The following article contains edited excerpts from an address the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered to a special gathering of pastors and religious leaders at The Salaam Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
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PCWorld.com--Virgin Mobile consumers can now purchase iPhones on the carrier’s prepaid wireless plans. Consumers will have to pay full price for the phones -- $649 for a 16GB iPhone 4S and $549 for an 8GB iPhone 4 -- but pay less for service than t ...
Posted Sunday, July 8th 2012 at 4:15PM
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WASHINGTON– Last Friday in a special session, Congress passed a bipartisan bill requiring Americans to add Israel’s Star of David to the U.S. flag.
Sen. Dale Wentworth (D-NJ) told reporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial:
“The gre ...
Posted Saturday, July 7th 2012 at 6:14PM
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From Globalresearch.com
July 6, 2012
President Obama presents former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, May 29, 2012, despite her role in and public defense of the war crimes of the Clinton administra ...
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By Keith Spera
July 6, 2012
After three years on the Essence Fest undercard, Charlie Wilson was promoted to the main event this year. He closes out the main stage in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Friday, July 6, the opening night of the 2012 ...
Posted Friday, July 6th 2012 at 12:29PM
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa has appointed Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, a daughter of former President Nelson Mandela, as its ambassador to Argentina.
The businesswoman is the first daughter of Mandela's marriage to his former wife Winnie ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:42AM
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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan wrapped up a busy weekend of activities delivering a profound message titled “All is Vanity” at the Nation of Islam’s international headquarters Mosque Maryam July 1.
The mosqu ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 11:20AM
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Al-Jazeera--Recent tests conducted on Yasser Arafat's personal belongings at the time of his unexpected death in 2004 suggest his body contained abnormal levels of radioactive polonium, the same poisonous substance that killed Russian spy-turned-diss ...
Posted Thursday, July 5th 2012 at 10:46AM
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By Dr. Boyce Watkins
July 2, 2011
When I think about the fourth of July, my mind is motionless. I don’t get happy, sad, angry or thoughtful. As a 40-year old man, I can’t even get excited about the fireworks anymore. The holiday means as mu ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:32PM
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TMZ.com--President Obama's Fourth of July celebration will be extra special this year- his oldest, the First Daughter Malia turns 14 on Wednesday.
According to politico.com, the Obamas will host the traditional Independence Day barbecue for milit ...
Posted Wednesday, July 4th 2012 at 12:17PM
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(FinalCall.com) - During the annual State of the City address at the end of May, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu could not sugarcoat the fact that reducing the violence in the streets continues to be his administration’s greatest challenge.
Mr ...
Posted Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 at 12:22PM
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NEW YORK -- Every year over 400,000 people from around the world descend upon New Orleans for the only music festival that offers not only scorching music performances and a party filled atmosphere, but also a full Empowerment Experience and four day ...
Posted Sunday, July 1st 2012 at 3:28PM
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CHICAGO—The jewel of 79th street is returning with the early July reopening of the Nation of Islam built Salaam restaurant.
Calvin Hollins, the new executive director, said the $5 million Salaam restaurant will officially reopen for business ...
Posted Sunday, July 1st 2012 at 3:08PM
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CALIFORNIA--For many parents, this is a time of year to be particularly proud; their high school student has just graduated, and as they learned during their commencement address, the "sky is the limit" for their aspirations.
Or is it?
For stud ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 5:21PM
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Phyllis Hyman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the St. Clair Village, the South Hills section of Pittsburgh. Born to an African American family, she was the eldest of seven children and a third cousin of actor Earle ...
Posted Saturday, June 30th 2012 at 4:31PM
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From Newsweek.com
June 29, 2012
As some 500 000 Haitians still live in displaced camps, five star hotels are being built amid shanty towns.
As part of the country's "Reconstruction", The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund recently invested $2 million in ...
Posted Friday, June 29th 2012 at 12:28PM
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The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis. They are best known for the ...
Posted Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 10:53AM
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