What is today known as International or World Refugee Day was first declared as African Refugee Day by the African Union. Africa hosts the most refugees in the world and in 2001 the African Union and UN agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with the June 20th Africa Refugee Day. Minnesota is home to … Continue reading »
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RSVP for TC National Black MBA Association Leadership Event
On April 23rd the Twin Cities chapter of the National Black MBA Association in conjunction with General Mills will present their April Program; “Diverse Leadership in a Multicultural 21st Century”. This is a great networking opportunity and lots of HR people will be there. When: Thursday April 23rd Time: 5:30 – 8:00pm Where: General Mills … Continue reading »
Elusive employment opportunities for foreign-trained African Immigrants
by Nelima The Star Tribune had a ’Mega Career Expo’ at the Minneapolis Convention Center yesterday. There where three pavilions, a health care pavilion, a general/professional pavilion and an engineering pavilion. There were a ton of young job hunters and only FOUR booths in the general/professional area. Verizon Wireless was looking for customer reps, a … Continue reading »
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$5 To Help MN
IBé Hey folks! Besides letting my worldview be known in prose and poems, I work for the Greater Twin Cities United Way. And one of the added bonus of my job is having a bird-eye view of some of our community’s most pressing needs. And believe me, it’s getting to be very TIGHT out there. If you are one of … Continue reading »
TGIF! What are YOU doing this weekend?
This time round I’m going to be on time with this update. With the days getting shorter I’m sure there are some of you who’ll want to hibernate (like me) and then there are others who like to get out no matter what. Here’s a list of some going on around town this weekend. Josiah … Continue reading »
