What’s dhaanto? A popular dance, and music scene, unifying …
WEBOct 18, 2023 — 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 …
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Rep. Ilhan Omar wins primary against Don Samuels in 5th District
WEBAug 12, 2024 — Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Don Samuels in Fifth District primary by wide margin. Omar and Samuels went head-to-head for a second time. Omar narrowly beat Samuels by two percentage points in the 2022 DFL primary. Ilhan Omar gives a victory speech to a packed crowd at Nighthawks in Minneapolis after winning the DFL's Fifth Congressional District ...
Ilhan Omar vs. Don Samuels: 2024 primary rematch in Minnesota’s …
WEBAug 10, 2024 — Rematch: Rep. Ilhan Omar and Don Samuels vie for Fifth District in primary election. Omar narrowly beat Samuels by 2 percentage points, or about 2,500 votes, in the 2022 primary election. U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar and former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels are once again vying for victory …
Everything you need to know about Feeding Our Future fraud …
WEBDec 21, 2022 — Federal authorities allege at least three Feeding Our Future employees, including executive director Aimee Bock, committed the fraud. “To date, the conspirators have stolen millions of dollars in federal funds,” the FBI said in the search warrant affidavit. “The scheme is ongoing.”. The Star Tribune reported that a series of FBI raids ...
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WEBSally 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 ...
A friendship, a rivalry, a federal investigation - Sahan Journal
WEBApr 1, 2022 — Kara Lomen and Aimee Bock were close friends when they worked together at the Minnesota nonprofit Partners in Quality Care. Their falling out led Bock to build Feeding Our Future into a giant provider of child nutrition funding. Documents obtained by Sahan Journal, including emails and a police incident report, may offer clues about the origins of the federal food fraud allegations against ...
Live: Minnesota primary results 2024, US House and Senate races
WEBAug 13, 2024 — Live: U.S. House and Senate election results. Senator Amy Klobuchar is running against four challengers in the primary, and all eight House districts are up for grabs. by Cynthia Tu August 13, 2024. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here!
Minnesota Afghan community establishes deep roots - Sahan …
WEBJan 2, 2024 — Census data shows that Minnesota’s Afghan community hovered around 300 for many years then shot up past 1,000 people in 2022. by Hibah Ansari and Cynthia Tu January 2, 2024. Zahra Wahidy, the women's mental health lead at the Afghan Cultural Society, immigrated to Minnesota in 2022. Wahidy, pictured at the society's office in Minneapolis on ...
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WEBAug 20, 2024 — by Alfonzo Galvan, Katelyn Vue and Andrew Hazzard May 19, 2023. Forty-eight suspects, $250 million allegedly stolen, and 257 pages of allegations. Eight interesting things about the alleged food-aid fraud scheme involving Feeding Our Future. by Sahan Journal September 22, 2022.