The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and His ‘Message To The Blackman’ equal keys to group wealth, power
“It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. … This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise...
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to keynote National Black Leadership Summit IX on Oct. 14
The Nubian Leadership Circle will convene its virtual “National Black Leadership Summit IX” on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. CDT). The Nubian Leadership Circle is a collective of Black leaders and organizations. Summit IX continues a series of meetings that brings together brilliant thinkers and voices from around Black America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe...
America’s migrant woes and the hidden hand fueling divisions
The fallout over hundreds of thousands of migrants pouring into cities across the United States includes demonstrations with protesters blocking buses and clashes with police, but it is because those coming in are darker, hailing primarily at this time from Venezuela, advocates argue. Various U.S. presidential administrations have had to grapple with the issue of immigration and the “border...
Atlanta organization aims to stop the violence through healing, health and wellness
ATLANTA—The majority Black West End is one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods. It is rife with Afrocentrism and a hub for Black consciousness. But it is not immune to the harmful effects of gun violence. In 2022, Atlanta police investigated a total of 170 homicides in the city, a record high since 1996. The Young Generation (YG) Movement is one of...
‘Faith without works is dead, we’ve come to do the work’ Faith leaders assemble to address violence in community
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Faith leaders gathered recently in the city’s poorest community for a news conference to discuss the rising crime. It was a rare but necessary coming together to address a problem that fails to discriminate based on religion. As of September 21, violent crimes in D.C. are up 37 percent from this same time period last year. That translates...
On a mission to serve
Every week the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) strive to propagate the faith of Islam in the communities they serve through the distribution of The Final Call newspaper in cities around the country and world. They also strive to make our communities safe and decent places to live and continue their mission to serve. The F.O.I. strive to be obedient,...
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad’s impact on Black Youth
Malcolm X. Muhammad Ali. Imam Warith Deen Mohammed. Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad. The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. These are all world-renowned students of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, a man who said he met with God. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was born 126 years ago around October 7, 1897, in Sandersville, Georgia. With a third-grade education, he shook up the scholars...
California Quietly Repeals ‘Medical Misinformation’ Law Designed to Punish Doctors
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. - The Defender Children’s Health Defense supported 1 of the 4 lawsuits challenging Assembly Bill 2098, which established that doctors who give “false” information about COVID-19 to patients were engaging in unprofessional conduct that could subject them to disciplinary action by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. This article was originally published...
A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances
HARDIN, Mont.—Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. This is where the badly decomposed body of her granddaughter Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was found a few days after the 18-year-old went...
Celebration at Harold Washington Cultural Center
CHICAGO—The Harold Washington Cultural Center, as it celebrates 20 years of showcasing Chicago comedy as a performing arts and education venue, recently hosted the Chicago stop on the book tour for “Flipping Boxcars,” the new novel by Cedric Kyles (aka Cedric The Entertainer.) Billed as “the ultimate night of Comedy, Conversation and Celebration” by HWCC Global Director Jimalita Tillman, the...