Amjambo’s weekly Covid/Delta update
(Data: Sunday Oct 17th – Saturday Oct 23th 2021, Maine DHHS) October 23, 2021 7-day metrics Cases:...
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Social justice champion Grace Valenzuela Wins Human Rights Award
On Oct. 21, the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine presented the 2021 Gerda Haas...
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Portland’s Social Services Division Moves to 39 Forest Avenue Ave.
Clients will access services at 39 Forest Ave beginning Friday, October 29 The City of Portland is...
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Military coup in Sudan
“Freedom, peace and justice, the revolution belongs to the people” – chant popular during...
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New Community Food Center to be located on Pine Street in Lewiston
Are you a food-loving person, a cook, baker, grower, or grocer? Have you been thinking about...
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Nobel prize in literature goes to Abdulrazak Gurnah from Tanzania
One of the world’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Nobel Prize for Literature, was...
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Portland and Lewiston programs support small businesses
Starting and running a small business is not for everyone. Even in the best of times,...
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Fishermen Feeding Mainers invites both donors and communities to the table
By Bonnie Rukin Fishermen Feeding Mainers, a program of the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association,...
News From Africa
Zooming in on life as a refugee
Story and photos by Jean Damascene Hakuzimana Meet Jean Clément from Mayukwayukwa Refugee CampJean...
Health News
Breast Care: Much has Changed in 25 Years
By Suzanne Hoekstra, MD, FACS I am a breast surgeon at Northern Light Mercy Breast Care, which was...
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The Banyamulenge genocide
By Georges Budagu Makoko | Photos by Vedaste Ngabo In violence that began on the morning of...
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The people of Afghanistan need our help
By Georges Budagu Makoko | Publisher, Amjambo Africa My heart goes out to the Afghan community in...
Guest Columns
Black names, African names are a song
By Kirsten Cappy The Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival was created to honor the...
