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A grateful Nation of Islam remembers Joshua Farrakhan in celebration of life service

CHICAGO—Brother Joshua Nasir Farrakhan was eulogized Nov. 25 in a janazah (funeral) service that was more a celebration of a vibrant life than a...

Happy 88th Birth Anniversary Mother Khadijah Farrakhan!

A woman who is the epitome of beauty, grace, style, dignity, compassion, strength and love, Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of the Honorable Minister Louis...

Sioux tribes want U.S. to come clean on treaty deceit

by Brett Wilkins CommonDreams.org Leaders of the Standing Rock and Oglala Sioux said on Nov. 22 that the two Native American tribes are joining forces in...

A beacon of love and laughter Family – Friends gather to honor ‘Brother Josh’

by Toure Muhammad and Shawntell Muhammad CHICAGO—People traveled near and far to commemorate the life of Brother Joshua Nasir Farrakhan, the fifth child of the...

A Torchlight for America

(Excerpt from Torchlight for America pages 138-140 from the chapter titled, “Ending the Health-Care Crisis”) According to the Rand Corporation, in a statement published in...

High Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Foods Sold at Top Fast Food Chains

Moms Across America tested fast food from the 20 most popular fast food chains and found 100% of samples contained concerning levels of lead...

Environmental justice concerns take center stage at town hall

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The challenges of environmental justice were brought center stage at a recent town hall meeting in the city’s poorest community, Ward 8.  The...

‘Jarring wake-up call’: Hunger surges in U.S. after food aid cuts

Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org Highlighting the end of a yearslong trend of declining hunger in the United States due largely to federal policies like the expanded...

Speaking the Truth

The following article contains an excerpt from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s message titled, “The Great War,” delivered on March 7, 2010, at Mosque...

D.C.’s ‘Mayor for Life’ honored with Marion Barry Avenue

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Marion Barry, affectionately known as D.C.’s “Mayor for Life,” will have his name repeated daily as the former Good Hope Road was renamed...