Dignity and high civilization on display in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C.—It was epic, to say the least, when thousands of believers and supporters convened in Chicago for the annual Nation of Islam Saviours’ Day Convention held Feb. 24-26. However, celebratory events began nationwide weeks ahead of the highly anticipated convention. At one celebration, the women of the Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class (M.G.T. and G.C.C., the women...
Ohio chemical spill: EPA failed to sample dioxins at train derailment site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has so far ignored testing toxic pollutants that could have been released into the air, soil, and water around East Palestine village in Ohio, nearly a month after a train crashed and spewed toxic chemicals. In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine and exploded, spewing chemicals into the environment. In order to avoid...
Tulsa race massacre survivors officially granted Ghanaian citizenship
Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old brother, Hughes Van Ellis. The historic event took place on February 28, at Ghana’s embassy in Washington, where Ms. Fletcher and Mr. Ellis were formally sworn in as citizens of Ghana. The ceremony was marked by lively music from African musicians and...
Lawsuit: Muslims praying at Missouri prison pepper-sprayed
Muslim men who were praying together in their housing unit at a Missouri prison were doused with pepper spray, physically assaulted by corrections officers and then retaliated against when they complained, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed March 2 by the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Missouri and the CAIR Legal Fund against Missouri Department of Corrections officials and several...
Justice for Gershun Freeman and the troubled history of the Memphis County Jail
MEMPHIS— In a city still reeling from the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of Memphis police officers (see Final Call Vol. 42 No. 18), justice is now being demanded for Gershun Freeman, who died in custody at the Memphis Shelby County Jail, after a physical altercation with correctional officers. On March 7, a...
Police, protesters continue clashing at Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’
Atlanta is the center of growing protests against a planned 85-acre, $90 million police training facility to be built in the city-owned Weelaulee Forest. The site has been the source of heated opposition from protesters who believe the increased police presence may lead to potential police brutality. Over the past several weeks clashes have led to several arrests and the...
‘We have been targeted’ Black ranchers in Colorado out on bond after being terrorized by White neighbors
Husband and wife Courtney and Nicole Mallery say they have withstood more than two years of terror and hatred after purchasing their 1,000-acre ranch in El Paso County, Colorado, called Freedom Acres Ranch in August 2020. They were arrested on February 6 on felony warrants and were booked by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Now, out on bond,...
Defending Farrakhan – Post-Saviours’ Day program refutes the claims of the Synagogue of Satan
During his keynote address at the Nation of Islam’s Saviours’ Day 2023 convention, titled “The War of Armageddon Has Begun,” the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan addressed his controversy with members of the Jewish community, making a clear distinction between Jews who follow the Talmud and Jews who follow the Torah. Members of the Nation of Islam Executive Shura Council defended...
The ‘Palace of the People’ restored
Salaam Restaurant hosts Believers for Saviours’ Day 2023 CHICAGO—The Salaam Restaurant returned to its glory as the crowning jewel of the Southside just in time for The Nation of Islam’s 2023 Saviours’ Day convention, which took place Feb. 24-26. Saviours’ Day is an annual event held to honor the birth anniversary of our Saviour, Master Fard Muhammad, Who was born on February...