Commentary Archives — Sahan Journal

Chavez and Alper: East Phillips neighborhood deserves an urban farm, not a city parking ramp.

by Jason Chavez and Becky Alper August 17, 2021August 17, 2021

The City Council will vote Wednesday, August 18, on whether to go ahead with building a Minneapolis maintenance facility on the Roof Depot site. Jason Chavez and Becky Alper contend that this diverse neighborhood has already suffered from traffic, pollution, and limited green resources.

Doualy Xaykaothao: A love letter to Sunisa Lee, and her Hmong parents.

by Doualy Xaykaothao August 9, 2021August 10, 2021

Omar Fateh: Negotiations on police accountability should take place in the public eye.

by Omar Fateh June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

Rahel Nardos: For a US citizen who is also an immigrant, seeking out the silver lining between a rock and a hard place.

by Dr. Rahel Nardos June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

Lee-Yang: Surviving COVID presented the Hmong community with an impossible choice. Mourn the dead together or stay safe on our own?

by May Lee-Yang May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Hanif: Minnesota has serious health inequities for people of color. Two bills now before the legislature could help fix that.

by Trinity Hanif April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

Gardner and Chudgar: Justice requires that Minnesota attorney general prosecute officer who killed Daunte Wright

by Lena K. Gardner and Neil Chudgar April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

Irene Fernando and Jeff Lunde: Minnesota transit funding proposal jeopardizes Blue Line Extension.

by Irene Fernando and Jeff Lunde April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

May Lee-Yang on the killing of Hmong women: ‘I am past anger. I am past community conversations. I want vengeance. I want justice for the dead.’

by May Lee-Yang April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

Yia Vang: My father is my hero, and he’s afraid for me. But he also embodies the cure for anti-Asian hate. That’s hope.

by Yia Vang March 26, 2021March 26, 2021

Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis: There is a rich pipeline of Black talent in the Twin Cities. It still can be hard to find out about events and opportunities.

by Jeffrey Bissoy March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Ahmed Ismail Yusuf: George Floyd’s death was a wakeup call about the depths of racism in America. In their treatment of Dolal Idd’s family, sheriff’s deputies chose to ignore it.

by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf March 5, 2021March 4, 2021

Image of Amira Adawe standing outside and holding a poster that reads "Dangerous. Racist. Illegal. Toxic skin lightening creams."

Skin-lightening products cost Black and brown communities our money and our health.

by Amira Adawe and Hodan Hassan March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

I got my first job in the U.S. at an Amazon fulfillment center in Minnesota. The work was dehumanizing and awful.

Black and brown people have been subject to suffering and neglect at the hands of doctors in the past. It’s still worth getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

by Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo January 18, 2021January 19, 2021

As a foreign correspondent, I watched Bosnia self-destruct based on toxic propaganda. I saw the same forces at work yesterday in Washington.

‘Time to uproot systemic racism’: Case of Dolal Idd highlights disparities in fatal police shootings

by Habon Abdulle January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Power cannot be obtained through violence in Ethiopia. Now is the time for dialogue.

by Abdul Dire December 23, 2020December 24, 2020

Commentary: Trump’s anti-refugee policies are a betrayal of American values

by Mustafa Jumale October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

Haji Yussuf: Ilhan offers best chance to advance progressive agenda

by Haji Yussuf May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Zafar Siddiqui: Don’t succumb to hate virus while fighting coronavirus

by Zafar Siddiqui May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Hudda Ibrahim: Coronavirus hits central Minnesota’s Somali-owned businesses hard

by Hudda Ibrahim May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

I’m Asian American in rural Minnesota and have felt the sting of pandemic-fueled racism

by Hannah Yang March 25, 2020March 30, 2021

Commentary, Culture & Community

Moving to Mexico for love sounded awesome. Then my African uncle called.

by Jeffrey Bissoy November 25, 2019April 1, 2020

Immigrants built Minnesota’s economy and culture. They still do.

by Hamse Warfa November 1, 2019April 1, 2020

Gandhi’s dream lies in tatters, 150 years after his birth

by Zafar Siddiqui October 2, 2019April 1, 2020

On 9/11 anniversary, blame the terrorists, not Muslims

by Ashalul Aden September 11, 2019April 1, 2020

Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can’t stand the hate.

by Haji Yussuf August 11, 2019April 1, 2020

Justice is not blind in America. Ask Mohamed Noor.

by Ahmed Ismail Yusuf July 23, 2019April 1, 2020