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The Great War

by Richard B. Muhammad -Editor-in-Chief

CHICAGO - In a four-hour March 14 message, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan concluded a major lecture series, “The Time And What Must Be Done.” The Nation of Islam minister again warned... »

Briefing and Dialogue On Recovery and Reconstruction in Haiti

by Haiti Support Project | Mar 17, 2010 - 4:07:34 PM

With a Report Back and Video Presentation from the Haiti Support Project's African American Fact Finding and Assessment Delegation; Observations from the recent Congressional Delegation with Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus; Perspectives from policy analysts, solidarity organizations and friends of Haiti; and, Special Report on Adoption of Haitian Children. »

Sins of the Fathers, Part III

by Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor- | Mar 16, 2010 - 1:26:09 PM

CHICAGO - The Roman Catholic Church in America has been reeling for the past decade with shocking instances of sexual abuse at the hands of members of its sacred and secretive clergy. »

Debate rages about holding first Black President accountable

by Charlene Muhammad -National Correspondent- | Mar 16, 2010 - 9:38:08 AM

Tavis Smiley, popular radio and TV talk show host, and Rev. Al Sharpton, a national civil rights leader, have clarified their positions and moved on since they hotly debated President Barack Obama's Black agenda—or lack of one—on the reverend's nationally syndicated radio program. But the treatment of Black issues by the first Black president remains a hot topic. »

Strange lights over Lake Erie

by Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor- | Mar 16, 2010 - 9:21:40 AM

Strange lights in the Cleveland skies over Lake Erie and video footage shot by Eugene Erlich of what is typically called an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) has the internet and national newscasts buzzing. »

Deadly Katrina police coverups unraveling?

by Jesse Muhammad -Contributing Writer- | Mar 15, 2010 - 11:25:47 AM

Within weeks of the Crescent City celebrating a victory in the Super Bowl, one of its former law enforcement officials pleaded guilty to covering up a deadly shooting during the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. »

Radio personality threatened after Farrakhan appearance

by Brian E. Muhammad -Contributing Writer- | Mar 10, 2010 - 4:30:38 PM

Syndicated radio talk show host Warren Ballentine recently got an increase in threats for his on air interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. Mr. Ballentine, who is also an attorney interviewed, the outspoken leader on a daily mid-morning radio show. »

Who will survive the war of Armageddon?

by Ashahed M Muhammad -Asst. Editor- | Mar 10, 2010 - 3:33:12 PM

“America does not have a future, and you have no future in her. I want you to hear me today because I can't hold back. I can't sweeten up the truth for weak hearted people. I have to tell it regardless of the consequences,” the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan boldly declared to thousands who watched from the grounds of the Nation of Islam's National Center and live via webcast. »

Political Prisoners: Government, Police, and Incarceration

by Brian E. Muhammad -Contributing Writer- | Mar 10, 2010 - 11:07:36 AM

During the 2010 Saviours' Day Convention, the Nation of Islam (N.O.I.) Prison Reform Ministry held an important workshop titled “Political Prisoners: Government, Police, and Prisons.” »