The War Against Ivermectin: A Tale of Two Drugs
Ivermectin first exploded onto the scene as a potential therapeutic for COVID after researchers at Monash University in Australia published in April of 2020...
Appeals Court Rules FDA ‘Exceeded Its Authority’ by Advising Public Against Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. The Defender The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 1 ruled the U.S. Food and Drug Administration exceeded its...
Nation of Islam Prison Reform Ministry visits Tampa area, Part 2
by Rasheedah Salahu-din Muhammad While in the Tampa area earlier this summer, Nation of Islam Student National Prison Reform Minister Abdullah Muhammad and prison ministry...
109-year-old Tulsa Massacre survivor reflects on legacy of slavery in UN visit
Viola Fletcher was just seven years old when she was forcibly displaced from her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, by an armed mob which destroyed...
Patients need doctors who look like them
DETROIT—Dr. Starling Tolliver knew she wanted to become a doctor. Yet, as a Black girl growing up in Akron, Ohio, it was a dream...
Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad delivers timely, spiritual message
CHICAGO—Student Minister Ishmael Muhammad, National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, recently delivered the second part of a spiritual message from Nation of...
Celebrating a lifetime of service
AKRON, Ohio—“Out of all the events commemorating my service, this one means the most to me,” shared Student Minister Donnell Muhammad, a longtime Nation...
Danger in Chester, Pennsylvania? A proposed gas-to-liquid processing plant raises concerns, questions for residents in majority Black city
CHESTER, Pa.—The City of Chester, situated near Philadelphia, has a troubling history of environmental injustices inflicted upon its residents. Now, the predominately Black community...
Judge blames Atlanta officials for confusion over ‘Stop Cop City’ referendum campaign
ATLANTA—A federal judge overseeing the case involving Atlanta activists’ referendum effort against a police and firefighter training facility accused city officials on September 13...
Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency
MINNEAPOLIS—Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Sept. 12 to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday,...