Black Men in White Coats: Closing the racial gap in medicine
CHICAGO—Malcolm X College in Chicago was filled with young, eager, future health professionals who attended the Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit on October 21. Chicago is one of the 20 cities Black Men in White Coats chose to host the hands-on health conference. Dr. Dale Okorodudu is a pulmonary and critical care doctor based in Texas and is...
Ending the Health-Care Crisis
(Excerpt from A Torchlight for America, pages 140 -143) I’ve often noticed how people go into houses of God with such reverence. I have visited Mecca several times and I have visited Al-Harem, which is the sacred house of all Muslims, and I watched the way each Muslim approached that house, as I did, with great reverence. Of course, the...
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan Issues a Statement on the Lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center
In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. I Bear Witness That There Is No God But Allah. And I Bear Witness That Muhammad Is His Messenger. As-Salaam Alaikum. This is Minister Louis Farrakhan, the National Representative of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, the Eternal Leader of the Nation of Islam, and that great preacher of Freedom, Justice and Equality...
California’s ‘sex trafficking three strikes’ law raises questions for survivors
California has passed a new law making anyone convicted of human sex trafficking a felony punishable with a prison sentence between 25 years to life under the state’s controversial “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law. But, some critics maintain that resources would be better allocated toward prevention and support for potential victims and at-risk populations. They argue that a...
More scenes from the October 16 ‘National Day of Service’
To commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Million Man March and Holy Day of Atonement, on October 16 of this year, around the country, Muslim followers of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad under the leadership of Minister Farrakhan participated in a nationwide “Day of Service.” The Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) and M.G.T. and G.C.C. (Muslim Girls Training and General...
Allah’s Colouring: Black Muslim artist inducted into Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance, Inc. 2023 Hall of Fame
by Yaminah Muhammad NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.—The Holy Qur’an, Surah 2:138, states, “We take Allah’s colour, and who is better than Allah at colouring, and we are His worshippers.” Thus, delineating Islam as the color of Allah (God) and the unalloyed worship of and submission to Him as the best color to take on—making Allah (God) the ultimate artist. Christopher Fabor Muhammad,...
Grand jury indicts Illinois man on hate crime, murder charges in attack on Muslim mom, son
JOLIET, Ill.—A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son was indicted October 26 by an Illinois grand jury. The eight-count indictment against Joseph Czuba, 71, tracks the charges that were filed soon after the fatal stabbing of Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, and the wounding of Hanaan Shahin on Oct. 14....
Get smartphones out of K-12 schools, say child advocates and educators
by Jessica Corbett Dozens of parents, child advocates, and researchers recently called on U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to issue an official advisory “urging U.S. K-12 schools to adopt phone-free policies” to “promote student achievement, foster educational excellence, and ensure an equitable experience for all.” “We are a community of individuals and organizations who see an academic, mental health, and teaching crisis...
‘Let the Showdown Begin!’ Farrakhan, Nation of Islam sue the ADL and SWC for violation of his constitutional rights and hindering his mission
“Woe to every slanderer, defamer!—Holy Qur’an, Surah 104:1 (The Slanderer) “For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitfulHave opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,And fought against me without a cause.—Bible, NKJ, Psalm 109:2-3 CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam filed an...
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam Sue the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) for the Misuse of the Word “Anti-Semite”
The following is the full text of The Nation of Islam's press release @ NOI.org/noivadl Chicago—On October 16, 2023, which was the 28th Anniversary of the Million Man March, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam (NOI) sued the ADL, its CEO, Johnathan Greenblatt, SWC, and Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the SWC in the Federal Court of...