Recognizing 30 years of community service and work to stop violence
WASHINGTON, D.C.—What began as a bold effort in the mid-1990s to stem gun violence has become a sustained movement to interrupt violence, uplift at-risk...
California social justice advocates call for independent oversight of sheriff’s department to address in-custody deaths
LOS ANGELES—Social justice advocates in Riverside, California, are calling for an Independent Sheriff’s Oversight Committee, alleging its jails lead the state’s in-custody deaths. The results...
Advocates for incarcerated former street organizer Jeff Fort fight for medical transfer
Human rights activists and lawyers advocating on behalf of Jeff Fort, a co-founder of the Black P Stone Rangers, a Chicago-based street...
Lab-grown milk: The corporate quest to replace breast milk—and why it’s dangerous
Decades of aggressive marketing have normalized formula as a substitute for breast milk, despite its health risks and its inability to match breast milk’s...
Questions remain after White House meeting of U.S. president and Saudi Crown Prince
Questions remain after U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on...
‘It’s not right!’ – Ohio community fights for accountability after officer acquitted in fatal shooting of pregnant Black woman
Family, friends and activists held a celebration for life on Nov. 24 for Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother who was fatally shot...
Philadelphia hosts 8th annual Black Men in Education Convening
PHILADELPHIA—The Lowes Hotel buzzed with energy from November 20-22 as more than 1,400 national educational leaders gathered for the 8th annual Black Men in...
The life and legacy of Imam Jamil Al-Amin Freedom fighter dies while languishing in prison for a crime he did not commit
In the tapestry of American history, few figures embodied resistance, transformation, and resilience as profoundly as H. Rap Brown, later known as Imam Jamil...
Community service and outreach in St. Louis
By Charles Abdul-Wali Muhammad ST. LOUIS—The M.G.T. and G.C.C. (Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class, the women of the Nation of Islam) from Muhammad...
Global Weather Round-Up
“Remember his (the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s) words from the book ‘The Fall of America;’ that God is going to use the Four Great...