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 ...Wonsley’s office told Sahan Journal at the time that the new ordinances could be up for a vote in October before the full council, but the two proposed ordinances are now expected to come up early next year. While advocates are focusing on compensation for drivers, Wonsley said drivers’ rights and protections are still being discussed, and ...Community Voices: Minneapolis City Council’s insensitive maneuvering on rent control vote put religious bias on display. by Chris Xiong June 30, 2023. Community Voices is the reader-driven forum of Sahan Journal. Formats range from first-person essays to opinion pieces to videos.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: 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 …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 ... Several organizations told Sahan Journal that their acknowledgements include concrete steps and goals to help rectify past wrongs. Allison Waukau chairs Hennepin County’s Land and Water Acknowledgement Workgroup, which recently developed a land and water acknowledgment for the county. She agrees with some of …Asian American lawmakers from Minnesota are urging the U.S. Census Bureau to reclassify several Asian American ethnicities, expressing concerns that the current classifications harm marginalized communities and erase their experiences. Seven legislators, members of the Minnesota Asian Pacific Caucus, wrote the Census in June …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 …Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom in St. Paul, Minnesota, covering immigrants and communities of color, assisted with editing this series. READ MORE . Meet Sahan Journal’s reporters at a spot near you. Twin Cities commercial janitors reach tentative deal following a three-day strike.Nov 23, 2022 · Now Kozlowski, who is Mexican and Ojibwe, is preparing to bring that red folding chair to the state Capitol in St. Paul. On November 8, they became the first ever non-binary person elected to the Minnesota Legislature, where they will represent their hometown of Duluth and the surrounding area in House District 8B. On Monday, when Sahan Journal visited the gallery in Macalester’s fine arts building, the black curtains were gone. Several pieces of purple construction paper lined the double glass doors. Two signs were taped to these doors, too. One provided a content warning; the other, a student-made flier, asked people not to attend the exhibit and ...EDUCATION. As a child, Abdulaziz Mohamed looked to Barack Obama for proof he could be president. On July 1, he became the first Somali American student-body president at the University of Minnesota. Abdulaziz sometimes felt lost growing up between between two worlds: the Muslim community in Minneapolis and the mostly white schools …Mekfira told Sahan Journal in May that the organization had been operating on a $200,000 to $250,000 weekly budget of federal funds that it received through Feeding our Future. Mekfira said she had been receiving payments from Feeding Our Future up until last month—she was supposed to receive a payment on the day of the FBI raid.Get Sahan Journal stories delivered to your inbox. Minnesota transportation officials on Tuesday debuted new design options to remake a state highway that runs through north Minneapolis into a better place to walk, bike, and take transit. Preliminary designs for a renovation of Olson Memorial ...Apr 10, 2023 · Minnesota ‘green bank’ proposal aims to speed climate friendly projects in underserved communities. Senator Tou Xiong hopes to create a self-sustaining financial institution that would loan money to groups, cities, and individuals pursuing green projects in Minnesota. by Andrew Hazzard April 10, 2023. Senator Tou Xiong, DFL-Maplewood, is ... We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.Mar 15, 2024 · Sahan Journal is a nonprofit newsroom that covers immigrant and BIPOC communities in Minnesota. Meet the staff, including the publisher, directors, editors, …Munira Maalimisaq was a nursing student at Metro State University when a volunteer stint at a detox center opened her eyes to alcohol abuse among some Somali community members. She studied Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to create a new program aimed at Muslims. Her work led to support groups held at two Twin Cities mosques. …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.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 …Dec 29, 2023 · Sahan Journal covers essential news for Minnesota's immigrants and communities of color, such as housing, education, and civil rights. See the top 10 most …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. 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 ...Dec 21, 2022 · Mekfira told Sahan Journal in May that the organization had been operating on a $200,000 to $250,000 weekly budget of federal funds that it received through Feeding our Future. Mekfira said she had been receiving payments from Feeding Our Future up until last month—she was supposed to receive a payment on the day of the FBI raid. 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. ...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 …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 26, 2024 · 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 and manages ... Dec 21, 2022 · Mekfira told Sahan Journal in May that the organization had been operating on a $200,000 to $250,000 weekly budget of federal funds that it received through Feeding our Future. Mekfira said she had been receiving payments from Feeding Our Future up until last month—she was supposed to receive a payment on the day of the FBI raid. 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 …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 ... Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. Brian Dickens, chief of air enforcement and compliance for EPA Region 5, which covers the Midwest, told the crowd the Smith Foundry enforcement action remains in progress. The EPA is in conversations with Smith Foundry about coming into compliance with federal law, he said. Smith …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 …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. 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 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 …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 …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 …Sep 20, 2022 · 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 received the ... Minnesota’s small cities are becoming more diverse. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, over the last decade, Nobles County, with its county seat of Worthington, experienced the state’s largest increase in people of color. In 2010, the county’s population was two-thirds white, but in 2020, its residents were 43 percent people of color.Mar 1, 2024 · Sahan Journal. A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. Donate. Trending: SPPS teachers strike | …Dec 29, 2023 · Sahan Journal covers essential news for Minnesota's immigrants and communities of color, such as housing, education, and civil rights. See the top 10 most …St. Louis Park City Council member Nadia Mohamed is planning to make history a second time by becoming the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor. Nadia, 26, first broke barriers when she was elected to the council in 2019, becoming the city’s first Somali, first Muslim, and youngest council member.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 ...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 ...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 ...Sep 25, 2023 · DEMOCRACY & POLITICS. Somali Prime Minister rallies locals, praises Somali youth during Minnesota visit. Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre asked …Mar 13, 2024 · 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 …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 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 …Sep 20, 2022 · 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 received the ... Mar 1, 2024 · Sahan Journal. A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. Donate. Trending: SPPS teachers strike | …Mar 8, 2024 · At Sahan Journal, community engagement means working collaboratively with Minnesota’s communities of color to discover, understand, and voice specific …St. Paul interfaith group steps up to help house surge in families from Central America. Interfaith Action will work with houses of worship to provide temporary shelter beds to relieve overflow in Hennepin County shelters. by Hibah Ansari February 21, 2024. Liliana Letran-Garcia, CEO of Interfaith Action, gives a tour of a family-sized room at ... Stay connected with the latest stories about Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color by subscribing to our free email newsletters. Join the party! Sahan Journal is a nonprofit digital newsroom covering issues that affect diverse communities in Minnesota. Your donations make our work possible. 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 ... 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 ...“We don’t want to miss out on any rounds of funding,” Xiong told Sahan Journal. A rough estimate shows Minnesota could qualify for $350 million from those funds, according to Representative Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, who authored the House version of the bill. The proposed green bank’s fund would be self-sustaining in about …Oct 7, 2022 · The school board’s first big task: choosing the next superintendent. by Becky Z. Dernbach October 7, 2022. Clockwise from top left: Minneapolis school board candidates Laurelle Myhra, Lisa Skjefte, Collin Beachy, KerryJo Felder, Lori Norvell, Abdul Abdi, and Sonya Emerick. Candidate Fathia Feerayarre said she was not available for an interview. 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 ...Jan 25, 2024 · This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The resolution passed on a 9-3 vote with one abstention, after more than an hour of discussion and debate among council members and Mayor Jacob Frey. Credit: Aaron Nesheim | Sahan Journal. Brian Dickens, chief of air enforcement and compliance for EPA Region 5, which covers the Midwest, told the crowd the Smith Foundry enforcement action remains in progress. The EPA is in conversations with Smith Foundry about coming into compliance with federal law, he said. Smith …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.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 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 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 ...St. Louis Park City Council member Nadia Mohamed is planning to make history a second time by becoming the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor. Nadia, 26, first broke barriers when she was elected to the council in 2019, becoming the city’s first Somali, first Muslim, and youngest council member.Community Voices: Minneapolis City Council’s insensitive maneuvering on rent control vote put religious bias on display. by Chris Xiong June 30, 2023. Community Voices is the reader-driven forum of Sahan Journal. Formats range from first-person essays to opinion pieces to videos.Nashaad Ali, an 11-year-old sixth grade student in Burnsville schools, came to the rally in support of her former teacher, “the best teacher in the whole entire world,” she told Sahan Journal. Rally organizers handed Nashaad the megaphone. “Miss Qorsho was a great teacher,” she said.Minnesota lawmakers revamped the community solar program to bring benefits to working class residents, but a debate over costs for older projects has many advocates concerned. by Andrew Hazzard February 13, 2024. A new community solar garden developed by Cooperative Energy Futures at Eden Prairie Community Center, …Mar 1, 2024 · Sahan Journal. A nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. Donate. Trending: SPPS teachers strike | …Copies of the EPA filings obtained by Sahan Journal show that the amounts of those substances that the foundry emitted were well over permitted levels, endangering people nearby and the environment. East Phillips is considered an environmental justice neighborhood due to demographics and income metrics. Around 75 percent of residents …She told Sahan Journal before Election Day that she was running “to bring a global perspective to Ward 1, uniting diverse voices.” “Ward 1 is in the heart of Saint Paul and we ran a race with a heart to serve everyone no matter their race, gender, income, religion, or sexual orientation,” Bowie said in the written statement issued ...Jun 13, 2023 · 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 when they tried to ... 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, …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 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. Feb 21, 2024 · St. Paul interfaith group steps up to help house surge in families from Central America. Interfaith Action will work with houses of worship to provide temporary shelter beds to relieve overflow in Hennepin County shelters. by Hibah Ansari February 21, 2024. Liliana Letran-Garcia, CEO of Interfaith Action, gives a tour of a family-sized room at ... 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 …Nov 23, 2022 · Now Kozlowski, who is Mexican and Ojibwe, is preparing to bring that red folding chair to the state Capitol in St. Paul. On November 8, they became the first ever non-binary person elected to the Minnesota Legislature, where they will represent their hometown of Duluth and the surrounding area in House District 8B. 4 days ago · The news and editorial staff of Sahan Journal had no role in the creation or production of this story. 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She told Sahan Journal before Election Day that she was running “to bring a global perspective to Ward 1, uniting diverse voices.” “Ward 1 is in the heart of Saint Paul and we ran a race with a heart to serve everyone no matter their race, gender, income, religion, or sexual orientation,” Bowie said in the written statement issued .... The downtowner
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 …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: 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. ...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 …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. 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 …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 ... Amani Radman and Paul Jaeb founded the East African Business Association to help educate and train entrepreneurs from East Africa. by Alfonzo Galvan May 16, 2023. Amani Radman (center), CEO and founder of the East African Business Association, attends the organization's first annual gala on April 29, 2023. Credit: Somali …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 ...Becky Z. Dernbach is the education reporter for Sahan Journal. Becky graduated from Carleton College in 2008, just in time for the economy to crash. She worked many jobs before going into journalism, including substitute teaching in the Minneapolis Public Schools and community organizing. She earned a master's degree from the Medill …On Monday, when Sahan Journal visited the gallery in Macalester’s fine arts building, the black curtains were gone. Several pieces of purple construction paper lined the double glass doors. Two signs were taped to these doors, too. One provided a content warning; the other, a student-made flier, asked people not to attend the exhibit and ...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 …Oct 30, 2023 · Sahan Journal is a special newsroom that I founded at a pivotal time in Minnesota’s history. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the unprecedented challenges wrought by COVID, Sahan has stood at the forefront of national efforts to provide exceptional news coverage dedicated to communities of color. 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 ...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 23, 2022 · Now Kozlowski, who is Mexican and Ojibwe, is preparing to bring that red folding chair to the state Capitol in St. Paul. On November 8, they became the first ever non-binary person elected to the Minnesota Legislature, where they will represent their hometown of Duluth and the surrounding area in House District 8B. 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 …St. Louis Park City Council member Nadia Mohamed is planning to make history a second time by becoming the city’s first Black, first Somali, and first Muslim mayor. Nadia, 26, first broke barriers when she was elected to the council in 2019, becoming the city’s first Somali, first Muslim, and youngest council member.Oct 30, 2023 · Sahan Journal is a special newsroom that I founded at a pivotal time in Minnesota’s history. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the unprecedented challenges wrought by COVID, Sahan has stood at the forefront of national efforts to provide exceptional news coverage dedicated to communities of color. Oct 2, 2023 · 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 ... 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 …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 …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 ...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, …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 ...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 ...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 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 ... Deeq Darajo, a prominent Minneapolis journalist, was charged in connection with Feeding Our Future investigation. . Deeq Darajo, the owner of Xogmaal Media Group, becomes the 49th person charged as a result of the sprawling investigation that began with the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future. by Joey Peters September 26, 2022.Jan 31, 2024 · Sahan Journal and MPR News decided to reach out to people with real answers: community advocates, leaders, and legal experts. On February 8, we’re hosting a Sahan Community Live and North Star Journey Live event to dispel myths and misinformation and hear the impacts of our broken immigration system. 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 ...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 ...Several organizations told Sahan Journal that their acknowledgements include concrete steps and goals to help rectify past wrongs. Allison Waukau chairs Hennepin County’s Land and Water Acknowledgement Workgroup, which recently developed a land and water acknowledgment for the county. She agrees with some of …Mar 15, 2024 · In major victory for rideshare drivers, Minneapolis Council overrides mayor’s veto on minimum pay. Uber and Lyft say they’ll leave the market by May 1 when a new …Apr 10, 2023 · Minnesota ‘green bank’ proposal aims to speed climate friendly projects in underserved communities. Senator Tou Xiong hopes to create a self-sustaining financial institution that would loan money to groups, cities, and individuals pursuing green projects in Minnesota. by Andrew Hazzard April 10, 2023. Senator Tou Xiong, DFL-Maplewood, is ... 4 days ago · By Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy March 18, 2024, 10:52 a.m. Changes are coming to Sahan Journal — a mark of the award-winning digital newsroom’s success and its lasting impact on the …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.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. 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, …The St. Paul camp for rising ninth-graders aims to diversify the legal profession by inviting teenagers to see themselves as lawyers—and plan for success in high school. by Becky Z. Dernbach July 3, 2023. Ramsey County District Judge Jacob Kraus describes how his courtroom operates to the students participating in Latino Lawyer Camp.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 ...The school board’s first big task: choosing the next superintendent. by Becky Z. Dernbach October 7, 2022. Clockwise from top left: Minneapolis school board candidates Laurelle Myhra, Lisa Skjefte, Collin Beachy, KerryJo Felder, Lori Norvell, Abdul Abdi, and Sonya Emerick. Candidate Fathia Feerayarre said she was not available for an interview.Jan 26, 2024 · 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 and manages ... This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News, Borderless, Ensia, Grist, Planet Detroit, Sahan Journal and Wisconsin Watch, as well as the Guardian and Inside Climate News. The project was supported by the Joyce Foundation. ONAMIA, MINN.—Todd Moilanen paddles gently through wild rice beds on …Hennepin County is making a plan to get to zero waste. Environmental justice advocates want to make sure it includes shutting down its trash incinerator. A climate action plan with big ambitions offered no commitment to shutting down the HERC, which generates electricity from burning garbage. Foes say people of color and low-income …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.Mekfira told Sahan Journal in May that the organization had been operating on a $200,000 to $250,000 weekly budget of federal funds that it received through Feeding our Future. Mekfira said she had been receiving payments from Feeding Our Future up until last month—she was supposed to receive a payment on the day of the FBI raid.Apr 18, 2023 · Minnesota families on the brink of homelessness will receive more help from housing service providers as the result of a $50 million funding infusion for a Minnesota Housing program. The measure, passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz late last month, will help shore up Minnesota Housing’s Family Homeless Prevention and ... Apr 18, 2023 · Minnesota families on the brink of homelessness will receive more help from housing service providers as the result of a $50 million funding infusion for a Minnesota Housing program. The measure, passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Tim Walz late last month, will help shore up Minnesota Housing’s Family Homeless Prevention and ... 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 …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 ... 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 31, 2024 · Sahan Journal and MPR News decided to reach out to people with real answers: community advocates, leaders, and legal experts. On February 8, we’re hosting a Sahan Community Live and North Star Journey Live event to dispel myths and misinformation and hear the impacts of our broken immigration system. EDUCATION. As a child, Abdulaziz Mohamed looked to Barack Obama for proof he could be president. On July 1, he became the first Somali American student-body president at the University of Minnesota. Abdulaziz sometimes felt lost growing up between between two worlds: the Muslim community in Minneapolis and the mostly white schools …Nashaad Ali, an 11-year-old sixth grade student in Burnsville schools, came to the rally in support of her former teacher, “the best teacher in the whole entire world,” she told Sahan Journal. Rally organizers handed Nashaad the megaphone. “Miss Qorsho was a great teacher,” she said.Minneapolis City Council will consider safe outdoor spaces, public health response to homeless encampments. Council members will draft three ordinances to shape the city’s response after multiple evictions of a south Minneapolis camp in recent weeks. After Camp Nenookaasi was evicted from a city lot on February 1, 2024, organizers and ...After ten years as a classroom teacher, Qorsho Hassan, the 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, decided to step away from teaching at the end of this past school year. Credit: Jaida Grey Eagle | Sahan Journal. A few days before the end of the school year, Qorsho Hassan gathered her second graders for their daily morning meeting at Echo Park ...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. 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