Police Mistreatment Of Blacks Listed As Violation By Human Rights Watch
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM In its annual review, Human Rights Watch ranked police mistreatment of Blacks in America among human rights crises occurring across the globe. In “World Report 2016: Events of 2015,” experts criticize U.S. police practices and become yet another international body bringing the plight of Blacks in America onto the international stage. “Once again, high-profile police killings of unarmed...
America’s forgotten history of violence
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM American citizen Omar Mateen's alleged brutal murder of 49 partygoers and injury to 53 others in Orlando's gay Pulse nightclub was horrific, but contrary to media descriptions, it was not the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The mass shootings of Blacks and Native Americans are forgotten or are outright being ignored, said political scientists and activists...
‘One of Detroit’s finest’
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Mother Tynnetta Muhammad honored in street-naming ceremony DETROIT– More than 100 Muslims at one point, and a modest, steady flow throughout the day, flocked to the Martin Park neighborhood to witness and celebrate the unveiling of “Tynnetta Muhammad Avenue,” named in tribute to writer, artist and scholar Mother Tynnetta Muhammad, dearly departed wife of the Honorable...
‘We Have Wealth, We’re Not Pooling Our Resources’
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM An ever-accelerating racial wealth gap has Black families on track to see their median wealth hit zero in this lifetime, making it difficult or impossible to transfer wealth to the next generation, according to a new report. In “The Road to Zero Wealth: How the Racial Wealth Divide is Hollowing Out America's Middle Class,” researchers looked...
Report: Bail requirements, pre-trial detentions can hurt poor Blacks who are accused of crimes
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM Despite no trial or conviction, poor people are often languishing behind bars due to a bail system that can also leave families in ruin long after cases are closed. Shannon Harris, who runs Mr. Bail in Waterloo, Iowa, recalled the plight of one young father who was among the near half million people detained before trial each...
Final Call in Dallas: Media and Social Media Conference
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Historic 1973 TV interview with Min. Farrakhan presented at Saviours’ Day
, Contributing Writer CHICAGO--Beginning in 1969 WGBH Boston's preeminent public broadcasting TV station hosted an Emmy Award-winning public affairs program by, for, and about Black people called “Say Brother.” Now known as “Basic Black” it is the station's longest-running public affairs television program. Buried deep in its vault was a 1973 interview of Minister Louis Farrakhan who made an appearance...
Is U.S. marching steadily to war with Iran?
ASKIAM Senior Editor http://www.twitter.com/askiaphotojourn WASHINGTON–President Donald J. Trump seems to want war with Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is beating the drum for war with Iran. National Security Adviser John Bolton is itching for war with Iran. Together they are orchestrating an all-too-familiar scenario to justify the use of U.S. military force against the Islamic Republic. In 1846 U.S....
Berve Power Sr.: A Principled Man
, Contributing Writer CHICAGO–Roughly a thousand friends, family and Lindblom High school alumni flocked to Christ Universal Temple to celebrate the life of Berve Power Sr., a man who–with style, swagger and fearlessness–maintained, protected and loved his family, made chemistry interesting to Black students and was a strong example of Black fatherhood and manhood to many Black youth in...
Women in the Nation of Islam Embrace New Social Media Challenge
by Joshua's Truth Magazine @joshuastruth As users of social media, we’ve seen many challenges come to light, but none are quite like the #ReflectingFarrakhan Challenge, a 30-day social media challenge for women of the Nation of Islam. The challenge is underway! The #ReflectingFarrakhan Challenge shows the unique expression and creative side of being a woman in the Nation, and it gives...