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DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Representatives Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum win reelection to U.S. House.

by Hibah Ansari November 8, 2022November 10, 2022

Democrats Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum were reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Omar beat Cicely Davis; McCollum beat May Lor Xiong.

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Informed by the shadow of war, Amane Badhasso is running to uplift Minnesota’s immigrant voices. She’d become the first Oromo to serve in Congress.

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2022September 5, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Dozens of East African delegates signed up to support Amane Badhasso in her congressional challenge against Betty McCollum. Then local DFL volunteers started calling and texting them to question their credentials.

by Hibah Ansari March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

A Somali health advocate’s crusade against skin lightening, a vestige of colonialism, becomes a federal public health issue

by Joey Peters July 31, 2020August 30, 2020