educators—suggests that Abdirizak and Akram stand as Minnesota’s first Somali principals. Put another way, if another Somali public school principal came first, no one else in the state seems to have heard about it. ...1 day ago · Credit: Drew Arrieta | Sahan Journal. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed …Feb 1, 2024 · Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; Police chief Brian O’Hara speaks with lawyers representing the residents of Camp Nenookaasi trying to access their clients as the camp is evicted near E 22nd St. and S 16th Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis on February 1, 2024. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal St. Paul refugee resettlement agency launches nation’s first guaranteed income program for immigrants. The International Institute of Minnesota is giving 25 families $750 a month for 12 months. The program is funded by foundations and private donors. Nurse Instructor, Valerie Geary, teaches a class at the International Institute of Minnesota ...Sep 4, 2023 · A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. The story follows the opening of the nation’s first East African …Feb 5, 2024 · In other words, when you’re boarding in the ER because of a mental health or developmental disorder, “you’re actually not getting treated,” Abderholden said. All the doctors and advocates Sahan Journal spoke to emphasized that a similar lack of treatment would never be acceptable for patients with other medical needs. Dec 14, 2023 · Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal Hennepin County also bought four other sites for use as emergency shelters, intending to convert them into affordable housing. Agate Housing and Services bought the former motel site from Hennepin County with a $900,000 forgivable loan on a 30-year fixed term, contingent on it providing “deeply affordable ... Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and occupants set up a new camp blocks away at S. 11th Avenue and W. 28th Street in south Minneapolis. The fourth iteration of Camp Nenookaasi, pictured on February 2, 2024, includes heated yurts. Credit: Aaron …Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and occupants set up a new camp blocks away at S. 11th Avenue and W. 28th Street in south Minneapolis. The fourth iteration of Camp Nenookaasi, pictured on February 2, 2024, includes heated yurts. Credit: Aaron …Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced a new policy this week to reduce barriers that crime victims who are not U.S. citizens face in obtaining legal residency status. The policy will ease the process for people to apply for U and T visas ...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 …May 19, 2020 · For now, Sahan Journal operates out of office space that overlooks downtown St. Paul. Besides Moos, Ibrahim has one reporter, an editor and a few freelancers. This summer, three journalists from ... Jan 11, 2022 · Sahan Journal is a nonprofit digital news organization that engages diverse communities with its journalism and builds racial equity in Minnesota. It has traced an …Jan 2, 2024 · Sahan Journal used the detailed data table “Place of Birth for the Foreign Population in the United States” from the American Community Survey five-year estimates to identify the five fastest growing new immigrant communities in Minnesota. This data is pulled from the responses from the questionnaire pictured below. Jan 10, 2024 · Head of St. Paul’s House of Refuge pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future food-aid fraud. Sharon Ross was initially expected to be the first defendant in the case to go to trial, but chose instead to plead guilty to wire fraud and agreed to $2.4 million in restitution. A defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud case who was scheduled to go to ... St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters, after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district. “We think this is a win for religious freedom for people of all faiths, without even having to go to court,” said Kayla Toney, an attorney for the First …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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One-time Monthly One-time $600 $365 $180 Other ...Feb 26, 2024 · by Becky Z. Dernbach March 7, 2023. South High students asked for more teachers of color. Now, they’re training in a new ‘educator pathways’ program to become those teachers. by Becky Z. Dernbach March 6, 2023. Minneapolis Public Schools acknowledges ‘threat actors’ could have accessed district data. Apr 5, 2023 · The bill has been introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate, and could allow nearly 40,000 low-income, undocumented residents to access state health insurance. Supporters for the MinnesotaCare Immigrant Inclusion Act gather at the Minnesota Capitol on April 3, 2023. Credit: Unidos MN. Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Eh Tah Khu grew up fishing in Myanmar, but left the country due to political conflict and settled in Minnesota with his wife and son in 2010. He was interested in fishing in his new home state, but wasn’t sure how to navigate questions about where ...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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One …In an email to Sahan Journal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said they do not comment on pending litigation. The agency did not comment on the backlog of family reunification cases. In an interview translated from Somali, Rabi shared how he became separated from his family in 2015, and the complications that arose …Rochester family urges lawmakers to pass MinnesotaCare for undocumented Minnesotans. Members of the Minnesota House and Senate are finalizing differences in two bills that would allow about 40,000 undocumented Minnesotans to access MinnesotaCare state health insurance. Marco Loera Alvarez (left) and his father, Daniel Loera (center), … Reach out to us at [email protected], or call us at 612-548-4344. The most useful tips may include specific examples of wrongdoing; emails, videos, or documents also help. We usually don’t report on speculation or rumors. At Sahan Journal, community engagement means working collaboratively with Minnesota’s communities of color to ... Feb 5, 2024 · In other words, when you’re boarding in the ER because of a mental health or developmental disorder, “you’re actually not getting treated,” Abderholden said. All the doctors and advocates Sahan Journal spoke to emphasized that a similar lack of treatment would never be acceptable for patients with other medical needs. The Trump ‘Muslim ban’ has kept them apart for seven years. Zaynab Abdi, a 25-year-old immigrant from Somalia and Yemen, has lived through a civil war, two political revolutions, and a Trump presidency. Now she wants to put her family back together. Zaynab Abdi, 25, came to the United States in 2014.Credit: Ben Hovland | Sahan Journal Gateway moves forward. On February 1, the Gateway STEM Academy school board met for the first time since the allegations were made public. Two teachers who serve on the school board, principal Ed Fellows, and a Sahan Journal reporter gathered in a small room at the school, while the rest of the …Mar 8, 2024 · At Sahan Journal, community engagement means working collaboratively with Minnesota’s communities of color to discover, understand, and voice specific …Rrha, Zombie box, Beau rivage hotel casino biloxi, The dump houston, Craft axe throwing, Southside ballroom dallas, Chase park plaza cinema, Bull run winery, Charlie's honda, Ashland kentucky, Jensen's foods, Pyros pizza, Outdoor events near me, Old north state food hall
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vanguard university of southern california costa mesaTwenty-three activists, business and labor leaders, civil servants, doctors, and academics were sworn in Thursday to serve on President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Among them was Minnesotan KaYing Yang, who arrived in the United States at the age of 7 as a Hmong refugee.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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One-time Monthly One-time $600 $365 $180 Other ...For now, Sahan Journal operates out of office space that overlooks downtown St. Paul. Besides Moos, Ibrahim has one reporter, an editor and a few freelancers. This summer, three journalists from ...Credit: Ben Hovland | Sahan Journal. Brooklyn Center’s community development director and opportunity site’s project lead, Meg Beekman, said plans to redevelop the site have been set back over the years by concept plans not aligning with the city’s vision for the site, the 2008 recession, and the pandemic. ...The Anoka County Sheriff’s office is reviewing an employee’s actions at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after accusations of racial profiling and Islamophobia against the staffer garnered millions of views on social media. The sheriff’s office addressed the situation Wednesday night by posting on X, formerly known as Twitter.St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters, after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district. “We think this is a win for religious freedom for people of all faiths, without even having to go to court,” said Kayla Toney, an attorney for the First …A coalition of more than 40 institutions working to create a more equitable Minneapolis-St. Paul, announced investments of more than $900 million Tuesday to expand wealth-building opportunities across the region. GroundBreak’s effort is focused on encouraging Black homeowners, entrepreneurs, and commercial developers.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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One-time Monthly One-time $600 $365 $180 Other ...In the shadow of a nuclear plant, Prairie Island celebrates steps toward a green future. The Tribal Nation is about two years into an effort to cut its members’ energy costs with a solar field and other eco-friendly projects. by Gustav DeMars October 2, 2023. Prairie Island resident Tina Jefferson stands in front of solar panels on September ...Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal Hennepin County also bought four other sites for use as emergency shelters, intending to convert them into affordable housing. Agate Housing and Services bought the former motel site from Hennepin County with a $900,000 forgivable loan on a 30-year fixed term, contingent on it providing “deeply …St. Paul refugee resettlement agency launches nation’s first guaranteed income program for immigrants. The International Institute of Minnesota is giving 25 families $750 a month for 12 months. The program is funded by foundations and private donors. Nurse Instructor, Valerie Geary, teaches a class at the International Institute of Minnesota ...The Trump ‘Muslim ban’ has kept them apart for seven years. Zaynab Abdi, a 25-year-old immigrant from Somalia and Yemen, has lived through a civil war, two political revolutions, and a Trump presidency. Now she wants to put her family back together. Zaynab Abdi, 25, came to the United States in 2014.Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre addressed a packed hall of attendees in Bloomington Sunday evening, updating them on the Somali government’s efforts to uproot Al-Shabab. He also asked the local Somali community to support their home country’s efforts from afar. More than 3,000 attendees, mostly from Minnesota, …Feb 26, 2024 · by Becky Z. Dernbach March 7, 2023. South High students asked for more teachers of color. Now, they’re training in a new ‘educator pathways’ program to become those teachers. by Becky Z. Dernbach March 6, 2023. Minneapolis Public Schools acknowledges ‘threat actors’ could have accessed district data. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and occupants set up a new camp blocks away at S. 11th Avenue and W. 28th Street in south Minneapolis. The fourth iteration of Camp Nenookaasi, pictured on February 2, 2024, includes heated yurts. Credit: Aaron …In a statement sent to Sahan Journal, Chisago Lakes School District superintendent Dean Jennissen denied statements CAIR has made “related to bullying.” He added the Minnesota Department of Education carefully examined the school district’s actions in April 2019, and determined that the district complied with all policies related to …Minnesota voters sweep in the state’s most diverse Legislature after historic wins at the polls. At least 35 of 201 members of next year’s Minnesota Senate and House are people of color. The Legislature will also see its first non-binary and transgender legislators, and the first lawmaker from Generation Z.The Minneapolis school board selected Lisa Sayles-Adams as its pick for the district’s next superintendent in a 8-1 vote at a special meeting Friday evening. School board members stressed that finalists Sayles-Adams and Sonia Stewart, deputy superintendent in Chattanooga, Tennessee, both had strong qualifications and would serve the district ...Top 10 most-read stories of 2022: Feeding Our Future, COVID, and education. by Sahan Journal December 30, 2022. Top 5 health stories of 2022: COVID impacts linger, Roe v. Wade is overturned, and addicts find help at local mosques. by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred December 27, 2022.Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal. Last Tuesday, over 100,000 Michiganders voted “Uncommitted” in their Democratic presidential primary. The Vote Uncommitted MN campaign, inspired by their work, is a statement to President Joe Biden that he needs to listen to our voices. We are local Minnesota elected officials standing …Sahan Journal reached out to mosques and community organizations to compile a calendar of places to worship and celebrate Ramadan. We’ve included links, addresses, and phone numbers where possible–but you may …Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre addressed a packed hall of attendees in Bloomington Sunday evening, updating them on the Somali government’s efforts to uproot Al-Shabab. He also asked the local Somali community to support their home country’s efforts from afar. More than 3,000 attendees, mostly from Minnesota, …Minnesota lawmakers revive proposal to limit state, local cooperation on immigration enforcement. The bill would prohibit state and local agencies from supplying data or enforcing detainers from federal immigration officials. by Hibah Ansari February 8, 2024. “The fear of deportation has been a constant shadow in my life," University of ...The survey tracks various civic engagement trends in the American Muslim community, which makes up just over 1 percent of the total population. The 2020 report suggests voter registration for Muslims has increased since the previous presidential election. In 2020, 78 percent of Muslims reported being registered to vote.Here are the 10 new defendants who were charged Monday in the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation. Minnesota U.S. Attorney Andy Luger’s office charged 10 more suspects in the alleged fraud. Fifty suspects were charged last year. The federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis pictured on May 5, 2022.Emails obtained by Sahan Journal suggest that since at least the fall of 2020—a year before the bank hacking allegations—Lomen had been making fraud allegations about the food program, urging the Minnesota Department of Education to investigate. On October 12, 2020, Lomen sent an email to three officials at the Minnesota …Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. The city of Minneapolis plans to clear Camp Nenookaasi, an encampment for the unhoused, this Thursday after delaying the eviction twice. While the city says it has helped connect 104 camp occupants to housing or shelter options, camp organizers said the planned eviction would leave another 160 …On a chilly, soggy Tuesday morning outside The Collection at Highland Bridge Apartments in St. Paul, about 50 people gathered at the former site of Ford Motor Companies’ assembly plant to break ground for a new affordable-housing property, Restoring Waters. Nearly a decade after the sprawling plant’s demolition, elected officials …Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal; Police chief Brian O’Hara speaks with lawyers representing the residents of Camp Nenookaasi trying to access their clients as the camp is evicted near E 22nd St. and S 16th Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis on February 1, 2024. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan JournalCredit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal Jaylani said the garage fire this week has the community feeling “uneasy,” especially because the cause has not been determined. CAIR-MN said three garages belonging to the mosque were destroyed in the fire, which also damaged a nearby residential building that belongs to the mosque.Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle | Sahan Journal. A Bloomington man pleaded guilty this week in the Feeding Our Future food-aid fraud investigation, bringing the total number of guilty pleas in the case to 10 people. Abdulkadir Awale, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in federal court in Minneapolis to one count of wire fraud, and agreed to pay …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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One …Sahan Journal interviewed two Muslim parents with children at DaVinci Academy, both of whom later asked not to be named in the story. They told Sahan Journal that teaching children about LGBTQ issues infringes on their rights as parents—and on their religion. One parent, an imam, told Sahan Journal that homosexuality was a “major sin” …Dec 14, 2023 · Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal Hennepin County also bought four other sites for use as emergency shelters, intending to convert them into affordable housing. Agate Housing and Services bought the former motel site from Hennepin County with a $900,000 forgivable loan on a 30-year fixed term, contingent on it providing “deeply affordable ... Sally Waterman is the director of advertising and sponsorship at Sahan Journal. She has worked in radio and print sales and in digital sales since the early 2000s, at major Minnesota news organizations as well as early internet pioneers like AOL. In 2007, Sally helped launch MinnPost, one of the first nonprofit digital news organizations in the ... Feb 26, 2024 · by Becky Z. Dernbach March 7, 2023. South High students asked for more teachers of color. Now, they’re training in a new ‘educator pathways’ program to become those teachers. by Becky Z. Dernbach March 6, 2023. Minneapolis Public Schools acknowledges ‘threat actors’ could have accessed district data. Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Eh Tah Khu grew up fishing in Myanmar, but left the country due to political conflict and settled in Minnesota with his wife and son in 2010. He was interested in fishing in his new home state, but wasn’t sure how to navigate questions about where ...Feb 17, 2022 · Abdi Salah, a senior aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, has left City Hall after federal authorities charged him with using federal child nutrition money to buy a …In a statement sent to Sahan Journal, Chisago Lakes School District superintendent Dean Jennissen denied statements CAIR has made “related to bullying.” He added the Minnesota Department of Education carefully examined the school district’s actions in April 2019, and determined that the district complied with all policies related to …St. Paul refugee resettlement agency launches nation’s first guaranteed income program for immigrants. The International Institute of Minnesota is giving 25 families $750 a month for 12 months. The program is funded by foundations and private donors. Nurse Instructor, Valerie Geary, teaches a class at the International Institute of Minnesota ...The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged a Shakopee accountant Tuesday in connection with the alleged theft of tens of thousands of dollars from a Hmong charter school in 2022. Michael Pocrnich, 43, faces one count of theft by swindle. The criminal complaint comes after a Sahan Journal investigation of the alleged theft from …Staff members Warda Mohamed, Ahleah-Lyn Huggins, and Isabella Quiroga embraced after the school board voted to close JJ Legacy in an emergency meeting. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. In an emotional Friday night meeting, the board of JJ Legacy School voted to close the elementary school. Its last day of classes will be Friday, …Contract expiring at end of month for 1,000 passenger services workers at MSP. Workers for four large subcontractors at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are seeking a $20 minimum wage. by Alfonzo Galvan January 30, 2024. Osman Sheikh, a worker at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport addressed the Metropolitan Airport …Mango Limon has offered desserts like mangonada, strawberries and cream, and pina colada smoothies at local county fairs, festivals, and other events since 2019. Cajeta Coffee is open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays on the ground floor of the Avalon Mall, 2179 4th St., in downtown White Bear Lake.Structural racism impacts a family’s ability to access a quality early childhood care and education program. We see this through the average cost of care, coupled with racial and ethnic earnings disparities, which are larger in Minnesota than in the U.S. as a whole. (For instance, Black, Indigenous, Latine and Hmong workers in …Feb 27, 2024 · Andrew Hazzard is a reporter with Sahan Journal who focuses on climate change and environmental justice issues. After starting his career in daily newspapers in Mississippi and North Dakota, Andrew returned to Minneapolis where he worked for local publications such as Southwest Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of ... Credit: Dymanh Chhoun | Sahan Journal. Last Tuesday, over 100,000 Michiganders voted “Uncommitted” in their Democratic presidential primary. The Vote Uncommitted MN campaign, inspired by their work, is a statement to President Joe Biden that he needs to listen to our voices. We are local Minnesota elected officials standing …On a chilly, soggy Tuesday morning outside The Collection at Highland Bridge Apartments in St. Paul, about 50 people gathered at the former site of Ford Motor Companies’ assembly plant to break ground for a new affordable-housing property, Restoring Waters. Nearly a decade after the sprawling plant’s demolition, elected officials …The biggest barrier to resettling Afghan refugees has been finding housing. According to the agency’s annual reports, individual donations went up by nearly 7 percent from 2020 to 2021, and more than 10 percent over the last five years. That influx made a huge difference in the lives of Afghan refugees, Aziza said.Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Several Muslim leaders are asking Minnesotans to vote “uncommitted” in the presidential primary next week to protest President Joe Biden’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza. The Minnesota chapter of the Abandon Biden campaign and other ...Minnesota lawmakers and leaders denounce fires at two Minneapolis mosques, express solidarity with Muslim community. Dozens of lawmakers and community leaders gathered at the state Capitol to show solidarity with the Muslim community as police investigate two mosque fires as potential hate crimes. by Joey Peters April 26, 2023.Research connects poor sleep to obesity, hypertension, and even death. Scientists at the University of Minnesota are exploring how sleeping problems perpetuate health disparities. by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred March 7, 2023. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 43% of Black people sleep less than seven hours per night.Feb 24, 2024 · Sahan Journal is a nonprofit digital newsroom covering issues that affect diverse communities in Minnesota. Your donations make our work possible. Support us …Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. Minnesota leaders plan to launch the state’s first-ever “green bank” this year to invest in climate-friendly projects, and could start distributing some of its $45 million funds early this summer. Peter Wyckoff, an assistant commissioner in the energy division of the Minnesota Department of Commerce ...Hennepin County officials say big policy changes, money needed to shut HERC incinerator. County commissioners want to close the HERC incinerator by 2040. Staff say state laws and consumer behavior needs to change to meet the county’s deadline. The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, pictured in April 2023, is widely known as the HERC …Feb 27, 2024 · Andrew Hazzard is a reporter with Sahan Journal who focuses on climate change and environmental justice issues. After starting his career in daily newspapers in Mississippi and North Dakota, Andrew returned to Minneapolis where he worked for local publications such as Southwest Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of ... 6 days ago · Sahan Journal covers issues affecting Minnesota immigrants and communities of color and how they are changing the state. Learn about its mission, vision, team, …Credit: Drew Arrieta | Sahan Journal. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed against the St. Paul police officer who killed Yia Xiong last year. Xiong, 65, was fatally shot by officer Abdirahmin Dahir on February 11, 2023.A new grant will help Minneapolis homeowners cover the costs, but many feel more must be done for people currently paying off removals. by Andrew Hazzard and Cynthia Tu November 21, 2023. Amoke Kubat, pictured in her north Minneapolis backyard in October 2023, is paying for $6,000 in ash tree removal costs through her property taxes.Azrin Awal, 25, is the first Asian American and Muslim city council member in Duluth. Credit: Azrin Awal Campaign. Family and friends surrounded Azrin Awal at her Tuesday night election watch party when she found out that she had become Duluth’s first Asian American and Muslim city councilmember. Awal won almost 31 percent of the …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. Will you support our community-funded journalism today? One-time Monthly One-time $600 $365 $180 Other ...Nov 11, 2022 · Minnesota voters sweep in the state’s most diverse Legislature after historic wins at the polls. At least 35 of 201 members of next year’s Minnesota Senate and House are people of color. The Legislature will also see its first non-binary and transgender legislators, and the first lawmaker from Generation Z. Feb 17, 2022 · Abdi Salah, a senior aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, has left City Hall after federal authorities charged him with using federal child nutrition money to buy a …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 …. Bulksupplements.com, Liverpool legends, Jane's cafe, Blacks tire service, Front street cafe, My favorite things stamps, Brumos mercedes atlantic blvd, Matthew scott, Advanced autos, Laughlin riverside, Walmart newport ar, Dhs tn, Ltd catalog, Shawn t, Christmas.tree farm, Chronic docs, Msi chicago, Applewood dental.