Samantha Long

Dec 29, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Samantha Long |Samantha HoàngLong

This year, Sahan Journal readers followed us as we reported essential news for Minnesota’s immigrants and communities of color. Community voices stood out in our most-read coverage of the year: Muslim students took a stand in their undergraduate education at Hamline University and Macalester College, Uber and Lyft drivers called for better wages, and residents expressed frustration with changes in their cities. Some of our stories also prompted action and change.

Dec 29, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Dymanh Chhoun |Katelyn Vue |Hibah Ansari |Samantha Long

Posted inCULTURE & COMMUNITY Readers spent the most time with our reporting on the tragic deaths of a Twin Cities man in Colombia and five young women in Minneapolis, art controversies in St. Paul, and rideshare drivers’ rights.

May 24, 2023 | sahanjournal.com | Katelyn Vue |Samantha Long

Skip to content Exactly three years after the murder of George Floyd, the Rise and Remember 2023 celebration returns to Minneapolis for three days, May 25–27. The event focuses on memorializing George Floyd and continuing to pursue racial justice. Rise and Remember will include a two-day conference, a candlelight vigil, a gala, and a festival. Community members and visitors can attend most of these events for free. The lineup of events will be hosted by The George Floyd Global Memorial, a...