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Koffi Mbairamadji gets inspiration from museums

By Nneka Onyilofor , African News Journal

Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Though, what good are roots to a people without an outlet and avenue to facilitate their knowledge of the past and personal growth toward the future. Well, at the root of the African community in the Twin Cities lies Koffi Mbairamadji, an accountant by day; painter and storyteller all the time. From Chad, Koffi came to the U.S. in 2002 and took part in the Twin Cities French Festival the following year. He got his start at Intermedia Arts and from there met other Africans to start his own collective group of artists called Gosso. MORE »

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Mississippi Watershed group retools grants program, hopes to reach diverse communities

By Paul Purman , TC Daily Planet

A Twin Cities watershed organization has a quarter million dollars of grant money to divvy up over the next few months, and they’re hoping groups that have traditionally not applied for funding will show up for an information meeting on Monday, September 8.

“Look at the demographics of our watershed,” explains Jenny Winkelman, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO), which covers portions of the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lauderdale, and St. Anthony. “We have a huge audience we’re trying to reach, many of them fairly recent immigrant communities, such as the Hmong and Somali communities. Most traditional watershed materials are produced for a literate, English-speaking audience and may miss important populations.” MORE »