The Law of Use and The Law of Abuse, and How Foods Affect Thoughts
Editor’s note: The following article contains an edited distillation of the hour-long message delivered by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan as Part 37 of his 58-week Lecture Series “The Time and What Must Be Done.”] Did you know that there is such a thing as a “Law of Use” and a “Law of Abuse?” According to law, “use” as a...
‘Don’t take the COVID-19 Vaccine’ The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan continues his warning at Saviours’ Day 2024
NEWS ANALYSIS “The government put a great hit on us in a vaccine and my voice was the voice that told you ‘Don’t take it! Don’t take it!’ They’re trying to kill us softly with a vaccine. Four years ago, we were right here in Detroit and many of us got sick. And that same thing is happening now in...
California voters pass proposition requiring counties to spend on programs to tackle homelessness
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California voters have passed a measure that will impose strict requirements on counties to spend on housing and drug treatment programs to tackle the state’s homelessness crisis. Proposition 1 marks the first update to the state’s mental health system in 20 years and a win for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who spent significant time and money campaigning on the measure’s...
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka delivers 10th annual State of the City address
by Yaminah Muhammad NEWARK—Surrounded by thousands of community residents and leaders, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka took the stage in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 12, to deliver his 10th annual State of the City address. Opening his address with a stroll down memory lane, Mayor Baraka reminisced about the beginning of his 2014 run for Mayor of...
Minister Farrakhan honored with Personal Power University’s Living Legend Award
CHICAGO—Personal Power University (PPU) bestowed the Living Legend Award upon the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan during the Night Of Power Awards. Rhona Bennett-Simon, a member of the award-winning music group En Vogue and founder of PPU, expressed the significance of the Living Legend Award, which was designed to honor those who represent the essence of the PPU community, embodying love,...
Cleanup continues in Ohio following tornados, severe weather
LAKEVIEW, Ohio—The three people killed when several tornados roared through Ohio in mid-March all died from storm-related injuries, authorities announced March 18. Darla Williams, 70, and Marilyn Snapp, 81, both lived in the Geiger Mobile Home Park in Lakeview, while Neal Longfellow, 69, lived in nearby Orchard Island. The two communities were among the hardest hit by severe weather that...
The Black Press celebrates nearly 200 years of publishing
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The year is 1827 and U.S. inventor Joseph Dixon of Salem, Massachusetts, begins manufacturing lead pencils. It’s also the year slavery is abolished in New York and the first U.S. newspaper, “Freedom’s Journal” owned and operated by Black people began publishing in New York City. It was the brainchild of Jamaican-born John Brown Russwurm, Bowdoin College’s first Black...
Descendants of 1811 revolt heroes acquire Woodland Plantation to preserve Black history
Jo Banner and Joy Banner, founders of The Descendants Project, have taken a significant step towards preserving the historical legacy of Black Americans by acquiring the Woodland Plantation in LaPlace, Louisiana. According to TheGrio, their unwavering commitment stems from a deep-rooted understanding of the plantation’s pivotal role in history and a determination to authenticate its story. Raised on the West Bank...
‘The Muslim Program’ presents the divine solution for America
Black people have been in a toxic relationship with America for over 400 years, and the vestiges of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade still linger. Despite the so-called progress that has been made via civil and voting rights legislation, the question still remains: what is the solution to the “Negro problem?” While the government of America was busy passing the Civil...
U.S. imperialism is at the root of Haiti’s turmoil
“Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea, on account of what the hands of men have wrought”—Holy Quran 30:41 The world is reeling in turmoil beset with wars, bloodshed, active genocide, humanitarian crises, and gut-wrenching suffering. Among those experiencing extreme distress are the people of Haiti where political and economic insecurity, coupled with incessant violence has gripped the...