Anna Adamson

Minneapolis-based journalist

photography – do not use

‘I’m not going. This is my home’: An Afghan Family builds a new life in Minnesota amid rising uncertainty

Community members rally in support of Somali and Afghan immigrants


Dozens of community members gather outside the Afghan Cultural Society on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood located in Minneapolis, Minn. Members of the MN Free Palestine Coalition organized the rally following the Trump Administration’s threats of deporting Afghan and Somali immigrants. (Anna Adamson)

Omar Fateh election night 2025

From left to right: Fardowsa Ibrahim, Shukri Muhumed and Barwaaquo Hussen supporting Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor. “We just want to support somebody that looks like us, especially as refugees who came to the United States at a very young age,” says Muhumed, who is Somali-American. (Anna Adamson)

“We just want to support somebody that looks like us,”

  • Ward 6 council member Jamal Osman greets Fateh supporters. (Anna Adamson)
  • Blue tape covers “DFL” on some campaign signs at the Fateh election night party. Fateh’s campaign was previously fined for violating the Campaign Practices Act when it distributed yard signs with the endorsement emblem, following the DFL’s revocation of its endorsement. (Anna Adamson)
  • Ayan Abdinur (center) holding Sarah Larsson’s (left) three-month-old baby at the Fateh election party. The women worked together at the Somali Museum in Minneapolis. “It’s baby’s first election night,” Larsson says. (Anna Adamson)
Sen. Omar Fateh speaks at his election night party. (Anna Adamson)

Girls hockey

  • Silje Espevik, Norwegian artist known as “Yndling”, whose music is frequently played on Radio K, performs at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2025. (Anna Adamson/RadioK)
  • Twin sisters Jenaya and Anisha, better known as “Surely Shirley” performing their 60s-inspired songs at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)
  • After dealing with technical difficulties at her show the night before, Icelandic artist Sunna Margrét delivers a stunning performance at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)
  • Margrét playing her bass at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)

radio k photos– sxsw, some otr, other concert