Somali Independence Day celebration underway in Minneapolis

The Somali Independence day festival is underway in Minneapolis. Photojournalist Mike Durenberger stopped by to show us how there's something there for everyone to enjoy.

[@Frost-gf7wq]

I wonder if the local Somali news stations celebrate American Independence Day.

[@billfischer8532]

Bahaha right???

[@user-um5po7vu8j]

We do celebrate July 4th just like we celebrate our independence roots🎉 God bless America

[@Noticerofthings]

@@user-um5po7vu8j No you don’t

[@fazomontana8354]

I’m proud to be an American but I’m Somali first.

[@11naa44]

They combine it only days apart

[@Greghh1960]

I wonder how may people in Somalia celebrate July 4th for the USA?

[@jamiefooddreamer6381]

Alot of Americans used to live in Somalia pre-cival war in the 80s and 70s. Americans had their own schools and insitutions. Where they celebrated 4th of July and Chrismas.

[@Greghh1960]

@@jamiefooddreamer6381 Yes... But here in the USA they want the Americans to celebrate the Somali Independence Day. How many Somalians in Somalia celebrate American Independence Day?

[@Wedi_Shabiya]

@@jamiefooddreamer6381interesting are you Somali 🇸🇴?

[@jamiefooddreamer6381]

@@Greghh1960 Why would Americans celebrate the Somali National day ? If they want to join the party and enjoy the good food that would be a great idea. Yet the 4th of July is the American National Day.

[@jamiefooddreamer6381]

@@Wedi_Shabiya Im Italian, born and raised in Somalia in the 70s and 80s. I was in an American basketball team in 80s in Muqadisho, in my teens. So know alot about both American and Somali culture back in the day.

[@caspianblue4141]

I am a German Immigrant here in the USA and am very proud to celebrate our INDEPENDENCE DAY on July 4th. I would never, ever expect for America to celebrate German Holidays!! Happy 4th of July!!

[@defensegeneral9893]

Of course you have been here over 200 yrs and nobody calls you immigrants or refugee.

[@caspianblue4141]

@@defensegeneral9893 I immigrated when I was a young adult. So not too, too long ago. I studied Oxford English in Germany and learned to speak American English really well, once I moved here. I live in the US now and follow our way of life here. And that includes celebrating July 4th and proudly displaying the American Flag!!

[@defensegeneral9893]

@@caspianblue4141 do you say the same when Irish Americans celebrate their heritage, such as St. Patric day , and dress Irish clothes where they wear the Irish flag and paint the town green. Even Germans have Octoberfest every year, where they drink German beer and dress traditional German cloth and dances. Just because you celebrate your heritage and culture doesn’t mean you hate America

[@ia9763]

@@defensegeneral9893Neanderthals love hating on anything🤦🏾‍♂️

[@HmmmYeahRiiiiiight]

@@defensegeneral9893 I'm all for celebrating heritage and welcome it, I personally don't mind Ramadan and other cultural/religious holidays like that. However, St Pat's and and Oktoberfest are NOT their independence days! Have some damn decency!

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

HOW COME THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED MUSLIM TRADITION AND TAKEN CARE OF ILHAN OMAR WHO DIVORCED HER HUSBAND, WHO SHE IS SENDING BUSINESS TO!?!?

[@danb6838]

their President's son is a criminal....why should they care about Omar's filthy lies?

[@fadumoosman5365]

Shut up ilhaan is hero lady leave her bisnis she can deforce her husband she dont likes your yousless

[@fadumoosman5365]

She works hard her husband he suport only put she brings her success full she is clever hero🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@Whoknows2034]

Lol, we don’t have that much influence or power. People exaggerate our population numbers and think that we have a lot of influence into who wins a seat in office. Majority of the people who voted for her and who have the most influence in her county are white liberals. Minnesota is a very democratic state so if you have a problem with her speak to people who actually have the power to do so.😂

[@doubleoseven273]

Never should have let those people over here

[@anabey5783]

Why? Do you know we would rather live in our homeland? We would rather be in our homes then feel unwelcomed. We would rather be at home even if we feel welcomed in this country because there is no place like home. But home at the moment isn’t home and we are hopeful one day soon it will be.

[@africanlipplateandbonenose3223]

@@anabey5783 then go the fuck back

[@ThatBoiT.]

@@anabey5783go back raggy

[@davideddy2672]

The Septic Tank Melting Pot …

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

July 1st is Happy Somalia 🇸🇴 DAY! Love my Somali people.

[@Greghh1960]

And July 4th is celebrated as death to America day.

[@IntheStudioDoingaSession]

Shame to them all and their horrible behavior

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

@@IntheStudioDoingaSession Shame on you and your horrible behavior.

[@blakepreston9108]

Go celebrate it in your fing country then!!! Instead of leaching off the backs of me and my grandparents, wtf talk about a kick in the face to the USA, they even have their own police here in the US, wtf!!!!!!! People wake up wake up!!!! They where never refuges is all fake to get in and take, Send all them home, it's all fake BS they are mercilessly exploiting the US for real!!!!

[@danielmartin7838]

I guess the 4th isnt good enough for Minnesota?

[@aliMohamed-ev3wr]

When did the lion cared about the opinion of the sheep.. Somalis careless about who hate them or love them.. carefree society 😂

[@dendennis9060]

Thank U, Infinite Intelligence 🙏

[@chuckaguillard8488]

Somali Day. Excellent

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

When do the Dems give them a national holiday

[@HmmmYeahRiiiiiight]

I always vote blue and I'm against this bullshit

[@jantepap5990]

Respect the country you live in and their national holidays if you wanna celebrate your own country national day go to your country and celebrate that is all and simple

[@EHed-kv2wb]

Why cant they do both? They already do both so what exactly is your issue?

[@clarksalinas7337]

I'm getting tired of people trying to celebrate other countries other than our own. We do so much for these people

[@clarksalinas7337]

And all they do is hold up their flag instead of being grateful for living in the state that they're currently in America's great, but no one cares about it. Once they're in it's i'm tired of people stepping on the flag the american flag

[@Max-rp2ft]

Free country pussy people can celebrate whatever they want to.

[@adnahassa9616]

you’re in Native american Country

[@Noticerofthings]

@@adnahassa9616 Conquered Native American country* You know how history works right?

[@Greghh1960]

@@adnahassa9616 ->The native Americans stole the land from other Native Americans and in the early years they stole it from the cave men.

[@JPGdesigngroup]

Why?

[@Umel.kheyr1]

God bless America 🇺🇸 God bless Somalia 🇸🇴

[@lula383]

Ilaahay , nabad iyo niman daacada ilaahay ha siiyo wadankeena

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

SEND EVERYONE ONE OF THEM WHO COMMITTS A CRIME BACK!

[@raashidiinabdullahi5583]

NARROW MINDED

[@techh8662]

why the hell they holding it in the dam hot ass black cement? ask for a permit at a park or something

[@Whoknows2034]

It’s near a lot of Somali owned stores and since this events attracts a lot of Somalis and other people. It helps the business near there.

[@Sunflower-wo2xw]

Happy Independence Day 🇸🇴 Somalia❤️

[@MalignTheTumor]

30% of the country defecates in the streets 🤣

[@MidnightRambler]

Minneapolis i blame the voters..

[@StreetzCultureTV]

LITTLE MOGADISHU 🎉🙏🎉 .......WHAT A GREAT COUNTY

[@AliyahDqueen]

Somalia people are so beautiful ✌🏽

[@raashidiinabdullahi5583]

Thank you sister and where are you from

[@AliyahDqueen]

@@raashidiinabdullahi5583 am African American and your welcome ✌🏽

[@raashidiinabdullahi5583]

@@AliyahDqueen thank you our dear sister only if all black people were united there would be less problems for them

[@AliyahDqueen]

@@raashidiinabdullahi5583 exactly sometimes I don't know what these people are thinking brother.

[@Greghh1960]

My favorite videos about Somilians are on KZbin where they are trying to pirate container ships and the Russian navy is schooling them.

[@mahbubmo]

Watch out for the crazies my people. Get your ccw.

[@billfischer8532]

right! largest exporter of terrorism behind the arabs

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

SEND EVERYONE ONE OF THEM WHO COMMITTS A CRIME BACK!

[@trumpwon8064]

Always carry

[@mahbubmo]

@@guyfawkesuThe1 you wish

[@fazomontana8354]

@@guyfawkesuThe1 Natives would say the same thing about u.

[@atomictitan9404]

I'm so pissed

[@ia9763]

Hahah cry Neanderthal🤣🤣

[@reynam]

for ??

[@ia9763]

@@reynam he is pissed😂

[@XP-nt9iy]

Somalia is an independent country? That's news to me.

[@atomictitan9404]

Hello good bye

[@KJ-gp4tt]

✝️ Muslims must convert to Christianity to be saved. John 3:16, John 14:6.

[@raxmaumuzakariya]

No No No

[@KJ-gp4tt]

@@raxmaumuzakariya No one comes to the Father except through Jesus. John 3:5.

[@mohamedhussein4124]

@@KJ-gp4ttpagans Jesus couldn’t save himself according to bible why worship man and prophet while deny your creator

[@kamalyusuf6211]

We never independence now

[@shucaac2]

This is our july 1da for my somalian peoee

[@abdilahiabdiyusuf7658]

wajigan waa cadaan inuu majeerteen yahay ok

[@Moibrah1213]

Spread love and happiness

[@humanitarianactivist]

I see Identity crises for the Somalis in USA kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@Noticerofthings]

Vile

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

Happy Somalia 🇸🇴 DAY and go whine and cry some more. Hahah

[@billfischer8532]

wipe them off the map

[@trumpwon8064]

​@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106go back if you're so proud, why not?

[@123toyss]

​@@trumpwon8064 u need to heal u r sick😮

[@hahabutt1893]

@@trumpwon8064 as a person from somaila, i do not get what ur saying.

[@juankamara7714]

Refuges celebrating independiency they have go back now

[@MohamedAli-ew4xb]

Even u don’t how to write English plze check ur spelling

[@shukriiii]

Ok Juan. As soon as you head back to Mexico.

[@hrvatapesnya2173]

Criminals now celebrating independence of country day once Runaway from! pathetic?

[@raashidiinabdullahi5583]

EVEN WHITE AMERICANS THERE ARE SOME OF THE CRAZIEST PEOPLE BUT YOU CANT SEE THEM AT LEAST SOMALIS ARE BETTER AND DO YOU KNOW THEY WERE AFFECTED PSYCHOLOGICALLY BY THE HORRIBLE THINGS HAPPENED IN SOMALIA BEFORE THEY CAME US YET THEY ARE MORE SANE THAN THOSE SUPRIMISISTS STUPID AND WEAK MIND

[@juankamara7714]

As an African somalis dont even know the meaning of independiency. do somalí govement have mercy for you.the money you will spend this you better send it to poor people in somalia people are deying of hunger drought

[@safabdul878]

Does you being an African all of a sudden suppose to mean something

[@maddogbasil]

😂😂😂 Somali are more free than any slave in west/central/South Africa

[@mohamedhussein4124]

Slave say your country Africa is continent

[@darrelljohnson5764]

“Little Mogadishu “ truth be told ! Crime must make them feel at home .

[@mahbubmo]

You two are really sad human. I wonder what's like to live.

[@Knowledge101s]

@@UnamusedGoywhy you hate a group of people this bad😭 of course there are criminals but don’t blame the community

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

SEND EVERYONE ONE OF THEM WHO COMMITTS A CRIME BACK!

[@trumpwon8064]

​@@thinkbeforeyoutype7106😂😂 Whats to be proud about Somalia???

[@thinkbeforeyoutype7106]

@@trumpwon8064 That’s like saying, “what’s there to be proud of America” during its civil war era and obstacles. You delusional imbeciles DON’T even know the ancient rich history of Somalia 🇸🇴. You’ve been brainwashed by mainstream media to only focus on the last couple of decades. Yet you complain about the same media when they go after your orange clown of a leader. Hahaha Trump might be better than Biden but he’s still PART of the system and supports the alphabet people. I bet, y’all republicans can’t even define what is a MAN or WOMAN anymore. Thank for I’m a Muslim and believe in God.

[@AndyStone-fj1bi]

🧢🧢🧢 the north was never colonized, it was a procreate . Meaning they paid the north to have the British flag. The south was oppressed by the Italians. We are not the same

[@degeneration6493]

why divide your people?

[@shukriiii]

hahaha stop lying to the people

[@stuartpeabody503]

Where's all the white women😮

[@cool7boy803]

We are talking about Somalia here not women.

[@akashicman2338]

Somalis are classified as white in USA