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Black women, police, and the brutality within: Even cadets aren’t safe

Consider the deeply disturbing case of Alexus Byrd-Maxey, a young Black woman and police cadet who, rather than being protected and uplifted in her...

The Case of Larry Hoover

There has been much talk since the news that President Trump commuted the federal sentence of our brother, Larry Hoover, who is not available...

The murder of George Floyd and the search for solutions

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, pleaded for his life as he lay pinned under the knee of then-Minneapolis police officer...

An Honorable Man and Divine Servant

When honors are accorded to highly valued individuals, it is often said that by honoring this individual, we honor the best in ourselves. It...

Operational Unity and Grassroots Organizing

In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. Look at your beautiful body. It is the true house of God, if you let Him...

Tuskegee University: The Seminal Fluid of The Kingdom of God

  Why Tuskegee?  Booker T. Washington had his young students in architecture lay out the plans for Tuskegee Institute; they took the clay land and...

Here I Stand, Part 2

  Now, all of these wonderful men and women that are my helpers, they go through something to be a helper, you know?  And everybody...

Here I Stand, Part 1

  In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, The Lord of all the worlds.  We thank Him for...

The United Nations and adding up the cost for reparations

The United Nations recently took up the topic of reparations again for Africa and the Black Diaspora, with activists and advocates declaring it’s time...

Celebrating our children and the art of healing, a perfect match!

Spring brings mild weather, sunshine and gratitude after winter’s reign and it also brings another special event, Match Day. Match Day is when medical...