Lifestyle changes are needed now more than ever
Report: Poor diets, alcohol and tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity linked to early-onset cancers At 36, Margaret Bowling had a great life ahead of her. Then, her breasts started hurting. She got a mammogram in 1990 and the results were negative. But the pain didn’t stop. She went back six months later for another mammogram. It found cancer in her...
Honoring and continuing Halimah’s fight
Halimah Adilah Muhammad was born into this world on October 14, 1985, becoming the youngest of four siblings, to parents Siddiqu and Aesha Muhammad. She was an influential and bright young woman who loved life, her family and those she served. Late last year, Halimah succumbed to stage three breast cancer which had spread to her kidneys, bones, liver, and...
Prisoners in the U.S. are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
The rise of prison labor Angola is imposing in its sheer scale. The so-called “Alcatraz of the South” is tucked far away, surrounded by alligator-infested swamps in a bend of the Mississippi River. It spans 18,000 acres—an area bigger than the island of Manhattan—and has its own ZIP code. The former 19th-century antebellum plantation once was owned by one of the...
Advocates concerned about over-policing of people with mental health issues
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Davis Harrison knew something was wrong with his 20-year-old son, Roberto. He seemed to have arguments with invisible people when no one was around. When Mr. Harrison asked Roberto who he was talking to, his answers never made sense. The strange behavior increased. Roberto went from talking to the air to fighting the air to having emotional outbursts. “I...
Officer’s conviction in the death of George Robinson is overturned
JACKSON, Miss.—The Mississippi Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of a former Jackson Police Department (JPD) detective in the 2019 death of George Robinson, 62, the brother of Bettersten Wade. Former JPD Detective Anthony Fox was acquitted of culpable negligence manslaughter. In the January 30 acquittal, the appeals court majority wrote that the prosecution failed to prove the detective...
Nubian Leadership Summit X on Feb. 17 will continue to build on progress
The Nubian Leadership Circle will host its upcoming quarterly virtual summit on Saturday, February 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The theme of the National Black Leadership Summit X is “Black Preparation For Our Reparations.” Closing remarks will be delivered by Brother Kamm Howard, executive director of Reparations United. All over the country, Black people have...
Sharing a powerful message in Philadelphia and a visit with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Gregory Muhammad, NOI Prison Reform Ministry, Delaware Valley Region Student Coordinator PHILADELPHIA—Nation of Islam Student National Prison Reform Minister Abdullah Muhammad recently delivered a message at Mosque No. 12 in Philadelphia, to a packed audience. He was introduced by Delaware Valley Region Student Minister Rodney Muhammad, who in his remarks spoke about the U.S. prison industrial complex and the impact...
Service, Saturdays and special calling feeds bodies and souls
Every other Saturday has a special meaning for Brother Talib Muhammad of Mosque No. 28 in St. Louis, Mo. He nourishes his soul and feeds the bodies and spirits of those on the streets of St. Louis, two shelters in St. Louis and one shelter in East St. Louis, Illinois, which is about 20 minutes away, just across a bridge....
Sharing and building with community
Around the country, the F.O.I. and M.G.T. (Muslim men and women of the Nation of Islam) strive to build positive relationships in the communities they serve. The brothers and sisters share the life-giving Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad as taught by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan in many ways. They share and distribute The Final Call newspaper...
The journey to peace, real self-care and better health, part II
Would you like to have a healthier and more joyful life? Did you know there were eight great tips that the man of God gave us several years ago that will help us have a healthier and happier existence? We covered the first four steps in part I (see The Final Call, Vol. 43 No. 19). Here are the...