Culture

Doug McGill, at the Twin Cities Daily Planet, introduces us to Minnesota’s Oromo population. They are teachers, doctors and lawyers; they run retail shops and corporations; they attend Viking games, relax at coffee shops and stroll at malls. They are sometimes called “Ethiopian immigrants” because they are indeed from Ethiopia. But among friends and family, or...
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I had no idea this even existed. This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on December 28, 2009. This style is only one of the many different traditional outfits sold by vendors. (Photo by Diana Vang) By Diana Vang, TC Daily Planet December 28, 2009 Vendors at the Hmongtown Marketplace (217 Como Avenue, St. Paul)...
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As someone who went to Catholic school from grades 3-12 and as such was never exposed to anything else until much later in life, I found this particularly interesting. I’m surprised – and yet not – we’re still having this issue. You might be surprised to hear that I have participated in decorating a Christmas...
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Via the Twin Cities Daily Planet: Shades Of Yellow, the first Hmong organization for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) held its first fundraiser last week at Wilder Foundation, drawing more than a hundred supporters. Oskar Ly, vice chair, welcomed guests and said SOY is excited to hold its first fundraiser and now...
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Via the Twin Cities Daily Planet: Shades Of Yellow, the first Hmong organization for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) held its first fundraiser last week at Wilder Foundation, drawing more than a hundred supporters. Oskar Ly, vice chair, welcomed guests and said SOY is excited to hold its first fundraiser and now...
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This article originally appeared in the Twin Cities Daily Planet on December 20, 2009. Ali Warsame (Photo by Adam Warner.) By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet December 20, 2009 Things have calmed down in the Twin Cities between Somali immigrants and American born black people, but the tension generated when Somalis first landed here has by no...
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MnIndy: St Cloud State Poll: Majority of Minnesotans support abortion rights St. Cloud State University poll data released on Friday (PDF) shows most Minnesotans support abortion rights and oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, a result that’s in line with polling throughout the decade. Republicans, religious conservatives and those who never completed high school were most...
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Feministing: Precious, my Precious: Black Female Citizenship, Complexity, and the Politics of Unrelenting Survival There is a real untold story here, and the voice of that child and the voice of her mother need to be heard. They need to be heard because it is our silence on issues of sexual abuse and systemic violence...
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Feministing: Precious, my Precious: Black Female Citizenship, Complexity, and the Politics of Unrelenting Survival There is a real untold story here, and the voice of that child and the voice of her mother need to be heard. They need to be heard because it is our silence on issues of sexual abuse and systemic violence...
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BlackAtlas.com American Airlines debuts BlackAtlas.com, a travel networking site focused on the African American travel experience. From the press release: American Airlines announced today it is launching a first-of-its-kind social networking site, BlackAtlas.com(SM), which combines the best features of a travel site with the power of social networking to create a dynamic online community for travelers...
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