A community petition is calling for a public apology from the state’s Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans after its chair attempted to rush a group of Hmong elected officials off stage at a recent event. The council, a non-cabinet agency in the executive branch of the state government, hosted...

Twin Cities arts events this weekend include a film by a University of Minnesota dance student; a play at Pangea World Theater on domestic abuse; and three exhibits at Soomaal House featuring Somali artists. The post Can you hear your heartbeat? Vietnamese American choreographer debuts film on finding stillness  appeared first on Sahan Journal.

A conservative school board member broke an impasse on Tuesday night when he agreed to decouple DEI initiatives from the district’s 2024-25 budget. The post ‘Our voices were actually heard’: Students celebrate as Anoka-Hennepin school board backs down from budget threats appeared first on Sahan Journal.

About 1,000 prospective jurors were summoned for the high-profile trial that is expected to last six to eight weeks. The post Jury seated for first Feeding Our Future trial; opening statements, testimony begin next week appeared first on Sahan Journal.

The announcement came as a separate group represented by the union, education support professionals, began voting on whether to authorize their own strike. The post Hours after scheduling strike vote, Minneapolis teachers reach tentative deal with district appeared first on Sahan Journal.

Students staged a die-in and rally Wednesday after nine people were arrested the previous day for setting up an encampment on campus. The post University of Minnesota students vow to rally for Palestine until school divests from Israel appeared first on Sahan Journal.

School board member Matt Audette said in a social media post that he would block passage of the district’s budget unless it eliminated a lengthy list of racial and gender equity measures. The post Anoka-Hennepin students pack meeting following school board member’s threat to cut equity programs appeared first on Sahan Journal.

The African American community center in south Minneapolis is taking advantage of federal funding to go green with solar and geothermal power. The post Ilhan Omar, Tina Smith celebrate Earth Day touring green initiatives at Sabathani Community Center appeared first on Sahan Journal.

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The program, which allows ordinary Americans to sponsor a refugee, had more than 48 applications from Minnesota in its first year. The post ‘Waiting for this opportunity’: Two Oromo refugees pay it forward by sponsoring a stranger through Welcome Corps appeared first on Sahan Journal.

Two Minnesota-based organizations are at the forefront of relief efforts in the country, providing meals, medical care, and shelter. The post Here’s how to help relief efforts in Sudan a year after war left millions displaced and hungry appeared first on Sahan Journal.

Supporters say license preapprovals would allow them to secure funding, rent real estate and take other steps to get up and running more quickly. The post Minnesota House approves bill that would speed licensing of marijuana dispensaries appeared first on Sahan Journal.

A federal grant will help the community group behind the Roof Depot project in south Minneapolis install a massive rooftop solar array that will power the building and offset energy costs for hundreds of neighboring households. The Department of Energy awarded a $100,000 grant to the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute...