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Newsweek.com--A year after the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida beaches are relatively clean, the surf seems clear and the tourists are returning. But there a

Shirley Sherrod, the U.S. Department of Agriculture employee who was forced out after a portion of a videotape was misleadingly used to show her making a racially insensitive remark, will start workin

The following text is excerpted from a speech delivered by Minister Louis Farrakhan during October 16, 2001 observance of the Holy Day of Atonement celebrating the 6th anniversary of the Million Man M

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After disappointing ratings in its first four months of existence, Oprah Winfrey dismissed OWN network CEO Christina Norman and replaced her with Peter Liguori, chief operating officer for Discovery C

WASHINGTON – Former President Jimmy Carter has become the target of a class action lawsuit over ostensibly mean things he said about Israel in his best-selling 2006 book, Palestine: Peace Not Aparthei

The 2011-2012 incoming class at the number one ranking undergraduate college school just got a little more diversified. The driving force behind the dynamics? Fifteen-year-old Saheela Ibraheem. As

A zero tolerance policy may produce results but are they the right results? 10th grade New York city student named "Messiah" experienced first-hand how unforgiving and unfair that kind of policy ca

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The following is a four part speech by Minister Donna Farrakhan, one of the daughters of The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, delivered on April 19, 2011.

The following text is derived from one of several Mother's Day speeches delivered by The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN: "Heaven Lies at the Foot of M

CNN.com--A boat carrying 300 African immigrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya’s coastline, leaving at least sixteen Somali asylum-seekers including children and pregnant women dead. In a

A TRUE FRIEND By Sister Siebra Muhammad Nothing so beautiful and caring as she The one who brought me to this World and in the light of day or night Her smile shines on my heart So swee

NEW ORLEANS — Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is releasing a memoir in June about his experiences dealing with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and its aftermath. He sent an e-mail and Twitter notes Tuesda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A celebrity-enhanced ACLU delegation criticized Puerto Rico's government Tuesday for using police to keep the island's main university system open during a strike over a n

Peace, I would like to wish all the sisters of this forum a Happy Mother's Day! Mother's Day is not only important to me because we hear stories about mothers and their children, but it just so ha

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Graduates from one Volusia County university got a mouth full from Reverend Al Sharpton Thursday afternoon, and many students were left inspired by his remarks. Fired up, Sh

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Angela Bassett has a quiet sophistication, when combined with her movie star presence only enhances her unique beauty. She is also a superior actor, taking on an intriguing role as a matriarch in the

Editor's note: The following article is the third installment of edited excerpts from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan's keynote address titled “God Will Send Saviours” which he delivered on the