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*Mustapha Farrakhan, the son of controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, is in a bit of hot water with the Illinois Police Standards and Training Board. He’s been allegedly enjoying the privileges of a cop, though he’s not been working as one for years. The Chicago Sun Times reports that he drives an unmarked [...]
*Minister Louis Farrakhan responded to Lifetime’s recent historical film, “Betty and Coretta.” The film depicted him in a way that he believes is false. RELATED: Farrakhan Spooked by ‘Betty and Coretta?’ He Meets with Mary J. Blige (Photos) His comments shouldn’t surprise most, given his edgy, controversial history. “It is because the murder of Malcolm X [...]
*In a special addition of “Farrakhan Speaks,” during which he is asked a wide-range of questions from the staff of the Final Call, Minister Louis Farrakhan calls film-maker and humanitarian, Tyler Perry, one of the most brilliant young entrepreneurs of our time, and says that he is grateful to him for bringing Madea to the [...]
In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shootings, Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has issued a statement that is both empathetic and critical of President Obama’s response the incident. *It is terrible to witness what we just witnessed in the slaying of these children. Every life has a purpose. Innocent life is more [...]
*The AP is reporting that Minister Louis Farrakhan, has sought medical care during his stay in the US Virgin Islands. According to Farrakhan representative, Akbar Muhammed, the Nation of Islam leader went to a hospital on Tuesday with a “low-grade fever.” He says Farrakhan has left the St. Thomas hospital and is describing his condition [...]
*Minister Louis Farrakhan recently responded to President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage calling him “the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid,” according to a video posted by the Nation of Islam’s, Finalcall.com. [Scroll down to watch.] During an address at the California Convention Center on Sunday, the Nation of Islam leader also ridiculed [...]
*Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan continued Thursday in his role as Moammar Gadhafi’s only outspoken friend in the United States. Even Gadhafi’s own ambassador to the United Nations has denounced him, comparing the Libyan leader to former Cambodian strongman Pol Pot. But Farrakhan told a packed house at his Chicago headquarters that he considered [...]
*Some advocates for racial equality are criticizing the selection of Louis Farrakhan as the keynote speaker for an annual convention of civil rights veterans in Mississippi, reports the Los Angeles Times. Farrakhan leads the Chicago-based Nation of Islam, which published two books last year on what Farrakhan calls the “anti-black behavior” of Jews. Leaders of [...]
*Besides Louis Farrakhan, President Barack Obama has also got certain members of Congress all bent out of shape over his decision to take military action against Moammar Kadafi. Politico is reporting that the criticism is from all directions: from moderates, like Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Dick Lugar (R-Ind.); from those on the far left [...]
*In a radio interview interview on Monday, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan had some strong words for President Obama regarding his call for Moammar Qaddafi to step down as leader of Libya. “I warn my brother do you let these wicked demons move you in a direction that will absolutely ruin your future with [...]
*(JACKSON, MS) – The Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement at Jackson State University will host a three-day conference featuring Minister Louis Farrakhan, Shirley Sherrod and Myrlie Evers-Williams on its 1400 John R. Lynch St. campus March 23-26. The sixth annual conference, themed “Too Much Reform and Not Enough Change. NEEDED: A New Grassroots [...]
*(Tampa, Fl.) The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will deliver the keynote address Sunday, October 17, 2pm EST at the Tampa Convention Center located 333 S Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602. “The choice of Tampa by Minister Farrakhan was primarily because of the progressive study group there and the Minister wanted to honor the laborers and [...]
*The campaign for governor of New York got a little uglier this weekend, when Republican candidate Carl Paladino made some anti-gay slurs. According to reports, he said that children are “brainwashed” into a homosexuality. But his camp isn’t too worried because they have some dirt on the others, claiming Andrew Cuomo is Anti-Semitic. Paladino’s bit [...]
*October 16th will be the 15th anniversary of the Million Man March on Washington D.C. At the behest of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, men of African descent from all over the world joined together to portray a vastly different image to the world. On that day, dubbed a “National Day of Atonement,” black [...]
*Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is the latest to weigh in on the great Ground Zero mosque debate. Predictably, Farrakhan gave fulsome backing to building the mosque at the controversial spot. But Farrakhan took it a step further and just as predictably gave it a racial spin. He said that there are a lot [...]
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