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.
Minnesota African Women Association (MAWA) held a public policy training for 12 African girls, who are the representatives of the African communities that are represented her in the twin cities. Read more
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
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The Church’s Response to Ebola. Thousands in West Africa have already died from the devastating Ebola virus. The disease has overwhelmed Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, making daily life nearly impossible for millions of people. Read more
Nyango Melissa Nambangi, founder of the Minnesota African Women’s Association (MAWA) received the Women’s of Distinction award from Century College on December 8, 2005. She and two other women are the first to receive the recently established award Read more
LaBelle Nambangi follows her mother’s footsteps and helps other African immigrants adjust to life in Minnesota by Jennifer Thaney 03/02/2011 When LaBelle Nambangi heads into work, she isn’t sitting down at a quiet desk covered with neat stacks of paper. Instead she travels to five metro area high schools where her “desk” is most likely a…