Punished for standing up for human rights
Rep. Rashida Tlaib censured by House of Representatives Singled out for standing up unapologetically for the human rights of Palestinians and for advocating a ceasefire from retaliatory strikes by Israel that at presstime had killed more than 11,000 civilians, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 234-188, on November 7, to condemn Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), an Arab American Congresswoman and...
33rd Annual National Black Farmers Association Conference ‘Reclaiming, Regaining and Regenerating Our Farms’
NATCHEZ, Miss.—“How many farmers in the room?” asked National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) founder and president Dr. John W. Boyd Jr. during his opening remarks to the 33rd Annual National Black Farmers Conference held at the Hotel Vue in Natchez, Mississippi. “If you’re farming, you’re not farming because of the money. I don’t farm because of the money and...
Black farmers, urban gardeners empowered through the BUGS Conference
PHILADELPHIA—The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners National Conference (BUGS) brought together a diverse group of Black farmers, urban gardeners, food justice advocates, policymakers, and experts worldwide. Taking place at Temple University, this event served as a platform for sharing innovative ideas, valuable resources, and best practices. In recent years, the popularity of urban gardening and small-scale farming has skyrocketed. These...
New report reveals more police, more racial disparities and less safety in Black communities
A wide net that police cast across Black communities and other non-White communities is at odds with advancing safety, according to a new report by the Sentencing Project. The Sentencing Project advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, ethnic, economic, and gender justice. It’s “One in...
‘This is a textbook case of genocide As the slaughter of Palestinians continues, demands grow to hold Israel and the West accountable
The Zionist State of Israel continues to exact excruciating collective punishment, ethnic cleansing, and genocide on the Palestinian people, charge human rights advocates, global activists, and international experts. As rivers of blood flow in Gaza and the West Bank at the hands of the occupying army and roguish Jewish settlers, legal experts have presented a legal brief showing how...
The Human Body the ‘perfect representation of economy’
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad saw in Allah’s Creation of The Human Body the “perfect representation of ‘economy’”: 1) The perfect management, thrift and skill of “avoiding waste” and 2) The most efficient method for “the distribution of wealth.” We offer this image of the human form as The Greatest Example of “the distribution of wealth”: I want you to look...
Insurance Industry Execs ‘Alarmed’ by Surge in Deaths Among Young People—But Stop Short of Blaming COVID Shots
by Mike Capuzzo According to InsuranceNewsNet, insurers are especially concerned by data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that show “mortality rates alarmingly rising for different categories,” including younger adult mortality rates that are up more than 20% above historic norms in 2023. This article was originally published by The Defender—Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website Executives at the largest...
Global activists to launch Assata Shakur Cuba Defense Campaign
“We have three objectives: to get our sister Assata Shakur off the terrorist list, to get the $2 million bounty on her head lifted, and to get the Revolutionary Republic of Cuba off the State Department’s list of nations the U.S. imperialism falsely accuses of state-sponsored terrorism,” said Obi Egbuna Jr., external relations officer of the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship...
Blacks are the number one target of hate crimes
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The targeting of Blacks in hate crimes across the county has become commonplace and the numbers continue to rise. Three Blacks went to a Florida Dollar General and left in body bags. The 21-year-old White male shooter, according to the writings he left behind, hated Black people. In 2022 at a Buffalo, New York Tops Friendly Market, a White,...
Kweisi Gharreau: Poet turns tragedy into Grammy-considered expressions
CHICAGO—Thirty years ago, Kweisi Gharreau’s world was shattered by the murder of his brother, Lamar. Overwhelmed by grief, Gharreau turned to poetry to navigate his emotions. It propelled him on a path of self-discovery and activism as he found solace in expressing the circumstances that led to his brother’s death. “It was never my plan to become a poet. My...