Editorials
Can Gaza ‘ceasefire’ bring peace?
“Every human being has value. And the value of every human being is what God has put within them when He made them after His own image and likeness. So, as they were minimizing Palestinian life, in the night He was showing me: ‘With every life that they take, that they have diminished, they have diminished the value of...
It’s Saviours’ Day season!
We are coming into a special time of year for the Nation of Islam, Black America, international guests and even curiosity seekers: It’s Saviours’ Day season! It’s time for our annual convention which returns to Chicago, our headquarters’ city, in 2025. The base for our gathering Feb. 21-23 will be the grounds of our National Center and Mosque Maryam. We...
The horrific death of Robert Brooks
The brutal videotaped beating of a handcuffed Black man by White corrections officers at the Marcy Correctional Facility in New York was horrific but not surprising nor shocking. Three corrections officers beat Robert Brooks, 43, the same day he entered the prison, which has a troubled history of abuses and lawsuits. “Robert Brooks died on December 10 following a vicious...
We must depend on Allah God in 2025
As we enter the New Year, it is wise to consider the previous year and lessons to be learned. The New Year can also bring up new vision and inspiration about what we would like to accomplish in 2025 as we seek to make progress and do better. Black America in 2024 faced again serious challenges and were haunted by...
Life, Legacy and Longevity
Remembering Abdul Wali Muhammad “Jesus said, ‘Let him that would be great among you, let him be your servant.’ You cannot serve if you think you are greater than that which you are called to serve. To be a servant means you must see those whom you are called to serve as greater than yourself.” The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, speaking...
Syria, America, Israel and a dangerous time
With what is described as the sudden fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Israel unleashed hundreds of air strikes on its neighbor. America joined the bombing frenzy, saying she wanted to destroy ISIS forces that are among different groups involved in a long, bloody civil war. Fourteen years of conflict have killed more than 350,000 Syrians, displaced millions and...
America’s dilemma and a gentle word for pharaoh
Go thou and thy brother with My messages and do not be remiss in remembering Me.Go both of you to Pharaoh, surely he is inordinate;Then speak to him a gentle word, haply he may mind or fear.—Holy Qur’an, Chapter 20, Verses 42-44, Maulana Muhammad Ali translation Watching what is happening inside America, as the nation unravels before our eyes, clearly...
‘Tis the season: Stress, debt, sadness and strikes
Now that Black Friday has come and gone, big business is pushing a spending frenzy for end-of-year profits. With fewer than 26 days ’til Xmas, the race is on to swindle consumers out of precious dollars. The big push is coming via ads everywhere you can see or hear them, whether traditional media, billboards, social and new media or direct...
Why the media lies about a Jewish pogrom?
Pogrom: an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. —Oxford Languages Dictionary Major news organizations with coverage around the world broadcast reports of Jewish football fans being hunted and beaten down in the streets of Amsterdam following a match involving the Israeli...
Choices, Consequences and Election 2024
The results are in, and Donald J. Trump is now president-elect of the United States of America. Despite concern about his promises to exact political retribution on his enemies and to be a dictator on day one, the convicted felon will soon be inaugurated as the leader of the free world. Mr. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by garnering...