Minister Farrakhan has been at the forefront of all the major national
assaults on Black life in America for more than 35 years. You name it
rising HIV rates among Black females, rising incarceration rates among
Black males, a crumbling public education system or America’s fiscal woes
; all have been addressed by Minister Farrakhan. And he was addressing thes
issues long before they were even on the radar of most public pundits.

It is for this that he has paid the price of being ridiculed, mocked,
and misunderstood. Nevertheless at nearly 80 years of age he soldiers
on. What a man? Or better yet, as the scripture quips, ” What manner
of man is this?” I think I can answer and say and agree with Brother
Askia- he is a man for all time, a living legend, a well-spring of wisdom,
and agape love personified.

Kudos to Brother Askia for his drawing attention to the Minister at this time
and in this way. For Askia himself is a great brother, humanitarian, and
respected journalist. I thank him for saluting a man that I truly love and admire
May Allah continue to bless and strengthen you in all that you do.
As Salaam Alaikum,
Bro. Demetric Muhammad

Bro. Askia;

What a magnificent testimony of the spirit, heart and work of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Black America and oppressed people all over the World owe a debt of gratitude to the Minister for his over 50 year comittment to Truth, and standing against injustice.

He is truly one of the admired men in the World as demonstrated by how the mass of people respond to his presence and message.

We are truly blessed that Allah (God) has granted us this profound gift of His Love in the person of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

Brother Abdul Arif Muhammad

There you go again, making sense and right as rain. Have a look at my favorite newspaper, the St. Louis American either in print or online at stlamerican.com for a decent black weekly that strives to be well written and typo free and by the way, was recently voted best in the country by the NNPA. You could call the roll of great journalists who sharpened their craft at the St. Louis American en route to award winning work at mainstream dailies. When the New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Boston Globe hired folks who worked at the American, there is a very good reason. They wanted the very best. When my father, N.A. Sweets and his best friend N.B. Young,(a recent Yale grad) started at the American in 1928, they were more than qualified to work in the mainstream press, but we all know how that went. Now is the time for the laid off, cut-back and fired journalists to come home to the black press and make a difference. The struggle continues.