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Exploding the myth of African responsibility for slavery (Part 1)

by David Comissiong  | Guest Columnist Now that our Caribbean governments have launched a serious effort to secure the payment of Reparations for the tremendous...

Los Angeles council censures members amid racism scandal

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council formally rebuked two members and its former president on October 26 for their involvement in a racism scandal that has...

Vernice Miller-Travis, a crusader who continues the struggle to weed out environmental racism

Vernice Miller-Travis has consistently recognized racism, including how race has played a significant role in environmental policy. She’s the vice chair of Clean Water...

Roma people face deprivation, marginalization in Europe, says report

The situation of Roma communities in Europe has not improved despite European Union’s objectives to facilitate their integration, according to a report by the...

Black women still struggle for racial equity in proper breast cancer care

Lateefah Muhammad was part of a group of Muslim women helping a Columbia, S.C., community organization teach women how to do breast exams. She...

Delivering a message of truth, life and light

The Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) play a critical role in helping resurrect the Black man and woman in the wilderness of North America. That...

Mosque No.11 hosts a community giveaway event in Boston

The Ministry of Health and Human Services at Muhammad Mosque No. 11 in Boston held a recent giveaway event for mothers in need. Free...

After more broken promises, a new lawsuit is filed on behalf of Black farmers

Black farmers are still at a crossroads and a new lawsuit is the latest in a long history of their fight for justice against...

OUTRAGE IN MISSISSIPPI: Community demands answers after Black teen is shot by police

Within an atmosphere of what residents called callous and indifferent policing, the recent killing of Jaheim McMillan, 15, by a Gulfport, Mississippi, police officer,...

Most Americans believe U.S. democracy not working well: Poll

Americans lack confidence in the current state of democracy in the U.S., a new poll showed just weeks before midterm elections. According to a survey...