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We must not allow our differences to lead to disunity, apathy

In a pair of 6-3 decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, written by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court recently ruled that the Trump administration...

‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’

by Frederick Douglass (Below are excerpts from a major speech delivered by abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who spoke July 5, 1852 in Rochester, New York to...

Everyone gets the benefit of being a child, except our Black youth

In sociology, the term “adultification” is defined as the process or bias where children are treated, perceived, or expected to act as if they...

An ‘alliance’ must be based on truth

The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught the Original Black man and woman the importance of “unity of self and kind.” He taught us the...

Despite divine warning, America falling into the abyss

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has been a faithful warner to the Government of America, world governments, Black and Indigenous people around the world...

The desperate measures of our open enemy

Maya Angelou, the late poet, is often credited with the saying, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”  The full quote is...

Beware of false friendships and false promises

The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Eternal Leader of the Nation of Islam, compared America to a serpent that has wrapped and weaved itself around...

Improving our bodies for optimum health

Our divinely designed bodies were made to naturally eliminate waste. In a Final Call article from Vol. 45, No. 29, titled “Declare War on...

The ‘third rail’ question: Who are the ‘Chosen People?’

If you’ve ever ridden the “L” (short for elevated) trains in Chicago, or any other electrified mass transit system in the country, you are...

Celebrating Minister Farrakhan’s awe-inspiring 93-year demonstration of God working in a man

“Everywhere you see him look at him.” —Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” —Matthew 5:8 ...