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Little Africa tour showcases local artists and African owned businesses.

During the Little Africa tour attendees traveled along Snelling Avenue, where they visited African Plaza, Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant, Dahabshiil Mini Market, Addis Mini Market, Sabrina’s Café, Sunshine Beauty Salon, and Snelling Café. At each location, the group had an opportunity to meet with the business owners and learn the unique stories of the locations. The tour ended at Snelling Café with a pop-up art gallery featuring the works of artists of visual artists Geno Okok, Sara Endalew, and Binyam Raba, the documentary street photography of Netsanet Negussie, and the eccentric and bold handbags of fashion designer Ngeri Nnachi.

Read more about the Tour→

 

Opening up the Doors: Why Creating a Welcoming Little Africa Community Takes Time

On February 9th AEDS launched its first in a series of community workshops to implement a Facade Improvement project for small businesses within Little Africa. Organized by both AEDS and the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation the project is funded in part by the Knight Green Line Challenge award and seeks to build community engagement while improving the exterior of Little Africa businesses. The second Facade Improvement workshop in this series will take place on April 5th 2016.

Learn more about the first workshop here →

 African Women Entrepreneurs & Artist Networking Event

Little Africa celebrated International Women’s day by hosting the second event in our arts series. On March 8th Little Africa organized the African Women Entrepreneurs & Artist Networking event. The comprised of an array of guest speakers, a performance by Ifrah Mansour, storytelling circles, and a panel discussion featuring Little Africa Women artists and entrepreneurs.

Read more about the event here →

AEDS Homeownership Workshops

AEDS has partnered with the Minnesota Home Ownership Center to provide home stretch workshops to prepare homebuyers to be successful homeowners. We offer homeownership workshops throughout the year. Our homeownership workshops are open to all homebuyers in Minnesota. Click here to register for upcoming homeownership workshops.

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Take a Home Stretch class on Saturday, June 9th for FREE!

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Did you know that June is National Homeownership Month? AEDS is celebrating by offering a FREE Home Stretch class on Saturday, June 9th! Home Stretch is an eight-hour homebuyer workshop that covers all of the essential steps that buyers should take in order to realize their dream of homeownership. Sign up today to prepare yourself to be a successful homeowner.

AEDS News, Events & More

Save the Date for Little Africa Fest 2018

Little Africa Fest 2018 will be from 2-8pm on Saturday, August 18th! Come for a full day of activities, African cultural perf...

Save the Date for Little Africa Fest 2017!

Little Africa Fest 2017 will be from 2-8pm on Saturday, August 19th! Come for a full day of activities, African cultural perf...

Take a Home Stretch class on Saturday, June 17th for FREE!

Did you know that June is National Homeownership Month? AEDS is celebrating by offering a FREE Home Stretch class on Satu...

AEDS is hiring a Business Advisor/Loan Officer!

We're hiring a full-time Business Advisor/Loan Officer! The successful candidate will have experience in small business len...

Little Africa Fest 2016 video!

It's been a little over a month since Little Africa Fest and we're missing the celebration, but luckily we can relive it thro...

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Save the Date for Little Africa Fest 2018

Little Africa Fest 2018 will be from 2-8pm on Saturday, August 18th! Come for a full day of activities, African cultural perf...

Save the Date for Little Africa Fest 2017!

Little Africa Fest 2017 will be from 2-8pm on Saturday, August 19th! Come for a full day of activities, African cultural perf...

Take a Home Stretch class on Saturday, June 17th for FREE!

Did you know that June is National Homeownership Month? AEDS is celebrating by offering a FREE Home Stretch class on Satu...

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