Somali - Project Optimist

🚀Community voices | Meet KZYS, Project Optimist’s partner in the Central Minnesota News Collaborative

Ten-plus years ago the St. Cloud Somali Community Radio began broadcasting local news to thousands of Somali speakers in central Minnesota. This month Project Optimist and KZYS are launching the new Central Minnesota News Collaborative, designed to strengthen local news through partnerships.

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St. Cloud

📻 Project Optimist and KZYS get Press Forward MN funds for partnership

The collaboration between KZYS and Project Optimist will include community journalism training, co-reported stories, cross-publishing articles in English and Somali, and more.

'Don't be afraid to be seen trying' | Digital Art | 2020 (Courtesy of Wasima Farah)

Art

Artist's Joy: Wasima Farah and 3 pieces from 'Growing Pains'

The 'Growing Pains' series was featured at the Soomaal House of Art in Minneapolis in late 2022.