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Mind wars and fighting for the proper education of Black children
From the prohibition of learning during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to poorly funded, segregated schools to the current erasure of Black history in America’s school system today, Black people have never been allowed to learn in peace. In just the first three months of the year, before, during and after Black History Month, Black students from different parts of the...
Tornadoes and storms devastate Mississippi and parts of South
by Shameka Muhammad GREENVILLE, Miss.—Residents across the Mississippi Delta braced for a long track of storms that swept through leaving a trail of death and destruction. The Associated Press reported that help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long...
The Black press is not without its challenges but is more vital now than ever
WASHINGTON—The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) recently hosted its annual Black Press Week. Publishers nationwide gathered to celebrate the importance of American Black-owned newspapers and media outlets. The week with NNPA President and CEO Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.’s message on the “State of the Black Press” at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C. Dr. Chavis began by asking the...
‘This is The Final Call to Islam (Submission to The Will of Allah)’ by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
To each of you who are listening: Ramadan Mubarak. I pray that Allah will make this one of the best experiences in your Islamic life; that this Ramadan will be the best for you and your family in such a trying time as this. In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, The...
The Month of Ramadan: A Time for Self-Cultivation
Through mastery over the forces of our nature, if we are able to fast from the basic needs of life such as food, water and sexual desires during daylight hours, we will find it easier to deny the low desires of self, found in our inclinations toward learned bad habits and the call of satanic influences upon our thoughts...
CDC Doled Out Hundreds of Millions in Grants to Push Vaccines, Collect Data in Communities of Color–Part 1 of 2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 2021 has doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in grants for the creation of “culturally tailored” pro-vaccine materials and for training “influential messengers” to promote COVID-19 and flu vaccines to communities of color in every state across the country. The grants are contingent on grantees assisting the government in the...
L.A. event inspires Asian-Black dialogue and a path to understanding unity
LOS ANGELES—Activists, organizers and faith-based representatives braved inclement weather to attend a night of performances and art to build Black and Asian unity at the Strategy and Soul Session Movement Center in the historic Crenshaw District. Amina X Lei, a Muslim artist who attends Muhammad Mosque No. 27, spearheaded the event, themed “Under the Sky-One Family.” The illustrator and educator...
Supporters of Mumia Abu-Jamal continue fighting for his freedom
By Gregory Muhammad Hundreds of people recently gathered to hear about newly discovered evidence previously withheld by Philadelphia prosecutors in the case of Brother Mumia Abu-Jamal. Members of the Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry, Delaware Valley Region were present at an event held at First United Methodist Church of Germantown, in Philadelphia about the case of Mumia. Evidence of his...
‘Elevated Tea Time’ celebration honors pioneer M.G.T. at Mosque No. 5
by Lameesa W. Muhammad CINCINNATI—In the spirit of Saviours’ Day 2023, Muhammad Mosque No. 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, honored seven pioneer M.G.T. in its first “Elevated Tea Time” celebration held on Saturday, February 18, 2023. This event was organized by Student M.G.T. Captain Madeline Muhammad and the local M.G.T. planning committee. For this occasion the sisterhood of Mosque No. 5 paid...