SAVE THE DATE! Saviours’ Day 2024 is right around the corner!
Saviours’ Day is an annual Nation of Islam commemoration of the birth of Master Fard Muhammad, the Great Mahdi of the Muslims and the Messiah of the Christians, who appeared in North America on July 4, 1930, and declared that the 400 years of bondage Blacks served in America had ended. Master Fard Muhammad was born February 26, 1877, in...
An ongoing mission of service
Around the country, the F.O.I., who are the men of the Nation of Islam, strive to propagate the faith of Islam and share the Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad under the leadership and direction of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Each week regardless of the weather, the brothers go door-to-door in neighborhoods, visit local businesses and share the...
No holiday for ‘war criminals,’ activists declare
War knows no holidays, nor does it quench universal cries for ceasefire or the sparing of innocent lives in Gaza where the United States is backing a brutal Israeli war on Palestinians. There are no holiday breaks for bombardment nor the mounting numbers of the shrouded bodies of the young, old, and mostly children and women martyred in the...
‘God fights with the forces of nature’ Winter storm wreaks havoc in several states as California coast is hit with floods
The year 2023 ended and 2024 was ushered in with Winter Storm Donovan which drastically impacted seven million people across several states, including Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Colorado. The storm brought snow and ice, and at Final Call presstime, rain and possible flooding were forecasted for the Northeast part of the United States as Donovan made its...
Is the new law enforcement accountability database symbolism or substance?
We want an immediate end to the police brutality and mob attacks against the so-called Negro throughout the United States. We believe that the Federal government should intercede to see that Black men and women tried in White courts receive justice in accordance with the laws of the land—or allow us to build a new nation for ourselves, dedicated...
As long as we do not own land, we are not going to be a productive people
“The student of agriculture”: Wherever I have gone among our young people in Agricultural and Mechanical Land Grant Colleges, when I have asked, “How many of you are studying agriculture?” I was shocked at how there is only very few who would raise their hand to say they are studying “farming” and “agriculture.” The youth are just not interested in...
Moderna’s ‘disinformation department’ monitors 150 million websites for ‘anti-vaccine’ narratives
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., The Defender Through a pharma-funded nonprofit and Talkwalker, a ‘social listening’ company, Moderna’s team—run by a former 20-year veteran of the FBI—deploys artificial intelligence to monitor everything from mainstream news outlets to gaming sites. This article was originally published by The Defender—Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website on November 21, 2023. Moderna’s “disinformation department” partnered with an...
New York’s activist community gathers to support, salute longtime journalist, Nayaba Arinde
NEW YORK—New York City recently came together on the hallowed ground of one of America’s premier activist oriented Black churches, the Brooklyn-based The House of the Lord, to celebrate, the former long-time editor-in-chief of the New York Amsterdam News, Nayaba Arinde. Referred to as the modern Ida B. Wells of journalism by one of the speakers gathered at the December...
Two paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain
BRIGHTON, Colo.—Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Dec. 22 for giving a fatal overdose of the sedative ketamine to Elijah McClain in 2019—a jury verdict that experts said could have a chilling effect on first responders around the country. The case over the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first among several recent criminal prosecutions against medical first responders to reach...
Analysis reveals Republican party voter fraud crackdown is simply an effort to disenfranchise Black and Hispanic voters
The Republican Party’s assault on suspected and unverified widespread voter fraud has come into view for what it is: an attempt to disenfranchise Black and Hispanic voters. According to a study by The Washington Post, Republican-led voter fraud crackdowns disproportionately target Democrats and minorities. The newspaper’s analysis found that Black and Hispanic people made up over 75 percent of defendants...