Third Annual Modest Fashion Weekend set for Chicago August 30-31
CHICAGO—This year, Women Working Together Inc. is presenting its 3rd annual International Modest Fashion Weekend with the theme “Fashion for Peace” on August 31...
Black Democrats unite behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris
Black Democrats, Black Democrat party operatives, and many Black voters united their fundraising efforts through social media, in hopes of electing Vice President Kamala...
Rejection of Israel’s brutality and occupation of Palestine grows
“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just...
Thousands protest Israeli prime minister’s visit to the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tens of thousands of activists, organizers and every day citizens came from around the country to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech...
Unapologetically Black, Unapologetically Bold Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee served her constituents in Houston for more than three decades before passing away on July 19 at the age of...
Drug overdoses rising among Blacks along with roadblocks to treatment
In his 1993 book, “A Torchlight for America,” the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan states that what the Nation of Islam offers is an example...
Reflections and rekindling a spirit of unity in Ferguson, Missouri
ST. LOUIS—During the first 12 days of August, friends, family and supporters are traveling to Ferguson, Missouri, for a somber anniversary and reflective commemoration....
Working cheerfully for a righteous cause
The Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.), the men who belong to the Nation of Islam, work hard and work cheerfully across the country to deliver...
Dissatisfaction grows as issues plague New Jersey’s transit system
by Yaminah Muhammad NEWARK—From traveling to and from work and school to other obligations around the state, thousands of commuters rely on NJ TRANSIT to...
Watchdogs blame corporate concentration for global IT outage
by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org Digital rights advocates responded to havoc-wreaking global technology outage by sounding the alarm on the Big Tech monopolies. The outage—which is being...