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No end in sight for Jackson’s water crisis

“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink,” is how the ongoing crisis of not having access to clean drinking water is being...

Tornadoes slam U.S. South, California cleans up

SELMA, Ala.—A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on January 12 killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado...

The National Day of Remembrance for gun-related homicide victims

By Daleel Jabir Muhammad NEW YORK—The inaugural annual observance of The National Day of Remembrance for Gun-Related Homicide Victims was officially recognized by city government...

Violence against our children must stop!

Uptick in killings of Black youth leaves many seeking justice WASHINGTON, D.C.—Across the country, Black youth are being shot and killed for little or no...

Black-owned company leads delegation on pilgrimage

MECCA, Saudi Arabia—Muslims from communities across the United States recently spent 10 days traveling from Madinah to Mecca to Cairo with Hajj Pros, the...

Solemn, enlightening Rosewood Commemoration held in Florida

ROSEWOOD, Fla.—The Remembering Rosewood Centennial Committee held a week-long event with a wreath ceremony on the land which was once the prosperous community of Rosewood, Fla. The events marked...

Muslims volunteer at Black-owned food bank

by Kaliyah Muhammad “They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; He that hath mercy on them shall lead...

The safety of your life is more important than sport and play

by NOI Research Group “My people, stop thinking of sport and play and think over your life and the safety of your life.”  –The Most...

‘21 Years Is 21 Too Many’: 150+ Groups Urge Biden to Close Guantánamo

by Brett Wilkins, CommonDreams.org Twenty-one years after the George W. Bush administration opened the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba—and 13 years after then-President...