Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit
DECATUR, Ga.—The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit, saying sheriff’s deputies improperly arrested her and ultimately caused her death, attorneys announced May 31. The deputies who put Brianna Grier in the back of a patrol car to take her to the Hancock County...
A Gift of Love
Out of tremendous love and appreciation, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan gifted 150,000 copies of The Final Call issue featuring his 90th Birth Anniversary commemoration to the community. The special 48-page edition features historic photos and history on the Minister’s “labor of love” in which he has dedicated his life to in raising the Black, Indigenous, and poor of...
A painful anniversary marks determined fight for justice
By Jeannette Muhammad It was a late Tuesday evening as Dorothy Dale-Chambers began to cross the street with her companion, Joseph Gutierrez. The couple wasn’t far from Perry Park, where they lived. The blistering Phoenix heat hadn’t budged much as night fell and the two began their walk. Dale-Chambers and Gutierrez approached 32nd Street at the Yale Street intersection. The area...
The European Region of the Nation of Islam Celebrates Minister Farrakhan!
LONDON—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan celebrated his 90th birth anniversary in Chicago but celebrations were had all over the world, with a monumental event held in the United Kingdom. The day was filled with love and the spirit of Allah as believers from the European Region gathered to not only celebrate the Minister’s birth anniversary but to also honor...
Ongoing questions surround the disappearance and death of Rasheem Carter
More than seven months after the disappearance of 25-year-old Rasheem Ryelle Carter, and the discovery of only parts of his dismembered body, a month after he went missing near his place of employment in central Mississippi, questions and controversy continue to swirl around the nature of his death. His family, friends, and supporters say there is a lack of...
Tina Turner – A trailblazer and a life of resilience
Remembering the iconic rock legend Tina Turner Described as an unapologetically Black woman who overcame the indignities of rural poverty, the seduction of a meteoric rise to fame, and the scourge of domestic violence, the iconic Queen of Rock-and-Roll, Tina Turner, 83, made her transition from this life on May 24. Ms. Turner left to the world a legacy of...
The challenges facing Black male educators
There is a shortage of Black men in education, from classroom teaching to leadership roles such as principal. During the 2017-2018 school year, 7.8 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools were Black, making up 15 percent of the total student population, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Though there were about four million teachers...
Honoring the life of Jim Brown
The passing of James Nathaniel Brown, known to the world as Jim Brown, has left many saddened, but people finding comfort in his remarkable contributions to humanity, including his athleticism, civil/human rights activism, films, and peacekeeping discussed why he will always be remembered. With profound sadness, his wife, Monique Brown, announced his passing on Instagram: “He passed peacefully last night...
Cronyism, racism taint the decision to remove stellar principal from prominent Chicago high school
CHICAGO—After 25 years of commendable service to Chicago’s youth as a teacher, assistant principal and principal, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) removed Abdul Muhammad from Lindblom Math and Science Academy after what critics call “a sloppy, one-sided investigation.” In response, roughly 200 Lindblom students and alumni, as well as former students of Principal Muhammad from CVS High School, Percy L. Julian...
Family of Shanquella Robinson takes their plea to the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The family, friends and lawyers representing Shanquella Robinson want justice for her murder. They recently took that message to the White House where they met with Stephen Benjamin, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. They demanded that U.S. leadership extradite a suspect to Mexico to be held responsible for Ms. Robinson’s death. “I had hoped that...