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Bono Discusses Relief Efforts With Local Somalis Before U2 Show In Minneapolis

Bono Discusses Relief Efforts With Local Somalis Before U2 Show In Minn.
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Asian Voices Executive Editor, HuffPost

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Minnesota's Somali community learned Saturday that Bono is one big-mouthed rock star who can really talk the talk.

Before Saturday's concert at TCF Bank Stadium, the U2 frontman met with representatives from locally based Somali-centric organizations to discuss efforts to curb famine in the African nation through ONE, the global antipoverty charity cofounded by Bono.

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