Troubles at home are driving America's youth to the streets
According to �Runaway and Homeless Youth,� a comprehensive study conducted by the National Network for Youth, a Washington-based advocacy group, youth in homeless shelters were 40.7 percent Black and 19.7 percent Latino, while whites were 31.7 percent and other races 7.9 percent. more

FCN Editorial: Grandparents: America's last line of defense?

UK Blacks applaud ending Farrakhan ban
LONDON�The UK Black community was in a joyous mood July 31 following a High Court judge decision to overturn a 15-year-old exclusion order which prevents Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan from visiting the UK. Some believe the revered Muslim leader may visit Britain toward the end of the year, once the High Court judge Justice Turner gives his reasons for quashing the ban in October. more

Violence explodes in Israel
WASHINGTON�Despite dire international warnings to both Israelis and Palestinians, the spiral of early August "retaliations"�by Palestinians for the targeted assassinations of their leaders by Israeli security forces, and by Israelis for attacks on their civilians�has increased the danger of war in the Holy Land. more

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U.S. threat to boycott racism conference angers some observers at home, abroad
UNITED NATIONS�President Bush�s threats to boycott the UN World Conference On Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance set for Durban, South Africa, Aug. 31-Sept. 7 drew sharp criticism from African nations, Arab countries and some U.S. observers. White House boycott talk of the U.N. conference began July 27, with spokesman Ari Fleischer saying the president was unhappy with calls for discussion of Zionism and reparations for the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and colonialism in Africa.


RAP COINTELPRO: A BlackElectorate.com Series
Cedric Muhammad continues his provocative series on the world of Hip Hop
Why Suge Knight's Release And The End Of The Jadakiss-
Beanie Siegel "Problem" Begins Hip-Hop's Greatest Trial (Part 1)


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Chasing the American mirage, indefinitely
Arabia.com, 08-15-2001

Mandela 'responding well to cancer treatment' -BBC

U.N. Committee Slams U.S. Racism Record
-Geneva, REUTERS

Mugabe attacks US sanctions bill, warns white farmers  -Harare, AFP

Kenya gives Sudan oil imports go-ahead -Kenya, PANA


Bush at the National Urban League:
All Stump, No Substance
It was interesting that George Bush appeared at the 91st annual convention of the National Urban League (NUL) in any case, since he chose not to grace the NAACP convention this year. The apology given to the NAACP was that there was a "schedule conflict," the standard excuse given if a politician does not want to attend a specific meeting.more

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 Grandparents: America's last line of defense?

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 by the Hon. Elijah Muhammad

ELEVEN FIFTY-FIVE
 Is "Digging our graves with our teeth" the same as "Nobody telling me what I can eat"?
 by Abdul Allah Muhammad

Anti-terrorism bill not for 'terrorists'
by Mumia Abu-Jamal

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 New Vision Editorial (Uganda)

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by James Clingman

Muhammad Farms
 by Dr. Ridgely Mu'min Muhammad

 
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