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The Unraveling of a Great Nation: Growing fear of American anarchy

The 2024 national election and its aftermath are drawing more and more anger, anxiety and fear. What fear? Fear that after Nov. 5 the United States will face unprecedented violence, civil unrest and possibly a second civil war. Thirty years ago, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wrote: “The United States of America is moving closer and closer to great civil...

Are destroying a people and stealing their land part of Israel’s end game in Gaza?

When we are seeing the atrocities committed by Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza, it’s important that we condemn the starvation, murder and crimes against humanity that the Zionist state continues to commit. These things are important because of our moral obligations to stand for what is right. We cannot avert our gaze from the destruction of an entire people or...

Disaster, Discord, Distrust: The Unraveling of a Great Nation

“You, my poor, pitiful brothers and sisters, you are opting to be a part of that that is unraveling right in front of your eyes.  You see the country cascading downward.”—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, “The Unraveling of a Great Nation,” address to close the Nation of Islam’s 2020 Saviours’ Day national convention. Hurricane Helene devastated mountainous parts of North...

Atonement, Reconciliation, Responsibility: Lessons in Healing We Need Today

Anniversaries are important and their observance says something about the magnitude and importance of the event, whether good or bad. They teach lessons from history and happenings that must never be forgotten. If individuals and nations fail to acknowledge or pay homage to important anniversaries, they lose valuable perspectives. These moments can guide us forward along a path of greater...

The wrongful execution of Marcellus Khaliifah Williams

“As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. Woe to...

Terrorism, atrocities, and devaluing life

The world watches as Israel, through spy agency Mossad, defense forces and other entities under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, deploys widespread tools of terror in its war on Gaza and in Lebanon and Syria. Pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah members have been exploding, killing and maiming people, while causing panic.  According to Reuters, Mossad planted explosives in pagers purchased by Hezbollah....

The quest to lead America and a major question not to be ignored

The race to become the leader of America is underway with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris facing off against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. As the two took to the debate stage recently in Philadelphia, it’s clear that while there are differences, some things remain the same. One of those things is a commitment to America and the defense of Israel,...

Sin sick America’s gun madness and solutions from a divinely guided warner

Mason Schermerhorn is a 14-year-old Black child who was tragically killed during a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. After tears, expressions of condolences and prayers, a gun-addicted country will continue to do almost nothing to save lives. This is a society devoid of spiritual values and dominated by gun madness. “As chairman of the Senate Study Committee...

We won’t silently co-sign genocide

“The crisis involves what is happening to you, what is happening to me; what is happening to human beings who are more concerned with what they will lose by standing up, rather than standing up and facing the consequence of their stand, knowing that God will bring them out victorious.“So, the Bible says God was going to ‘open the...

A sex-trafficked Black girl; another unjust American judgment

In what world does a 16-year-old girl escape her sexual abuser and pimp, taking his life to preserve her own, but ends up sentenced to over 11 years in prison? Only in America, or highly likely in America, when the victim is a Black girl and her abuser was a White male twice her age. The case of sex-trafficking victim Chrystul...