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‘No war in Venezuela’ protests sweep across dozens of U.S. cities 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Demonstrators gathered outside the White House as part of the coordinated “No War in Venezuela” protests spanning 63 cities nationwide. Organizers described the...

Files, falsehoods, and a federal case: Inside the campaign to discredit Principal Abdul Muhammad

Court documents and whistleblower claims point to a pattern of retaliation against Black educators CHICAGO—The story of Mr. Abdul K. Muhammad, a respected Chicago Public...

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...

1 in 10 adults seriously injured by a COVID vaccine, new survey says

Roughly 10% of all U.S adults who received the COVID-19 vaccine experienced ‘major’ side effects, and over a third (36%) had ‘minor’ side effects,...

Honoring oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and the continued fight for justice

Viola Ford Fletcher had just turned seven years old when a violent White mob terrorized her community in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma,...

San Francisco sues nation’s top food manufacturers over ultra-processed foods

The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation’s top food manufacturers on Dec. 2, arguing that ultra-processed food from...

Youth from Baltimore school attend educational convening in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA—The future of education was on full display at the 2025 Black Men in Education Convening (BMEC), where students from Baltimore’s Connections Fine Arts...

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

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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

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Human rights activists and lawyers advocating on behalf of Jeff Fort, a co-founder of the Black P Stone Rangers, a Chicago-based street...