Trial date set for White supremacist who targeted Black shoppers at a Buffalo supermarket
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The federal death penalty trial for a White supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket likely won’t start for at least 18 months to give lawyers time to tackle a host of legal and logistical issues, a judge said Feb. 2. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo set a date of Sept. 8, 2025, for the start of Payton...
Remembering Joe Madison: ‘The Black Eagle’s legacy and fight for justice
The Washington Informer Tributes continued to pour in for Joe Madison, the talk show host, activist and philanthropist known as “The Black Eagle” who died February 1 at 74 after a lengthy bout with prostate cancer. Those familiar with the popular SiriusXM host and his legacy noted his death, fittingly, comes as America observes the start of Black History Month. “Whether it...
Apply now for 2024 Lieutenant Khalil Muhammad Scholarship
The Elite 50-Plus squad of the Nation of Islam is taking applications for its 2024 Lieutenant Khalil Muhammad Memorial Scholarship, a $1,000 award given to a graduating F.O.I. who attends a Muhammad University of Islam or an M.U.I. affiliate. To qualify, the student must complete an application and submit an essay of no more than 400 words explaining the applicant’s...
A welcome homecoming: Student Minister Abdul Muhammad visits Northern Louisiana
In Chicago, Brother Abdul Muhammad was ousted as a high school principal for doing his job. However, those speaking against his great work of turning around failing schools have not slowed down the perseverance of this Nation of Islam student minister. A clear showing of his steadfastness was displayed January 19-21 when Bro. Abdul Muhammad visited Northern Louisiana. Bro. Abdul...
M.G.T. and G.C.C. of Mosque No. 5 hosts a sisterhood circle
CINCINNATI—A small, but mighty group of M.G.T. and G.C.C. (Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class, the women of the Nation of Islam) at Muhammad Mosque No. 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered in an intimate, cinema style setting at the first Sisters’ Circle social to view the recently released and much talked about Netflix film Leave the World Behind...
A demand for justice and transparency Family of young, Black woman killed by police file $30 million lawsuit
The family of a Niani Finlayson, a young, Black woman fatally shot during a 911 domestic violence call has filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles and its sheriff’s department. As 2024 begins, activists are also continuing to demand justice and transparency in the investigation into her tragic death they argue could have been...
Letter from Minister Louis Farrakhan on Viola Plummer
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL. January 29, 2024 As-Salaam Alaikum. (Peace Be Unto You) TO THE FAMILY, AND FRIENDS OF VIOLA PLUMMER: What can I say about the loss of my Sister and friend, Viola Plummer? Why did I love her the way I did, because, when I met her I met one of the strongest Black women I...
Premiere for ‘ANSWERED Part 2—The Coming of God’ debuts in Arizona
PHOENIX—In a spectacular event that combined glamour with spiritual significance, over 600 members of the Nation of Islam (N.O.I.), their families, friends, and guests attended the white carpet premiere of the documentary “ANSWERED Part 2—The Coming Of God” in three sold-out theaters at the Pollack Cinemas in Tempe, Arizona, on January 20. Produced by Student Minister Ilia Rashad Muhammad, author of “UFOs...
Imprisoned and in peril Medical negligence accusations lead to intense calls for justice
“We want freedom for all Believers of Islam now held in federal prisons. We want freedom for all Black men and women now under death sentence in innumerable prisons in the North as well as the South.”—Point No. 5 The Muslim Program/What The Muslims Want MIAMI—Marsha McIntyre Lowe’s 25-year-old son is not the same man he was two years ago. “Knowing...
A revolutionary warrior and fearless soldier
by Daleel Jabir Muhammad @DaleelJabir7 NEW YORK—While many people honored and celebrated the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the January 15 King holiday, on what would have been his 95th birthday, a village in Brooklyn, New York, and the Black community worldwide mourned the passing of the modern-day mother/matriarch of the Black Liberation Movement,...