Alberto Gomez

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

Jazz musicians, soul line dancers, ceramic figurines and a queer council take over the Twin Cities arts scene this weekend. The Twin Cities Jazz Festival will return for its 27th year, bringing more than 100 local and national musicians to venues across the metro. One artist in St. Paul will piece together Mexican folk traditions through ceramics and quilts, while another will host a soul line dance party at Minnehaha Falls.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Feven Gerezgiher |Alberto Gomez

With little fanfare, the University of Minnesota decided against hosting a Juneteenth celebration this year. Since 2022, the U has held an annual block party outside its Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in north Minneapolis. The event was “the brainchild” of Black faculty, staff and students at the University of Minnesota, according to a U news release.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Binta Kanteh |Alberto Gomez

Over the phone, across an ocean, Angok Gai tries to help his wife raise their two daughters. Gai, a U.S. citizen, lives and works in the Twin Cities. His wife and daughters are in Uganda, where they moved from South Sudan so the girls could attend school. “South Sudan is not secure, that’s why I moved them to Uganda. They are living in Uganda now because I need my kids to go to school,” Gai said.

2 weeks ago | sahanjournal.com | Myah Goff |Alberto Gomez

In the Twin Cities art scene this weekend, a dance festival in St. Paul celebrates Minnesota’s hip-hop legacy, spotlighting women artists, choreographers and krump dancers. Over on Rice Street, the Asian Street Food Night Market brings together more than 35 vendors alongside emerging Asian musicians and dance troupes. In Minneapolis, the Somali Museum launches its first summer festival with art workshops and performances by Somali artists on Lake Street.

2 weeks ago | sahanjournal.com | Alberto Villafan |Alberto Gomez

A principios de mayo, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos falló a favor de la orden de la administración Trump de terminar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, en inglés) para los venezolanos. La administración también decidió revocar el TPS para los afganos en Estados Unidos. El Estatus de Protección Temporal es una clasificación migratoria que protege a las personas de la deportación y les permite trabajar en Estados Unidos.