Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III succeeds Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. as President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
by Stacy M. Brown - NNPA Newswire Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he started decades ago to carry on the struggle for equality and justice that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought heroically. The...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs aspires to create new Black Wall Street through online marketplace Empower Global
LOS ANGELES—Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to strengthen the Black dollar: The music mogul is spearheading a new online marketplace called Empower Global that will specifically feature Black-owned businesses. “I want to create our own Black Wall Street,” Mr. Combs told The Associated Press about his e-commerce platform, which launched in mid-July. He feels passionate about building substantial wealth in his...
Police chief appeals to faith community for a safer Memphis
MEMPHIS—More than 150 people flocked to the New Olivet Worship Center for the second installment of a series of town halls initiated by Police Chief C.J. Davis to garner community partnership to address the rise of crime in Memphis. In the first three months of 2023, Memphis police had already reported 81 murders and a 43 percent increase in major...
To proclaim liberty to the captives, Part 2
by Student Minister Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad Student National Prison Reform Minister Abdullah Muhammad has been given a monumental assignment by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. In Texas alone, there are 252 county jails, 17 state jails, 80 state and private prison facilities, 18 stand-alone federal prisons, and nine federal prison camps according to various government websites. PrisonPolicy.org claims 1.9...
First Lady of Maryland among honorees at awards luncheon
First Lady of Maryland, Dawn Moore, was honored with a “History Maker” award at a “Community of Excellence Awards” luncheon held in mid-June at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland. The event was coordinated by Sharrarne Morton, the founder of the Black Door Society. The luncheon was also a celebration for women who have pushed the “glass ceiling” in their respective...
F.O.I. of Mosque No. 7C receive recognition for ‘fishing’
By Daleel Jabir Muhammad “And everyone has a goal to which he turns (himself), so vie with one another in good works.” —Holy Qur’an 2:148 NEW YORK—Vying with one another in righteous competition has been a challenge and a battle cry to save a people in a world steeped in the sin of iniquity, as referenced in the Bible and in...
Muslims face structural racism in Germany: Report
Muslims in Germany face racism, hatred and discrimination on a daily basis, according to an independent commission assigned by the German government. The Independent Group of Experts that worked on hostility towards Muslims for three years provided a comprehensive report on the racism faced by the Muslim population of Germany. The findings were released on June 29. “Many of the 5.5...
Lack of funding forces UN to slash food program in Haiti amid a surge in malnutrition
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The UN’s World Food Program announced July 17 that it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance. The 25 percent cut comes as a record 4.9 million people in the country of nearly 11 million need help with finding food, the agency...
Gentrification and the battle to keep mosque open at Shaw University
Shaw University, located in Raleigh, N.C., is an HBCU (Historical Black College and University) and is the first one in North Carolina and in the Southern United States. It also holds the distinction of being the only HBCU with a mosque that was built from the ground up thanks to the late King Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud’s daughter. She donated $1...
Navigating the role of hip hop as a mother in the culture
by Arian Nicole Muhammad COMMENTARY When it comes to rap music, this question may take many down memory lane with a smile: “When did you fall in love with hip hop?” As a woman who grew up in the conscious era of rap, I fell in love with the art when I heard LL Cool J’s classic, “I’m Bad,” blasting through my...