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Sunday May 8, 2011, is Mother’s Day. The day traditionally serves to honor and celebrate all mothers. As a son, with a wife, and as a father to two daughters, it is my honor and privilege to not only pay tribute to these women in my life, but to all African women in Minesota. Read…
Outdoor temperatures soared to record-breaking levels Thursday, June 23rd. But the heat, held in check at the North Star Ballroom on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota did not weaken the enthusiasm or energy of Minnesota African Women’s Association as they hosted their second annual fundraising dinner to a crowd of over…
MINNEAPOLIS – The agenda for the recently held African Women in the Diaspora Conference included lectures on gender issues, human rights issues with regard to sex and labor human trafficking, and widowhood. But perhaps the most often discussed topic was the practice of female genital cutting. Read more
Nyango Melissa Nambangi is the Founder and Executive Director of the Minnesota African Women Association (MAWA) August 9, 2014 Letter to African parents in Minnesota – Backgrounder for MAWA’s BART program Dear African parent/guardian: We want to tell you what some issues are for African teens in Minnesota – we have been working with them…
It is not quite often that discussions around sexuality or teen pregnancy come up in African immigrant homes. Even when these discussions prop triggered in some cases by television programs or movies, parents more often will always fall back to what their customs and traditions proscribe. Read more