What percentage of Metro Mobility bus drivers are Somali? Trump claimed Somalis contribute nothing to the United States, yet how many Minnesotans are readily aware of the fact that on any given day, it will most likely be a Somali Metro Mobility driver that will have safely transported their elderly, terminally ill, and disabled loved [...]
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Mass Transit Reform in the Twin Cities Served with Nonsectarian Bipartisanship
Who in their right mind would make public safety reform on mass transit a central priority for municipal public office? When hypersensitivities become woke, the public are typically drawn to headline issues like gun control, criminal justice reform, & immigration. As with any given Election Day, most think about how their preferred candidate will deliver [...]
Somali Diaspora in Minnesota, Ink for Future Scholarship?
When the Somali Museum of Minnesota opened for the first time in 2009, few reflected on how far the wider diasporic community has progressed since the early-1990s. Minnesota has long been recognized as the unofficial capital of the Somali Diaspora in North America. Yet, Somalia has yet to establish a consulate or diplomatic cultural mission [...]